As Medicare physician reimbursement continues in 2025 to suffer from damaging shortfalls due to budget neutrality and lack of an inflation adjuster, steps are being taken in Congress to address the issue. On January 31, the...more
3/14/2025
/ Data Breach ,
Dialysis ,
Dialysis Providers ,
Federal Budget ,
Health Care Providers ,
Health Insurance ,
Healthcare Reform ,
Medicare ,
Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) ,
Patient Access ,
Physicians ,
Proposed Legislation ,
Trump Administration
The House Ways and Means Committee has postponed discussions on several healthcare bills, including those related to physician pay, due to scheduling conflicts and disagreements over legislative language. This delay affects...more
10/10/2024
/ Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) ,
Congressional Committees ,
Dialysis ,
Dialysis Providers ,
Health Care Providers ,
Health Insurance ,
Medical Devices ,
Medicare ,
Pharmaceutical Industry ,
Physicians ,
Prescription Drugs ,
Proposed Legislation ,
Proposed Rules ,
Qualified Health Plans
FTC final rule banning noncompetes grandfathers existing agreements for senior execs -
The FTC voted 3-2 in favor of the final rule, which bans noncompete clauses in employee contracts in most cases. While the rule would...more
NY Governor vetoes noncompete ban bill after opposition from health, business groups -
Kathy Hochul vetoed a bill passed by both houses of the NY legislature in June that would’ve imposed bans of non-compete clauses in...more
1/17/2024
/ Data Breach ,
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) ,
Dialysis ,
Dialysis Providers ,
Electronic Protected Health Information (ePHI) ,
ESRD ,
Fraud ,
Governor Vetoes ,
Health Care Providers ,
Healthcare Facilities ,
Healthcare Fraud ,
Healthcare Workers ,
Lobbying ,
Medicare ,
Proposed Legislation ,
Wage and Hour
Benesch: MN ban on non-compete agreements includes carveout for business sale, dissolution -
Benesch Law notes the bill only awaits the signature of MN’s Governor and could become law as early as July 1. It would prevent...more
6/9/2023
/ Capital Raising ,
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) ,
Dialysis ,
Dialysis Providers ,
ESRD ,
Fraud ,
Healthcare Facilities ,
Medicare ,
No-Poaching ,
Non-Compete Agreements ,
Organ Donation ,
Organ Transplant Centers ,
Private Equity ,
Proposed Legislation ,
Spinoffs
Benesch: DOL proposed rule aims to clarify independent contractor classification -
The Department of Labor (DOL) proposes changes to the Fair Labor Standards Act to clarify the difference between an independent contractor...more
Benesch outlines five states with data protection laws coming into effect in 2023 -
Next year, statutes for data security and data privacy will go into effect in CA and VA on Jan. 1, while laws in CO and CT will be...more
Denver jury acquits DaVita, former CEO, of all charges in antitrust trial -
After two days of deliberations, a Denver jury found DaVita and former CEO Kent Thiry not guilty of all charges relating to charges they...more
5/10/2022
/ Acquisitions ,
Criminal Prosecution ,
Dialysis ,
Dialysis Providers ,
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ,
Grants ,
Medical Devices ,
Medical Research ,
Organ Donation ,
Proposed Legislation ,
Sherman Act ,
Whistleblowers
Carolina Kidney Partners: Addition of Ga.-based nephrology practice expands Medicare, commercial insurance footprint -
Savannah’s Nephrology & Hypertension Medical Associates operates seven clinics in Ga. and S. Car....more
OSHA introduces mandatory workplace rule to protect healthcare workers from COVID
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OHSA) issued an emergency temporary standard (ETS) that sets out how it wants workplaces...more
AMA report suggests Medicare spending fell 19% YoY during first half of 2020; reduction in nephrology much smaller The report from the American Medical Association (AMA) found Medicare payments to physicians the first six...more
3/15/2021
/ Acquisitions ,
American Medical Association ,
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) ,
Dialysis ,
Dialysis Providers ,
Health Insurance ,
Healthcare Facilities ,
Joint Venture ,
Medicare ,
Mergers ,
Organ Donation ,
Pharmaceutical Industry ,
Private Equity ,
Proposed Legislation