On May 3, 2023, New York Governor Kathy Hochul signed into law (the “New Law”) a bill that requires certain “health care entities” to disclose proposed “material transactions” to the New York State Department of Health...more
In this episode, Jason Bring, AGG Healthcare partner and co-chair of the Post-Acute & Long-Term Care industry team; Matt Brohm, AGG Healthcare partner and co-chair of the Healthcare Private Equity team; and Alex Foster, AGG...more
After attending the recent annual conference of the National Association for Home Care & Hospice (“NAHC”) in St. Louis, Missouri, and speaking with numerous clients, consultants, and vendors, AGG Healthcare partner, co-chair...more
The Office of Civil Rights (OCR) at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) recently settled two additional enforcement actions as part of its HIPAA Right of Access Initiative, which is a program implemented by...more
Private equity firms continue to target the healthcare industry. In fact, this industry has seen tremendous growth over the past decade. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services believes that national healthcare...more
Each year, health care attorneys, executives, consultants, and investors gather to discuss the latest trends in health care deals at the AHLA Health Care Transactions Conference. ...more
On August 15, 2017, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a proposed rule (the “Proposed Rule”) that, if finalized, would (A) cancel the mandatory Episode Payment Models (“EPM Models”) and Cardiac...more
In response to a rising number of ransomware attacks on healthcare systems, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of Civil Rights (OCR) has issued new ransomware guidance on the HIPAA obligations of...more
On January 11, 2016, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced the Next Generation ACO program, along with the first group of participants. The program builds on the CMS Pioneer ACO Model and Medicare...more
Medicare Accountable Care Organizations ("ACOs") improved the quality of care they provided and generated financial savings in 2014, according to data recently released by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services ("CMS")....more
On July 15, 2015, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (“CMS”) published proposed regulations governing policies and payments made under the 2016 Physician Fee Schedule (the Proposed Rule). Notably, the Proposed Rule...more