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Virginia Hospital Indicted for Allegedly Turning a Blind Eye to Doctor’s Crimes

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In an unusual criminal prosecution, the Chesapeake Regional Medical Center (CRMC), a hospital in Chesapeake, Virginia, was indicted last week by a federal grand jury in Virginia for conspiring to defraud the United States and...more

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EnforceMintz — 2024’s Key False Claims Act Settlements Involving Hospitals and Health Systems: Continued Focus on Stark Law and...

In 2024, the Department of Justice (DOJ) resolved several noteworthy False Claims Act (FCA) cases against hospitals and health systems. In particular, DOJ obtained a number of large recoveries in cases where Stark Law and...more

Baker Donelson

Upcoming Deadline to Apply for Medicare-Funded Residency Positions

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Teaching hospitals training over their graduate medical education (GME) caps have limited opportunities to receive additional funding from Medicare. ...more

Husch Blackwell LLP

New Legislation Revises Massachusetts' Determination of Need Statute

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On January 8, 2025, Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey signed into law “An Act Enhancing the Health Care Market Review Process.” Part of this sweeping healthcare oversight law includes changes to the Determination of Need...more

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From Technology-Enabled Healthcare Solutions to Hospitals: Unveiling Key Trends in Healthcare Mergers and Acquisitions

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Ankura is pleased to present an overview of healthcare services transactions announced or closed during Q3 2024 in the United States. The total number of transactions decreased by 2.8 percent in the third quarter of 2024,...more

Ropes & Gray LLP

Massachusetts Passes Act Implementing Broad Oversight into For-Profit Investment in Health Care

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On January 8, 2025, Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey signed House Bill 5159, An Act Enhancing the Market Review Process (the “Act”) into law, effective April 8, 2025. The Act is a compromise redraft of the separate health...more

Husch Blackwell LLP

Forget the False Claims Act—How a Virginia Hospital Got Criminally Charged

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On January 8, 2025, a federal grand jury in Virginia returned an indictment against a hospital. This rare criminal event in healthcare alleges that Chesapeake Regional Medical Center conspired to defraud the United States and...more

Rivkin Radler LLP

[Webinar] 2025 Healthcare Mergers & Acquisitions- What To Expect; How To Prepare; Choosing The Right Deal - January 23rd, 12:00 pm...

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This year promises to see a significant increase in the volume of healthcare mergers, acquisitions and consolidations. On Thursday, January 23, Rivkin Radler’s first Health Law Executive Briefing, 2025 Healthcare Mergers &...more

Latham & Watkins LLP

Healthcare and Life Science Deals Attorneys Expect In 2025

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As the healthcare industry heads into 2025, deals attorneys are optimistic as they look to falling interest rates and a potentially more business-friendly administration set to enter the White House. Originally published...more

Maynard Nexsen

Taking the Pulse, A Health Care and Life Sciences Video Podcast | Episode 219: The Evolving Nursing Industry with Terry McDonnell...

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Ringing in the New Year, hosts Heather and Matthew welcome Terry McDonnell, SVP and Chief Nursing Executive for Duke University Health System. The group discusses leadership and developing the next generation of nurses,...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

New York Adopts Comprehensive Hospital Cybersecurity Requirements

Cyberattacks on healthcare organizations are on the rise, with the number of affected individuals nearly tripling between 2022 and 2024, according to data compiled by the Department of Health and Human Services Office for...more

Lowenstein Sandler LLP

In Trump’s Second Term, Healthcare Enforcement May Remain Business as Usual

Compared with other issues, healthcare enforcement during President-elect Donald Trump’s upcoming second term has received little attention. When he takes office again on January 20, should industry actors like pharmaceutical...more

McDermott Will & Emery

Healthcare Regulatory Check-Up Newsletter | November 2024 Recap

This issue of McDermott’s Healthcare Regulatory Check-Up highlights regulatory activity for November 2024. We discuss several US Department of Justice (DOJ) enforcement actions involving the False Claims Act (FCA) and the...more

Health Care Compliance Association (HCCA)

Emergency preparedness for FQHCs and RHCs, post-pandemic

On May 11, 2023, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) issued a news release on behalf of HHS Secretary Xavier Becerra, announcing the end of the COVID-19 public health emergency (PHE). The duration of the...more

Napoli Shkolnik

Maternal Deaths are Rising—and Maternity Wards are Closing Citing High Costs, Maternal Care is Increasingly Scarce in Rural...

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Seven million women of childbearing age currently reside in counties where there is no hospital-based obstetrics care, birthing center, OB-GYN, or certified nurse-midwife, The New York Times reported last month. Since 2015,...more

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In Staffing Push, Nurses Fight for Patients and Themselves

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In the years since enduring the front lines of the Covid pandemic, nurses have been increasingly vocal about the challenges they face in securing adequate working conditions—and the direct correlation between working...more

Tyson & Mendes LLP

Shining Light on Phantom Medical Bills–Lessons from Washington on Using Federal Hospital Price Transparency Rules to Fight Back

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How many of you reading this have had this experience: you get a settlement demand with hundreds of thousands of dollars in claimed hospital bills, but the actual amount owed by the claimant is redacted, or you are told by...more

Arnall Golden Gregory LLP

Healthcare Authority Newsletter - December 2024 #3

News Briefs - Lawmakers Strike Deal to Extend Expiring Healthcare Programs - Lawmakers reached a deal to extend expiring healthcare programs, lobbyists close to the issue said. The package is more robust than lobbyists...more

Holland & Knight LLP

Holland & Knight Health Dose: December 17, 2024

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Holland & Knight Health Dose is an in-depth weekly dose of legislative and regulatory insights to keep stakeholders abreast of happenings in Washington, D.C., impacting the health sector....more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Navigating Gainsharing Pitfalls in Value-Based Models

As the shift toward value-based care continues to transform the healthcare industry, hospitals and health systems are increasingly utilizing incentive-based physician compensation structures. Incentive-based compensation...more

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

Effective Care: California Left Behind as Other States Expand Hospital at Home Programs

Hospital at Home (“HaH”) programs received renewed interest during the COVID-19 pandemic as a way to relieve hospital capacity issues and allow patients to receive effective care outside of the traditional hospital setting....more

Venable LLP

Event in Review: Healthcare Services Licensure and Change of Ownership Issues

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Investment in the healthcare industry requires careful consideration, as it involves numerous distinct areas of the law. Venable's Private Equity Investment in Healthcare webinar series explores the unique issues and timely...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

6th Circuit: Hospital authorization forms were written contracts

On December 3, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit affirmed a district court ruling that a collection agency did not violate the FDCPA by collecting medical debts within the state’s statute of limitations. The...more

Dinsmore & Shohl LLP

New Ohio Law Tightens Mandatory Reporting Following Dr. Strauss Report

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Legislation signed by Ohio Governor Mike DeWine on December 20, 2024 will significantly expand mandatory reporting duties for professionals and facilities. These changes, and others from Ohio Substitute Senate Bill 109, not...more

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This Week in eDiscovery: Survey on eDiscovery Growth | ‘Tis the Season for CLEs & More

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This week’s post covers the period of December 15-20. Here’s what’s happening....more

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