Key Points - Congress is increasing oversight and legislative activity related to the role of private equity in health care. Sen. Markey and Rep. Jayapal jointly introduced the Health Over Wealth Act on July 25, which aims to...more
8/9/2024
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Healthcare ,
Investment ,
Lease Back Transactions ,
No Surprises Act (NSA) ,
Private Equity ,
Proposed Legislation ,
Regulatory Oversight ,
REIT ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Transparency
Congress is taking a closer look at business practices in the health care sector and considering bipartisan reforms in light of increasing consolidation and its perceived affects on patient access and affordability. Various...more
On January 21, 2020, the far-reaching HIPAA Privacy Proposed Rule, initially released on December 10, 2020, was published in the Federal Register. Despite speculation that the publication timeline would be altered when the...more
3/3/2021
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Covered Entities ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Protection ,
Data Security ,
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) ,
Electronic Protected Health Information (ePHI) ,
Health Care Providers ,
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) ,
OCR ,
PHI ,
Proposed Rules
Today, the far-reaching HIPAA Privacy Proposed Rule, initially released on December 10, 2020, was posted for public inspection on the Federal Register website. The rule is scheduled to be published in the Federal Register on...more
• Life sciences companies are subject to rapidly changing regulatory obligations, government enforcement, and increasing public scrutiny.
• Conducting effective legal and regulatory due diligence can mean uncovering risks...more
5/2/2019
/ Acquisitions ,
Anti-Kickback Statute ,
Due Diligence ,
False Claims Act (FCA) ,
Health Care Providers ,
Investors ,
Life Sciences ,
Medicaid ,
Mergers ,
OIG ,
Patient Referrals ,
Private Equity ,
Provider Payments ,
Safe Harbors ,
Sunshine Act ,
TRICARE ,
Venture Capital