Ropes & Gray Analysis Prior to Passage

Health Reform Matters: Issue 4 (December 2009) [pdf]

• The Road Ahead: What's Happening in Congress?
• Differences Remaining in House and Senate Approaches
• Delivery System Reform: Do the House and Senate Bills Deliver?
• Current Stakeholder Perspectives on Health Reform
• Finding a Way to Pay for Health Reform

Health Reform Matters: Issue 3 (September 2009) [pdf]

• Recent Developments
• Proposals to Address Geographic Variations in Health Care Spending Gather Momentum, Provoke Controversy
• Tax Changes Looming for Employers and Individuals through Health Care Reform
• Reform Legislation Includes Regulatory Pathway for Follow-on Biologics
• Massachusetts Commission Proposes Sweeping Payment Changes

Health Reform Matters: Issue 2 (June 2009) [pdf]

• Recent Developments
• The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act: Funding Opportunities and New Privacy Rules
• Congressional Budget May Pave the Way for Health Reform
• The "Public Plan" Puzzle: What Will It Mean for Your Organization?
• Preparing for Health Reform by Understanding the Massachusetts Experience
• Interview with Christina Severin and Leanne Berg of Network Health

Health Reform Matters: Issue 1 (February 2009) [pdf]

• A Down-payment on Health Reform: The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009
• Children's Health Insurance Program Reauthorized and Expanded
• Who's Who: Old Hands, New Faces and Some Surprises as the Health Reform Team Takes Shape in Washington
• What to Expect in Health Reform 
• An Interview with Larry Gage

Health Reform Alerts

• Federal Agencies Issue Interim Final Rules for the Patient's Bill of Rights
  (June 24, 2010)  
• Health Care Reform's Impact on Employers and Group Health Plans
  (April 2, 2010)  
• Health Care Reform: Key Legislative Changes Impacting the Pharmaceutical, Biotechnology, and Medical Device Industries
  (March 30, 2010)  
• Physician Payment “Sunshine Provisions” Signed into Law as Part of Health Care Reform Legislation
  (March 30, 2010)  
• Congress Authorizes Abbreviated Regulatory Pathway for FDA Approval of Biological Products
  (March 30, 2010)  
• Health Care Reform Legislation Imposes New Requirements on Tax-Exempt Hospitals
  (March 29, 2010)  
• Comprehensive Health Reform Expands Health Care Fraud and Abuse Law
  (March 29, 2010)  
• Health Care Legislation Yields Significant Tax Consequences
  (March 26, 2010)  
• Alert: House of Representatives Clears Senate Health Reform Bill for President’s Signature; Approves Separate Package of Amendments for Senate’s Consideration
  (March 22, 2010)  
• Alert: President Obama Issues FY 2011 Budget: Assumes Enactment of Comprehensive Health Reform in 2011
  (February 2, 2010)  
• Alert: President Obama Issues FY 2011 Budget: Assumes Enactment of Comprehensive Health Reform in 2011
  (February 2, 2010)  
• Alert: CMS and ONC Issue Criteria and Timeframes for Demonstrating Meaningful Use and EHR Functionality
  (January 12, 2010)  
• Senate Passes Health Reform Bill: Updated Side by Side Comparison with House Bill
  (January 4, 2010)  
• Alert: House and Senate Health Reform Bills: A Side-by-Side Comparison
  (November 20, 2009)  
• Ropes & Gray Alert Analyzing Senate Finance Committee Policy Paper on Financing
  (May 27, 2009)  
• Alert Analyzing President Obama's Budget Framework Proposal for Health Reform
  (February 27, 2009) 

Health Care Related Alerts

• COBRA Subsidy Extended Again 
  (March 8, 2010)    
• CMS and ONC Issue Criteria and Timeframes for Demonstrating Meaningful Use and EHR Functionality 
  (January 12, 2010)  
• COBRA Subsidy Extended
  (December 22, 2009)  
• Delivery System Reform: Do the House and Senate Bills Deliver? 
  (December 2009)  
• Current Stakeholder Perspectives on Health Reform
  (December 2009)  
• Finding a Way to Pay for Health Reform
  (December 2009)  
• Proposals to Address Geographic Variations in Health Care Spending Gather Momentum, Provoke Controversy
  (September 2009)  
• Reform Legislation Includes Regulatory Pathway for Follow-on Biologics 
  (September 2009)  
• Tax Changes Looming for Employers and Individuals through Health Care Reform
  (September 2009)   
• Temporary COBRA Premium Assistance Included in Economic Stimulus Bill
  (February 17, 2009)