Edward J. Cyran

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A recent federal court decision has vacated the CFPB’s Medical Debt Rule, restoring the previous framework under the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA). Credit reporting agencies can continue to include coded medical debt in consumer reports, and creditors may consider this information when making credit decisions. Healthcare providers should ensure compliance with FCRA requirements and stay alert for future regulatory changes, especially as some states continue to pursue their own medical debt reporting laws.…

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E.J. Cyran, Healthcare Lawyer and Partner at Fox Rothschild LLP, recently guested on PracticeCare®, a podcast devoted to help private practice owners stay private. The topic of the episode was identifying and avoiding landmines in agreements between private practices and other healthcare providers. You can listen to the episode on Apple or Spotify here: https://marketvisorygroup.com/podcast/e-j-cyran-on-landmines-in-agreements-with-other-healthcare-providers/ Contact E.J. Cyran at ecyran@foxrothschild.com or (610) 458-4963.…

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On February 21, the FDA announced that the shortage of semaglutide injection products has been resolved. Semaglutide has appeared on the FDA’s Drug Shortage…

Continue Reading End of Semaglutide Shortage Means Big Changes for Prescribers and Compounders

E.J. Cyran, Partner at Fox Rothschild LLP, recently guested on PracticeCare®, a podcast devoted to help private practice owners stay private. The topic of the episode was identifying and…

Continue Reading How Private Practices Can Avoid Landmines in Vendor Agreements

Beginning on January 1, 2025, employment-based non-compete covenants will be unenforceable against physicians, certified registered nurse practitioners, physician assistants and certified registered nurse anesthetists (each, a “practitioner”) in Pennsylvania, unless…

Continue Reading Pennsylvania Limits Non-Competes for Most Health Care Practitioners and Requires Patient Disclosure Upon Departure

Last month, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) issued its 2023 Annual Report on the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA), which notes the CFPB’s activities and observations related to…

Continue Reading The CFPB’s Continued Spotlight on Medical Debt Emphasizes the Importance of Proper Provider Billing

Last month, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) kicked off a rulemaking process that, if enacted, would reshape the credit reporting and debt collection landscape and could have a detrimental…

Continue Reading The CFPB Considers Rules to Remove Medical Debt from Credit Reports: What does this Mean for Medical and Dental Providers?
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Federal regulators are focusing in on medical credit cards and financing plans and the roles that healthcare providers have in facilitating them.  The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (“CFPB”) is a…

Continue Reading The CFPB’s Latest Report on Medical Credit Cards Addresses Misleading Activity by Providers.

This blog post was first published on the Fox HIPAA & Health Information Technology Blog. It covers a critical new rule proposed by the Office For Civil Rights to close…

Continue Reading Are We There Yet? New HIPAA Privacy Protections for Reproductive Health Data May Be Just Ahead