[co-author: Quentin Levin]
On September 17, 2025, Joint Commission (“JC”) and Coalition for Health AI (“CHAI”) jointly released Guidance on the Responsible Use of AI in Healthcare (the “Guidance”). JC is the oldest and...more
10/31/2025
/ Artificial Intelligence ,
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) ,
Digital Health ,
Health Care Providers ,
Health Information Technologies ,
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) ,
Healthcare ,
Hospitals ,
Information Technology ,
New Guidance ,
Regulatory Oversight ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Reimbursements
On August 25, 2025, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”) delegated the administration and enforcement (the “Delegation”) of 42 C.F.R. Part 2 (“Part 2”), the federal rules governing the confidentiality and...more
The “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” (the “Act”), which recently became law, makes significant changes to federal financial aid programs administered under Title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (“HEA”). These changes...more
8/1/2025
/ Department of Education ,
Education Reform ,
Educational Institutions ,
Federal Funding ,
Federal Student Loans ,
Higher Education Act ,
Loan Repayment Issues ,
Loans ,
New Legislation ,
Public Service Loan Forgiveness program (PSLF program) ,
Regulatory Reform ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Student Loans ,
Title IV ,
Universities
In the early days of the second Trump Administration, several federal funding agencies announced caps to indirect cost (“IDC”) rates for federally funded research awards. In many cases, these caps would substantially reduce...more
7/28/2025
/ Administrative Procedure Act ,
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) ,
Compliance ,
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Deregulation ,
Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) ,
Federal Funding ,
Government Agencies ,
Grants ,
Health Care Providers ,
Health Insurance ,
Healthcare ,
Healthcare Facilities ,
Hospitals ,
Medicare ,
Reimbursements ,
Research and Development ,
Trump Administration ,
Trump v CASA
On April 23, 2025, President Trump issued an executive order (the “Executive Order”) directing the Secretary of Education to investigate and hold accountable accreditors of institutions of higher education (“IHEs”) that...more