Beyond the Bylaws: The Medical Staff Show - The Role of Bylaws in Medical Staff Governance, Part I
Taking the Pulse, A Health Care and Life Sciences Video Podcast | Episode 227: What’s Next for America’s Life Sciences Industry with Arda Ural of EY
Taking the Pulse, A Health Care and Life Sciences Video Podcast | SCbio 2025 Preview with President & CEO James Chappell
Taking the Pulse, A Health Care and Life Sciences Video Podcast | Episode 226: Orlando Health’s Expansions and Research with Amy Allen and Thibaut Van Marke of Orlando Health
Hospice Insights Podcast - Psychedelics and End of Life Care: Understanding the Legal Landscape
Taking the Pulse, A Health Care and Life Sciences Video Podcast | Episode 225: Cancer Care Access & Treatments with Dr. Sengar of Alabama Cancer Care
AGG Talks: Home Health & Hospice Podcast - Episode 9: The Impact of AI and Prior Authorizations on Home Health and Hospice
Taking the Pulse, A Health Care and Life Sciences Video Podcast | Episode 224: Healthcare Practice Operations with Steve McPheeters of HighFive Healthcare
Navigating Disputes Within Your Health Care Practice
Taking the Pulse, A Health Care and Life Sciences Video Podcast | Episode 223: Cybersecurity and Privacy Risks with Healthcare Vendors with Brandon Robinson of Maynard Nexsen
Podcast — Drug Pricing: 2025 J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference Takeaways and Outlook
Colorado AI Act — The Good Bot Podcast
Hospice Insights Podcast - Controlling the Narrative: A New Tactic for Auditors and ALJs
2025 Outlook: The Department of Health and Human Services Under the Second Trump Administration – Diagnosing Health Care
AGG Talks: Home Health & Hospice Podcast - Episode 8: Hospice Special Focus Program: Pumping the Brakes
RICO's Person/Enterprise Distinction - RICO Report Podcast
Taking the Pulse, A Health Care and Life Sciences Video Podcast | Episode 222: Hospital Response to Hurricane Helene with Jay Kirby of UNC Health Pardee
Prescribing GLP-1 Medications: Be Aware of Legal Limitations
Compliance and Value-Based Care
AGG Talks: Healthcare Insights Podcast - Episode 8: What Healthcare Companies Need to Know When the Government Comes Knocking
CASE AT A GLANCE - In 2018, Planned Parenthood South Atlantic (PPSAT) and one of its patients, Julie Edwards, sued the administrator of South Carolina’s Medicaid program to enforce the “free choice of Medicaid provider”...more
On March 21, 2025, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Office for Civil Rights (OCR) announced a settlement of HIPAA security rule claims involving Health Fitness Corporation (Health Fitness). Health Fitness...more
The integration of artificial intelligence (AI) tools in healthcare is revolutionizing the industry, bringing efficiencies to the practice of medicine and benefits to patients. However, the negotiation of third-party AI tools...more
California legislators enacted Assembly Bill (AB) 2319 last fall in a landmark attempt to reduce racial and ethnic disparities in maternal and infant healthcare by addressing implicit bias in pregnancy, childbirth, and...more
Members of the health care and financial industries, along with other industries that hold sensitive data, are warned that a ChatGPT vulnerability is being actively exploited by threat actors to attack security flaws in AI...more
This spring, the Supreme Court of Canada (SCC) will consider the scope of patentable subject-matter as it relates to “methods of medical treatment”. In the underlying action, Janssen asserted that Pharmascience would infringe...more
As we previously reported, agile licensing amendments to the Food and Drug Regulations and Medical Devices Regulations were registered on November 29, 2024. We are continuing to update our previous article to reflect new...more
Starting April 3, Ohio hospitals will have to navigate new requirements under House Bill 173. This law mandates greater transparency in healthcare pricing. It also includes rules for selling or targeted advertising related to...more
On March 14, 2025, President Trump rescinded a number of Biden-era executive orders (EOs), two of which are health related. Executive Order 13994 (2021): The Ensuring a Data Driven Response to COVID-19 and Future...more
Weight loss clinics, telehealth companies, physicians, and pharmacies that have been prescribing or dispensing compounded GLP-1 medications must prepare for significant changes following the Food and Drug Administration’s...more
In a case brought by Bond, Schoeneck & King, the Albany County Supreme Court has overturned hundreds of millions of rate cuts implemented at the direction of the New York State Department of Health. The court, fully adopting...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
Government Is Funded, Congress at Home for the Week. On March 15, 2025, President Trump signed a continuing resolution (CR) into law that funds the government and provides short-term extensions of certain healthcare programs...more
Conspiracies to rip off the Medicare system are prevalent due to the vast amounts of money flowing through the program. On February 25, Sherif Khalil of Redondo Beach, California man was convicted by a federal jury in Detroit...more
On March 12, 2025, the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation (CMMI) announced it was ending four Biden administration payment models early. No reason was provided other than the changes were to “align its statutory...more
On March 15, Kentucky passed HB 473 (the “bill”), which amends the Kentucky Consumer Data Protection Act (the “Act”), whose passage was previously covered by InfoBytes and goes into effect on January 1, 2026. The bill creates...more
On Friday, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Office for Civil Rights (OCR) announced the fifth enforcement action under its Risk Analysis Initiative. In this case, OCR reached a settlement with Health...more
This month, nearly two years after the passage of New York’s health care transaction law, N.Y. Pub. Health Law § 4550 et seq. (described in our previous Alert), the New York State Department of Health (“DOH”) released...more
Cyberattacks remain one of the most serious threats facing the healthcare industry. Healthcare providers and their vendors handle sensitive and valuable health data, making them prime targets for cybercriminals....more
A lesser-known financial upside of Continuing Care Retirement Community (CCRCs) is the potential tax deductibility of a portion of the entrance fee and monthly fees....more
Long Island Businessman Arrested in $22 Million Medicare Fraud Scheme - A Long Island, New York, businessman was arrested on conspiracy, kickback, and money laundering charges stemming from an alleged scheme to defraud...more
The Georgia House of Representatives achieved the trifecta on Thursday, combining three favorite legislative traditions in one moment on the floor: recognition of a local novelty with an invite resolution, the appearance of a...more
This regular publication by DLA Piper lawyers focuses on helping clients navigate the ever-changing business, legal, and regulatory landscape. Secretary Kennedy takes first steps to eliminate GRAS exception. Health and...more
On March 15, 2025, Congress passed and President Trump signed into law a Continuing Resolution that temporarily extends certain critical programs and appropriations through September 30, 2025. The legislation, titled the...more
In recent news, New York’s Stram Center for Integrative Medicine reported a security incident involving an employee misusing a patient’s payment card information. According to a breach report filed with the U.S. Department of...more