News Briefs - Healthcare M&A Expected to Rebound, Post-Acute Care to See Most - Economic uncertainties may have put a damper on healthcare M&A during the first quarter of the year, but many still expect a rebound as 2025...more
6/13/2025
/ Acquisitions ,
Health Care Providers ,
Healthcare Facilities ,
Hospitals ,
Medicaid ,
Medical Devices ,
Mergers ,
Pharmacies ,
Pharmacy Benefit Manager (PBM) ,
Physicians ,
Regulatory Requirements
News Briefs - Judge Rules Against Administration's HHS Reorg, Reductions - California District Judge Susan Illston has granted a preliminary injunction against the Trump administration's recent reductions in force across...more
News Briefs - States, D.C., File Lawsuit to Block Trump's HHS Restructuring - A coalition of 20 attorneys general is suing to block what they say is the Trump administration's "dangerous dismantling" of the federal health...more
5/19/2025
/ Artificial Intelligence ,
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) ,
Drug Pricing ,
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ,
Health Care Providers ,
Health Technology ,
Healthcare Reform ,
Hospitals ,
Medicaid ,
Medical Devices ,
New Legislation ,
Nursing Homes ,
Physicians ,
Proposed Legislation ,
Trump Administration
On April 14, 2025, the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit reversed the conviction of the owner of a durable medical equipment (“DME”) distributor, ruling that there was insufficient evidence to support a...more
5/13/2025
/ Anti-Kickback Statute ,
Appeals ,
Criminal Prosecution ,
False Claims Act (FCA) ,
Health Care Providers ,
Healthcare Fraud ,
Marketing ,
Medical Devices ,
Medicare ,
Physicians ,
Whistleblowers
News Briefs - Hospitals Lose Supreme Court HHS Payment Case - The U.S. Supreme Court sided with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services in a lawsuit brought by more than 200 hospitals that serve low-income...more
5/9/2025
/ Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) ,
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) ,
Drug Pricing ,
Health Care Providers ,
Healthcare Costs ,
Healthcare Facilities ,
Healthcare Fraud ,
Healthcare Workers ,
Hospitals ,
Medicare ,
Physicians ,
Trump Administration
News Briefs - Analysts Predict Increase in 2025 P.E. Healthcare Dealmaking - Following a steady, but modest, year of private equity dealmaking in healthcare, 2025 could see higher levels of activity as market conditions...more
3/17/2025
/ Artificial Intelligence ,
Cybersecurity ,
Health Care Providers ,
Healthcare Facilities ,
Long Term Care Facilities ,
Medicare ,
Mergers ,
Nursing Homes ,
Pharmacy Benefit Manager (PBM) ,
Physician Fee Schedule ,
Physicians ,
Private Equity
News Briefs - Trump Signs Executive Order to Improve Health Price Transparency - U.S. President Donald Trump signed an executive order aiming to improve price transparency on healthcare costs by directing federal agencies to...more
3/11/2025
/ Artificial Intelligence ,
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) ,
Executive Orders ,
Health Care Providers ,
Health Insurance ,
Healthcare ,
Healthcare Reform ,
Hospitals ,
Medicare ,
Physicians ,
Price Transparency ,
Rural Health Care Providers ,
Telehealth
News Briefs - Proposed Budget Cuts Could Greatly Impact Healthcare Sector - House Republicans unveiled a budget resolution that asks the Energy and Commerce Committee, which oversees Medicare and Medicaid, to find $880...more
2/21/2025
/ Artificial Intelligence ,
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Privacy ,
Digital Health ,
Health Care Providers ,
Healthcare ,
Healthcare Facilities ,
Hospice ,
Hospitals ,
Medicaid ,
Medical Research ,
Medicare ,
Physicians ,
Public Health ,
Rural Health Care Providers
News Briefs - 80 Percent of Health Organizations Hit with Cyberattack - More than 80 percent of healthcare organizations detected a cyberattack on their technology infrastructure within the past year, according to a survey by...more
