Patients Recording Medical Visits: What Health Care Providers Need to Know
Taking The Pulse, A Health Care and Life Sciences Video Podcast | Episode 276: Educating the Life Sciences Workforce with Wake Tech’s Leslie Isenhour
Podcast - The New Rules of Healthcare Fraud Enforcement
Hospice Insights Podcast - Hospice Audit Updates: UPICs May Pick You for a Prepayment Review
Strategic Alignment With Collaboration Is Essential to a Life Sciences M&A Exit — Troutman Pepper Locke Podcast
AI's Hidden Power Grid: Data Centers, Subsea Cables, and the New Infrastructure Arms Race — The Good Bot: Artificial Intelligence, Health Care, and the Law
Charting a Course for Collections: Diagnosing Compliance and Privacy Risks in Medical Debt — The Consumer Finance Podcast
Taking The Pulse, A Health Care and Life Sciences Video Podcast | Episode 275: Strategies for Building the Life Sciences Talent Pipeline with NIIMBL’s John Balchunas
Health+Tech - Healthcare Private Equity Conference Recap
Health+Tech - From Software to Scrutiny: Navigating FDA Inspections Under the New QMSR
Health+Tech - The Perfect Storm: Cyber Threats, Regulation and AI in Healthcare
Podcast - Inside Telehealth's Growth, Regulation and Access
Health-e Law Podcast, Episode 25 | Human-in-the-Loop: Bringing AI to Skilled Nursing Facilities
Taking The Pulse, A Health Care and Life Sciences Video Podcast | Episode 274: Advancing Cancer Immunotherapy with Dr. Besim Ogretmen of Lipo-Immuno Tech & MUSC
False Claims Act Insights - Healthcare Compensation and Referrals: Avoiding Compliance Pitfalls in Physician Deals
DOJ’s Bulk Sensitive Data Transfer Rule: Key Insights for Health Care Compliance Teams – Diagnosing Health Care
Hospice Insights Podcast - High Risk Hospices Are in the Hot Seat Across Six States
Taking The Pulse, A Health Care and Life Sciences Video Podcast | Episode 273: Navigating FDA Regulation for Life Sciences Companies with Christin Carey of Maynard Nexsen
PODCAST – 2026 To Do: HIPAA Compliance
2026 To Do: HIPAA Compliance
Pennsylvania’s lawsuit against Character Technologies, Inc., is a notable early test of how professional licensing laws may apply to consumer-facing AI chatbots. The Commonwealth, acting through the Department of State and...more
In the latest effort by the Trump administration to reduce costs and increase access to anti-obesity medications like Ozempic and Wegovy (also known as GLP-1s), the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (“CMS”) announced...more
Oklahoma has enacted new amendments to its medical marijuana law that further define employer rights and obligations in the workplace. Under Oklahoma’s amended law, employers are required to apply zero‑tolerance drug and...more
In a recent Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) decision, all 14 challenged claims of U.S. Patent No. 9,308,138 — covering an absorbent article (incontinence pad) with a specialized layered structure — were found...more
The Compliance Clinic examines key Medicare, Medicaid, and government enforcement developments across the healthcare industry. Each edition focuses on a specific sector and provides an integrated view of compliance risk...more
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has imposed immediate nationwide moratoria on the initial Medicare enrollment of hospices and home health agencies (HHAs), including additions of new branch locations,...more
On May 13, 2026, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) announced a six-month nationwide moratoria on new Medicare enrollments for hospice and home health agency (HHA) providers, joining durable medical...more
$10 Million Settlements with DOJ and Texas AG Include Creation of the First “Detransition Clinic” in the United States and Revocation of Physicians’ Hospital Privileges. On May 15, 2026, the U.S. Department of Justice...more
On May 13, 2026, CMS announced an imminent nationwide six-month moratoria on the Medicare enrollment of new hospices and home health agencies (HHAs), citing concerns regarding rapid growth in enrollments, improper ownership...more
Executive Summary - The California Consumer Privacy Act’s (CCPA) cybersecurity audit regulations, finalized September 23, 2025, became effective January 1, 2026, establishing the first state privacy law of general...more
McGuireWoods convened its 22nd Annual Healthcare Private Equity and Finance Conference in Chicago on April 29-30, 2026, gathering investors, operators, lenders, advisers and executives from across the country. The two days...more
On May 13, 2026, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) imposed two nationwide, six‑month moratoria on new Medicare enrollments of hospice and home health agencies (HHAs). CMS states that the action, taken in...more
Artificial intelligence is no longer an emerging technology—it is embedded in the mainstream enterprise software, platforms, and vendor services that organizations rely on every day. In many cases, organizations are already...more
Healthcare providers, suppliers, compliance leaders, and private equity-backed platforms may prepare for increasing operational, reimbursement, compliance, and governance risks as AI-assisted utilization review expands across...more
On May 13, 2026, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced a nationwide six-month moratorium on new Medicare enrollments for hospice providers and home health agencies (HHAs). The action follows a recent...more
On May 8, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued guidance that clarifies how the agency enforces premarket review requirements for certain electronic nicotine delivery system (ENDS) products and nicotine pouches...more
On Mother’s Day, May 10, 2026, the U.S. Departments of Health and Human Services (“HHS”), Labor (“DOL”) and Treasury (collectively, the “Departments”) issued proposed regulations to establish certain fertility benefits as...more
On May 13, 2026, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) announced an aggressive nationwide crackdown on fraud—with the start of six-month moratoria on new Medicare enrollment for hospices and home health...more
On April 21, 2026, Biocon announced that Health Canada granted a Notice of Compliance (NOC) for BOSAYATM (denosumab) and VEVZUOTM (denosumab), biosimilars of Amgen’s Prolia® (denosumab) and Xgeva® (denosumab)....more
Governor and Legislative Leaders Reach Agreement - Gov. Tim Walz, Senate Majority Leader Erin Murphy, House Speaker Lisa Demuth and House DFL Leader Zack Stephenson announced late Wednesday that they had reached a...more
For multinational companies and biotech companies engaging in “in-licensing” transactions with Chinese partners, the transfer of biological samples and clinical trial data is more than just a technical necessity, it is the...more
Makary resigns. Martin Makary, MD, MPH, has resigned from his position as Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Commissioner. Kyle Diamantas, most recently the Deputy Commissioner of Human Foods, will reportedly step in as...more
On April 22, 2026, the Department of Justice (DOJ) and Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) issued an order immediately reclassifying two categories of marijuana from Schedule I to Schedule III of the Controlled Substances...more
On May 1, 2026, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals (the “Fifth Circuit”) issued an order banning the mailing of the abortion pill mifepristone, previously permissible under Food and Drug Administration (“FDA”) regulations...more
Below is Alston & Bird’s Health Care Week in Review, which provides a synopsis of the latest news in health care regulations, notices, and guidance; federal legislation and congressional committee action; reports, studies,...more