In this episode of Health Law Diagnosed, Of Counsel Bridgette Keller welcomes Mintz Members Daniel Cody and Deborah Daccord to unpack the latest legislative developments reshaping health care transactions in California,...more
11/11/2025
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California ,
Corporate Practice of Medicine ,
Health Care Providers ,
Healthcare Facilities ,
Mergers ,
New Legislation ,
Popular ,
Premerger Notifications ,
Private Equity ,
State Legislatures
In this episode of Health Law Diagnosed, Of Counsel Bridgette Keller welcomes Mintz Members Daniel Cody and Deborah Daccord to unpack the latest legislative developments reshaping health care transactions in California,...more
11/10/2025
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California ,
Hart-Scott-Rodino Act ,
Health Care Providers ,
Hospital Mergers ,
Investment ,
New Legislation ,
Private Equity Firms ,
Regulatory Oversight ,
Regulatory Reform ,
State and Local Government ,
State Legislatures
Known for its aesthetics and wellness culture, California continues to be a leading destination for new wellness and medical aesthetics practices (collectively, medical spas). Yet, unlike other states previously discussed in...more
California legislative activity focused upon private equity (PE) group and hedge fund health care transactions has continued notwithstanding California Governor Gavin Newsom’s veto last fall of California Assembly Bill 3129...more
As we’ve covered again and again over the past five years, providers are once more facing the prospect of a telehealth “cliff” if Congress does not take action to extend the Medicare flexibilities for telehealth services that...more
9/26/2025
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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Health Care Providers ,
Medicare ,
New Legislation ,
Popular ,
Proposed Legislation ,
Public Health Emergency ,
Telehealth ,
Telemedicine
Since April 2024, the California Department of Health Care Access and Information (HCAI), Office of Health Care Affordability (OHCA) has received twenty-six Material Change Transaction Notices (Notices) as part of its...more
On June 11, 2025, the Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General (OIG) issued a favorable advisory opinion on a proposed arrangement where a physician practice managed by a management services...more
California legislative activity focused upon private equity group and hedge fund health care transactions continues notwithstanding California Governor Gavin Newsom’s veto last fall of California Assembly Bill 3129 (AB-3129)....more
5/23/2025
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Health Care Providers ,
Healthcare ,
Hedge Funds ,
Hospitals ,
New Legislation ,
Popular ,
Private Equity ,
Proposed Legislation ,
Regulatory Oversight ,
Regulatory Requirements
On May 14, 2025, Fresno Community Hospital and Medical Center d/b/a Community Health System (CHS) and its technology partner, Physicians Network Advantage, Inc. (PNA), agreed to pay $31.5 million (the Settlement Agreement)...more
In the latest episode of Health Law Diagnosed, host Bridgette Keller discusses the evolving legislative and regulatory landscape impacting health care transactions, particularly for private equities and hedge funds...more
In the latest episode of Health Law Diagnosed, host Bridgette Keller discusses the evolving legislative and regulatory landscape impacting health care transactions, particularly for private equities and hedge funds. She is...more
In our annual report, we examine health care enforcement trends, predict how health care enforcement may evolve, and offer practical guidance about what these trends and predictions mean for health care providers, payors, and...more
On January 13, 2025, California Attorney General Rob Bonta (the California AG) issued two Legal Advisories regarding the utilization of artificial intelligence (AI). The first Legal Advisory provides guidance to consumers and...more
1/23/2025
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California ,
Compliance ,
Data Privacy ,
Health Insurance ,
Healthcare ,
Patient Privacy Rights ,
Privacy Laws ,
State Attorneys General ,
Transparency ,
Unfair Competition Law (UCL)
In 2024, the Department of Justice (DOJ) resolved several noteworthy False Claims Act (FCA) cases against hospitals and health systems. In particular, DOJ obtained a number of large recoveries in cases where Stark Law and...more
1/17/2025
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Compliance ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Enforcement ,
False Claims Act (FCA) ,
Healthcare Fraud ,
Hospitals ,
Medicaid ,
Medical Bills ,
Medicare ,
Physicians ,
Stark Law
The Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Office of the Inspector General for the Department of Health and Human Services (OIG) have historically focused their virtual health care enforcement efforts on “traditional”...more
1/17/2025
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Civil Monetary Penalty ,
Controlled Substances Act ,
Criminal Prosecution ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Enforcement ,
False Claims Act (FCA) ,
Fraud ,
Healthcare Fraud ,
Medicaid ,
Medicare ,
OIG ,
Telehealth
Governor Newsom signed over 1300 bills and vetoed almost 190 bills in 2024. Consistent with prior years, in 2024, California enacted multiple laws significantly impacting the health care industry. From artificial intelligence...more
12/27/2024
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California ,
CLIA ,
Compliance ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Healthcare ,
Legislative Agendas ,
Medicaid ,
Medical Debt ,
Medicare ,
Prior Authorization
Telehealth companies and other industry stakeholders have had a watchful eye towards the end of 2024 and the impending “telehealth cliff” as COVID-era Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) flexibilities and Medicare expanded...more
12/5/2024
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Controlled Substances ,
Controlled Substances Act ,
DEA ,
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) ,
Final Rules ,
Physician Fee Schedule ,
Proposed Regulation ,
Regulatory Oversight ,
Shareholders ,
Telehealth
On September 28, 2024, California Governor Gavin Newsom vetoed California Assembly Bill 3129 (AB-3129) originally introduced by California Attorney General Rob Bonta (AG) and Assembly Speaker pro Tempore Jim Wood and passed...more
In recent elections, health care has been one of the most hot-button issues with consequences for millions of Americans, and this election is no exception. The next administration and the 119th Congress have the potential to...more
8/27/2024
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Affordable Care Act ,
Drug Pricing ,
Health Insurance ,
Healthcare ,
Healthcare Reform ,
Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) ,
Medicaid ,
Medicare ,
Presidential Elections ,
Reproductive Healthcare Issues
The indictment, arrest, and arraignment of Ruthia He, the founder, CEO, and clinical president of Done Global (Done), and David Brody, clinical president of Done and the sole shareholder of Done Health, P.C. (PC) in...more
States are increasingly exercising regulatory oversight of health care transactions by enacting laws requiring prior notice or approval of certain health care transactions. Currently, 15 states have enacted health care...more
Since May 2023, federal legislators have introduced a broad array of bills designed to address the rapid promulgation of artificial intelligence (AI) technologies. In that time, over 50 bills have been introduced, the vast...more
In January 2023, the Criminal Division of the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced revisions to its Corporate Enforcement Policy (CEP), which we previously summarized here and discussed in further detail as part of...more
As discussed in EnforceMintz – Significant 2022 Regulatory and Policy Developments, the Department of Justice (DOJ) issued several memoranda in late 2022 and early 2023, reinforcing DOJ’s approach to individual accountability...more
2/14/2024
/ Anti-Kickback Statute ,
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) ,
Corporate Crimes ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Enforcement Actions ,
False Claims Act (FCA) ,
Fraud ,
Individual Accountability ,
Policies and Procedures ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Settlement
The Physician Self-Referral Law — known as the “Stark Law” — broadly prohibits physicians from profiting from self-referrals for “designated health services” (DHS) payable by Medicare or Medicaid. For example, the Stark Law...more
2/13/2024
/ Anti-Kickback Statute ,
Compensation ,
Department of Homeland Security (DHS) ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
False Claims Act (FCA) ,
Health Care Providers ,
Healthcare Fraud ,
Liability ,
Medicaid ,
Medicare ,
Physicians ,
Stark Law