As regulatory oversight of medical spas continues to evolve in Texas, House Bill 3749 (HB 3749) has taken a notable turn. In a shift from the bill’s original intent to more thoroughly regulate med spas and cosmetic...more
McGuireWoods held its 21st Annual Healthcare Private Equity and Finance Conference in Chicago, May 13-15, 2025. This premier conference brought together leading healthcare investors, lenders, executives, consultants and...more
On March 6, 2025, federal prosecutors charged a Minnesota couple — Gabriel Adam Alexander Luthor and Elizabeth Christine Brown — with orchestrating a $15 million healthcare fraud scheme involving overbilling and submission of...more
As the medical spa industry rapidly expands, states are increasing regulatory oversight to ensure patient safety and compliance with medical standards. Texas is the latest state to propose legislation targeting med spas,...more
An Illinois law that took effect on Jan. 1, 2025, places restrictions on dental practices arranging third-party patient financing for their services with an intent to protect patients entering into deferred-interest and...more
Over 200 fellow healthcare leaders joined the 17th Annual Healthcare Finance and Growth conference for interactive programming discussing the latest developments in the industry and the challenges the industry faces in 2024...more
In its General Compliance Program Guidance (GCPG) issued in November 2023, the Office of Inspector General of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (OIG) announced its intent to publish industry segment-specific...more
On Nov. 6, 2023, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General (OIG) issued the General Compliance Program Guidance (GCPG) for healthcare providers and other industry stakeholders. The GCPG...more
At McGuireWoods’ 16th annual Healthcare Finance & Growth (HCFG) Conference, a panel of dental industry leaders shared insights with attendees about the market. Panelists included Smiles Ahead COO Sean Barnard, SGA Dental...more
Since mid-2022, the macro acquisition environment has faced the challenges of inflation and increasing interest rates, among a variety of other headwinds. Global deal flow is down from its 2021 peak. Yet, as this white paper...more
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Dental support organizations (DSOs) have become an extremely popular investment vehicle in the past two decades. The DSO business model continues to thrive and grow, in large part because of the vital...more
The dental subsector has continued to garner interest from healthcare investors over the past several years, largely because the subsector remains fragmented. This offers numerous opportunities for buyers, particularly...more
On Jan. 13, 2022, the U.S. Supreme Court permitted the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to enforce its interim final rule requiring many Medicare- and Medicaid-certified providers and suppliers to vaccinate...more
Update (Jan. 15, 2022): After the Jan. 14, 2022, publication of this alert, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services issued updated guidance to State Survey Agency directors providing 30 days (by Feb. 13) for facilities...more
On June 11, 2021, the Appellate Division of the Superior Court of New Jersey affirmed a lower court decision favoring SmileDirectClub (SDC) in a case involving the New Jersey corporate practice of dentistry (CPOD) statute....more
On March 10, 2021, the U.S. House of Representatives narrowly passed H.R. 1319, the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, on a largely partisan basis by a 220-211 vote. Final passage came four days after the U.S. Senate amended...more
On March 6, 2021, the U.S. Senate narrowly passed H.R. 1319, the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, by a 50-49 vote, along entirely partisan lines. Sen. Dan Sullivan (R-AK) missed the vote after joining with all Republicans on...more
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In the early morning of Feb. 27, 2021, the U.S. House of Representatives narrowly passed H.R. 1319, the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, by a 219-212 vote. Two Democrats joined with a united Republican caucus to oppose the...more
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Passed by Congress Dec. 21, 2020, and signed by President Donald Trump Dec. 27, 2020, the $1.4 trillion omnibus Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (H.R. 133), includes numerous statutory provisions that directly affect...more
As discussed in a previous McGuireWoods alert, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) published final rules expected to be effective Jan. 19, 2021, that significantly amend the Physician Self-Referral Law...more
On Aug. 28, 2020, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) updated its guidance on specific infection control considerations for dental offices during the COVID-19 pandemic....more
On July 17, 2020, the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services (HHS) announced in a press release that providers participating in state Medicaid programs, the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) and/or...more
On July 10, 2020, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced it will allow dentists and other dental providers to apply for relief from the Public Health and Social Services Emergency Fund (Provider...more
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) recently released Phase II recommendations to guide healthcare facilities as they reopen to provide non-emergent procedures unrelated to the 2019 novel coronavirus...more
This alert is part of a series discussing the comprehensive actions taken by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services in response to the COVID-19 pandemic that are most important to healthcare providers....more