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Insights From the 21st Annual McGuireWoods Healthcare Private Equity and Finance Conference: Part 1

McGuireWoods held its 21st Annual Healthcare Private Equity and Finance Conference in Chicago, May 13-15, 2025. This premier conference brought together leading healthcare investors, lenders, executives, consultants and...more

California Legislature Reconsiders Bills Scrutinizing Healthcare Investors

Recently, the California Legislature introduced two bills that may impact private equity healthcare investments in the state, including formalizing corporate practice restrictions and requiring advance notice for certain...more

Healthcare & Life Sciences Private Equity Deal Tracker: Nautic Acquires Proud Moments From Audax

Nautic Partners has acquired Proud Moments ABA from Audax Private Equity, according to a news release. Proud Moments, founded in 2014 and based in Brooklyn, New York, is a national provider of applied behavioral analysis...more

OIG Plans New Guidance for Medicare Advantage and Nursing Homes

In its General Compliance Program Guidance (GCPG) issued in November 2023, the Office of Inspector General of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (OIG) announced its intent to publish industry segment-specific...more

OIG’s New Compliance Guidance: 10 Action Items and Six Themes for Providers

On Nov. 6, 2023, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General (OIG) issued the General Compliance Program Guidance (GCPG) for healthcare providers and other industry stakeholders. The GCPG...more

Health + Tech - Future of Precision Medicine With Dr. Amrie Grammer [Audio]

Dr. Amrie Grammer, co-founder, president and chief scientific officer of AMPEL BioSolutions, joins hosts Holly Buckley and Kristen McDermott Woodrum on this episode of Health+Tech. They discuss AMPEL’s mission to bring...more

Lessons for Providers and Practice Entities: Ophthalmology Groups Pay Millions to Settle Co-Management, Optometrist Relationship...

Recently, two ophthalmology practice groups — Kleiman Evangelista Eye Centers of Texas (KEEC) and SouthEast Eye Specialists, PLLC (SEES) — reached large settlements with the U.S. government over allegations that the groups’...more

Health + Tech - How Digital Health Tools Help Create Greater Consumer Focus in Healthcare [Video]

Bradd Busick, senior vice president and chief information officer for MultiCare, joins hosts Holly Buckley and Kristen McDermott Woodrum on this episode of Health+Tech to provide insights into MultiCare’s recent successes in...more

Minnesota Also Adopts Mandatory Reporting of Healthcare Transactions; Illinois Poised to Follow

On May 26, 2023, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz signed legislation requiring pre-close notification for qualifying healthcare transactions, making Minnesota the latest in a rapidly growing number of states with such requirements....more

New York to Implement Mandatory Reporting of Health Care Transactions

As 2023 legislative sessions wind down, many states are considering bills that would require pre-close review or approval of healthcare transactions by a state agency or attorney general’s office, including one that passed...more

HIPAA Privacy Rule Changes Coming in 2023: Five Steps to Prepare

In 2023, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is expected to finalize proposed modifications to its regulations under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996, as modified by the Health...more

Subsector Snapshots — Why Investor Interest Is Ballooning in Cardiology

The growing cardiology subsector is one of the most sought-after and competitive specialties for healthcare investors. Stemming from an aging population and growing obesity demographic trends, demand for cardiovascular...more

HIPAA Enforcement Discretion Ends When Public Health Emergency Expires on May 11

The Department of Health and Human Services’ Office for Civil Rights (OCR) announced the expiration of its enforcement discretion related to compliance with the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996...more

OIG Weighs in on Practices Funding Continuing Education Programs for Their Referral Sources

On June 29, 2022, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General (OIG) issued Advisory Opinion No. 22-14 regarding an ophthalmology practice’s proposed options to fund continuing education (CE)...more

Subsector Snapshots — Investors Are “Head Over Heels” for Orthopaedics

The orthopaedic services sector is one of the fastest-growing segments in the healthcare industry, with orthopaedic conditions generating more than 137 million annual provider visits. This surge in growth also holds true for...more

HHS OIG Targets Ophthalmology Practices for Medicare Billing Compliance: Eight Key Takeaways

One of the most challenging billing compliance issues ophthalmology practices encounter in coding and reimbursement is understanding when services provided on the same day as a surgical procedure are payable separately from...more

Fraud and Abuse Rules Part II: Amended EHR and New Cybersecurity Donation Safe Harbors and Exceptions

As discussed in a previous McGuireWoods alert, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) published final rules expected to be effective Jan. 19, 2021, that significantly amend the Physician Self-Referral Law...more

Stark Law and Anti-Kickback Statute Reform: Six Key Insights for Private Equity Healthcare Affiliations

Two new healthcare fraud and abuse final rules, effective Jan. 19, 2021, may increase flexibility for private equity firms exploring opportunities in the healthcare space as well as private equity-backed healthcare platforms...more

CMS Updates Medicare Accelerated and Advance Program Repayment Guidance and Start Date

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) recently issued an updated fact sheet and a FAQ page detailing the repayment terms for Medicare Part A providers and Part B suppliers who received payments under its...more

Ascension Saint Thomas Partners With Results Physiotherapy to Grow Rehab Network

Ascension Saint Thomas and Results Physiotherapy announced they have signed a letter of intent to integrate outpatient rehabilitation operations and clinicians across Middle Tennessee....more

Healthcare & Life Sciences Private Equity Deal Tracker: One Equity Partners Acquires American Medical Technologies

One Equity Partners has announced it acquired American Medical Technologies. American Medical Technologies, based in Irvine, Calif., is a provider of advanced wound care, ostomy, urology and tracheostomy supplies and...more

CARES Act Healthcare Provider Relief Fund Update: New Distribution and Extended Deadlines

On July 31, 2020 and August 10, 2020, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) issued press releases announcing a second chance to apply for funding for certain Medicare providers and extended application...more

Healthcare & Life Sciences Private Equity Deal Tracker: TA Associates and Francisco Partners Invest in Edifecs

TA Associates and Francisco Partners have signed a definitive agreement to make a significant growth investment in Edifecs, according to a news release....more

Healthcare & Life Sciences Private Equity Deal Tracker: Abry Partners Acquires HealthEZ

Abry Partners has acquired HealthEZ, according to a news release. HealthEZ, founded in 1982 and based in Minneapolis, is an independent, third-party administrator of employer-sponsored, self-funded medical plans....more

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