McGuire Wood

DECEMBER 4, 2023

Hawver McGuireWoods’ Independent Sponsor Conference in Dallas drew more than 1,500 independent sponsors and capital providers from 47 states and the District of Columbia and eight countries. By Jeffrey D. Brooker, J.D. Costa, Jon W. Finger, Richard S. Grant and Gregory P. Attendees gathered to network, learn and share insights.

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Compliance Now

AUGUST 10, 2023

The request by the Agencies asks employers and plan sponsors to follow suit and extend their group health plan special enrollment periods for those who are losing this coverage. What are some of the compliance considerations a plan sponsor will need to address if they choose to extend?

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Center for Health Insurance Reform

JANUARY 18, 2023

In the second in their blog series assessing policy options to shore up employer-sponsored insurance as a source of coverage, CHIR experts Linda Blumberg, Sabrina Corlette and Jack Hoadley tackle a policy that economists and budget forecasters predict would have the biggest impact: hospital price regulation.

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HIPAA Journal

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

Iranian state-sponsored actors lack the sophisticated technical capabilities of Russian and Chinese threat actors, but still pose a significant threat to the sector. The post Healthcare Sector Warned About Cyberattacks by Iranian State-Sponsored Threat Actors appeared first on HIPAA Journal.

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Digital Health News

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

KPMG has been announced as the sponsor of a session on data literacy at Digital Health’s AI and Data 2023 event on 30-31 October.

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Center for Health Insurance Reform

DECEMBER 5, 2022

Employer-sponsored insurance (ESI) covers 160 million Americans, but the adequacy of these plans is in decline. Continue reading → The post The Erosion of Employer-Sponsored Health Insurance and Potential Policy Responses appeared first on Center on Health Insurance Reforms.

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Fierce Healthcare

JANUARY 10, 2023

Employer-sponsored coverage flatlined even as unemployment rate shrunk: study. Tue, 01/10/2023 - 14:31.

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Digital Health News

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

Digital Health is extremely pleased to announce that System C and Graphnet Care Alliance and TPP will once again be co-headline sponsors of Rewired in 2023.

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HIPAA Journal

MARCH 17, 2022

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) have issued a joint cybersecurity advisory warning that Russian state-sponsored actors are exploiting default multi-factor authentication protocols and the PrintNightmare vulnerability to gain access to networks to steal sensitive data.

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HIT Consultant

MAY 1, 2023

What You Should Know: Flatiron Health announced a new partnership today with Sanofi in their pursuit to redesign the clinical trial experience for sponsors, sites, and patients in the therapeutic area of oncology.

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Fierce Healthcare

JANUARY 23, 2023

Substance use disorders cost employer-sponsored health insurance over $35B a year: CDC study fdiamond Mon, 01/23/2023 - 16:36

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McGuire Wood

DECEMBER 28, 2022

In this second episode of a two-part series, McGuireWoods partner Mark Freedlander returns to discuss the ways a sponsor company can find itself liable if its portfolio companies enter financial distress.

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Center for Health Insurance Reform

JULY 6, 2023

The rising costs of employer-sponsored insurance are placing financial pressure on employers and workers alike. In a four-part series, CHIR experts have reviewed the evidence supporting a range of policy options to improve the affordability this critical coverage option.

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HIPAA Journal

JULY 7, 2022

Since May 2021, North Korean state-sponsored cyber actors have been targeting organizations in the U.S. The post Feds Warn of Threat of Maui Ransomware Attacks By North Korean State-Sponsored Hackers appeared first on HIPAA Journal. The mitigations, IoCs, and technical analysis of Maui ransomware can be found on this link.

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Center for Health Insurance Reform

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

In just the first eight months of 2023, over 323,000 workers engaged in a labor action against their employers. Unions have been demanding better wages, protections, and benefits—including better health plans.

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Center for Health Insurance Reform

AUGUST 3, 2022

Employer-sponsored insurance is the largest source of health coverage in the U.S., Continue reading → The post What the Data Say About Offering Public Option Plans to Workers with Employer-Sponsored Insurance appeared first on Center on Health Insurance Reforms. health care system is imperiled by rising health care costs.

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Fierce Healthcare

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

When the Affordable Care Act was passed, some feared its changes could lead many employers to drop health coverage altogether. When the Affordable Care Act was passed, some feared its changes could lead many employers to drop health coverage altogether.

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HIT Consultant

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

Constance Sjoquist, Senior Healthcare Analyst with RazorMetrics Large employers report that the biggest threat to self-funding medical coverage is the increasingly high cost of pharmacy claims. In their annual Health Benefits Priorities survey, MBGH found that employers consider pharmacy costs extremely problematic.

