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Hall Render has been recognized in the U.S. News – Best Lawyers® 2023 “Best Law Firms” rankings. The firm received a national first-tier ranking in Health Care Law, as well as metropolitan first-tier rankings in Health Care Law (Colorado, Dallas-Fort Worth, Indianapolis, Milwaukee and Raleigh). In addition to the first-tier national and metropolitan rankings, Hall Render... READ MORE

In October 2021, the Texas Medical Association (“TMA”) sued the Departments of Health and Human Services (“HHS”), Labor and Treasury and the Office of Personnel Management (collectively, the “Departments”) challenging an Interim Final Rule which required certified independent dispute resolution (“IDR”) entities to employ a presumption in favor of the qualifying payment amount (“QPA”)... READ MORE

Hall Render Advisory Services, the consulting arm of Hall Render, is pleased to announce Jim Burke has joined the company as a Principal Advisor. With years of legal, financial and operations experience in health care, Jim Burke advises clients, including some of the nation’s largest hospitals, health care systems and physician practices, on strategic... READ MORE

Hall Render is pleased to announce William Wurster has joined the firm in its Indianapolis office. Will concentrates his practice in the area of supply chain procurement and regulatory compliance. With deep experience in and understanding of the health care industry and a passion for working with clients to ensure they are able to... READ MORE

Hall Render is pleased to announce Hannah Clarke has joined the firm in its Indianapolis office. Hannah focuses her practice in the area of antitrust law. She counsels health systems and hospitals on the antitrust requirements of mergers, acquisitions and joint ventures, helping them to remain compliant with federal and state antitrust laws. Additionally,... READ MORE

Hall Render is pleased to announce Joseph Ho has joined the firm in its Indianapolis office. Joseph focuses his practice on guiding various health care management organizations with services that include corporate governance, mergers and acquisitions, and private equity and joint ventures. Joseph is dedicated to providing practical solutions to complex legal and business-related... READ MORE

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (“CMS”) has retooled guidance it armed surveyors with regarding how to survey skilled nursing facilities for compliance with the CMS staff vaccine requirements. The revisions address condition-level and actual harm determinations to ensure that deficiency citations recognize good faith efforts by providers. On October 26, 2022, CMS... READ MORE

Parties to litigation are often dismayed by its costs. Attorney fees alone can motivate the payment of handsome settlements even in meritless cases, and litigation costs tend to make traditional litigation unavailable, impracticable or uneconomical as a tool for individuals and organizations if substantial funds are not available or if the dispute is not... READ MORE

Health care experts are concerned the U.S. could face a “tripledemic” this winter if cases of Covid-19, the flu and RSV all surge at the same time. Some experts are concerned that hospitals may be overwhelmed as a result of staffing shortages. After Hurricane Ian made landfall in southwest Florida, communities continue to grapple... READ MORE

Michigan voters are being asked whether to add a new section to the state constitution concerning “reproductive freedom.” Proposal 3 would initiate a new law (which can be read in full on the Secretary of State’s website) that would include the following: Proclaim that “every individual has a fundamental right to reproductive freedom, which... READ MORE