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AI in healthcare: Legal and ethical considerations in this new frontier

A&O Shearman on 7/30/2025

Can human beings cure all diseases in our lifetime? For centuries, humanity has strived to cure diseases. With the advent of Artificial Intelligence (AI), the dream of a disease-free world seems more attainable than ever...more

Healthcare Trends & Transactions Q2 2025

Bass, Berry & Sims PLC on 7/30/2025

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

DOJ and HHS Relaunch False Claims Act Working Group, Sharpen Healthcare Enforcement Priorities

White & Case LLP on 7/21/2025

On July 2, 2025, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) jointly announced the reestablishment of the DOJ-HHS False Claims Act (FCA) Working Group. While the two agencies...more

The Health Record - Healthcare Law Insights, V 2, Issue 7, July 2025

Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC on 7/10/2025

Welcome to our seventh issue of 2025 of The Health Record -- our healthcare law insights e-newsletter. In this edition, we look at the so called “One, Big, Beautiful Bill Act” and its impacts on Medicaid and healthcare, the...more

Health Headlines: May 2025

Goodwin on 5/30/2025

On May 14, 2025, Pennsylvania State Sen. Tim Kearney and State Rep. Lisa Borowski introduced legislation addressing private equity and corporate interests in healthcare. Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro is touting the companion...more

Life Science Private Equity Risk

White & Case LLP on 5/6/2025

Private Equity focused on investment and operations within the Life Science industry faces significant compliance, operational and business risk due to the heavily regulated nature of the investment targets and portfolio...more

New German government: Key plans for the Life Sciences and Healthcare sector

A&O Shearman on 4/29/2025

Following the election in February, the party leaderships of CDU, CSU and SPD have agreed on a coalition agreement titled “Responsibility for Germany”. The 146-page document also sets out aspects regarding the healthcare and...more

Executive Orders and Policy Updates

Jones Day on 4/3/2025

Since President Trump's inauguration, the Trump administration has issued a number of executive orders and policy actions with potential impacts for the life sciences industry. Notable actions include rescinding Biden-era...more

What to Expect in Consumer Protection in the New Administration

Zuckerman Spaeder LLP on 3/27/2025

At the 2025 American Bar Association (“ABA”) White Collar Crime Institute in Miami, industry veterans forecasted the new Trump Administration’s white collar objectives by examining trends during the first Trump presidency. In...more

OIG Nursing Facility Compliance Program Guidance: Renewed Focus on Fraud and Abuse

McDermott Will & Schulte on 3/12/2025

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

Trump Administration’s Proposed Health Care Cuts Pose Risks to Distressed Providers

Fox Rothschild LLP on 2/19/2025

Last week, the Trump administration and Congress proposed spending cuts that if enacted are likely to affect federally funded health insurance programs such as Medicaid and the Affordable Care Act (ACA). These cuts could...more

Under RFK Jr., US Health Policy and FDA Operations May See Major Shifts

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP on 2/13/2025

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. (RFK Jr.) has been confirmed by the Senate as secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). In this capacity, RFK Jr. will oversee 13 agencies that are critical to U.S. health policy,...more

Changing Affairs: VA Expects Change During Trump Administration

Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck on 1/20/2025

With President-elect Donald Trump’s victory in the November elections, the former and next occupant of the White House is expected to shake up “business as usual” in Washington. The president’s plans include the Department of...more

Congress Extends Telehealth Flexibilities for Two More Years

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP on 12/19/2024

With only two weeks remaining in the year, Congress is considering a government funding deal (the “Further Continuing Appropriations and Disaster Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2025” or the “Bill”) that includes a...more

Just Say No! HIPAA and Requests for Reproductive Health Information

Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease LLP on 11/1/2024

On April 22, 2024, the Office of Civil Rights issued a Final Rule titled HIPAA Privacy Rule to Support Reproductive Health Care Privacy (2024 Final Privacy Rule). Originally Published by the American Bar Association....more

CMS Proposes New CoP for Obstetrical Services: With Great Power Comes Great Responsibility

McDermott+ on 7/25/2024

In case you need a reminder given everything going on in Washington, DC, the Calendar Year (CY) 2025 Physician Fee Schedule (PFS) and CY 2025 Outpatient Prospective Payment System (OPPS) proposed regs were released a couple...more

Regs, Regs and More Regs: The Biden Administration Releases Spring 2024 Unified Agenda

McDermott+ on 7/11/2024

We are in the midst of a storm of regulations that are being released by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) and the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), including the Calendar Year (CY) 2025...more

The Health Record - Health Law Insights, Issue 2, June 2024

Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC on 6/21/2024

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

McDermottPlus Check-Up: June 21, 2024

McDermott+ on 6/21/2024

Senate Finance Committee Holds Hearing on Disability Benefits. The hearing discussed ways to improve work incentives for those on Social Security disability programs. Senators and witnesses noted that there are currently...more

The Health Record - Healthcare Law Insights, Issue 1, May 2024

Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC on 5/21/2024

Welcome to our inaugural issue of The Health Record - our healthcare law insights e-newsletter! As such, we wanted to pull together our insights and pass them along to you. Our goal is to create a publication that is...more

Recent Healthcare-Related Artificial Intelligence Developments

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP on 2/27/2024

AI is here to stay. The development and use of artificial intelligence (“AI”) is rapidly growing in the healthcare landscape with no signs of slowing down. From a governmental perspective, many federal agencies are embracing...more

Hospital Settles CMP Case Over Free APPs; 'Bona Fide' Use Shouldn't Inspire Fear, Lawyer Says

Health Care Compliance Association (HCCA) on 1/31/2024

In a case that may hit a raw compliance nerve, Ascension Macomb Oakland Hospital in Michigan has agreed to pay $100,000 in a settlement with the HHS Office of Inspector General (OIG) over free services provided to certain...more

HHS Releases Cybersecurity Performance Goals for Healthcare Organizations

Bass, Berry & Sims PLC on 1/30/2024

In response to the number of successful, large-scale ransomware attacks affecting healthcare organizations nearly tripling since 2018, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has released guidance outlining its...more

Day 2 Notes from the 42nd Annual J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP on 1/10/2024

Sustainability of our healthcare system was an interesting topic at Day 2 of the 42nd Annual J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference. Paul Markovich, CEO of Blue Shield of California, expressed the concern that “[T]he status quo is...more

HIPAA Privacy Rule Changes: Just in time for the New Year?

Verrill on 11/30/2023

In 2021, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) proposed changes to the Privacy Rule under the Health Insurance Portability and Accessibility Act of 1996 (HIPAA) that would significantly alter the current...more

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