Compliance

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.

As the legality of a 15-week ban on abortions is being debated in court, the state's legislature is considering a bill which would allow abortions past six weeks only when the mother's life was in danger, or in cases of rape or incest.

Health plans should be mindful of how they interpret certain provisions in light of the lack of guidance.

In the wake of the FTC's recent $1.5 million settlement with GoodRx for disclosing health data with Facebook, lawmakers have introduced legislation and have sent letters to other telehealth providers.

Last week, the judge heard arguments in a case that will decide the safety of mifepristone, one of the drugs in the two-pill regimen that has been used by 5.6 million women since 2000, according to the FDA.

Oil and gas company field technicians, who worked 84 hours a week or more, were considered exempt from the federal law addressing overtime pay because they were primarily administrative employees.

In the near future, AI may become a necessary part of every employer's hiring process to varying degrees.