Welcome to the fifth issue of Health Headlines, a newsletter created by lawyers in our Healthcare practice....more
5/1/2025
/ Congressional Committees ,
Drug Pricing ,
Executive Orders ,
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ,
Government Agencies ,
Healthcare ,
Healthcare Reform ,
Medicaid ,
Medicare ,
New Legislation ,
Pharmaceutical Industry ,
Pharmacy Benefit Manager (PBM) ,
Proposed Legislation
On January 8, 2025, Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey signed House Bill 5159 (H.5159), “An Act Enhancing the Market Review Process” (the “Act”), which, among other things, broadens the scope of the state’s existing...more
1/15/2025
/ Acquisitions ,
Change in Control ,
Compliance ,
Corporate Practice of Medicine ,
False Claims Act (FCA) ,
Health Care Providers ,
Healthcare ,
Investors ,
Material Change Doctrine ,
Private Equity ,
Private Equity Firms ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
State Attorneys General
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) recently made meaningful changes to its regulations interpreting the Affordable Care Act’s (ACA’s) so-called “60-day Rule,” which requires Medicare providers to affirmatively...more
12/2/2024
/ Affordable Care Act ,
Amended Rules ,
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) ,
Civil Monetary Penalty ,
False Claims Act (FCA) ,
Final Rules ,
Health Care Providers ,
Medicaid ,
Medicare ,
Medicare Advantage ,
Medicare Part D ,
Overpayment ,
Overpayment Recovery Time Limits
On February 2, 2024, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) issued a Final Rule that expands access to medications for the treatment of opioid use disorder (OUD) via telehealth modalities and “take-home” doses....more
3/1/2024
/ Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Security ,
DEA ,
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) ,
Final Rules ,
Health Care Providers ,
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) ,
Opioid ,
Prescription Drugs ,
SAMHSA ,
Substance Abuse ,
Telehealth
California Senate Bill 184 (SB 184), which was passed in June 2022, created the state Office of Health Care Affordability (OHCA) to contain healthcare spending in California.
Effective for transactions closing on or after...more
On November 15, 2023, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a Final Rule that will require skilled nursing facilities (SNFs) to disclose an expanded array of ownership, managerial, and control information...more
12/1/2023
/ Affordable Care Act ,
Anti-Kickback Statute ,
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) ,
Change of Ownership ,
Data Collection ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Effective Date ,
Final Rules ,
Health Care Providers ,
Internal Revenue Code (IRC) ,
Medicaid ,
Medicare ,
Private Equity Firms ,
REIT ,
Skilled Nursing Facility ,
Stark Law
On November 1, 2023, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (“CISA”) and the Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”) co-hosted a roundtable discussion on the cybersecurity challenges that the US...more