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CMS Rescinds EMTALA Abortion Guidance Amid Ongoing Legal Conflicts

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The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) recently published a press release rescinding its June 2022 guidance concerning hospitals’ obligations to pregnant women under the Emergency Medical Treatment & Labor Act...more

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Trump Administration Rescinds Biden Administration's EMTALA Preemption Guidance

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On June 3, 2025, the Trump Administration announced that it rescinded the Biden Administration’s guidance issued on July 11, 2022. The Biden Administration’s guidance advises hospital providers that, under the federal...more

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In Surprise Move, DHHS Appeals District Court Decision to Strike Down Long Term Care Staffing Mandates

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On April 7, 2025, U.S. District Judge Matthew J. Kacsmaryk of the Northern District of Texas struck down the Biden administration’s final rule related to federally imposed minimum staffing requirements for long term care...more

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Texas Court Strikes Down Key Portions of Biden-Era Rule Imposing Minimum Nurse Staffing Requirements at Nursing Homes

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On April 7, 2025, Judge Matthew Kacsmaryk of the Northern District of Texas vacated two provisions of a major 2024 CMS nurse staffing regulation requiring nursing homes to have an RN on site 24 hours a day, 7 days per week...more

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Nursing Home Industry Cheers While Also Signaling a Continuing Need for Workforce Solutions

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When the Biden administration issued its final rule related to federally imposed minimum staffing requirements for long-term care facilities (“Final Rule”) on April 22, 2024, it sought to mandate minimum levels of nursing...more

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Executive Actions Impact Federally Funded Research: What Institutions Should Do Now – Diagnosing Health Care Video Podcast

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From removing diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives to suspending foreign aid and canceling federal funding, it is clear that the current administration is drastically changing the landscape of government-funded...more

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AGG Talks: Home Health & Hospice Podcast - Episode 10: Anti-Kickback Compliance for Hospice and Skilled Nursing Providers

In this episode, AGG Healthcare attorneys Bill Dombi and Jason Bring discuss recent OIG guidance on hospice and skilled nursing facility relationships, focusing on anti-kickback risks and fraud concerns. They cover key issues...more

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Biden’s 11th-Hour Ethylene Oxide Decision Continues the Environmental Protection Agency’s Expansion Into Occupational Safety

On January 14, 2025, the Biden administration’s U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) posted a last-minute “interim” decision in the Federal Register for its review of ethylene oxide (EtO) under the Federal Insecticide,...more

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Safeguarding Health Information: Takeaways from HHS and NIST 2024 HIPAA Security Conference

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President Ronald Reagan famously quipped, "I think you all know that I've always felt that the nine most terrifying words in the English language are: I'm from the Government, and I'm here to help."1 At an Oct. 23-24, 2024,...more

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HHS Healthcare Sector Cybersecurity

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The healthcare sector is particularly vulnerable to cybersecurity risks and the stakes for patient care and safety are particularly high. Healthcare facilities are attractive targets for cyber criminals in light of their...more

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Navigating Healthcare Antitrust in the Biden Era

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It’s no secret that Democrats are traditionally trustbusters, but the Biden Administration is taking things to a whole new level, bringing novel—and arguably weak—cases that nonetheless slow or block tie-ups among healthcare...more

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[Webinar] Healthcare M&A and New FTC and DOJ Merger Guidelines: What’s Next for Your Transactions? - August 9th, 12:30 pm - 1:30...

The FTC and DOJ’s proposed revised merger guidelines signal the Biden administration’s continued aggressive antitrust enforcement stance even as healthcare industry participants continue to seek to overcome the effects of...more

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Holland & Knight Health Dose: June 6, 2023

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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

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CMS Withdraws COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate

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In conjunction with the Biden administration’s declaration that the COVID-19 national public health emergency ended effective May 11, 2023, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) announced it would “soon end”...more

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CMS Withdraws COVID-19 Vaccination Mandate, Enhances Focus on Quality Measures

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Following the May 1 White House announcement that the federal government would wind down certain remaining COVID-19 vaccination requirements, on May 31, 2023, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a final...more

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Feds to End COVID-⁠19 Vaccination Requirements for Federal Employees, Contractors, International Travelers, Head Start Educators,...

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On May 1, 2023, the Biden administration announced it will end the COVID-19 vaccine requirements for federal employees, federal contractors, and international air travelers at the end of the day on May 11, 2023, the same day...more

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Stay Flexible: Healthcare Providers Face Changes with the End of the Federal Public Health Emergency

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Over the past three years, the federal Public Health Emergency (PHE) declared in response to the COVID-19 pandemic facilitated the dismantling of various legal and regulatory barriers to obtaining healthcare in a time of...more

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Biden Administration Takes Steps to Reinforce Nursing Home Safeguards

In connection with the Biden-Harris administration’s stated goals of improving safety, transparency, accountability and quality in nursing homes, the US Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) have announced new...more

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President Biden Announces the End of the COVID-19 Emergencies: The Health Care Industry Has Less Than Four Months to Prepare

After multiple extensions over the past three years, on Monday, January 30, 2023, President Biden announced that the COVID-19 national emergency and public health emergency (“PHE”) will officially end on May 11, 2023....more

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Summary of Health Care Provisions in the Inflation Reduction Act

After more than a year of negotiations, the House and Senate Democrats have advanced some of President Joe Biden’s highest policy priorities. The landmark legislation, entitled the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (IRA), makes...more

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Update on COVID-19 Vaccination Accommodations Under Title VII

Earlier this year, the United States Supreme Court in Biden v. Missouri, 595 U. S. ____ (2022) provided clarity for hospitals and healthcare facilities when it preliminarily upheld a vaccine mandate for health care workers...more

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Medicare Boosts Payments for Hospices, Rehab Facilities and Psychiatric Facilities

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The Biden administration recently released three final rules that provide for an aggregate $1.19 billion increase in Medicare payments in fiscal year 2023 for hospices, rehabilitation facilities, and psychiatric facilities. ...more

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The Top 18 Workplace Law Stories from March 2022

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It’s hard to keep up with all the recent changes to labor and employment law. While the law always seems to evolve at a rapid pace, there have been an unprecedented number of changes for the past few years—and this past month...more

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#WorkforceWednesday: Independent Contractor Rule Reinstated, OFCCP Targets Pay Equity Audits, OSHA Focuses on Health Care...

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This week, we look at a range of developments shifting the enforcement approach across federal agencies and how employers can comply with these shifts. Texas Court Reinstates DOL Independent Contractor Rule A district...more

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The Joint Commission Announces COVID Vaccine Surveys Have Begun

In a February 14, 2022, press release, The Joint Commission (Joint Commission) announced that it began surveying affected facilities for compliance with the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) interim final rule...more

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