Private equity investors in health care and life sciences must navigate a complex and shifting landscape influenced by regulatory and policy changes and technological advancements. As private equity investments in the health...more
2/13/2025
/ Artificial Intelligence ,
Chevron Deference ,
Drug Pricing ,
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ,
Health Care Providers ,
Healthcare Reform ,
Hospitals ,
Investment ,
Investors ,
Legislative Agendas ,
Life Sciences ,
Loper Bright Enterprises v Raimondo ,
Machine Learning ,
Medical Devices ,
Medicare Advantage ,
Popular ,
Prescription Drugs ,
Private Equity ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Regulatory Reform ,
SCOTUS ,
Technology Sector ,
Trump Administration
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 April 18, 2023, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) published a far-reaching proposed rule, Health Data, Technology, and...more
Key Points -
U.S. hospitals, health systems, suppliers, pharmaceutical companies and other industry stakeholders are invited to submit voluntary pledges to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and increase their climate...more
Background on Cures 2.0 -
The COVID-19 pandemic response demonstrated the tremendous impact innovation can have on a global scale. The unprecedented experiences of the past year and a half have spurred renewed interest in...more
In this debut episode of OnAir: Health Care, Akin Gump health care senior policy advisor Matthew Hittle and consultant Dr. Mario Ramirez welcome partner Kelly Cleary to discuss health policy, medical science and Washington...more
4/14/2021
/ Affordable Care Act ,
Biden Administration ,
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) ,
Drug Pricing ,
Health Care Providers ,
Medicaid ,
New Guidance ,
Physicians ,
Vaccinations
In this episode, Akin Gump health care partners Kelly Cleary and Robert Salcido discuss the health care industry and how COVID-19 has impacted the industry and affected or driven legislative and regulatory activity.
Among...more
9/22/2020
/ CARES Act ,
Conflicts of Interest ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Drug Pricing ,
Enforcement Actions ,
False Claims Act (FCA) ,
Health Care Providers ,
Healthcare Fraud ,
Legislative Agendas ,
Physicians ,
Regulatory Oversight ,
Stark Law ,
Telehealth ,
Telemedicine
- As the COVID-19 pandemic continues, the clamor for liability protections for the nation’s health care providers continues.
- Although there are serious political divisions, the COVID Phase 4 relief legislation may...more
8/7/2020
/ Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Health Care Providers ,
Healthcare Facilities ,
Healthcare Workers ,
Immunity ,
Legislative Agendas ,
Liability ,
Long Term Care Facilities ,
Nursing Homes ,
Physicians ,
Proposed Legislation
- Tucked into a massive Medicare payment rule is a proposal to fundamentally change how CMS sets hospital payment rates.
- Recognizing that a hospital’s chargemaster rarely reflects true market costs, CMS seeks to use...more
5/15/2020
/ Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) ,
Comment Period ,
Fee-for-Service ,
Health Care Providers ,
Hospitals ,
Inpatient Prospective Payment System (IPPS) ,
Market Pricing ,
Medicare ,
Payment Rates ,
Physician Medicare Reimbursements ,
Physicians ,
Proposed Rules ,
Public Comment ,
Reporting Requirements
- On May 1, 2020, the ONC Interoperability, Information Blocking, and Health IT Certification Program Final Rule and the CMS Interoperability and Patient Access Final Rule were published in the Federal Register, marking the...more
5/4/2020
/ Blocking Statutes ,
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) ,
Civil Monetary Penalty ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Data Blocking ,
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Final Rules ,
Health Care Providers ,
Health Information Technologies ,
Information Technology ,
OIG ,
ONC