In this episode of "Counsel That Cares," Arjan Peters from Capstone moderates a conversation with his colleague Grace Totman, Holland & Knight healthcare attorney John Saran and Association for Responsible Healthcare...more
5/23/2025
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Antitrust Provisions ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Healthcare ,
Healthcare Facilities ,
Hospitals ,
Investors ,
Mergers ,
New Legislation ,
Private Equity ,
Regulatory Requirements
New state healthcare transaction reporting and corporate practice of medicine (CPOM) laws faced significant headwinds in 2024 with increased opposition by state legislators and advocacy participation by industry stakeholders....more
4/3/2025
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Antitrust Provisions ,
Corporate Practice of Medicine ,
Healthcare ,
Healthcare Facilities ,
Industry Consolidation ,
Mergers ,
Private Equity ,
Proposed Legislation ,
Reporting Requirements ,
State Legislatures
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
As the year begins under a new Trump Administration, healthcare providers and private equity firms should consider the antitrust enforcement environment they are likely to face in 2025. This Holland & Knight report recaps...more
1/27/2025
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Antitrust Provisions ,
Competition ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Hart-Scott-Rodino Act ,
Mergers ,
Non-Compete Agreements ,
Private Equity ,
State and Local Government ,
Trump Administration
2024 has been an eventful year for federal and state antitrust enforcement in healthcare with many in the industry wondering where do we go from here in 2025. Holland & Knight sponsored a breakout panel discussion at the...more
10/14/2024
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Antitrust Provisions ,
Best Practices ,
Corporate Practice of Medicine ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Enforcement ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Governor Newsom ,
Hart-Scott-Rodino Act ,
Mergers ,
Pending Legislation ,
Portfolio Companies ,
Premerger Notifications ,
Private Equity ,
Proposed Legislation
California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Sept. 28, 2024, vetoed Assembly Bill (AB) 3129, a law that would have required private equity and hedge funds – and in some cases, their platform companies – to obtain the California Attorney...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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Amended Regulation ,
Change in Control ,
Corporate Practice of Dentistry ,
Corporate Practice of Medicine ,
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
/ Antitrust Provisions ,
Enforcement Priorities ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Health Care Providers ,
Healthcare Facilities ,
Hedge Funds ,
Hospitals ,
Investors ,
Physicians ,
Private Equity ,
Private Equity Firms ,
Proposed Legislation ,
REIT
From the West Coast Healthcare Desk is an ongoing series of Holland & Knight Healthcare Blog articles and alerts focused on healthcare industry developments and points of interest in the West Coast healthcare marketplace....more
6/25/2024
/ Business Operations ,
Contract Management ,
Contract Terms ,
Corporate Practice of Medicine ,
Health Care Providers ,
Healthcare Facilities ,
Investment Opportunities ,
Investors ,
Physicians ,
Private Equity ,
Private Equity Firms ,
Proposed Legislation
Private equity sponsors can exhale: A federal court recently stopped the Federal Trade Commission's (FTC) antitrust action that targeted private equity sponsor Welsh, Carson, Anderson & Stowe for the healthcare "roll-up"...more
6/4/2024
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Antitrust Provisions ,
Corporate Practice of Medicine ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
FTC Act ,
Hart-Scott-Rodino Act ,
Health Care Providers ,
Injunctive Relief ,
Popular ,
Portfolio Companies ,
Private Equity ,
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