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Foley Hoag Venture Perspectives - May 2010 [Read More]
Product Liability Update - July 2010 [Read More]
Dodd-Frank Financial Reform Act - Key Corporate Governance and Executive Compensation Provisions [Read More]
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Rule 502: Does It Deliver on Its Promise? [Read More]
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September 22, 2010	Operational Risk Breakfast Club [Read More]	Foley Hoag LLP (Boston Office) Boston, MA
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Comprehensive Health Care Reform Enacted into Law
After more than a year of deliberations, Congress has enacted comprehensive health reform in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA, Pub. L. No. 111-148) and the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act (H.R. 4872). Foley Hoag worked with Congress, the Administration, life sciences industry leaders, and national patient advocates on critical components of the new laws, which are intended to expand coverage to 32 million uninsured Americans, restructure the health insurance market, and reshape the marketplace for life sciences innovation. A summary of the new laws can be found here. [Read More]
Critical Patient Protections and Insurance Reforms Enacted

Foley Hoag worked with leading national patient advocacy organizations to secure important reforms that will protect patients and their families, promote prevention and wellness services, and improve the quality of health care. These reforms included elimination of lifetime limits and annual limits on health benefits, requiring insurers to provide dependent coverage until age 26, prohibiting discrimination based on health status, pre-existing conditions or disability, and important improvements in guaranteed issue and renewal.
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