In 2026, each state will receive a federal award through the Rural Health Transformation (“RHT”) Program, a five-year program authorized by Congress in 2025....more
2/13/2026
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Health Care Providers ,
Healthcare ,
Healthcare Facilities ,
Hospitals ,
Information Technology ,
Medicaid ,
Medicare ,
One Big Beautiful Bill Act ,
Payment Systems ,
Provider Payments ,
Reimbursements ,
Rural Health Care Program
The U.S. Department of Justice (“DOJ”) announced last week that settlements and judgments under the False Claims Act (“FCA”) exceeded $6.8 billion in fiscal year 2025—a record-breaking figure and the highest in a single year...more
1/21/2026
/ Constitutional Challenges ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Cybersecurity ,
Defense Sector ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Enforcement Actions ,
False Claims Act (FCA) ,
Federal Contractors ,
Health Care Providers ,
Healthcare Fraud ,
Medicare Advantage ,
Pharmaceutical Industry ,
Popular ,
Prescription Drugs ,
Qui Tam ,
Tariffs ,
Whistleblowers
Amid increasing investor interest in the telehealth sector, a recent Department of Justice (“DOJ”) prosecution involving Done Global underscores evolving enforcement risks for telehealth platforms, management services...more
1/15/2026
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Controlled Substances Act ,
Corporate Practice of Medicine ,
Criminal Prosecution ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Digital Health ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Health Care Providers ,
Healthcare Fraud ,
Investors ,
Prescription Drugs ,
Regulatory Oversight ,
Telehealth ,
Telemedicine
On this Ropes & Gray podcast, health care partner Michael Lampert and counsel Sam Perrone, and litigation & enforcement partner Andrew O’Connor, rejoin to discuss patient assistance programs, recent enforcement actions, and...more
On this Ropes & Gray podcast, health care partner Michael Lampert and counsel Sam Perrone are joined by litigation & enforcement partner Andrew O’Connor for a two-part discussion, with this first episode focused on recent...more
On this episode of Ropes & Gray’s podcast series Controlling Opinions, life sciences regulatory and compliance partner Josh Oyster and counsel Beth Weinman are joined by health care partner Brett Friedman and litigation and...more
2/11/2025
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Controlled Substances ,
Controlled Substances Act ,
DEA ,
Decriminalization of Marijuana ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Health Care Providers ,
Life Sciences ,
Prescription Drugs ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Telemedicine ,
Trump Administration
In November 2024, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (“CMS”) released a final rule addressing, among other things, the Medicare Parts A and B overpayment provisions of the Affordable Care Act (the “Final Rule”). It...more
On this episode of Ropes & Gray’s podcast series Controlling Opinions, Josh Oyster, a partner in the life sciences regulatory and compliance practice group, is joined by colleagues Andrew O’Connor, a litigation and...more