Top 10 JD Supra Hot Reads
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Each month, we will highlight on this page the most highly read Alston & Bird items appearing on the JD Supra website.
Title: FBI and CISA Warn of Chinese Cyberattacks on U.S. Critical Infrastructure
Author(s): Seol Namgoong, Kim Peretti, and Lance Taubin
Subject: Recently, there has been a surge in alerts and warnings concerning cyberattacks by People’s Republic of China (PRC) state-sponsored threat actors on U.S. critical infrastructure.
Title: Top 10 Issues General Counsel Need to Know About Ransomware in 2024
Author(s): Alysa Austin, Kate Hanniford, Kim Peretti, and Lance Taubin
Subject: Threat actors are evolving. Our Privacy, Cyber & Data Strategy Team explains how ransomware gangs have changed their tactics and how companies can respond to the threat while navigating new scrutiny from investors and regulators.
Title: NYDFS Releases Circular Letter on Use of AI in Insurance Underwriting and Pricing
Author(s): Daniel Felz, Kim Peretti, and Lance Taubin
Subject: On January 17, 2024, the New York State Department of Financial Services (“NYDFS”) issued a proposed circular letter for comment regarding the “Use of Artificial Intelligence Systems and External Consumer Data and Information Sources in Insurance Underwriting and Pricing” (the “Circular Letter”).
Title: Health Care / Privacy, Cyber & Data Strategy Advisory: HHS Issues Cybersecurity Performance Goals Specific to the Health Care and Public Health Sector
Author(s): Angela Burnette, Kate Hanniford, and Elinor Hiller
Subject: Our Health Care and Privacy, Cyber & Data Strategy Groups delve into the Department of Health and Human Services’ extensive efforts to encourage health care organizations to better protect patients’ privacy through better cybersecurity.
Title: Health Care Week in Review: CMS Publishes Medicate Advantage Advance Notice and Senate Publishes Draft 340B Legislation
Author(s): Health Care Legislative & Public Policy
Subject: This week, HRSA released its list of designated mental, primary, medical, and dental health professional shortage areas (HPSAs) and President Biden gave HHS greater authority to address drug shortages under the Defense Production Act (DPA).
Title: Health Care Week in Review: CMS Finalizes Medicaid DSH Rule and House Launches Bipartisan AI Task Force
Author(s): Health Care Legislative & Public Policy
Subject: This week, CMS finalized a rule on the Medicaid Disproportionate Share Hospital (DSH) program, clarifying hospital-specific DSH payment limits, and the House launched a bipartisan Artificial Intelligence (AI) Task Force to study AI-specific legislative proposals.
Title: Health Care Week In Review: CMS Releases Guidance on Medicare Prescription Payment Plan and House Holds a Hearing on 19 Health Care Bills
Author(s): Health Care Legislative & Public Policy
Subject: This week, CMS released guidance on the Medicare Prescription Payment Plan, which allows Medicare beneficiaries to pay prescription costs in monthly instalments, and the House held a legislative hearing on 19 bipartisan health care legislations.
Title: The Digital Download – Alston & Bird’s Privacy & Data Security Newsletter – February 2024
Author(s): Privacy, Cyber & Data Strategy
Subject: Keep up with what’s happening in privacy, data security, and all things cyber – from updates to FTC, SEC, and NY DFS cyber and data breach rules to Oregon’s new privacy laws to the EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework – from our Privacy, Cyber & Data Strategy Group.
Title: CFPB Issues FCRA Advisory Opinions Addressing Background Screenings and Credit File Sharing Practices
Author(s): Nanci Weissgold and Anoush Garakani
Subject: On January 11, 2024, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (“CFPB” or “Bureau”) issued two separate advisory opinions interpreting consumer reporting agencies’ (“CRAs”) obligations under the Fair Credit Reporting Act (“FCRA”).
Title: Health Care / Privacy, Cyber & Data Strategy Advisory: HHS Final Rule Brings Sweeping, Complex Changes for Substance Use Records
Author(s): Angela Burnette and Dawnmarie Matlock
Subject: A new HHS Final Rule overhauls the federal Part 2 regulations on the confidentiality of substance use disorder (SUD) records. Our Heath Care Health Care and Privacy, Cyber & Data Strategy Groups unpack how the changes will impact SUD providers, covered entities, business associates, and people who receive Part 2 records.