Benesch outlines five states with data protection laws coming into effect in 2023 -
Next year, statutes for data security and data privacy will go into effect in CA and VA on Jan. 1, while laws in CO and CT will be...more
Earlier this month a federal judge unsealed a federal qui tam relator complaint originally filed in January 2020 by Dr. Jay Radhakrishnan and Dr. William Julien against Arizona-based Modern Vascular and certain of its...more
9/29/2022
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Medtronic, DaVita forming kidney tech company to develop dialysis delivery systems -
The healthtech and the dialysis provider will be 50-50 partners in the venture, which will include the entirety of Medtronic’s renal...more
SCOTUS questions appear to support DaVita’s position in dialysis care discrimination case -
Private plans are supposed to provide coverage for dialysis for the first 30 months before the patients can transition to...more
Benesch reviews state, federal modifications to restrictive covenant laws -
In a “Year-End Review,” Benesch points out there was considerable activity in trade secret and restrictive covenant law in 2021. Some of the...more
1/12/2022
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Medical Research ,
Non-Compete Agreements ,
Organ Transplant Centers ,
Physicians ,
Restrictive Covenants ,
State and Local Government ,
Surprise Medical Bills
On July 13, 2021 the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) released the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (MPFS) proposed rule for calendar year (CY) 2022 that could result in potentially significant reductions to...more
On July 9, 2021, President Biden signed a sweeping Executive Order (“EO”) intended to promote competition in a number of sectors of the economy, including healthcare. The EO targets 4 areas of healthcare in particular -...more
8/10/2021
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Technology Sector
DaVita, former CEO indicted in federal market collusion case -
DaVita and the company’s former CEO, Kent Thiry, were alleged to have conspired with Surgical Care Affiliates to suppress competition for senior-level...more
OSHA introduces mandatory workplace rule to protect healthcare workers from COVID
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OHSA) issued an emergency temporary standard (ETS) that sets out how it wants workplaces...more
Cricket Health unveils value-based kidney care model for MA plans -
A program from startup kidney care provider Cricket Health is designed for MA plans managing care for patients with end-stage renal disease who are...more
On December 21, 2020, Congress passed the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2021 (CRA), which combines a $1.4 trillion omnibus government spending bill with a $900 billion COVID-19 relief package. The massive bill, which was...more
On March 18, 2020, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (“CMS”) issued recommendations suggesting for healthcare providers to postpone all non-essential medical, surgical, and dental procedures in an effort to...more
As many health care providers consider applying for CARES Act Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans under SBA Section 7(a), we would like these providers to be mindful of SBA's "affiliation rules." These rules may require...more
Many nephrology group practices of all sizes are facing an existential crisis driven by a confluence of factors. The first, and most notable, factor fueling this issue is the result of a significant decline in the number of...more