Both the CentePending legislation in the Pennsylvania General Assembly seeks to limit the impact of private equity on health care in Pennsylvania. House Bill 1460, titled the “Health System Protection Act,” passed with...more
In our February 14, 2025 blog post, we detailed a proposed expansion of Article 45-A of New York’s Public Health Law (hereinafter, the Disclosure of Material Transactions Law) included in the proposed Fiscal Year 2026 New...more
New York State lawmakers introduced a new bill this past week hoping to reverse recent structural changes to the Consumer Directed Personal Assistance Program (CDPAP) by allowing multiple licensed Fiscal Intermediaries...more
In a prior blog post, we summarized proposed legislation included in New York Gov. Kathy Hochul's state fiscal year (FY) 2025-2026 budget that would have subjected "material transactions" to additional disclosure and...more
A new bill was introduced in the New York State Senate last week in an attempt to address recent changes made to the Consumer Directed Personal Assistance Program (CDPAP), which effective April 1, 2025, will allow only a...more
In the absence of comprehensive federal regulation of PFAS in food packaging, states are dishing out their own laws. Thus far, eleven states have enacted laws concerning PFAS substances in food containers and packaging...more
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul’s Executive Budget Proposal for FY 2023-2024 includes a proposal to require Department of Health (DOH) approval of certain mergers, acquisitions, and other significant transactions involving medical...more
The 2024 New York State Executive Budget included a first-of-its-kind bill that would require certain physician practice and management services organization (MSO) transactions to undergo regulatory review and approval by the...more
VS has been keeping a close eye on the cannabis industry in the Southeast. After years of slow development, we are thrilled to say that the region is poised to experience its own green industry boom, with several states...more
The Mississippi Medical Cannabis Act now heads to Gov. Tate Reeves with super-majority support from the House and Senate. With a vote of 103-13, the House passed a version of the act that slightly modified the amended version...more
Governor Newsom and the California Legislature have agreed to enact new legislation that will revive COVID-19 paid sick leave. The prior law created by Senate Bill 95, expired on September 30....more
The New York State Legislature has passed a bill mandating that hospitals establish and maintain clinical staffing levels in their facilities. It has not yet been signed into law by Governor Cuomo. The bill, A108B,...more
The New York State Legislature has passed a bill mandating that nursing homes meet clinical staffing levels in their facilities. It has not yet been signed into law by Governor Cuomo. The bill, A7119, specifically...more
A number of states have passed or are considering passing legislation to shield certain businesses from liability from claims for injury caused by exposure to COVID-19. Generally, the laws require that the business was in...more
The Colorado House of Representatives recently passed a bill requiring Colorado hospitals to submit information regarding uncompensated care and certain expenditures to the Department of Health Care Policy and Financing...more