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Troutman Pepper Locke

Health Care Industry Under Attack for Independent Contractor Misclassification: July 2025 IC Legal News Update

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Unless you were in the health care industry, July 2025 was a relatively slow month for judicial developments in the law of independent contractor (IC) misclassification and compliance. Only two significant IC cases came to...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

What’s the Corporate Practice of Medicine?

Jeremy Sherer and Amy Joseph discuss: The state law doctrine and the policy behind it How it may impact your business structure Amy: Jeremy, a lot of our clients that come to us are founders who are new to healthcare. Can...more

DLA Piper

Paying for Direct Primary Care Arrangements With HSAs is Now Permitted – With Caveats

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While proposed frequently in Congress over the past few years, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) has succeeded in revising the rules governing health savings accounts (HSA) in key ways that allow them to be used to pay...more

Arnall Golden Gregory LLP

Healthcare Authority Newsletter - August 2025 #1

News Briefs - Senators Seek Enforcement of No Surprises Act Good-Faith Estimate - The Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions is asking Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and other...more

Roetzel & Andress

Planning for the Unexpected: How Unwind Agreements Help Medical Practices

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If your medical practice is considering joining a larger group or hospital, it’s important to ask: what if the new relationship doesn’t work out? In some situations, an unwind agreement can provide a path back to...more

Haynes Boone

Texas Noncompete Law for Physicians, Healthcare Workers Takes Effect September 2025

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As previously noted, a sweeping change to Texas noncompete law is coming Sept. 1, 2025, reshaping employment agreements for physicians and other healthcare practitioners. ...more

Alston & Bird

Tennessee’s HB 979: A Flexible Shift in Corporate Practice of Medicine for Hospital-Based Physicians

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Our Health Care Group examines the key provisions and implications of Tennessee’s new law that allows many of the state’s rural hospitals to directly employ hospital-based specialists....more

Warner Norcross + Judd

Federal Court Flags Stark and Anti-Kickback Risks in Physician Pay, Spotlights FCA Constitutional Questions on Appeal

On July 28, the federal district court in the Southern District of Ohio issued a pair of orders in related whistleblower cases under the False Claims Act (FCA): United States ex rel. Murphy v. TriHealth, Inc., et al., No....more

Polsinelli

Virtual Oversight, Real Impacts: “Incident-To” and Beyond in CMS’s CY 2026 PFS Proposed Rule

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Key Takeaways - CMS proposes to significantly expand the use of virtual direct supervision for incident-to services, removing prior limitations based on Professional Component (PC)/Technical Component (TC) indicators and...more

Roetzel & Andress

What’s in Your Operating Agreement? Legal Tips for Healthcare Providers

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This week on the HealthLawHotSpot, host Ericka Adler welcomes Roetzel shareholder Jonna Eimer to discuss the essential role of operating agreements in healthcare practices. Whether you're starting a new practice or reviewing...more

Bass, Berry & Sims PLC

Healthcare Trends & Transactions Q2 2025

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The healthcare mergers and acquisitions (M&A) market remained active in Q2 2025, with several sectors including physician practice management (PPM), clinical research, and digital health experiencing continued investment and...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Potential False Claims Act Liability for Providers of Gender-Affirming Care for Minors

On July 9, 2025, the U.S. Department of Justice (“DOJ”) announced it sent more than 20 subpoenas to physicians and clinics involved in providing gender-affirming care to minors, and that the subpoenas related to...more

Maynard Nexsen

Taking the Pulse, A Health Care and Life Sciences Video Podcast | Episode 244: The Future of Independent Physician Practices with...

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On episode 244, Lynnsey and Matthew are joined by Ray Waldrup, Co-Founder and CEO of The Leaders Rheum, a national network of leading rheumatology practices. Drawing on 3 decades of experience in healthcare leadership, Ray...more

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CMS Proposes Mandatory Two-Sided Risk Model for Specialists Treating Heart Failure and Low Back Pain

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On July 16, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) published a proposed rule for the Ambulatory Specialty Model (ASM), a mandatory, five-year alternative payment model for select specialists who regularly treat...more

Fisher Phillips

New Texas Bill Expands Limitations on Non-Competes for Healthcare Employers: What You Can Do to Prepare

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A new law in Texas will cause a seismic shift in the scope and enforceability of non-competes for healthcare professionals. SB1318, which takes effect on September 1, expands protections currently afforded only to physicians...more

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Texas Makes Changes to Requirements for Health Care Provider Noncompetes and Limits Confidentiality Agreements Related to Sexual...

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Noncompete Agreement Changes for Physicians and Other Health Care Professionals - Texas has long had a special set of provisions for physicians in the state statute governing covenants not to compete (Tex. Bus. & Com. Code...more

Roetzel & Andress

One Big Beautiful Bill: A Boon for Concierge Medicine

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President Trump’s signing of the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” on July 4, 2025, was a big win for concierge medicine practices, often called direct primary care (DPC). The new law allows favorable treatment for DPC...more

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Texas Senate Bill 1318: New Non-Compete Rules for Physicians, Dentists, Nurses & PAs

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On June 20, 2025, Texas enacted Senate Bill 1318, ushering in significant reforms to healthcare non-compete agreements. This legislation, which takes effect on September 1, 2025, reshapes how non-compete agreements can...more

DLA Piper

Proposed CY 2026 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Rule Signals Support for Digital Health Advancement

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On July 14, 2025, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) issued the calendar year (CY) 2026 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (MPFS) Proposed Rule (Proposed Rule). This client alert focuses on the proposed...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Pulse Check: How is Your California Practice Leveraging “103 NPs” – and Preparing for the Arrival of “104 NPs” in 2026?

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

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CMS’s CY 2026 Fee Schedule Proposal: MSSP Reforms Take Center Stage in Push Toward Value

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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

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

Can Companies Grant Equity to Physicians?

Amy Joseph shares advice on: How to navigate fraud & abuse laws Key questions to help your company structure a compensation arrangement...more

Polsinelli

CMS Proposes New Mandatory, Two-Sided Risk Model for Heart Failure and Low Back Pain

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Key Takeaways - CMS has proposed a mandatory two-sided risk model for specialists treating heart failure and low back pain in outpatient settings....more

Alston & Bird

Major Changes Coming to Health Care Noncompetes in Texas

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Our Health Care Group examines the new Texas law that restricts the use of noncompete clauses in physician and other health care practitioner employment contracts beginning September 1....more

Arnall Golden Gregory LLP

Healthcare Authority Newsletter - July 2025 #1

News Briefs - Visa Restrictions Impacting Hospitals Awaiting Foreign Residents - Some hospitals in the U.S. are without essential staff because international doctors who were set to start their medical training were delayed...more

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