Marshall E. Jackson, Jr.
Subscribe to Marshall E. Jackson, Jr.'s PostsMarshall E. Jackson, Jr. focuses his practice on transactional and regulatory counseling for clients in the health care industry, as well as advises clients on the legal, regulatory and compliance aspects of digital health. Marshall provides counseling and advice to hospitals and health systems, private equity firms and their portfolio companies, post/sub-acute providers, physician practices, and other public and private health care companies in a variety of complex transactions and health regulatory compliance matters. Read Marshall Jackson's full bio.
Mid-Year Digital Health Report: Focus on Medicare
By Dale C. Van Demark, Lisa Mazur, Marshall E. Jackson, Jr. and Michael W. Ryan on Jul 30, 2018
Posted In Telehealth
It has been only a little over six months, and already 2018 has been a busy year for digital health, particularly in the area of Medicare reimbursement. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Congress, the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission, and the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of Inspector General...
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Order now: The Law of Digital Health Book
By Vanessa K. Burrows, McDermott Will & Emery, Amanda Enyeart, Anisa Mohanty, Amy C. Pimentel, Bernadette M. Broccolo, Dale C. Van Demark, Jiayan Chen, Lisa Mazur, Marshall E. Jackson, Jr., Michael W. Ryan, Ryan S. Higgins and Scott Weinstein on Mar 20, 2018
Posted In Big Data, Cloud, Consumer Protection, Data Privacy, General Interest, Telehealth
Designed to provide business leaders and their key advisors with the knowledge and insight they need to grow and sustain successful digital health initiatives, we are pleased to present The Law of Digital Health, a new book edited and authored by McDermott’s team of distinguished digital health lawyers, and published by AHLA. Visit www.mwe.com/lawofdigitalhealth to order this...
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Declaration of Public Health Emergency Changes Remote Prescribing Requirements but Creates Many Questions Waiting to Be Answered
By McDermott Will & Emery, Lisa Mazur and Marshall E. Jackson, Jr. on Oct 26, 2017
Posted In General Interest, Telehealth
President Trump declared the opioid addiction epidemic a public health emergency yesterday. The White House made it clear that this declaration would allow officials to remove barriers to the prescribing of controlled substances via telemedicine, which would permit DEA registered providers to prescribe anti-addiction medications, such as Naloxone, to patients in need without first performing...
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The Opioid Crisis: Declaring a National Emergency and the Effect on Remote Prescribing through Telemedicine
By McDermott Will & Emery, Lisa Mazur and Marshall E. Jackson, Jr. on Oct 20, 2017
Posted In Telehealth
On July 31, 2017, President Donald Trump’s Commission on Combating Drug Addiction and the Opioid Crisis recommended that he declare the opioid epidemic a national emergency. In August 2017 and again on October 16, 2017, the president indicated he would declare the opioid crisis a national emergency. While it is apparent that the nation is...
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Texas Continues to Embrace Telemedicine
By Lisa Mazur, Marshall E. Jackson, Jr. and Olivia J. Jahn on Oct 10, 2017
Posted In Telehealth
On September 15, 2017, the Texas Medical Board (Board) released proposed rules regarding telemedicine and mental health services (Proposed Rules) to implement Senate Bill 1107, which was passed on May 11, 2017. Most notably, the Proposed Rules provide that a physician-patient relationship can be established solely by the delivery of care via telemedicine services and...
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Round Two: Significant Telehealth Expansion Re-Proposed in Bipartisan Senate Bill
By McDermott Will & Emery, Lisa Mazur and Marshall E. Jackson, Jr. on Jun 27, 2017
Posted In General Interest, Telehealth
On May 3, 2017, the Creating Opportunities Now for Necessary and Effective Care Technologies for Health Act of 2017 (S. 1016) (CONNECT Act of 2017) was reintroduced by the same six senators who had initially introduced the legislation in early 2016 and referred to the Senate Committee on Finance. As we previously reported on February 29,...
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More Federal Legislation Aimed at Expanding Medicare Coverage of Telehealth Services
By McDermott Will & Emery, Dale C. Van Demark, Lisa Mazur and Marshall E. Jackson, Jr. on Apr 11, 2017
Posted In Consumer Protection, Data Privacy, General Interest, Telehealth
Late last month, Senator Cory Gardner (R-CO) and Senator Gary Peters (D-MI) introduced Senate Bill 787, the Telehealth Innovation and Improvement Act (Telehealth Improvement Act), which is focused on expanding Medicare’s currently limited coverage of telehealth services and opportunities for innovation. The Telehealth Improvement Act would require the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation (CMMI)...
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Utah Provides Structure to Telehealth, Expands Access to Mental Health in Proposed Bill
By McDermott Will & Emery, Lisa Mazur and Marshall E. Jackson, Jr. on Mar 13, 2017
Posted In General Interest, Telehealth
Utah is one of the many states that started off 2017 with proposals to change its existing telehealth laws and regulations. Proposed Utah HB 154 (the Proposed Bill), endorsed by Ken Ivory and Allen Christensen, amends the regulatory infrastructure for telehealth, with a focus on mental health. Two of the key components of the Proposed...
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Texas to Take a Leap Forward in Telehealth – A Proposed Bill Drops the Controversial In-Person Evaluation Requirement
By McDermott Will & Emery, Dale C. Van Demark, Lisa Mazur and Marshall E. Jackson, Jr. on Mar 9, 2017
Posted In General Interest, Telehealth
Texas telehealth requirements will significantly change in the near future if Texas Senate Bill 1107 is passed into law, as it removes the controversial “face-to-face” or in-person consultation requirement to establish a physician-patient relationship and lawfully provide telehealth and telemedicine services within the state. This bill comes after a six-year-long battle between telemedicine stakeholders and...
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Arkansas is at it Again! Telemedicine Regulation in Arkansas Undergoes Additional Change
By McDermott Will & Emery, Lisa Mazur and Marshall E. Jackson, Jr. on Mar 6, 2017
Posted In Telehealth
Arkansas currently has one of the most restrictive telemedicine environments in the country, and was one of the last states to require an in-person examination to form a provider-patient relationship. Prior to September 2016, Arkansas telemedicine laws required an initial in-person encounter to establish a valid physician-patient relationship. In September 2016, the state expanded the...
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