Health Law Alert

Nebraska Health Care Surrogacy Act On April 4, 2018, Governor Pete Ricketts signed LB 104, the Health Care Surrogacy Act (“HCSA”), into law. The purpose of the HCSA is to establish a process for the designation of a surrogate to make a health care decision for an emancipated minor or […]

On April 4, 2018, Nebraska Governor Pete Ricketts placed another tool in the box of the State’s efforts to fight abuse of prescription opioids by signing LB 931. The new law places several requirements on health care practitioners to help stem the rising tide of abuse of prescription opioids. The […]

LB 439, which makes a number of changes to Nebraska’s Assisted-Living Facility Act (the “Act”), was recently passed by the Nebraska Legislature and signed by Governor Ricketts. The bill goes into effect on July 19, 2018, so it would be prudent for an assisted-living facility to review the bill now […]

We recently reported on the “Low Volume Appeals (LVA) Settlement” process initiated by the Centers for Medicare and Medicare (CMS) that was implemented during March and April 2018. (See February 2, 2018 Health Law Advisory.) Many, including the American Hospital Association (AHA), have asserted that the LVA process is insufficient […]

Secretary of Health and Human Services Alex Azar has put the health care industry on notice that he intends to seek what he terms a “value-based transformation” of the American health care system. The former pharmaceuticals executive wasted no time after his January 2018 confirmation in making price transparency one […]