1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (111+ words) news.bloomberglaw.com Healthcare staffing is the latest focus of gig economy regulation as state legislatures weigh industry-backed proposals classifying temporary nurses as independent contractors, an advocacy strategy reminiscent of Uber’s early days. Lawmakers in more than a dozen states…...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago   (101+ words) Bloomberg Law News California lawmakers settled on a 2027 budget this week that left out a plan giving the state wider authority to tax the foreign income of multinational corporations — a strong indication that the idea is essentially dead this legislative…...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago   (118+ words) Bloomberg Law News Home health agencies in 2027 could see their Medicare payments increase by 2.4%, or roughly $420 million, under a proposed HHS payment rule released Wednesday that also targets fraud in the federal health program. The proposal (RIN 0938-AV80) from the Centers…...

5+ mon, 3+ week ago   (115+ words) Family planning clinics that receive federal funds face a nearly impossible timeline to secure their next batch of grants at a time when many of these providers are already struggling to stay afloat. Applications to continue funding this year are…...

7+ mon, 2+ week ago   (170+ words) Bloomberg Law News California lawmakers are introducing tax legislation aimed at pressuring companies in the state to stop contracting with the US Department of Homeland Security. One bill announced Wednesday would prohibit DHS contractors—ranging from private-prison operators to software…...

9+ mon, 2+ day ago   (1745+ words) The largest processor of Medicaid claims is leaving Americans’ personal health and identifiable information vulnerable to access by its overseas workers, as a push to send more operations to India clashes with its contractual obligations to keep that data from…...