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Indiana Lawmakers Continue to Take Aim at Health Care Organization Mergers

On February 27, 2024, the Indiana House of Representatives (“House”) voted to pass legislation that would call for increased scrutiny regarding mergers between health care organizations. More specifically, the implementation...more

Indianapolis Health System to Pay $345 Million to Settle Stark Law Allegations

Community Health Network, Inc. (“Community Health”) is a non-profit healthcare system with more than 200 hundred affiliated sites throughout central Indiana. As such, Community Health is one of the larger Midwest...more

Appellate Court Dismissal on Suit regarding Life-Prolonging Care

On August 20, 2023, an Indiana Appellate Court dismissed a suit regarding allegedly negligent life-prolonging care rendered to a nonagenarian patient, who could not herself consent. Plaintiff’s complaint alleged that the...more

Indiana Long-Term Care Reforms Signed into Law

This week, Governor Holcomb signed House Enrolled Act 1461 ("the Act") into law. The Act significantly reforms the long-term care landscape in Indiana, with many of the changes directed towards improving oversight of...more

UPMC Surgeon to Pay $8.5 Million to End Simultaneous Surgeries Suit

In late February 2023, the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC) and one of its surgeons agreed to pay the federal government $8.5 million to resolve claims that the surgeon violated Medicare and Medicaid rules by...more

Sweeping Changes to Florida Tort Laws Are Now in Effect

On March 24, 2023, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis signed House Bill (HB) 837 into law, effecting sweeping reform of Florida’s tort laws. Some of the most notable changes are to Florida’s frameworks for negligence, insurance,...more

DOCTOR DOCTOR; to Compete or Non-Compete, that is the question?

What would you do if you couldn’t leave a job that had changed extensively due to situations beyond your control? Dr. Larry Stover, of Hamilton County, Indiana, finds himself in this exact situation. Dr. Stover worked for a...more

DEA’s “X” Waiver Eliminated by Congress

On December 29, 2022, the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2023 (Public Law No. 117-328) (the “Legislation”) was signed into law, which, under Section 1262 of the Legislation, contains the Mainstreaming Addiction Treatment...more

Biden Administration Signals Even Harsher Regulation of Long-Term Care Industry

President Biden delivered his first State of the Union address on March 1, 2022. During his address, Biden mentioned private equity backed nursing homes, commenting on the perceived decline in quality and increased costs...more

Ninth Circuit Ruling Expands Nursing Home COVID-19 Venue Fight

On February 22, 2022, the Ninth Circuit ruled a COVID-19 wrongful death suit brought against a nursing home is not preempted by a federal health emergency law. The court affirmed a district court’s remand order which stated...more

Court Decision Opens Door to Potential Flood of Federal Court Litigation Against Indiana Skilled Nursing Facilities

On July 27, 2021, the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit (the "Court" or "7th Circuit") issued a ruling which could dramatically impact litigation involving Indiana skilled nursing facilities (SNFs). In...more

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