The California Senate on Feb. 12, 2025, introduced SB351 – a bill nearly identical to a portion of AB3129 from the previous legislative session. The bill, largely aimed at codifying corporate practice of medicine (CPOM) and...more
Amendments made by the California Office of Health Care Affordability (OHCA) to its cost and market impact review (CMIR) regulations became effective on Aug. 22, 2024, and serve to expand the scope of the Health Care Quality...more
9/16/2024
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Corporate Practice of Dentistry ,
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Dental Practice ,
Hart-Scott-Rodino Act ,
Healthcare Facilities ,
Material Change Doctrine ,
Mergers ,
Pending Legislation ,
Private Equity ,
Private Equity Funds ,
Reporting Requirements ,
State Attorneys General
At the end of last year, Holland & Knight predicted that "the current enforcement environment will continue into 2024 and will focus heavily on the healthcare industry, along with private equity transactions or 'roll-ups.'...more
8/1/2024
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Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Health Care Providers ,
Healthcare Facilities ,
Hedge Funds ,
Hospitals ,
Investors ,
Physicians ,
Private Equity ,
Private Equity Firms ,
Proposed Legislation ,
REIT
Earlier this year, California Assembly Speaker Pro Tempore Jim Wood and Attorney General (AG) Rob Bonta sponsored and introduced California Assembly Bill (AB) 3129, which would subject a large swath of healthcare transactions...more
6/13/2024
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Change in Control ,
Corporate Practice of Medicine ,
Covered Transactions ,
Dentists ,
Health Care Providers ,
Hedge Funds ,
Hospitals ,
Pharmacist ,
Physicians ,
Private Equity ,
Proposed Legislation ,
Regulatory Oversight ,
State Attorneys General
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) published a Final Rule on April 4, 2024, that makes a number of changes to regulations governing the Programs of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE). Among other...more
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) recently proposed a rule that would change how organizations that participate in Programs of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE) respond to complaints and address PACE...more