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Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP

Unhealthy Alliance: Hospitals Sharing Senior Leadership Increases Antitrust Risk

Collusion among rivals has long been considered the “supreme evil of antitrust.” It is not surprising, therefore, that antitrust scrutiny was applied to one hospital’s decision to employ the Chief Executive Officer of its...more

Morgan Lewis

CMS Defers Low Wage Index Hospital Policy Changes in FY 2025 IPPS Final Rule Despite DC Circuit Holding

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The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has deferred taking immediate action on its low wage index hospital policy in light of the US Court of Appeals for the DC Circuit’s decision in Bridgeport Hospital v....more

Epstein Becker & Green

Workplace Violence in Health Care: Dissecting the Legal Landscape and Implications for Employers – Diagnosing Health Care

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Workplace violence in health care settings is on the rise, capturing the attention of both state and federal lawmakers. As awareness grows, so too does legal scrutiny and the push for new regulations and enforcement. In...more

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Fund Eligibility/Storage Tank Enforcement: Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation and Hendersonville Hospital Enter...

The Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation (“TDEC”) and Henderson Hospital Corporation (“HHC”) entered into an August 23rd Settlement Agreement and Order (“Agreement”) addressing alleged violations of the...more

Proskauer - Health Care Law Brief

Post‑Chevron Spotlight: Disproportionate Share Hospital Payments Restored as Texas Hospitals Prevail in Challenge to HHS Exclusion...

In a victory for Texas health care providers, in Baylor All Saints Medical Center dba Baylor Scott & White All Saints Medical Center‑Fort Worth et al. v. Xavier Becerra, case number 4:24‑cv‑00432, the United States District...more

Maynard Nexsen

Taking the Pulse, A Health Care and Life Sciences Video Podcast | Episode 205: Novant Health’s Carolinas Expansion with Senior...

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Heather and Matthew welcome Jason Bernd, SVP of Novant Health, to discuss the health care provider’s vision for their expanding service in North and South Carolina. We dive into their acquisition of 3 coastal hospitals, how...more

Alston & Bird

Health Care Week in Review: CMS Releases Mandatory TEAM Hospital Participants and Issues RFI on Medicare Administrative Contractor...

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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

Bass, Berry & Sims PLC

Hospital Faces Serious Patient Lawsuits Stemming from Drug Diversion

At least two private civil lawsuits have been filed against Asante Rogue Regional Medical Center in Medford, Oregon, in connection with a fentanyl diversion and related indictment of a former nurse. A wrongful death suit...more

McDermott Will & Emery

CDPH Proposes Detailed Changes to California Hospital Licensure Regulations

The California Department of Public Health (CDPH) proposed changes to regulations regarding general acute care hospital (GACH) licensing requirements related to clinical laboratory, dietetic, and pharmaceutical services....more

Baker Donelson

Significant Changes Affecting Hospitals in CMS's FY 2025 IPPS Final Rule

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CMS published its FY 2025 Medicare Hospital Inpatient Prospective Payment System (IPPS) final rule on August 1, 2024. Under this final rule, CMS is implementing several changes to its Hospital Inpatient Quality Reporting...more

Blank Rome LLP

How Value-Based Care Models Affect Physician Practice Valuation

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Episode 9: How Value-Based Care Models Affect Physician Practice Valuation - In this episode of BRight Minds in Healthcare Delivery, host Eric Tower interviews Larry Elisco, a partner in Wipfli LLP’s health care practice...more

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California Assembly Bill 3129, Regulating Private Equity- and Hedge Fund-backed Healthcare Transactions, Awaiting Governor’s...

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On August 31, 2024, California’s legislature passed Assembly Bill 3129 (“AB 3129”), which will be enacted if approved by California Governor, Gavin Newsom. AB 3129 would establish a mandatory approval process for a broad...more

Arnall Golden Gregory LLP

Healthcare Authority Newsletter - August 2024 #4

News Briefs - Statistics Show Upward Trend in Healthcare Data Breaches - Healthcare data breach statistics clearly show there has been an upward trend in data breaches over the past 14 years, with 2021 seeing more data...more

Allen Matkins

California Caps Legislative Session By Sending A Weird Hedge Fund Bill To The Governor For A Possible Signature

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Last month, I commented on the "weird" definition of "hedge fund" in AB 3129 (Wood).  On the last day of the current session, the legislature passed the bill.  It is now on Governor Newsom's desk....more

King & Spalding

OIG Audit Finds Medicare Overpaid Hospitals an Estimated $79 Million for Enrollees Who Had Received Mechanical Ventilation

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On August 12, 2024, OIG announced the results of an audit of payments made to hospitals for inpatient claims with the Medicare Severity Diagnosis-Related Groups (MS-DRGs) that require ninety-six hours of consecutive...more

Holland & Hart - Health Law Blog

Idaho’s New Crisis Hold Law

Idaho’s new crisis hold statute takes effect October 1, 2024, and allows hospitals to temporarily detain “persons with a neurocognitive disorder who are in acute crisis due to an unidentified underlying medical condition [so...more

Arnall Golden Gregory LLP

Restructuring Roundup - August 2024

AGG’s Restructuring Roundup newsletter is a monthly update of legal issues and news affecting or related to commercial litigation and bankruptcy. The newsletter is a curation of published articles and news, and contains...more

Holland & Hart LLP

CMS Updates EMTALA Signage for Hospitals

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On August 13, 2024, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) and its Center for Clinical Standards and Quality / Quality, Safety & Oversight Group issued its memorandum QSO-24-17-EMTALA (the “Memorandum”),...more

Baker Donelson

60 Days After Loper: Health Care Impact of Chevron Deference's End

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The Supreme Court of the United States issued its highly anticipated ruling in a pair of cases challenging the long-standing Chevron doctrine on June 28, 2024. Foreshadowed by decisions in recent years slighting Chevron, it...more

Arnall Golden Gregory LLP

Healthcare Authority Newsletter - August 2024 #3

News Briefs - Physicians Responsible for Meeting CMS Information Blocking Rules - The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology issued a final rule that...more

Bass, Berry & Sims PLC

CMS Finalizes New Mandatory Value-Based Payment Initiative: The Transforming Episode Accountability Model

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On August 28, as part of its Fiscal Year 2025 Hospital Inpatient Prospective Payment System (IPPS) Final Rule, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) finalized the Transforming Episode Accountability Model (TEAM)...more

McCarter & English, LLP

CMS Adopts New Age-Friendly Hospital Measure for Care of Older Adults for CY 2025 Reporting

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has adopted an age-friendly quality hospital measure in its most recent final rule addressing prospective payment systems, policy changes, and quality program requirements...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

Alabama CON Report - August 2024

I. Certificate of Need Program - A. Contested Case: AL2023-022, Affinity Orthopaedic ASC, LLC, Jefferson County, AL: Proposes to develop an ambulatory surgery center (ASC) concentrating on orthopaedic surgery on the...more

McDermott Will & Emery

CMS Recommends That Hospitals Adopt Updated EMTALA Signage

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The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) recently announced the release of updated model signage for use by Medicare-participating hospitals to inform patients of their rights under the Emergency Medical Treatment...more

Baker Donelson

Noteworthy GME Payment Policies and Opportunities for Residency Slots in CMS's FY 2025 IPPS Final Rule

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CMS's FY 2025 Inpatient Prospective Payment System (IPPS) Final Rule (Final Rule) finalizes several noteworthy proposals related to graduate medical education (GME) payment opportunities. Below are the takeaways from the...more

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