Vorys’ Labor and Employment Alert offers important information regarding shared responsibility penalties on large employers that fail to offer health coverage to all of their full-time employees (or offer health coverage to full-time employees that is deemed to be unaffordable or inadequate). This piece offers a wealth of information for employers contemplating the effects of the… Continue Reading
Monthly Archives: September 2012
Ohio Medicaid Announces Initiative to Enhance Clinical Guidelines for Prescribing Psychotropic Medications to Children
Posted in Behavioral Health, MedicaidThe Columbus Dispatch recently published a story on an initiative undertaken by Ohio Medicaid aimed at improving psychotropic-drug management by closely monitoring prescriptions and focusing on the safe, effective and appropriate use of psychotropic medications among children on Medicaid. This goal is important for all Ohio children on Medicaid, and there is a special focus… Continue Reading
Policy Analysis of Republican and Democrat Health Care Platforms
Posted in UncategorizedOn the heels of the Republican National Convention (RNC) and the Democratic National Convention (DNC), the Deloitte Center for Health Solutions recently published a comparison of the RNC and DNC health care platforms. Check out this and other policy analyses of the parties’ platforms to stay informed leading up to Election Day. This article also… Continue Reading
CMS to Host a Call Explaining Stage 2 Criteria for EHR Incentive Program
Posted in UncategorizedThe Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) will host on Thursday, September 13th, a call to explain new criteria for Stage 2 of the Electronic Health Records (EHR) Incentive Program. For additional information, visit the Vorys HealtHITech Law blog.