News Briefs - Number of Official Physician Union Drives Soared Over Two Years - While fewer than 10 percent of U.S. physicians are unionized, the number of official union drives among private-sector doctors have skyrocketed...more
1/13/2025
/ Acquisitions ,
Artificial Intelligence ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Privacy ,
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) ,
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ,
Health Care Providers ,
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) ,
Home Health Care ,
Hospice ,
Medical Devices ,
Mergers ,
Physicians
News Briefs - New FDA Guidelines Aim to Make TV Drug Ads Clearer, More Direct - The ever-present TV drug ads showing patients hiking, biking, or enjoying a day at the beach could soon have a different look, as new rules...more
12/2/2024
/ Artificial Intelligence ,
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) ,
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) ,
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ,
Health Care Providers ,
Healthcare Facilities ,
Hospice ,
Hospitals ,
Medicare ,
Pharmaceutical Industry ,
Physicians ,
Prescription Drugs
News Briefs - DOJ National Nursing Home Initiative Aims to Boost Enforcement - The Department of Justice's new report details how the bureau is tackling crimes against older adults and how some providers have found themselves...more
11/11/2024
/ Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) ,
Cybersecurity ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Drug Pricing ,
Health Care Providers ,
Healthcare ,
Medicare ,
Nursing Homes ,
Pharmaceutical Industry ,
Pharmacy Benefit Manager (PBM) ,
Physicians
News Briefs - FTC Finalizes Providers' Reporting Rules Prior to M&A - The Federal Trade Commission finalized changes to a rule that will require healthcare companies, including hospitals and providers, to provide more...more
10/21/2024
/ Cybersecurity ,
Data Security ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ,
Health Care Providers ,
Health Technology ,
Healthcare ,
Healthcare Facilities ,
Hospitals ,
Pharmaceutical Industry ,
Physicians ,
Prescription Drugs ,
Supply Chain
News Briefs - 75% of Hospitals Spending More on Tech to Boost Cybersecurity - Three-quarters of hospitals and health systems spent more on information technology last year and many will continue to do so, with greater focus...more
10/15/2024
/ Artificial Intelligence ,
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) ,
Cybersecurity ,
Drug Pricing ,
Health Care Providers ,
Healthcare Facilities ,
Hospice ,
Hospitals ,
Medicare ,
Physicians ,
Prescription Drugs ,
Telehealth
News Briefs - House Committee Approves Telehealth Modernization Act of 2024 - A House committee voted to advance a bill that would extend telehealth flexibilities in Medicare for another two years. The legislation, called the...more
10/2/2024
/ Artificial Intelligence ,
Cybersecurity ,
Drug Pricing ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Health Care Providers ,
Healthcare ,
Healthcare Facilities ,
Healthcare Workers ,
Hospice ,
Hospitals ,
HRSA ,
Nursing Homes ,
Pharmacy Benefit Manager (PBM) ,
Physicians ,
Prescription Drugs ,
Telehealth
News Briefs - HHS Drops Appeal of Court's Ruling in Hospital Web Tracking Case - The Department of Health and Human Services is dropping its appeal of a June U.S. District Court ruling that vacated the government's...more
9/11/2024
/ Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) ,
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) ,
Drug Pricing ,
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ,
Health Care Providers ,
Healthcare ,
Medical Devices ,
Medicare ,
Physicians ,
Popular ,
Ransomware ,
Rural Health Care Providers ,
Telehealth ,
Web Tracking
News Briefs - Physicians Responsible for Meeting CMS Information Blocking Rules - The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology issued a final rule that...more
8/29/2024
/ Artificial Intelligence ,
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) ,
Drug Pricing ,
Health Care Providers ,
Health Information Technologies ,
Healthcare ,
Hospice ,
Hospitals ,
Long Term Care Facilities ,
