Compliance

Major insurers are taking steps to eliminate, streamline and automate some of the paperwork required for patients to get many medical tests and procedures, before the proposed CMS rule is finalized.

The ruling, which applies nationwide and takes effect immediately, mandates that insurers and employers are not required to cover certain free preventive screenings for cancer, heart disease and other diseases under Obamacare.

Eliminating noncompete contracts would allow doctors to practice wherever their services are needed, which would improve patients' access to care.

A handbook is of little value if it is not regularly updated - and reviewed by counsel - to comply with changes in the law or the ever-evolving, post-pandemic world and to set the tone for company culture.

In the midst of a Senate inquiry, telehealth platform Cerebral admitted to sharing sensitive data of 3.1 million patients with the social media platforms.

SVB warned of "negative effects of a prolonged work-from-home arrangement" in its annual report, but other banks like Bank of America continue to be profitable while embracing remote work.

When the public health emergency ends on May 11, it will institute sweeping changes across the health care system, from hospitals and testing labs to treatment for people recovering from addiction.

The agency has increased employer mandate penalties under the Affordable Care Act for non-compliant large employers (50+ employees) that fail to offer affordable health coverage to 95% of its staff.