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Taking the Pulse, A Health Care and Life Sciences Video Podcast | Episode 220: Healthcare Regulation Under the Trump Administration with Bob Coble of Maynard Nexsen
Health Policy Update: Impact of the 2024 U.S. Elections – Diagnosing Health Care
Taking the Pulse, A Health Care and Life Sciences Video Podcast | Episode 206: Supporting Patient Care with Darra Coleman of Prisma Health
Taking the Pulse, A Health Care and Life Sciences Video Podcast | Episode 196: Regulation Trends in Healthcare and Certificate of Need with Rebecca Thornhill of Maynard Nexsen
A Fond Farewell: Musings on the End of the Medicare Advantage Hospice Carve-In Demonstration
Video: Braidwood v. Becerra – Challenging the Affordable Care Act’s Preventive Services Coverage Provision – Thought Leaders in Health Law
Taking the Pulse, A Health Care and Life Sciences Video Podcast | Episode 178: Life Sciences Industry Impact with Bob Coughlin, JLL Director and Former MassBio CEO
Taking the Pulse, A Health Care and Life Sciences Video Podcast | Episode 175: Healthcare Inequity with Kim Smith, Healthcare Advocate and Founder of Health Evolve Technologies
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New York State’s Medicaid Homecare program pays for in-home personal care services. New York’s program has long been the best in the country. One underlying policy behind the program was that people should have every...more
With President Trump’s July 4th signing of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (“OBBBA,”) Federal reconciliation package into law, we will see massive shifts – some near-term, and others over time – in the administration of and...more
Last month, New York State began a formal review of its Certificate of Need (CON) process for nursing homes, launching a timely conversation about how best to align regulatory oversight with evolving system needs. A new...more
On June 25, 2025, Connecticut Governor Ned Lamont signed into law Public Act No. 25-96, “An Act Concerning the Department of Public Health’s Recommendations Regarding Various Revisions to the Public Health Statutes” (the...more
News Briefs - Federal Judge Rejects Nursing Home RN Staffing Mandate - A federal judge has struck down the federal nursing home staffing mandate's demands that a registered nurse be on duty 24/7 every day of the year, as well...more
I. Certificate of Need Program - A. AL2024-031, Springhill Hospital, Inc. d/b/a Springhill Medical Center, Mobile County, AL: Proposes to add twenty (20) inpatient rehabilitation beds to an existing eighteen (18) bed...more
Even as long-term care providers celebrate a proposed 10-year moratorium on the nursing home staffing mandate[1], they are sounding the alarm over major Medicaid cuts included in the House-passed budget reconciliation bill...more
Assisted Living and the Law, hosted by Troutman Pepper Locke attorneys Cal Stein and Emma Trivax, offers timely insights and practical advice on navigating the complex and evolving legal landscape of the long-term care...more
News Briefs - States, D.C., File Lawsuit to Block Trump's HHS Restructuring - A coalition of 20 attorneys general is suing to block what they say is the Trump administration's "dangerous dismantling" of the federal health...more
Nurses make up the largest section of the healthcare profession and spend more time with patients than any other care team member. During the COVID-19 pandemic, many people learned the incredible impact hospital nurses have...more
News Briefs - High Court to Hear Case Challenging ACA Free Preventive Care - The Supreme Court is set to hear arguments in a case challenging a provision of the Affordable Care Act that requires private insurers to cover...more
I. II. Certificate of Need Program - A. AL2024-025, 211-213 Ana Drive Operations, LLC d/b/a Hilltop at Glenwood II, Lauderdale County, AL: Proposes to convert sixteen (16) existing assisted living facility (ALF) beds into...more
Skilled nursing facilities (SNFs) historically have been required to disclose ownership and managerial control information as part of their Medicare enrollment. However, these requirements were significantly expanded to...more
Many individuals do not think about how the Medicaid program affects older adults. Rather, Medicare and Social Security are at the top of the list. While these programs support seniors, Medicaid also plays a crucial role,...more
Stemming from concerns raised during the COVID pandemic, the Ohio General Assembly recently passed House Bill 236, dubbed the “Never Alone Act,” (“Act”) which became effective March 20, 2025. The law requires a wide range of...more
Last month, House Republicans introduced a budget resolution that would drastically cut funding for social welfare programs such as Medicaid and the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (“SNAP”) if passed. Unfortunately,...more
The US Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General’s (OIG’s) release of Nursing Facility Industry Segment-Specific Compliance Program Guidance (ICPG) for the first time since 2008 reemphasizes the...more
The 2024 legislative session of the Connecticut General Assembly produced a number of new statutory provisions impacting the operations of hospitals, physician groups and other health care providers. To alert the health care...more
Welcome to our second issue of The Health Record - our healthcare law insights e-newsletter! SCOTUS Agrees to Review Medicare DSH Payments Case - “The suit, Advocate Christ Medical Center v. Becerra, was originally filed in...more
A Quiet Healthcare Week on Capitol Hill. Congress was largely in recess this week, although the Senate returned briefly to complete consideration of a long-awaited foreign aid bill. Both chambers will return to session the...more
The upcoming election, and the approaching end of the President’s four-year term, introduce additional dynamics into the agencies’ rulemaking process and even the guidance process. From now through the November election, the...more
In a long-awaited and controversial Final Rule posted on April 22, 2024, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) adopted new federal minimum staffing requirements that will require long-term care facilities to...more
On February 28, 2022, the Biden-Harris administration announced initiatives designed to improve care and accountability at skilled nursing facilities (SNF). Since that announcement, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid...more
Connecticut Governor Ned Lamont recently signed two important pieces of legislation that affect hospitals and certain Medicaid providers and programs. First, Public Act No. 23-39, “An Act Requiring Discharge Standards...more
This issue of McDermott’s Healthcare Regulatory Check-Up highlights significant regulatory activity for May 2023. We discuss several criminal and civil enforcement actions that involve violations of the False Claims Act (FCA)...more