Executive orders are a common tool used by every presidential administration. The effect of an executive order is limited and must be in accordance with the law. Its directives only extend to the executive branch, and they are a temporary measure that is subject to modification or reversal by a […]
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New CMS Regulations on Medicare Repayment Effective 2025
A final rule on the Medicare 60-Day Repayment Rule (“60-Day Rule”) became effective on January 1, 2025. The 60-Day Rule was enacted as a part of the Affordable Care Act (“ACA”) in 2010, requiring providers and suppliers (“Providers”) to repay Medicare and Medicaid overpayments within 60 days of identifying those […]
In Case You Missed It: OCC Confirms Permissible Cryptocurrency Services for Covered Banks
Earlier this month, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) issued a new interpretive letter (Interpretive Letter 1183) confirming the types of cryptocurrency activities national banks and federal savings associations may engage in. The new interpretive guidance is part of a change in the approach of the federal […]
Utah’s Age Verification Law – Potential to be First for the Nation
Earlier this month, Utah’s legislature passed SB 142, the App Store Accountability Act (the “Act”), which requires app stores to impose age verification measures on app downloads. The Act, which as of publication of this article is currently awaiting Gov. Spencer Cox’s signature, pits social media companies against app store providers, such […]
Cybersecurity Threats: Identity Attacks and Non-malicious Software
Cybersecurity threats have become even harder to detect and prevent in 2024 according to the latest report from Crowdstrike.[1] Among the latest findings: Threat actors can move laterally across a system in under one (1) minute after gaining access to the network; Voice solicitation, or “vishing”, attacks are up over […]

