On April 3, 2024, Senators Edward Markey (D-Mass.) and Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), chaired a Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Subcommittee on Primary Health and Retirement Security field hearing titled,...more
4/11/2024
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Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
For-Profit Corporations ,
Hart-Scott-Rodino Act ,
Health Care Providers ,
Healthcare ,
Healthcare Workers ,
Investment ,
Licenses ,
Medicare ,
Private Equity ,
Proposed Legislation ,
Request For Information ,
Transparency
The COVID-19 vaccine mandate implemented by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has affected investor interest in non-acute care providers and suppliers, including home care providers. As our colleagues...more
We continue to see affiliation activity among hospitals and health systems, albeit at a slower pace than previously experienced, likely due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the resulting slow down in elective care, staffing...more
With the pace of orthopedic medical practice recapitalizations showing no signs of slowing, it is appropriate to review certain of the most critical legal issues that any buyer considering a transaction must take into...more
1/7/2020
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Anti-Kickback Statute ,
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) ,
Civil Monetary Penalty ,
False Claims Act (FCA) ,
Health Care Providers ,
Hospitals ,
Medicaid ,
Medicare ,
Physicians ,
Recapitalization ,
Risk Management ,
Stark Law ,
Strategic Planning
We continue to see activity in the hospital and health care system affiliation space. While few actually believe that the “Medicare for All” proposals will garner the support of a majority of the American people and are...more
Welcome to Foley & Lardner LLP’s Health Care MarketTrends. In this issue, we examine private equity investment in specialty areas of the health care industry, specifically dermatology and orthopedics....more
9/17/2019
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Audits ,
Billing ,
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) ,
Coding ,
Health Care Providers ,
Hospitals ,
Investors ,
Medicaid ,
Medicare ,
Private Equity ,
Private Equity Firms ,
Specialty Healthcare ,
Stark Law
Ambulatory surgery center (ASC) development and ownership has made a comeback after a number of years of stagnation due to an oversupply of centers and poor income growth. However, with significant changes in payment...more
3/29/2019
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Anti-Kickback Statute ,
Health Care Providers ,
Healthcare Facilities ,
Hospitals ,
Medicare ,
OIG ,
Patient Referrals ,
Physicians ,
Safe Harbors ,
Specialty Healthcare ,
Surgery
We are in the midst of a trend involving the “outsourcing” of certain outpatient and ambulatory services by hospitals and health systems. These outsourcing transactions often involve partnerships with for-profit, specialty ...more
The trend of affiliations between healthcare providers (we use the term “affiliation” to include all manner of transactions, including mergers, acquisitions, joint operating arrangements, etc.) continues at a rapid pace....more