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When Governance and Peer Review Cross Paths: Lessons from Najibi

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A recent unpublished California Court of Appeal decision—Najibi v. Providence Valley Service Area Community Ministry Board—illustrates real-world tensions that arise when hospital boards and medical staffs approach the same...more

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Risk Bearing Entity Requirements: Massachusetts

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This blog discusses the regulatory requirements that apply to risk-bearing entities in Massachusetts, including recent updates introduced by Chapter 343 of the Massachusetts Acts of 2024 (the Act). This blog is part of Foley...more

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CMS Issues New Guidance and Request for Information on Hospital Price Transparency Regulations

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Last week, CMS published new guidance and issued a Request for Information on the Hospital Price Transparency Rule in response to President Trump’s February 25, 2025 Executive Order titled, “Making America Healthy Again by...more

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California Prosecutors Aggressively Pursue Compliance With Medical and Hazardous Waste Disposal Requirements

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Health care facilities' compliance with medical and hazardous waste disposal laws comes under scrutiny in recent—and costly—investigations in California. ...more

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CMS Requests Hospitals Submit Gender-Affirming Care Data- (UPDATED)

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On May 28, 2025, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) sent a letter to “select hospitals” that provide gender-affirming care services, requesting information about how those hospitals adhere to quality standards...more

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Health Care Employers Get Ready: Virginia Mandates New Workplace Violence Incidents Reporting System Obligations

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Virginia Governor Youngkin signed House Bill 2269 and Senate Bill 1260 into law on March 24, 2025.  These identical bills amend Virginia Code § 32.1-127, which regulates medical care facilities and services. Effective July 1,...more

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Podcast: Addressing Patient Complaints About Privacy Violations

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In the third and final episode of Florida Capital Conversations' healthcare privacy series, Tallahassee attorneys Shannon Hartsfield and Eddie Williams join hosts Nathan Adams and Mia McKown to discuss the challenges of...more

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CMS Requests Hospitals Submit Gender-Affirming Care Data

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On May 28, 2025, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) sent a letter to “select hospitals” that provide gender-affirming care services, requesting information about how those hospitals adhere to quality standards...more

Arnall Golden Gregory LLP

Healthcare Authority Newsletter - May 2025 #3

News Briefs - Reconciliation Bill Could Impact State Healthcare AI Laws - Buried in the legislative text of the Energy and Commerce Committee's budget reconciliation bill is a proposal to ban states from enforcing AI laws or...more

McDermott Will & Emery

One Big Beautiful Bill Act Has Many Impacts for Nonprofit Health Systems

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The US House of Representatives passed its One Big Beautiful Bill Act on May 22, 2025 (the Act), but nonprofit health systems may not find much about the Act that’s attractive. If passed by the US Senate and signed into law,...more

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Health Headlines: May 2025

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On May 14, 2025, Pennsylvania State Sen. Tim Kearney and State Rep. Lisa Borowski introduced legislation addressing private equity and corporate interests in healthcare. Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro is touting the companion...more

Greenbaum, Rowe, Smith & Davis LLP

Legal Risks and Challenges for Private Equity in Healthcare Acquisitions

Private Equity (PE) firms continue to be significant players in U.S. healthcare, acquiring assets across various sectors such as physician practices, home health, behavioral health, and urgent care. However, recent legal...more

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Ohio Supreme Court Orders In Camera Review in Peer Review Privilege Dispute

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Stull v. Summa Health System, 177 Ohio St.3d 543, --- N.E.3d ---, 2024-Ohio-5718 - In a discovery dispute over the applicability of peer review privilege, the Ohio Supreme Court ruled that the trial court should conduct an in...more

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Navigating Immigration Compliance in U.S. Hospitals: Key Concerns for Administrators and Providers

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The healthcare sector, a cornerstone of U.S. public infrastructure, relies heavily on a diverse and multinational workforce. From physicians to support staff, many hospital employees are immigrants—often working under...more

Mintz - Health Care Viewpoints

New York Department of Health Publishes Material Transactions Reporting Form

In our February 14, 2025 blog post, we detailed a proposed expansion of Article 45-A of New York’s Public Health Law (hereinafter, the Disclosure of Material Transactions Law) included in the proposed Fiscal Year 2026 New...more

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AB 1415 Passed by California Assembly with Amendments

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Key Takeaways - While MSOs and certain parent entities are no longer defined as “health care entities,” they must still notify OHCA when entering into material change transactions with health care entities....more

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This Week in 340B: May 20 – 26, 2025

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Find this week’s updates on 340B litigation to help you stay in the know on how 340B cases are developing across the country. Each week we comb through the dockets of more than 50 340B cases to provide you with a quick...more

Maynard Nexsen

Taking the Pulse, A Health Care and Life Sciences Video Podcast | Episode 236: Advocating for Accessible Diagnoses with Sydney...

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In this powerful episode, hosts Heather and Matthew are joined by Sydney Severance, a young woman and former competitive athlete whose life changed dramatically when she unexpectedly became wheelchair-bound. After a...more

Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt PC

Oregon Workplace Violence Prevention and Protection Bill: Would SB 537 Cause More Pain Than It Alleviates?

The Oregon Senate is considering a bill that would impose new and expanded workplace violence prevention, response, and reporting obligations upon hospitals, ambulatory surgery centers, home health agencies, and home hospice...more

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

AI Service Provider Faces Class Actions Over Catholic Health Data Breach

AI service provider Serviceaide Inc. faces two proposed class action lawsuits from a data breach tied to Catholic Health System Inc., a nonprofit hospital network in Buffalo, New York. The breach reportedly exposed the...more

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Podcast - Navigating the New Landscape of Private Equity in Healthcare

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In this episode of "Counsel That Cares," Arjan Peters from Capstone moderates a conversation with his colleague Grace Totman, Holland & Knight healthcare attorney John Saran and Association for Responsible Healthcare...more

Proskauer - Health Care Law Brief

Disproportionate Impact: Supreme Court Narrows Disproportionate Share Hospital Reimbursement to Supplemental Security Income Cash...

The U.S. Supreme Court has issued a significant ruling affecting hospitals that serve low-income Medicare beneficiaries, narrowing the interpretation of the Disproportionate Share Hospital (“DSH”) payment formula. In...more

Mintz - Health Care Viewpoints

Private Equity Group and Hedge Fund Bills Continue Through the California Legislature

California legislative activity focused upon private equity group and hedge fund health care transactions continues notwithstanding California Governor Gavin Newsom’s veto last fall of California Assembly Bill 3129 (AB-3129)....more

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This Week in 340B: May 13 – 19, 2025

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Find this week’s updates on 340B litigation to help you stay in the know on how 340B cases are developing across the country. Each week we comb through the dockets of more than 50 340B cases to provide you with a quick...more

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NYS DOH Releases New Electronic Material Transaction Form

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Just last week, we reported that the 2025/26 NYS Budget Bill did not include a provision that would have increased the requirements for seeking Department of Health (DOH) approval of a material healthcare transaction (which...more

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