Dhara B. Waghela

Dhara Waghela is an associate in the Corporate Practice Group in the firm's Century City office and is a member of the firm’s Healthcare team.

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Healthcare Law Blog Posts

• "HIPAA and COVID-19 Vaccination Status: The Office of Civil Rights Issues Workplace Guidance," October 13, 2021
• "Executive Order on Promoting Competition in the American Economy: The Biden Administration Considers Drug Pricing Strategies While Keeping the “Most Favored Nations” Drug Reimbursement Program on the Sidelines," August 20, 2021
• "The American Rescue Plan Act of 2021: A New Lease on Life for the Affordable Care Act?" March 26, 2021
• "Medicare Part B Most Favored Nation Drug Pricing Model: New Rules, New Lawsuits, New Tweets," December 21, 2020

• "ERISA: The Erosion of State Health Regulation Rights," November 24, 2020

• "The Death of RBG…and the ACA?," September 25, 2020

• "The Next in the Series of Executive Orders Affecting the Pharmaceutical Industry," September 17, 2020

• "President Trump’s Executive Order Mandating the Purchase of U.S. Drugs Evokes Criticism," August 18, 2020

• "The California Department of Managed Health Care Extends the Phase-In Period for the General Licensure Regulation," April 29, 2020
• "Supreme Court Issues Long Awaited Ruling on Affordable Care Act Risk Corridors Program," April 27, 2020

• "Telehealth and Online Prescribing: COVID-19 Triggers Changes to the Prescriber/Patient/Pharmacist Relationship," April 21, 2020

• "California Department of Managed Health Care Releases Additional Guidance on Telehealth Services," April 15, 2020
• "CMS Issues Temporary Waivers in Broad Coronavirus Response," April 2, 2020
• "Coronavirus Aid, Relief, And Economic Security Act Of 2020: Telehealth Front and Center," March 30, 2020

• "California Health Plans Take Note: California Department of Managed Health Care issues All Plan Letter on Social Distancing and COVID-19," March 18, 2020

• "The California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018: Why the Healthcare Sector Needs to Pay Attention (and Not Just in California)," November 21, 2019
• "CMS’s Mandatory Radiation Oncology Payment Model: Negative Reactions in the Radiation Oncology Treatment Community," October 28, 2019  
• "No Longer in Suspense: CMS Issues Final Rule Announcing that Risk Adjustment Program Transfers for 2017 will be Distributed in September," July 27, 2018
• "In a Unanimous Vote, the Opioid Crisis Response Act of 2018 Makes it Onto the Legislative Calendar," June 6, 2018