Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro recently announced that, effective July 7, 2025, Pennsylvania will commence full participation in three interstate health care licensure compacts: the Interstate Medical Licensure Compact,...more
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On April 3-4, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a number of proposed rules that would materially impact reimbursement rates for skilled nursing facilities (SNFs), inpatient psychiatric facilities (IPFs)...more
On January 5, 2023, the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) issued a proposed rule that would prohibit nearly all non-compete clauses between employers and workers going forward and would also require employers to promptly...more
Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf signed House Bill 1630 (P. L. Act 98 of 2022) into law on Oct. 28, 2022, which, among other things, made permanent the relaxation of regulatory requirements regarding telehealth behavioral...more
Dr. Vivek Murthy, the U.S. Surgeon General, recently issued an advisory regarding the current health worker burnout crisis, which has resulted in a significant number of resignations and staffing shortages. The advisory...more