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California Private Equity in Healthcare Legislation

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On August 31, the last day of its 2024 Legislative Session, the California Legislature approved Assembly Bill 3129 (Wood), which provides for notification to and review by the Attorney General of health care transactions...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Enhancing Patient Care and Business Strategies: Insights from Connect Healthcare Real Estate Conference

The Healthcare Real Estate team at Sheppard Mullin had the privilege of attending the Connect Healthcare Real Estate Conference in Newport Beach, California, on September 28, 2023. This event provided an invaluable...more

Health Care Compliance Association (HCCA)

[Webinar] Improving Research Compliance through Patient-Centric Approaches - November 30th, 12:00 pm - 1:30 pm CT

Learning objectives - Evaluate financial toxicity, its impact on patients, the organization, and compliance - Explore ways to prevent and reduce financial toxicity to address compliance risks - Demonstrate ways to improve...more

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Investing in Commercial-Stage Healthcare Companies in Canada: A Recap of BBHIC 2023

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The one-and-only Bloom Burton & Co. Healthcare Investor Conference (BBHIC) took place in Toronto last week. Investors and healthcare companies from around the world gathered to discuss the state of the market, meet one-on-one...more

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[Event] Value-Based Care Symposium 2023 - April 13th, Nashville, TN

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Live from Nashville, the epicenter of US healthcare, we’re convening the top healthcare innovators, policy shapers and dealmakers for a day focused on the most critical business and policy issues facing companies in the...more

K&L Gates LLP

Health Care Triage: New Data Available Under the Hospital Price Transparency Rule

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In this episode, Darlene Davis, Andrew Ruskin, and Lauren Norris Donahue review data that is now available in light of the hospital price transparency rule. They discuss the recent increase in compliance among hospitals,...more

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[Event] 2022 Hospitals & Health Systems Innovation Summit - October 20th, New York, NY

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Join us for our third annual Hospitals & Health Systems Innovation Summit and connect with C-suite executives, in-house counsel and other industry leaders as they share insights on how to innovate, collaborate and grow in a...more

Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt PC

Surprise Medical Bills in the Crosshairs:‎ Supreme Court Decision Places Additional Obligations on Health Care ‎Providers

On May 16, 2022, the Colorado Supreme Court issued an opinion that serves as a cautionary tale for health care providers hoping to bill patients at chargemaster rates. The court’s decision in French v. Centura Health turned...more

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP

Update on Federal and New Jersey Surprise Billing Legislation

The Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021, signed by President Trump on December 27, 2020, included within its over 5,900 pages the controversial and long-debated No Surprises Act (the Act), addressing surprise medical bills....more

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

CMS Proposes Basic Changes for Medicare Coverage, Including a New Reimbursement Pathway for FDA-designated Breakthrough Medical...

On August 31, 2020, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a proposed rule that, if finalized, would entail changes in Medicare coverage. (“Medicare Coverage of Innovative Technology (MCIT) and Definition...more

Baker Donelson

New FEMA Guidance on Eligible Medical Care Costs and Alternate Care Sites

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Building upon our prior Alerts summarizing the President's March 13 nationwide emergency declaration for the COVID-19 pandemic and subsequent state and territory specific Major Disaster Declarations, and information provided...more

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FTC Hosts ‘Health Check on COPAs: Assessing the Impact of Certificates of Public Advantage in Health Care Markets’

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On June 18, 2019, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) hosted a workshop to discuss and analyze the effects of Certificates of Public Advantage (COPAs) and Certificates of Need (CONs) on price and access to health care...more

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U.S. Departments of Health and Human Services, Treasury, and Labor Call to Eliminate Certificate of Need Laws

In a 119-page report titled “Reforming America’s Healthcare System through Choice and Competition,” issued on December 3, 2018, Secretaries Alex Azar (Health and Human Services), Steve Mnuchin (Treasury), and Alexander Acosta...more

Foley & Lardner LLP

Massachusetts Proposed Legislation to Curb Health Care Costs by Regulating Hospital Reimbursement Rates

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In a previous blog post, we began to dissect the new Massachusetts State Senate bill, “An Act Furthering Health Empowerment and Affordability by Leveraging Transformative Health Care,” and focused on a provision that would...more

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Will the Massachusetts Proposed Legislation on Hospital Outpatient Facility Fees Have a Nationwide Impact?

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In some states, including the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, “site neutrality” for outpatient hospital reimbursement is factoring into state-specific health reform and cost containment initiatives. This potentially goes...more

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COPN Reform Efforts Delayed

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Few legislative issues during the 2016 General Assembly have garnered more attention in the health care community than the efforts to reform Virginia’s Certificate of Public Need (“COPN”) process. Despite considerable effort...more

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Virginia’s Certificate of Need Laws May Stay, Fourth Circuit Says

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On January 21, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit upheld Virginia’s Certificate of Need (CON) laws, ruling that the scheme does not illegally discriminate against out-of-state health care providers. See Colon...more

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Healthcare Providers Face Increasing Financial Pressure and Bankruptcy Risk

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The health of the healthcare industry can be summarized as follows: as go federal reimbursement rates, so goes the financial viability of healthcare providers, whether hospitals, nursing homes or medical practices. These...more

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Rule Overhaul to Save Health Industry Up To $640 Million, Medicare Says

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On May 7, 2014, the U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a long-awaited final rule in response to President Obama’s Executive Order (EO) 13563, “Improving Regulation and Regulatory Review,” which set as...more

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FTC Victory in Idaho Hospital-Physician Acquisition Case Should be a Wake-Up Call for Future and Past Deals

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The ink is still drying on the Idaho federal district court’s order requiring St. Luke’s Health System (“St. Luke’s”) to unwind its acquisition of Saltzer Medical Group (“Saltzer”) – a for-profit, physician-owned,...more

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