I. Key Takeaways
- Federal enforcement under the Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act (EMTALA) may be changing after the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) rescinded guidance issued under the Biden...more
6/23/2025
/ Biden Administration ,
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) ,
Constitutional Challenges ,
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) ,
Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization ,
EMTALA ,
Health Care Providers ,
Healthcare ,
Healthcare Reform ,
Hospitals ,
Preemption ,
Reproductive Healthcare Issues ,
SCOTUS ,
Trump Administration
On February 18, 2025, the First Circuit Court of Appeals issued its decision in U.S. v. Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, ruling that the Anti-Kickback Statute (“AKS”) requires the government to prove that an AKS violation was the...more
On September 30, 2024, in U.S. ex rel. Zafirov v. Florida Medical Associates LLC, Judge Kathryn Mizelle in the Middle District of Florida dismissed a qui tam action under the False Claims Act (“FCA”) on the basis that the...more
10/3/2024
/ Appointments Clause ,
Article II ,
Dismissals ,
False Claims Act (FCA) ,
Florida ,
Fraud ,
Health Care Providers ,
Healthcare Fraud ,
Qui Tam ,
Relators ,
SCOTUS ,
Unconstitutional Condition ,
United States ex rel Polansky v Executive Health Resources Inc ,
Whistleblowers
On April 25, 2024, the attorneys general of 22 states issued a letter encouraging UnitedHealth Group and its subsidiary, Change Healthcare, to take additional steps to respond to a massively disruptive cyberattack. The broad,...more
5/6/2024
/ Antitrust Provisions ,
Consumer Protection Laws ,
Cyber Attacks ,
Cyber Crimes ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Breach ,
Data Protection ,
Enforcement ,
Health Care Providers ,
Health Information Technologies ,
Healthcare ,
Popular ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Senate Finance Committee ,
Sensitive Personal Information ,
State and Local Government ,
State Attorneys General