Over the past 3 years, as chronicled in several Proskauer alerts, an increasing number of states have sought to regulate physician practice management (“PPM”) and private equity transactions in the health care sector,...more
On May 21, 2025, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (“CMS”) announced a significant expansion of its auditing efforts with respect to Medicare Advantage (“MA”) plans....more
On May 15, 2025, the New York State Department of Health (“DOH”) announced the launch of the electronic Material Transaction Reporting Form for health care transactions (“Electronic Form”). To assist reporting entities in...more
5/23/2025
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Disclosure Requirements ,
Financial Statements ,
Government Agencies ,
Health Care Providers ,
Healthcare ,
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Mergers ,
New York ,
Reporting Requirements ,
State Health Departments
Nearly two years ago, and as previously discussed in a Proskauer alert, New York enacted Public Health Law Article 45-A (the “Material Transactions Law”), which requires reporting of certain material health care transactions....more
4/9/2025
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Health Insurance ,
Healthcare ,
Healthcare Facilities ,
Hospitals ,
Mergers ,
New Guidance ,
New York ,
Physicians ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Threshold Requirements
On January 8, 2025, Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey signed into law House Bill 5159 (the “Bill”). The Bill grants the state new regulatory powers to oversee and review health care transactions involving private equity...more
2/3/2025
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Commercial Bankruptcy ,
Compliance ,
False Claims Act (FCA) ,
Healthcare ,
Investors ,
Liability ,
Material Change Doctrine ,
Mergers ,
Penalties ,
Private Equity ,
Proposed Legislation ,
Real Estate Investments ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
REIT
As described in our blog post last year, an increasing number of states across the country are seeking to regulate physician practice management (“PPM”) and private equity transactions in the health care sector. As part of...more
The onset of the COVID-19 public health emergency (“PHE”) led to a surge in the use of telehealth by health care providers. In addition, the PHE fueled a boom in the number of direct-to-consumer (“DTC”) telehealth platforms,...more
6/2/2022
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Digital Health ,
Health Care Providers ,
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) ,
Healthcare ,
Infectious Diseases ,
Patient Access ,
Public Health Emergency ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Relief Measures ,
Telehealth ,
Telemedicine
The 21st Century Cures Act directed the National Coordinator to “develop or support a trusted exchange framework, including a common agreement among health information networks nationally.” Fulfilling that mandate, the Office...more
On November 2, 2015, President Obama signed into law H.R. 1314, the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015 (the "Act"), which significantly changes Medicare reimbursement for off-campus hospital services. The Act, which Congress...more
11/5/2015
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Congressional Budget Office ,
Federal Budget ,
Health Care Providers ,
Healthcare ,
Hospitals ,
Medicare ,
New Legislation ,
OPPS ,
Physician Fee Schedule ,
Reimbursements