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Site neutrality is on the menu in the CY 2026 Medicare Outpatient Prospective Payment System proposed rule

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Last week, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued two major regs: the calendar year (CY) 2026 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (PFS) proposed rule and the CY 2026 Outpatient Prospective Payment System (OPPS)...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

Health Care Compliance Association (HCCA)

Advancing shared accountability to reduce regulatory burden, promote well-being

Introduction: A different perspective - Within the compliance profession, Cecilia Fellouse has noted, “Under the weight of incessant regulatory demands, individuals and teams often fall prey to compliance fatigue. This...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

Alabama CON Report - April 2025

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

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Healthcare Regulatory Check-Up Newsletter | February 2025 Recap

This issue of McDermott’s Healthcare Regulatory Check-Up highlights regulatory activity for February 2025, including long-awaited proposed and final rules regarding the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act...more

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Game On! 2026 Medicare Fee-for-Service Rulemaking Is About to Tip Off

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Game On! 2026 Medicare Fee-for-Service Rulemaking Is About to Tip Off - It’s March, which means one thing for sports fans: the madness of the NCAA men’s and women’s basketball tournaments. However, to folks in the...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Updated: The Future of Gender-Affirming Care – New Legal and Regulatory Considerations for Hospitals Providing These Services

As legal and policy developments continue to evolve, hospitals and health care professionals that provide gender-affirming care face new uncertainties regarding federal funding, compliance, and patient access. While these...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

2025 Perspectives in Private Equity: Health Care & Life Sciences

Private equity investors in health care and life sciences must navigate a complex and shifting landscape influenced by regulatory and policy changes and technological advancements. As private equity investments in the health...more

Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC

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

Welcome to our second issue of 2025 of The Health Record -- our healthcare law insights e-newsletter. In this edition, we look at the effect of the decline of DEI on the healthcare industry, the fate of Medicaid under the...more

Husch Blackwell LLP

New Legislation Revises Massachusetts' Determination of Need Statute

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On January 8, 2025, Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey signed into law “An Act Enhancing the Health Care Market Review Process.” Part of this sweeping healthcare oversight law includes changes to the Determination of Need...more

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Healthcare Regulatory Check-Up Newsletter | November 2024 Recap

This issue of McDermott’s Healthcare Regulatory Check-Up highlights regulatory activity for November 2024. We discuss several US Department of Justice (DOJ) enforcement actions involving the False Claims Act (FCA) and the...more

Epstein Becker & Green

D.C.’s Certificate of Need (CON) Process Could See Improvement with Proposed Legislation

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In September 2024, a group of Washington, D.C., legislators introduced the Certificate of Need (CON) Improvement Act of 2024, B25-0948. ...more

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Healthcare Regulatory Check-Up Newsletter | June 2024 Recap

This issue of McDermott’s Healthcare Regulatory Check-Up highlights regulatory activity for June 2024. We discuss several US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) agency actions, including guidance regarding hospital...more

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

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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

Maynard Nexsen

Taking the Pulse, A Health Care and Life Sciences Video Podcast | Episode 196: Regulation Trends in Healthcare and Certificate of...

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This week, Heather and Matthew welcome the Maynard Nexsen health care team’s newest addition, Rebecca Thornhill, an experienced health care attorney who guides clients through regulatory, transactional, and litigation...more

Pullman & Comley - Connecticut Health Law

Proposed Bills Spell Big Changes for CON Law in Connecticut

UPDATED MAY 14, 2024 NOTE: The legislative session of the Connecticut General Assembly ended on May 8, 2024. The bills discussed in this blog did not pass. We will be monitoring new developments in the law regarding...more

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24-Hour Mental Holds In Idaho: New Standards, New Problems

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Since early 2022, the Idaho legislature has modified the standards for a patient’s capacity to consent to healthcare and 24-hour protective holds. This health law update summarizes the current rules for capacity and consent;...more

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Alabama CON Report - January 2024

I. Certificate of Need Program - A. Project Modification Request - AL2021-003, Crimson Village, LLC, Tuscaloosa County, AL: The project modification request is for the approval to relocate the specialty care assisted...more

Holland & Knight LLP

La reforma del sistema de salud

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En este episodio de "A Lo Legal En Par Minutos", el socio Edwin Cortés Mejía habla con Daniela María Arbeláez, asociado de la práctica de derecho corporativo, sobre la aprobación de la última reforma al sistema de salud en...more

Proskauer - Health Care Law Brief

HHS Publishes Roadmap of New Strategy for Cybersecurity in the Healthcare Sector

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) recently issued a strategy paper highlighting key aspects of its plan to revamp cybersecurity requirements in the healthcare industry. Citing a 93% increase in large data...more

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McDermottPlus Check-Up: November 10, 2023

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CONGRESS - Senate Finance Committee Holds Markup on Better Mental Health Care, Lower-Cost Drugs, and Extenders Act. The bipartisan package includes Medicare and Medicaid extenders, provisions to expand the mental health...more

Mintz - Health Care Viewpoints

New York and Connecticut Increase Regulation Over Hospital and Health System Facility Fees

Since the federal No Surprises Act took effect in January 2022, many pieces of legislation have been, and continue to be, geared toward promoting price transparency in health care. One such example is seen in the momentum of...more

Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP

Hospital Price Transparency Changes in the Calendar Year 2024 Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System Proposed Rule

As part of the Calendar Year 2024 Outpatient Prospective Payment System and Ambulatory Surgical Center Proposed Rule issued on July 13, 2023, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) proposed changes to the...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

Alabama CON Report - June 2023

I. Certificate of Need Program - A. AL2023-011, Metro Treatment of Alabama, L.P. d/b/a Birmingham Metro Treatment Center, Birmingham, AL: Proposes to relocate Birmingham Metro Treatment Center, an existing outpatient...more

Robinson+Cole Health Law Diagnosis

Connecticut Governor’s Health Care Bill Makes Important Changes to the Certificate of Need Process

On June 7, 2023, the Connecticut Legislature passed HB6669, “An Act Protecting Patients and Prohibiting Unnecessary Health Care Costs” (“the Act”). The Act implements legislative initiatives announced earlier this week that...more

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