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Client Alert: Florida’s New Proposed “Data Breach Transparency Rule”

The Agency for Health Care Administration (AHCA) has proposed a new Florida Administrative Code Regulation (Rule) regarding "data breach transparency." The Rule will apply to the following...more

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CMS Issues FY 2026 Inpatient Rehabilitation Facility Prospective Payment System and Quality Reporting Program Final Rule

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On August 1, 2025, CMS issued a final rule updating the Medicare rates and policies applicable to inpatient rehabilitation facilities (IRFs) under the IRF Prospective Payment System (PPS) and the IRF Quality Reporting Program...more

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CMS Unveils 2026 Physician Fee Schedule Proposal: Key Changes Ahead

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On July 14, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released its proposed rule for the 2026 Physician Fee Schedule. As expected, there are several meaningful updates that providers, practices, and health systems...more

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Virginia Hospitals Must Comply with New Workplace Violence Reporting Requirements

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Effective July 1, hospitals and other healthcare institutions licensed in Virginia are required to establish a workplace violence reporting system to track, analyze and respond to incidents of workplace violence. Under the...more

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Qlarant, Novitas Audits Escalate as Medicare Skin Substitutes Spending Hits $1.6 Billion, CMS Seeks Evidence of Clinical...

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The wound care industry faces unprecedented scrutiny as Medicare Part B expenditures for skin substitutes exceeded $1.6 billion in the fourth quarter of 2023 alone. The spending surge has triggered a wave of skin substitute...more

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CA Senate amends AB 1415 to reinsert MSO reporting requirements

On June 27, 2025, the California Senate amended Assembly Bill (AB) 1415 to add back in a reporting requirement for management services organizations (MSOs) undergoing a sale of a material amount of assets or change of...more

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CMS Issues Updated Hospital Price Transparency Guidance and Related RFI

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The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released new Updated Hospital Price Transparency Guidance (Guidance) to “strengthen the Hospital Price Transparency requirements, requiring hospitals to post the actual...more

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Health Care Employers Get Ready: Virginia Mandates New Workplace Violence Incidents Reporting System Obligations

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Virginia Governor Youngkin signed House Bill 2269 and Senate Bill 1260 into law on March 24, 2025.  These identical bills amend Virginia Code § 32.1-127, which regulates medical care facilities and services. Effective July 1,...more

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Considerations Before Opting Out of Medicare

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In recent years, we have seen an emerging number of physicians and health care providers transitioning to concierge, direct-to-consumer practices. Many providers no longer want to deal with the hassles of billing insurance,...more

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CMS Issues Guidance and Requests Information to Promote Hospital Price Transparency Compliance and Enforcement Efforts

On May 22, 2025, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) took a series of actions to promote enhanced price transparency compliance by hospitals and identify challenges thereto, in order to inform future price...more

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NY Department of Health Provides Guidance Regarding Material Transactions Law

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Under the Material Transactions Law, certain health care entities involved in a transaction that increases gross, in-state revenue to at least $25 million must provide written notice of the transaction to the New York State...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

DEA Proposed Rule for Special Registrations for Telemedicine and Limited State Telemedicine Registrations

On January 17, 2025, the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) released the proposed rule, “Special Registrations for Telemedicine and Limited State Telemedicine Registrations.” The proposed rule marks a significant first...more

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Texas Bills Introduce New Requirements for Healthcare Transactions

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On February 12, 2025, the Texas House of Representatives introduced Texas House Bill 2747 (H.B. 2747), which requires healthcare entities to submit written notice to the Texas attorney general ninety days prior to a material...more

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CMS Extends Revalidation Deadline for Skilled Nursing Facilities to August 1, 2025

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In its April 17 MLN Newsletter, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) once again extended the deadline for skilled nursing facilities (SNF) to submit their off-cycle revalidation from May 1 to August 1, 2025....more

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SB 1451 Updates Some Requirements for 103 and 104 Nurse Practitioners

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Nurse practitioners who practice pursuant to Sections 2837.103 and 2837.104 of the California Business and Professions Code may practice independently, without standardized procedures, in certain settings....more

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Virginia Enacts Law Requiring Reporting of Workplace Violence in Hospitals

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Effective July 1, 2025, hospitals in Virginia will be required to establish a workplace violence incident reporting system pursuant to House Bill 2269. The system must “document, track, and analyze any incident of workplace...more

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NY Department of Health Issues Clarifying FAQs on Healthcare Transaction Notice Law

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Earlier this month, the New York State Department of Health (DOH) released its first formal guidance under Public Health Law (PHL) Article 45-A, the state’s recently enacted healthcare transaction notice law. Issued in the...more

Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP

Senate Bill 316: An Overview for North Carolina Hospitals

Earlier this week, Senate Bill 316 (the “Bill”) was filed in the North Carolina state legislature. The Bill covers a large swathe of healthcare-related issues, and the additional regulatory elements of the Bill would likely...more

McDermott Will & Schulte

California AB 2319 Expands Implicit Bias Training for Perinatal Care Providers

California legislators enacted Assembly Bill (AB) 2319 last fall in a landmark attempt to reduce racial and ethnic disparities in maternal and infant healthcare by addressing implicit bias in pregnancy, childbirth, and...more

Foley & Lardner LLP

Colorado: Proposed Expanded Medical Care Transaction Oversight - What Providers and Investors Need to Know

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On March 5, 2025, two Senators and one Representative introduced SB 25-198 (the Bill), designed to enhance transparency in transactions involving health care entities. The Bill seeks to impose notification and reporting...more

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2025 Picks Up Steam with Increased Scrutiny of Health Care Transactions and Corporate Structures

A new year brings about new legislation. Given the recent trend of health care transactions coming under increased scrutiny at the state level, EBG has released its map summarizing states that already have laws...more

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California Legislature Reconsiders Bills Scrutinizing Healthcare Investors

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Recently, the California Legislature introduced two bills that may impact private equity healthcare investments in the state, including formalizing corporate practice restrictions and requiring advance notice for certain...more

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Urgent Care Centers Must Now Comply With Pennsylvania Newborn Safe Haven Law

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Pennsylvania’s Safe Haven Law, also known as the Newborn Protection Act (the Act), allows parents to surrender their infants at hospitals, EMS providers and police stations without criminal liability, but for a few...more

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Corporate Transparency Act and FinCEN New Compliance Deadlines

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Medical practices, dental practices and other health care entities must again comply with the federal Corporate Transparency Act (“CTA”). The deadline for compliance is March 21, 2025....more

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The Corporate Transparency’s Act’s Impact on Medical Practices: Understanding Physicians’ Obligations Amid Recent Judicial and...

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Medical practices across the United States are grappling with new compliance obligations under the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA). This article addresses the CTA’s applicability to medical practices, its current legal...more

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