Healthcare Litigation and Enforcement Roundup Webinar Series
Many industry leaders predict a dramatic increase in healthcare enforcement actions in the Biden administration, especially in light of the CARES Act funding distributions and the increased use of telehealth over the last year. Healthcare organizations need to understand the areas of focus for government enforcers, including the Provider Relief Fund, telehealth, other COVID-19 relief initiatives and regulatory flexibilities, long-term care, cybersecurity, and Medicare Advantage. McDermott’s healthcare and white collar attorneys have been at the forefront as these developments have taken shape, counseling clients on the latest trends, defending market leaders in enforcement actions and studying the market to preemptively understand where our clients need to prioritize their compliance measures.
In our three-part webinar series, attendees will receive practical guidance from McDermott’s white collar and healthcare lawyers to better understand the priorities that providers, payors and life sciences companies need to focus as they prepare for increased enforcement activities.
Each session will focus on a specific sector, giving attendees customized insights that will be pertinent for their business operations as they prepare for a new administration and heightened enforcement. In addition to providing each group of attendees with relevant information about the latest trends, our attorneys will also detail useful tips on what to do should your organization receive a government subpoena.
Providers and Healthcare Enforcement in 2021: Biden, COVID-19 and FCA Updates Impacting Your Business
April 12, 2021
1:00 – 2:00 pm EST
The large volume of relief funding distributed by the government in connection with the COVID-19 pandemic will be the source of enforcement and regulatory scrutiny for years to come. During our first provider-focused webinar, our white collar and healthcare litigation team will discuss the increased enforcement risks healthcare providers face in the post-COVID world and how the enforcement priorities of the new administration could potentially affect them.
Partner | Los Angeles
Partner | Boston
Partner | Boston
Partner | Washington, DC
Healthcare Anti-Discrimination Litigation: What Payors Need to Know
May 2021
Section 1557 of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, age or disability in certain health programs or activities. The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) issued a rule implementing Section 1557 in 2016, and then issued a superseding rule in 2020 that rescinded the regulatory definition of “sex” and eliminated certain regulatory obligations. Numerous plaintiffs have filed lawsuits challenging the rules, with varying degrees of success. With a new presidential administration, the rules may change again and further litigation seems likely.
This webinar will focus on three major topics:
- the current state of the law and the legal challenges to the HHS rules
- the rulemaking process and ways that HHS may proceed administratively
- implications for payors, including recent litigation developments
Partner | New York
McDermott+Consulting | Washington, DC
Partner | Washington, DC
Life Sciences and Developers Webinar
May 2021
- Compliance issues:
- Programs surrounding drug pricing reporting and oversight
- Regulatory requirements and pandemic compliance focused challenges
- Creating frameworks and protocols to manage AI-related risk as well as audit AI systems
- Stark and physician referral arrangements
