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Pennsylvania Legislature Revives Bill Scrutinizing Health Care Transactions

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Throughout the country, state governments have been introducing bills which grant state authorities the ability to closely scrutinize health care transactions – specifically, with an eye toward those involving private equity....more

Mintz - Health Care Viewpoints

California’s Office of Health Care Affordability – First Ever Cost and Market Impact Review and Potential Expansion of Office’s...

Since April 2024, the California Department of Health Care Access and Information (HCAI), Office of Health Care Affordability (OHCA) has received twenty-six Material Change Transaction Notices (Notices) as part of its...more

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California’s Office of Health Care Affordability (“OHCA”) Initiates First Cost and Market Impact Review (“CMIR”)

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On June 6, 2025, the California Office of Health Care Affordability (“OHCA”) issued its first determination to conduct a Cost and Market Impact Review (“CMIR”) under its health care oversight law. This CMIR will involve...more

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California-Based Healthcare Transaction Subjected to OHCA's First Cost and Market Review

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On June 23, 2025, California’s Office of Health Care Affordability (OHCA) issued a determination that a transaction submitted by Covenant Care California, LLC and its subsidiaries under the Material Change Transaction Notice...more

Pullman & Comley - Connecticut Health Law

Three Bills Affecting Health Care Transactions That Will Not Be Signed into Law This Year

Members of the health care community may recall that the 2025 legislative session of the Connecticut General Assembly started out with Governor Lamont signing into law an emergency certificate of need (CON) process for...more

Tucker Arensberg, P.C.

Oregon Legislature Passes Nation's Strictest Restrictions on the Corporate Practice of Medicine

Oregon is on the verge of passing a bill that would block private-equity ownership in healthcare practices. If passed, this measure would be the strictest ban on the corporate practice of medicine in the nation....more

Epstein Becker & Green

Oregon SB 951, Regulating the Corporate Practice of Medicine, Awaits Governor’s Signature

SB 951, which bolsters existing Oregon law prohibiting the corporate practice of medicine (CPOM), passed the state House of Representatives on May 28 and now awaits the signature of Governor Tina Kotek....more

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Podcast - Navigating the New Landscape of Private Equity in Healthcare

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In this episode of "Counsel That Cares," Arjan Peters from Capstone moderates a conversation with his colleague Grace Totman, Holland & Knight healthcare attorney John Saran and Association for Responsible Healthcare...more

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Indiana Enacts Legislation Affecting Health Care Transactions and Imposing Ownership Reporting Requirements

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On May 6, 2025, Indiana Governor Mike Braun signed Indiana HB 1666 into law. This new law grants Indiana’s attorney general authority to investigate market concentration of health care entities, modifies existing requirements...more

McDermott Will & Schulte

California Amends AB 1415, Bill That Expands OHCA’s Healthcare Transaction Review Authority

The California Assembly amended Assembly Bill (AB) 1415 on April 24, 2025. The bill aims to bring healthcare investments by private equity groups and hedge funds more fully into the scope of the California Office of Health...more

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State Attorneys General Increasing Oversight and Focus on Private Equity in Health Care Industry

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State attorneys general ("AGs") have long had unique police powers over a variety of health care providers in their states. Recently, AGs in several states have used this authority to scrutinize consolidation and corporate...more

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Q2 2025 Update on State Efforts to Regulate Healthcare Consolidation

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New state healthcare transaction reporting and corporate practice of medicine (CPOM) laws faced significant headwinds in 2024 with increased opposition by state legislators and advocacy participation by industry stakeholders....more

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Massachusetts: Expansion of Oversight Authority — New Notice of Material Change Form for Health Care Transactions

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The Massachusetts Health Policy Commission (the HPC), an independent state agency that works to improve affordability of health care for residents of the Commonwealth, released Advance Guidance (before finalization of new...more

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New York State Department of Health Issues Long-Awaited Guidance on Material Transactions Law

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The New York State Department of Health (DOH) has published a set of Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) to provide guidance on the "Disclosure of Material Transactions" law that took effect on Aug. 1, 2023. Pursuant to Article...more

Alston & Bird

California Legislature Introduces Two Bills Regulating Private Equity in Health Care

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Our Health Care Group breaks down two California bills (SB 351 and AB 1415) that would regulate private equity’s and hedge funds’ roles in managing health care and dental practices....more

McDermott Will & Schulte

SB 1998 Would Add Consent Requirement for PE, Hedge Fund Healthcare Transactions in Illinois

On February 6, 2025, the Illinois state legislature introduced Senate Bill (SB) 1998, aiming to implement an additional layer of scrutiny to covered transactions that are financed by private equity groups or hedge funds. The...more

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Massachusetts Enacts Largest Health Care Transactions and Financial Oversight Legislation In a Decade, Private Investors and...

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Health care sector stakeholders take notice: On January 8, 2025, Massachusetts Governor Healy signed sweeping new health care legislation with transactional, financial, and ongoing operational compliance ramifications for...more

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Federal Agencies Express Concerns About Health Care Market Consolidation and Role of Private Equity

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On January 15, 2025, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Department of Justice (DOJ), and Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) released a joint report continuing their collaborative initiative to address...more

Epstein Becker & Green

Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey Signs into Law a Sweeping Health Care Market Oversight Bill

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On January 8, 2025, Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey signed into law House Bill No. 5159, “An Act enhancing the health care market review process” (“H. 5159”), which was passed by the Massachusetts legislature in the last...more

Bodman

The Rise of State-Required Health Care Transaction Notices

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Although they are currently still in the minority, a growing number of states are enacting or proposing legislation that requires applicable parties to provide notice of pending health care transactions....more

DLA Piper

California Governor Vetoes Further Legislative Efforts to Restrict Healthcare Investments and Management Relationships

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On September 28, 2024, California Governor Gavin Newsom vetoed AB 3129, which would have required qualifying private equity groups, hedge funds, and any associated portfolio companies to notify and obtain written consent from...more

Alston & Bird

One Step Back and One Step Forward for Health Care Deals in California

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Private equity groups looking to invest in California’s health care industry breathed a sigh of relief when the governor vetoed California’s AB 3129. Our Health Care Group explains why health care transactions in the state...more

Arnall Golden Gregory LLP

California Bill Would Increase Scrutiny on Private Equity Healthcare Transactions

The California Legislature recently passed Assembly Bill 3129 (“AB 3129” or the “Bill”), which, if signed by California Governor Gavin Newsom, would increase oversight of healthcare entity transactions involving private...more

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California Private Equity in Healthcare Legislation

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On August 31, the last day of its 2024 Legislative Session, the California Legislature approved Assembly Bill 3129 (Wood), which provides for notification to and review by the Attorney General of health care transactions...more

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Ramping Up: Antitrust Enforcement in Health Care

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Originally published in Healthcare Michigan, Volume 41, No. 6 - It has been a rapid-fire start to 2024 with antitrust enforcers within the Biden administration ramping up regulatory scrutiny across the U.S.—and health care is...more

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