Nursing Homes ,
Pharmaceutical Industry ,
Physicians ,
Prescription Drugs ,
Telehealth
News Briefs - CMS Increases Acute Care Inpatient Hospital Payments by $2.9B - HHS has finalized the fiscal year 2025 Inpatient Prospective Payment System and Long-Term Care Hospital Prospective Payment System rule. The rule...more
8/13/2024
/ Artificial Intelligence ,
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) ,
Data Breach ,
Elder Care ,
Health Care Providers ,
Healthcare Facilities ,
Home Health Care ,
Hospitals ,
Nursing Homes ,
Physicians ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Urgent Care Facilities
News Briefs - High Court Ruling on Chevron Doctrine Could Impact Health Credit - When the Supreme Court overturned the Chevron doctrine on June 28, it ended the mandate that federal courts should defer to federal agencies'...more
7/19/2024
/ Artificial Intelligence ,
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) ,
Health Care Providers ,
Healthcare Facilities ,
Hospitals ,
Investment ,
Labor Shortage ,
Nursing Homes ,
Pharmacy Benefit Manager (PBM) ,
Physicians ,
Prescription Drugs ,
Private Equity
News Briefs - Biden Places New Tariffs on Chinese Medtech Product Imports - The Biden administration announced its plan to increase tariffs on Chinese-made medical supplies as part of a broader push to tax imports from the...more
5/30/2024
/ Biotechnology ,
Health Care Providers ,
Healthcare Facilities ,
Healthcare Workers ,
Hospice ,
Long Term Care Facilities ,
Medical Supplies ,
Nursing Homes ,
Pharmaceutical Industry ,
Physicians ,
Telehealth
News Briefs - Lawmakers Mull Lifting Restrictions on Physician-Owned Hospitals - Nearly 15 years ago, the construction of doctor-owned hospitals largely ground to a halt. But federal lawmakers now are considering bills that...more
5/21/2024
/ Artificial Intelligence ,
Cybersecurity ,
Health Care Providers ,
Healthcare Facilities ,
Hospitals ,
Pharmaceutical Industry ,
Physicians ,
Prescription Drugs ,
Private Equity ,
Rural Health Care Providers ,
Telehealth
News Briefs - Hospitals, Physicians at Odds Over FTC Noncompete Ban - The Federal Trade Commission's final rule banning noncompetes nationwide has implications for hospitals and physician practices, with representatives from...more
5/6/2024
/ Artificial Intelligence ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Breach ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ,
Health Care Providers ,
Healthcare Facilities ,
Home Health Care ,
Hospitals ,
Nursing Homes ,
Physicians ,
Telehealth ,
Visas
News Briefs - Medicare Proposal Would Require Hospitals to Report Emissions - Hospitals for the first time could be asked to report their greenhouse gas emissions to the federal health department. A new Medicare proposal to...more
4/26/2024
/ Artificial Intelligence ,
Cyber Attacks ,
Cybersecurity ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Health Care Providers ,
Healthcare Facilities ,
Healthcare Workers ,
Hospitals ,
Labor Shortage ,
Medicare ,
Non-Compete Agreements ,
Nursing Homes ,
Physicians ,
Prescription Drugs ,
Section 340B
News Briefs - House Subcommittee Considering 15 Bills to Expand Telehealth - A major House subcommittee is considering 15 bills to expand access to telehealth services as the clock ticks on a Dec. 31 deadline on pandemic-era...more
4/22/2024
/ Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) ,
Cyber Attacks ,
Health Care Providers ,
Healthcare Facilities ,
Home Health Care ,
Hospital Mergers ,
Hospitals ,
Nursing Homes ,
Physicians ,
Prescription Drugs ,
Private Equity ,
Telehealth
News Briefs - More Nonprofit Hospitals Adding Concierge Physician Practices - Nonprofit hospitals created largely to serve the poor are adding concierge physician practices, charging patients annual membership fees of $2,000...more
4/5/2024
/ Assisted Living Facilities (ALFs) ,
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) ,
Cyber Attacks ,
Cybersecurity ,
Health Care Providers ,
Healthcare Facilities ,
Home Health Care ,
Hospice ,
Hospitals ,
Physicians ,
Telehealth