Marshall E. Jackson, Jr.

Marshall 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.
April Trending in Telehealth
By Marshall E. Jackson, Jr. and Jayda Greco on May 11, 2023
Posted In Digital Health, Employee Benefits, Health and Welfare Plans
Numerous states—including North Dakota, Hawaii, Indiana, Texas and New Hampshire—have been busy finalizing rulemaking and legislation impacting healthcare providers, telehealth and digital health companies, pharmacists and technology companies that deliver and facilitate virtual care. What have these states been up to over the last month? Learn more here.
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Telehealth Trends to Watch: Increased Focus on Privacy and Security
By Lisa Schmitz Mazur, Dale C. Van Demark, Amanda Enyeart and Marshall E. Jackson, Jr. on Apr 19, 2023
Posted In Digital Health, Employee Benefits, Health and Welfare Plans
We expect to see continued focus on privacy and security at the federal and state level. For example, California, Virginia, Colorado, Utah and Connecticut have new privacy laws coming into effect in 2023. As part of our State Law Privacy Video Series, McDermott described how these laws will affect health data and healthcare entities—in particular,...
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Omnibus Bill Extends Medicare Telehealth Flexibilities and HDHP Telehealth Safe Harbor
By Amanda Enyeart, Marshall E. Jackson, Jr., Lisa Schmitz Mazur, Rachel Stauffer, Grayson I. Dimick, Jayda Greco, Abby Higgins, Ashley Ogedegbe and Sarah Raaii on Dec 28, 2022
Posted In Digital Health, Employee Benefits, Health and Welfare Plans
On December 23, 2022, US Congress approved a year-end omnibus legislative package, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023 (CAA 2023), which consists of all 12 fiscal year 2023 appropriations bills and numerous other provisions, including health policy changes. The healthcare provisions in this omnibus package extend key Medicare telehealth flexibilities and the temporary telehealth safe harbor for...
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How Telehealth Adoption May Drive Increase in Value-Based Care
By Marshall E. Jackson, Jr. and Jeremy Earl on Jul 20, 2022
Posted In Benefit Controversies, Digital Health, Employee Benefits, Health and Welfare Plans
The COVID-19 pandemic has ushered in significant changes to the healthcare industry, specifically the transition from a fee-for-service model to a value-based care model, and digital health has proved to be a driver of value-based care models. In this Westlaw Today article, McDermott Partners Marshall E. Jackson, Jr. and Jeremy Earl suggest that increased use...
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Staying Connected: An Update on Medicare Reimbursement for Telehealth Services After the PHE
By Amanda Enyeart, Dawn Helak, Marshall E. Jackson, Jr., Lisa Schmitz Mazur, Dale C. Van Demark, Mara McDermott and Lauren Knizner on Jan 11, 2022
Posted In Employee Benefits, Health and Welfare Plans, Privacy and Data Security
In hopes that the COVID-19 public health emergency (PHE) will soon end, Congress and the administration are evaluating the telehealth expansions and flexibilities put in place to respond to the PHE. As a result, the future for telehealth stakeholders remains uncertain. This article outlines various changes in Medicare telehealth reimbursement policy in effect during the...
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50-State Survey | Rules Governing Telehealth Modalities and Patient-Provider Relationships
By Amanda Enyeart, Dale C. Van Demark, Lisa Schmitz Mazur, Marshall E. Jackson, Jr. and Stacey Callaghan on Sep 29, 2021
Posted In Digital Health, Employee Benefits, Health and Welfare Plans
Telehealth’s state-by-state regulatory patchwork means that healthcare providers must navigate a variety of regulations that govern which types of care can be provided by virtual means, and even what modalities can be used in different care settings. McDermott’s recent 50-state survey explores the standard and requirements that physicians and nurse practitioners must follow when prescribing...
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CMS Addresses Virtual Care Expansion in CY 2022 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Proposal
By Amanda Enyeart, Marshall E. Jackson, Jr., Lisa Schmitz Mazur and Dale C. Van Demark on Sep 15, 2021
Posted In Employee Benefits, Health and Welfare Plans
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services recently published its annual proposed changes to the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule, which include several key telehealth and other virtual care-related proposals. The proposals address long-standing restrictions that have historically limited the use of telehealth and virtual care, including geographic and originating site restrictions, and limitations on audio-only...
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Round Two: Significant Telehealth Expansion Re-Proposed in Bipartisan Senate Bill
By McDermott Will & Emery, Lisa Schmitz Mazur and Marshall E. Jackson, Jr. on Jul 25, 2017
Posted In Employee Benefits, Health and Welfare Plans
On May 3, 2017, the Creating Opportunities Now for Necessary and Effective Care Technologies for Health Act of 2017 (S. 2016) (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...
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More Federal Legislation Aimed at Expanding Medicare Coverage of Telehealth Services
By McDermott Will & Emery, Dale C. Van Demark, Lisa Schmitz Mazur and Marshall E. Jackson, Jr. on Jun 1, 2017
Posted In Health and Welfare Plans
Shelby Buettner, Marshall Jackson, Jr., Lisa Schmitz Mazur and Dale Van Demark wrote this bylined article on a proposed US Senate bill to expand Medicare’s coverage of telehealth services. The bill would require the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation to test the effectiveness of telehealth models, and cover through the Medicare program those models...
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New ECHO Act Focuses on Integrating Telehealth Solutions into Healthcare Delivery
By McDermott Will & Emery, Lisa Schmitz Mazur and Marshall E. Jackson, Jr. on Jan 4, 2017
Posted In Health and Welfare Plans
On December 14, 2016, President Obama signed the Expanding Capacity for Health Outcomes Act (S. 2873) (the ECHO Act). The ECHO Act seeks to expand the use of health care technology and programming to connect underserved communities and populations with critical health care services. The ECHO Act builds upon the University of New Mexico’s world-renowned...
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