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Center for Health Insurance Reform

MARCH 8, 2023

In the third post of a series on policy options to improve the affordability of employer-sponsored insurance, CHIR's Maanasa Kona and Sabrina Corlette explore strategies to limit provider consolidation and anti-competitive behavior. Continue reading → The post Can Employer-Sponsored Insurance Be Saved?

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Health Law Advisor

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

The Final Guidance is intended to assist clinical research stakeholders, such as institutional review boards (“IRBs”), investigators, and sponsors, in complying with FDA’s informed consent regulations for clinical investigations.

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HIT Consultant

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

– For the first time, more research sponsors and CROs are planning to run Agile/Hybrid Clinical Trials than ever before. The power of increased decentralization is becoming undeniable as more sponsors benefit from faster enrollment, greater retention and increased diversity,” said David Coman, Chief Executive Officer at Science 37.

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HIPAA Journal

APRIL 27, 2022

The agencies warn that Russian state-sponsored hacking groups have been conducting Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attacks in Ukraine and are known to have used destructive malware in Ukraine on government and critical infrastructure organizations.

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Healthcare Dive

JANUARY 17, 2024

Families with employer-sponsored plans missed out on an average of more than $125,000 in earnings over more than three decades as premiums increased, according to a study published in JAMA Network Open.

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HIT Consultant

AUGUST 18, 2023

What You Should Know: Venteur , the digital health startup helping companies provide personalized health insurance options to their employees, has closed a seed funding round at $7.6

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Healthcare Dive

JANUARY 8, 2024

UPshow CONNECT is a patient engagement platform used to broadcast sponsored content in the waiting rooms. It grabs customer attention, boosts engagement, and turns screens into revenue-generating tools.

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Hall Render

OCTOBER 5, 2023

Food and Drug Administration (“FDA”) finalized “ Informed Consent: Guidance for IRBs, Clinical Investigators, and Sponsors ” (“Final Guidance”), following the FDA’s earlier issuance of draft guidance on the subject in July 2014. study sponsor, regulatory agencies, etc.) On August 15, 2023, the U.S. Confidentiality.

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Fierce Healthcare

JANUARY 3, 2023

Study: Women with employer-sponsored coverage more likely to struggle with affordability than men. Tue, 01/03/2023 - 15:38.

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Healthcare Dive

AUGUST 30, 2023

In the employer-sponsored insurer market, employers play a “critical” role when it comes to quality and outcomes, according to a report by Morgan Health and Embold Health.

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Healthcare Dive

JUNE 7, 2023

The bill’s sponsor previously told local media that it could give the nonprofit, state-owned system the chance to save struggling rural hospitals.

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Healthcare Law Blog

MAY 16, 2022

Under the Final Rule, MAOs and Part D sponsors must require their TPMOs to use a standardized disclaimer on their website and marketing materials, including all print materials and television advertising that meet the definition of marketing. [1] Pharmacy Price Concessions to Drug Prices at the Point of Sale (§ 423.100).

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Healthcare It News

JANUARY 21, 2022

Sponsor: ServiceNow Primary topic: Patient Engagement Topic: Analytics Interoperability Patient Engagement Resource Central: White Papers External url: [link] Thumbnail: Body: Sponsor: ServiceNow.

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Healthcare It News

OCTOBER 10, 2022

Sponsor: Advantech Primary topic: Patient Engagement Topic: Patient Engagement Privacy & Security Resource Central: White Papers External url: [link] Thumbnail: Body: Sponsor: Advantech.

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Bill of Health

APRIL 14, 2022

Drugs and medical devices are broad, overarching categories and establish general requirements for product sponsors. To be approved, a sponsor of biological products (similar to sponsors of other drugs) must demonstrate that they are safe and effective for their intended purpose. Approval process for biologics.

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Healthcare It News

OCTOBER 10, 2022

Sponsor: Advantech Primary topic: Privacy & Security Topic: Patient Engagement Privacy & Security Resource Central: On Demand Webinars External url: [link] Thumbnail: Body: Sponsor: Advantech.

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Healthcare It News

AUGUST 8, 2022

Sponsor: RingCentral Primary topic: Patient Engagement Topic: Cloud Computing Data Warehousing Patient Engagement Resource Central: White Papers External url: [link] Thumbnail: Body: Sponsor: RingCentral.

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Mobi Health News

OCTOBER 5, 2022

The astronauts will support several investigations, including ones aiming to create a protein-based artificial retina and evaluate how gut microbes change in space.

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Compliance Now

AUGUST 22, 2022

This welcome news for plan sponsors is caveated, though—a detailed summary of the new relief, including the requirements to take advantage of it, is provided below. The guidance also clarifies that plan sponsors are not required to create a public website for their health plan merely to post these links.

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