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)