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Pennsylvania Perspective for Thursday, June 12, 2025

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Gov. Shapiro, Amazon Unveil Historic $20B AI Investment in PA - On Monday, Governor Josh Shapiro (D) and Amazon announced a $20 billion investment to build AI infrastructure in Pennsylvania, including two major data centers...more

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What Health Care Professionals in Maryland Need to Know about New Restrictions on Noncompete Agreements

Noncompete provisions for most health care professionals will be banned or restricted in Maryland as of July 1. Last year, the Maryland General Assembly passed House Bill 1388, significantly impacting the enforceability of...more

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Oregon Governor Signs Law Aggressively Restricting Private Equity Investment in Medical Practices

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*UPDATE* Oregon Senate Bill 951, described in the alert below originally published on May 30, 2025, was signed into law by Oregon Governor Tina Kotek on Monday, June 9, and will apply to all new investments beginning January...more

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Oregon Governor Signs S.B. 951, Representing the Nation’s Most Onerous Restriction on the Friendly PC Model

Over the past 3 years, as chronicled in several Proskauer alerts, an increasing number of states have sought to regulate physician practice management (“PPM”) and private equity transactions in the health care sector,...more

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Colorado Eliminates Noncompete Agreements for Healthcare Workers

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Since the 2022 overhaul of Colorado’s restrictive covenant statute, C.R.S. § 8-2-113, the Colorado legislature has made ongoing amendments to the law which continue the trend of limiting the effectiveness of restrictive...more

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Oregon Enacts SB 951 Targeting MSO Influence and Healthcare Practitioner Noncompetes

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Oregon’s Senate Bill 951 (SB 951) was signed into law by Governor Kotek on June 9. While several states have recently proposed additional restrictions to the prohibition on the corporate practice of medicine, this law imposes...more

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Connecticut Governor Signs Bill Codifying the Right of Minors to Consent to Reproductive Health Care Services

On June 9, 2025, Connecticut Governor Ned Lamont signed into law Public Act No. 25-28, “An Act Concerning Access to Reproductive Health Care” (the Act). The Act codifies under Connecticut state law the ability of minors to...more

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The One Big Beautiful Bill Act’s Proposed Moratorium on State AI Legislation: What Healthcare Organizations Should Know

Congress is weighing a sweeping proposal that could significantly reshape how artificial intelligence (AI) is regulated across the United States. At the end of May, the United States House of Representatives passed, by a vote...more

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Certificate of Need in West Virginia – Where We Stand | Spilman Thomas & Battle

Certificate of Need (CON) emerged as a central issue during West Virginia's recent legislative session, with substantial efforts to eliminate the system ultimately falling short. The CON reform has been a longstanding policy...more

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Don’t Mind If I Do: Montana Says Hands Off Neural Data

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In May 2025, Montana enacted Senate Bill 163 (SB 163), amending that state’s Genetic Information Privacy Act (MGIPA) to include protections for neurotechnology data—namely, data collected from the activity of the central or...more

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States Seeking Remedies for the Rising Costs of Prescription Drugs

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As expected, the lawsuits have commenced following the enactment of the Arkansas legislation prohibiting pharmacy benefit managers (PBM’s) from owning or operating actual pharmacies within the state. Michigan has filed its...more

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House Passes Reconciliation Bill Impacting Medicaid Financing, Programs, and Eligibility

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On May 22, 2025, the House passed H.R. 1, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (the Bill), its budget reconciliation legislation that upheld most of the Medicaid-related provisions originally approved by the House Energy and...more

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“Re-do” bill would fundamentally change New York non-compete law

Two years ago, a bill that would have effectively gutted New York non-compete law made it as far as the Governor’s desk where Gov. Kathy Hochul (D) vetoed it, much to the relief of the New York business community. However,...more

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Oregon SB 951, Regulating the Corporate Practice of Medicine, Awaits Governor’s Signature

SB 951, which bolsters existing Oregon law prohibiting the corporate practice of medicine (CPOM), passed the state House of Representatives on May 28 and now awaits the signature of Governor Tina Kotek....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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House-Passed Budget Bill – the One Big Beautiful Bill Act – Includes Major Changes to Medicaid

On Thursday, May 22, 2025, the U.S. House of Representatives narrowly passed the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, a budget reconciliation bill introduced by House Republicans, by a 215-214 vote. The bill extends key provisions of...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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Vermont Enacts Law Prohibiting Medical Debt Reporting and Funding Debt Relief Initiative

On May 16, Vermont Governor Phil Scott signed into law S. 27, a medical debt relief measure that prohibits the inclusion of medical debt on consumer credit reports and establishes a state-funded initiative to abolish...more

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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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Texas HB 3749: What IV Hydration Clinic Owners Need to Know

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Texas House Bill 3749 (HB 3749), known as "Jenifer's Law," has undergone dramatic revisions since its introduction. What began as a bill that could have shuttered many IV hydration clinics has transformed into legislation...more

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Client Alert: 2025 Legislative Changes for CCRCs

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House Bill 938 was passed in the Maryland legislature and signed by the Governor into law on May 6, 2025. This bill requires the appointment of an alternate subscriber (resident) to the governing body of a continuing care...more

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Florida Chooses to Exclude Health Care Practitioners from New Noncompete Law

The Florida Legislature recently passed a bill, called the CHOICE Act, that augments Florida’s laws governing restrictive covenants to make it significantly easier for employers to enforce two new types of noncompete...more

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Ontario’s More Convenient Care Act, 2025: A New Strategy for the Healthcare Sector

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On May 5, 2025, the Ontario government introduced Bill 11, the proposed More Convenient Care Act, 2025 (“MCCA”), a legislative initiative aimed at supporting the province’s long-term healthcare goals for first reading. Bill...more

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Arkansas Bans PBMs from Owning Pharmacies, Escalating Scrutiny of Vertical Integration in Pharmacy Distribution

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In a first-of-its-kind move, Arkansas Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders has enacted legislation prohibiting pharmacy benefit managers ("PBMs") from owning or operating pharmacies within the state. The law—Act 624—takes effect...more

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Non-Compete Ban for Maryland Healthcare Professionals Set to Take Effect July 1, 2025

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Effective July 1, 2025, the second phase of Maryland’s restrictions on non-compete agreements and conflict of interest provisions for healthcare professionals will go into effect, targeting employers who provide direct...more

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