New and evolving technologies continue to present the health care industry with opportunities to improve patient outcomes and access to care and reduce the need for more expensive interventions. While reimbursement continues to be tight for orthopedic, physical therapy, and occupational therapy practices in New York, opportunities remain for New York practices that are willing … Continued

New York State Department of Health Medicaid Decisions Compiled by Ron L. Oakes Courtesy Transportation Services, Inc. (Decision After Hearing, June 20, 2024, Matthew C. Hall, ALJ) Appellant is an ambulette and transportation provider operating in New York. The New York State Office of the Medicaid Inspector General (OMIG) conducted a data match desk audit … Continued

The New York Department of Financial Services (DFS), which regulates insurers, issued a final Circular Letter No. 7 on July 11, 2024, titled, “ Use of Artificial Intelligence Systems and External Consumer Data and Information Sources in Insurance Underwriting and Pricing” (the “Circular Letter”).1 This Circular Letter was addressed to all insurers authorized to write insurance … Continued

In the wake of significant push back – including litigation in the Northern District of Texas – the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) was compelled to moderate its position on the use of online tracking technologies. Online tracking technologies are scripts or codes that collect information about users on websites or mobile … Continued

Washington State’s My Health My Data Act (MHMDA or the “Act”)1 went into effect for all persons and entities, as defined in the Act, on June 30, 2024. As its name implies, the Act regulates how persons and entities collect, transfer and sell, or offer to sell, “consumer health data.” The Act aims to close … Continued