Legal & Regulatory Issues

HHS has released an advance notice of proposed rulemaking (pdf) for preventive services under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.

HHS has issued the final rule (pdf) on the expansion of Medicaid and the Children's Health Insurance Program under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.

The federal government is discontinuing funding for Texas' Women's Health Program due to the state's exclusion of Planned Parenthood from the program, according to a Texas Tribune report.

A Minnesota bill would require hospitals to disclose the policies under which they can withhold medical treatments if the care could be a "waste" of medical resources, according to a St. Paul Pioneer Press report. 

A New Hampshire bill would give patients an opportunity to accept early payments from medical providers after botched procedures or other medical injuries, aiming to avoid lengthy and expensive malpractice litigation, according to a Concord Monitor report.

A new plan for the site of the former St. Vincent's Hospital in New York was approved by the City Council's land use committee Wednesday, according to a New York Times report.

A judge has granted class-action status to a lawsuit claiming Benefis Health System in Great Falls, Mont., owes patients money that it collected in excess of what health insurance companies were contractually obligated to pay, according to a Great Falls…

The New Hampshire House of Representatives voted 166 to 140 to repeal the certificate of need law, rejecting an amendment that would have phased out the CON board over five years, according to a New Hampshire Public Radio report.

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services recently posted updated anesthesia conversion factors, according to a report from the American Society of Anesthesiologists. The unadjusted anesthesia conversion factors increased to $21.52.

Pittsburgh-based West Penn Allegheny Health System has filed a petition to have its antitrust lawsuit against University of Pittsburgh Medical Center reassigned to a different judge, according to a Pittsburgh Business Times report.