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Hemp Product Use in Medicare: CMS Greenlights Pilot Program under the Substance Access Beneficiary Engagement Incentive

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On April 1, 2026, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), through the CMS Innovation Center (CMMI), officially launched a new pilot program which allows participants in specific CMS programs to offer eligible hemp...more

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2026 White Collar Year in Preview

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The 2026 White Collar Year in Preview ebook provides a comprehensive analysis of anticipated enforcement trends and legal developments across key areas of white collar law. As the federal government continues to advance its...more

Troutman Pepper Locke

From Zero to 100% – New Section 232 Tariffs on Patented Drugs and the High-Stakes Onshoring and MFN Choices Ahead

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On April 2, 2026, President Donald Trump issued a proclamation titled “Adjusting Imports of Pharmaceuticals and Pharmaceutical Ingredients into the United States” (the Proclamation) under Section 232 of the Trade Expansion...more

Stevens & Lee

Deferred Consideration in Physician Practice Sales

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Deferred consideration is frequently used in physician practice sales to bridge valuation gaps and allocate post-closing risk (and upside) between buyers and sellers. Commonly structured as earnouts, deferred consideration...more

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Long Anticipated Medicare Advantage Compliance Guidance Heightens Investor and Provider Scrutiny

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In February 2026, the Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Inspector General (HHS-OIG) issued its highly anticipated Industry Compliance Program Guidance for Medicare Advantage (MA ICPG), the first such...more

Maynard Nexsen

Medicare Diabetes Prevention Program Expanded Model Brings Opportunities for MDPP Suppliers, Coaches, and Individual Beneficiaries

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Recent changes to the Medicare Diabetes Prevention Program (“MDPP”) are in sync with recent Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (“CMS”) initiatives to utilize technology to make healthcare services more accessible and...more

Clark Hill PLC

CMS Proposes Significant Medicare Advantage Payment and Compliance Changes for 2027

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The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has issued its Advance Notice and related rulemaking for the Medicare Advantage (MA) and Part D programs for plan year 2027. ...more

McDermott Will & Schulte

This Week in 340B: March 31 – April 6, 2026

Find the week’s updates on 340B litigation to help you stay in the know on how 340B cases are developing across the country. Each week we comb through the dockets of more than 50 340B cases to provide you with a quick summary...more

Arnall Golden Gregory LLP

Healthcare Authority Newsletter - April 2026 #1

News Briefs - 2025 Hospital Expenses Rose by 7.5%, Workforce Expenses Up 5.6% - U.S. hospitals saw total expenses rise by 7.5 percent in 2025, according to the American Hospital Association's latest annual Costs of Caring...more

Fox Rothschild LLP

Court Allows Sharing of Medical Information Claim to Proceed Under ECPA

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A new federal court decision denied a motion to dismiss in a case alleging Federal Electronic Communications Privacy Act (ECPA) claims arising from the sharing of health information through a website’s online tracking...more

Cozen O'Connor

OSHA and NY Workplace Violence Update in Health Care

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OSHA does not have a specific rule that addresses workplace violence in general industry or health care, although it has long discussed the need for such rules. During the Biden Administration some progress was made to...more

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Washington Broadens Health Care Transaction Oversight: Key Changes Under HB 2548

What Happened: Washington’s Governor signed House Bill 2548 (Chapter 222, Laws of 2026) into law on March 25, 2026, to take effect June 11, 2026, to amend the state’s health care transaction review law at Chapter 19.390. The...more

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Smart Healthcare Transaction Categorization: Transforming Chaos Into Clarity With AI-Powered Precision

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Healthcare organizations process millions of financial transactions every day, spanning patient payments, production data, vendor invoices, and pharmaceutical orders. Each transaction must be accurately categorized to ensure...more

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

[Event] Healthcare Industry Summit 2026 - May 6th, Portland, OR

Please save the date for our 2026 Healthcare Industry Summit—our premier annual event, hosted for the first time in Portland, Oregon. Join us as we gather cross-disciplinary lawyers and esteemed experts from across the...more

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Florida Appeals Court Rejects Rules Protecting Physician Dispensing in Workers’ Compensation Cases

A recent decision by Florida’s First District Court of Appeal (DCA) has significant implications for physicians and other practitioners who dispense medications to injured workers. In Publix Super Markets, Inc. v. Dep’t of...more

Maynard Nexsen

Taking The Pulse, A Health Care and Life Sciences Video Podcast | Episode 272: Humanism and Transplant Care with Dr. Joseph Scalea...

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Recorded at the 2026 SCbio Annual Conference, Heather and Matthew are joined by Dr. Joseph Scalea, a nationally recognized transplant surgeon, academic leader, and healthcare innovator. Dr. Scalea shares his perspective on...more

Holland & Knight LLP

Upcoming ASM Payment Model Changes Impact Healthcare Lenders

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As specialty care providers prepare for fundamental payment and reporting changes brought by the new Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Ambulatory Specialty Model (ASM), lenders in the healthcare industry should...more

McDonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff LLP

AI News Roundup – OpenAI closes largest-ever funding round ahead of IPO, source code for Claude AI leaked online, Eli Lilly...

To help you stay on top of the latest news, our AI practice group has compiled a roundup of the developments we are following....more

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Enforcers’ Intensifying Focus on Algorithmic Pricing Tools

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At this year’s ABA Antitrust Spring Meeting, a panel of practitioners and economists discussed the rapid expansion – and rising scrutiny – of algorithmic pricing tools in the healthcare industry....more

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The Call You Hope Never Comes (and the Emails That Trigger It)

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This is the fourth in a six-part series on incentive design, deal structure, and how these issues surface in transactions and enforcement. Other relevant topics will be discussed in our upcoming presentation, Physician Owner...more

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The CMS ACCESS Model and FDA TEMPO Pilot: Outcome‑Based Payments and Digital Health Innovation

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The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ ("CMS") Advancing Chronic Care with Effective, Scalable Solutions ("ACCESS") Model is a Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation ("CMMI") initiative testing outcome-aligned...more

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Commonwealth Court Denies Fee Review Process for Medical Goods Suppliers per Workers’ Compensation Act

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On March 16, 2026, the Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court ruled in Scomed Supply v. Hartford Accident & Indemnity Company and Sedgwick Claims Management Services that Scomed, a supplier of medical goods, is not a health care...more

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CMS Reaches $100 Million in Stark Self-Disclosure Settlements

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The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) recently released data on its 2025 settlements of voluntary self-disclosures related to past violations or potential violations of the physician self-referral law (the Stark...more

Clark Hill PLC

[Webinar] The Interoperability Wars: Information Blocking, EHR Ecosystems, and the Fight Over Healthcare Data - April 21st, 10:00...

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Interoperability has moved beyond a regulatory initiative into a new battleground. The Information Blocking Rule was designed to open healthcare data flows, but its implementation is revealing deeper conflicts over market...more

Bricker Graydon Wyatt LLP

Supreme Court Holds that Colorado’s Law Banning Conversion Therapy Infringed on Counselor’s First Amendment Rights

The Supreme Court’s 8-1 decision in Chiles v. Salazar addressed a constitutional challenge to a Colorado law that prohibited licensed mental health counselors from engaging in “conversion therapy” with minors....more

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