On August 31, 2024, the California State Assembly and State Senate passed Assembly Bill 3129 (“AB 3129”). If signed by Governor Newsom, AB 3129 would establish a comprehensive transaction review law that (i) targets private...more
As described in our blog post last year, an increasing number of states across the country are seeking to regulate physician practice management (“PPM”) and private equity transactions in the health care sector. As part of...more
In 2021, Congress enacted the Corporate Transparency Act (the “CTA”) to “better enable critical national security, intelligence, and law enforcement efforts to counter money laundering, the financing of terrorism, and other...more
2/14/2024
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Beneficial Owner ,
Corporate Transparency Act ,
FinCEN ,
Healthcare ,
Law Enforcement ,
Management Agreements ,
Money Laundering ,
National Intelligence Agencies ,
National Security ,
Notice of Non-Compliance ,
Penalties
On June 27, 2023, the Office of Inspector General (“OIG”) for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”) released its final rule (“Final Rule”) implementing penalties for information blocking....more
7/26/2023
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Compliance ,
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) ,
Digital Health ,
Electronic Health Record Incentives ,
False Claims Act (FCA) ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Final Rules ,
Health Care Providers ,
Health Information Technologies ,
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) ,
Healthcare ,
Information Blocking Rules ,
OIG ,
Penalties ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Technology
The onset of the COVID-19 public health emergency (“PHE”) led to a surge in the use of telehealth by health care providers. In addition, the PHE fueled a boom in the number of direct-to-consumer (“DTC”) telehealth platforms,...more
6/2/2022
/ Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Digital Health ,
Health Care Providers ,
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) ,
Healthcare ,
Infectious Diseases ,
Patient Access ,
Public Health Emergency ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Relief Measures ,
Telehealth ,
Telemedicine