False Claims Act Insights - An FCA Perspective on Artificial Intelligence in the Healthcare Industry
The State of Healthcare Enforcement
Taking the Pulse, A Health Care and Life Sciences Video Podcast | Episode 247: Reimagining Cell Therapy for Solid Tumors with Ming-Wei Chen and Fangheng Zhou of RephImmune
What’s in Your Operating Agreement? Legal Tips for Healthcare Providers
10 For 10: Top Compliance Stories For the Week Ending, July 26, 2025
Key Discovery Points: Don’t Get Caught with Your Hand in the Production Cookie Jar
Work this Way: An Employment Law Video Podcast | Episode 50: Creating a Competitive Advantage Through Employee Benefits with Connor Shaw of Gallagher
False Claims Act Insights - Will Recent Leadership Changes Lead to FCA Enforcement Policy Changes?
Podcast: Addressing Patient Complaints About Privacy Violations
Taking the Pulse, A Health Care and Life Sciences Video Podcast | Episode 236: Advocating for Accessible Diagnoses with Sydney Severance of Operation Upright
Podcast - Navigating the New Landscape of Private Equity in Healthcare
Taking the Pulse: A Health Care and Life Sciences Video Podcast | Episode 235: Revolutionizing Cancer Care with Eric Perrault of Kiyatec
Evolving AI Legislation: Federal Policies, Task Forces, and Proposed Laws — The Good Bot Podcast
CareYaya: A Revolutionary Approach to Elder Care
Taking the Pulse, A Health Care and Life Sciences Video Podcast | Episode 234: Life-Saving Collaboration in the Life Sciences Industry with John Crowley, President & CEO of BIO
False Claims Act Insights - Trump DOJ Sharpens Its Focus on Healthcare Fraud
Federal Court Strikes Down FDA Rule on LDTs - Thought Leaders in Health Law®
Breaking Down the Shifting Vaccine Policy Landscape – Diagnosing Health Care Video Podcast
Criminal Health Care Fraud Enforcement: Projections for 2025 and Beyond – Diagnosing Health Care Video Podcast
Healthcare Industry Segment-Specific Compliance Program Guidances (ICPGs)
Illinois has become one of the first states to formally regulate the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in therapy and psychotherapy services. Enacted Aug. 1, 2025, the Wellness and Oversight for Psychological Resources Act...more
The New York State Department of Health (the Department) adopted amendments to its Certificate of Need (CON) regulations at Part 710 of Title 10 of the New York Codes, Rules and Regulations (NYCRR) to update, modernize and...more
Below is Alston & Bird’s Health Care Week in Review, which provides a synopsis of the latest news in health care regulations, notices, and guidance; federal legislation and congressional committee action; reports, studies,...more
Key Takeaways: States are increasingly enacting and considering laws authorizing alternative licensing pathways for internationally-trained physicians to practice medicine in the United States....more
A new law in Florida, CS/CS/SB 1768, allows physicians to market and administer stem cell therapies that have not been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for orthopedic conditions, wound care and pain...more
At the very top of Fisher-Titus Medical Center’s website is a link to the Change Healthcare HIPAA notice informing visitors of the last day to register for credit monitoring related to the world’s largest breach, which...more
Oregon’s Hospital Staffing Law has enjoyed no lack of coverage (and commentary) in the last year. The Oregon Health Authority (OHA) has posted numerous guidance documents, FAQs, video shorts, and recorded webinars to bring...more
Earlier this year, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) confirmed that, effective January 1, 2025, CMS will pay for acute kidney injury (AKI) renal dialysis treatments at-home at the daily rate based on...more
New CMS program, WISeR, will leverage third parties to screen prior authorization requests using technologically enhanced processes....more
In July 2024, New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy signed the Louisa Carman Medical Debt Relief Act into law (the Act). The Act protects patients from certain medical debt collection actions and contains several restrictions on...more
As some studies estimate that nearly 23% of the adult population lives with a mental illness, the integration of artificial intelligence (AI) into mental health care has transformative potential in terms of accessibility,...more
Per Autism Speaks’ “Autism by the Numbers: 2025 Annual Report” (see autismspeaks.org/ABN, last visited July 20, 2025), currently one in 35 children in the United States has autism....more
Dental service organizations (DSOs) enable dental practices and their providers to focus on patient care while outsourcing administrative, billing, and other non-clinical functions. As private equity interest in healthcare...more
As government scrutiny of the healthcare industry intensifies, enforcement agencies are casting wider nets to recover funds based on narrowly interpreted violations. This puts not only healthcare providers but also those...more
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
Following Sheppard Mullin’s recent webinar on Health Equity Impact Assessments (HEIAs), one thing is clear: providers and investors cannot afford to treat equity requirements as an afterthought in the Certificate of Need...more
Overview of Key Changes and Immediate Impacts - Key Policy Shift: Section 330 Grants now treated as a “Federal Public Benefit” - The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) now classifies the Health Center Program...more
Earlier this month, the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas approved a consent judgment vacating the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s (CFPB) Medical Debt Rule. The decision holds that the CFPB...more
Nearly three years ago, the passage of California Bill AB 890, effective January 1, 2023, set in motion a future pathway for qualified nurse practitioners (“NPs”) to practice independently under a new category of licensure....more
On July 14, 2025, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) released the 2026 calendar year (CY 2026) Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (Proposed Rule). Among the many changes proposed, the Proposed Rule includes...more
On July 14, 2025, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (“CMS”) released the proposed rule for the Calendar Year (“CY”) 2026 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (“PFS”), formally titled CMS-1832-P....more
In June 2025, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General (OIG) announced a new item in its Work Plan: “Medicare Payments for Clinical Diagnostic Laboratory Tests in 2024.” This annual review,...more
Key Takeaways - CMS has proposed a mandatory two-sided risk model for specialists treating heart failure and low back pain in outpatient settings....more
CMS Releases Proposed Rule for 2026 ESRD PPS - As the nephrology organization representing the specialty on socioeconomic and physician practice issues, the Renal Physicians Association analyzes and disseminates...more
Executive Summary: On July 10, 2025, Indiana Medicaid issued guidance to providers of attendant care and structured family caregiver services requiring providers to pass through a specific percentage of their Medicaid...more