The Massachusetts Senate proposed an amendment on Monday December 2, 2024, that would delay implementation and enforcement of the 2021 Patients First Act addressing health care cost transparency. Section 31 of the amendment...more
Although private equity (PE) sponsors have been active investors in the health care services industry for the last decade, PE-backed health care providers today constitute only 4% of the United States health market by...more
10/24/2024
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Session #1: State of the Healthcare Industry Effective Compliance Plans and Enforcement Trends -
In their discussion of compliance program effectiveness and enforcement, attorneys Kolarik and Waltz and Ms. Sumner...more
2/23/2023
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On July 5, 2022, the Commonwealth of Massachusetts re-extended the implementation and enforcement date for the “Patients First Act”, sometimes referred to as the Massachusetts No Surprises Act, to January 1, 2025. As...more
On June 7, 2022, after months of written warnings, the U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has levied its first fines nationwide on two affiliated Georgia hospitals for violations of CMS’ Hospital Price...more