Stephen A. Warnke

Senator Baucus Opens Final Phase of Health Reform Debate with Release of Much-Anticipated Legislation
Barbara D.A. Eyman, Stephen A. Warnke, Nathan Brown, Harvey Cotton, September 21, 2009
Senator Max Baucus, the chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, released his much-anticipated health reform legislation, "America's Healthy Future Act of 2009." The proposal has no Republican supporters as yet, but it remains the most likely template for successful bipartisan...

HHS Issues Notification Requirements for Breaches of Protected Health Information
Michele M. Garvin, Timothy M. McCrystal, Stephen A. Warnke, Jennifer Santos, August 27, 2009
On August 24, 2009, the Federal Register published a Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) interim final rule implementing new breach notification requirements for unsecured protected health information (PHI). The interim final rule requires providers, health plans, and other covered...

Massachusetts Panel Proposes Global Payments to Replace Fee-for-Service System
John O. Chesley, Barbara D.A. Eyman, Daniel T. Roble, Stephen A. Warnke, August 8, 2009
In 2008, the Massachusetts legislature created a Special Commission on the Health Care Payment System (the "Commission") as part of the Commonwealth's commitment to implement health care reform. Last week the panel, led by Governor Deval Patrick's chief finance and health policy advisers,...