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.
$200 Million of Funding for COVID-19 Telehealth Program
By Dale C. Van Demark, Lisa Mazur, Marshall E. Jackson, Jr. and Rachel Stauffer on Apr 14, 2020
Posted In Telehealth
On April 2, 2020, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) launched the $200 million Coronavirus (COVID-19) Telehealth Program contemplated in the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act. The Telehealth Program is distinguishable from the broader Connected Care Pilot Program, which will make an additional $100 million in federal universal service funds available for telehealth...
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Bipartisan Bill Relaxes Federal Telehealth Requirements in the Wake of COVID-19
By Dale C. Van Demark, Lisa Mazur and Marshall E. Jackson, Jr. on Mar 5, 2020
Posted In Telehealth
On March 4, 2020, the House passed the Coronavirus Preparedness and Response Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2020, a bipartisan bill to aid in COVID-19 preparedness and response. The bill includes, among other things, provisions that waive certain telehealth requirements during the COVID-19 public health emergency to ensure Medicare beneficiaries can receive telehealth services at home to avoid...
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The Role of Telehealth in COVID-19 Response Efforts
By Dale C. Van Demark, Lisa Mazur and Marshall E. Jackson, Jr. on Mar 3, 2020
Posted In Telehealth
As the number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in the United States grows, healthcare providers are stepping up their response planning. To combat the spread of COVID-19, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) urged healthcare systems and providers to deploy all of the resources necessary to ensure health system preparedness. The CDC recommended the...
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DOJ Continues Telemedicine Enforcement in Q2 2019
By McDermott Will & Emery, Amandeep S. Sidhu and Marshall E. Jackson, Jr. on Aug 27, 2019
Posted In Telehealth
During the second quarter of 2019, DOJ continued its focus on enforcement activity in telemedicine. As reported in prior editions of the Quarterly Roundup, telemedicine is an expanding field, causing DOJ to pay particular attention to the industry. In April 2019, DOJ indicted the owner and operator of 1stCare MD and ProfitsCentric with one count...
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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 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, Scott Weinstein and Vanessa K. Burrows 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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