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Goldner Capital Management, a private equity firm once prominent in the SNF sector, has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, attributing a Covid-era lending scheme. Goldner claims an affiliate of one of its lenders leased or subleased 20 Goldner facilities and then stopped paying rent, causing a lease default that allowed the lender to seize... READ MORE

NATIONAL 5 hospitals, health systems facing Stark law allegations BCBSA antitrust lawsuit reaches $2.8B tentative settlement CMS sets Medicare appeal pathway for hospital designations Diabetes advocates back FTC lawsuit against PBMs Feds Say EMTALA Trumps Idaho Abortion Ban In Emergencies FTC lays out final rule on merger filings FTC increases premerger notification requirements despite... READ MORE

The Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General (“OIG”) released a report on September 24, 2024, identifying the need for further oversight of remote patient monitoring (“RPM”) services. Notably, OIG is specifically recommending the use of incident-to modifiers, which will likely impact non-RPM services as well, and including ordering on the... READ MORE

Health care continues to drive private equity (“PE”) activity, creating opportunities for investors and traditional health care providers. Transactions in the health care space are especially complicated, layering health care regulatory and reimbursement considerations on top of a complex securities, antitrust, privacy and security framework. Hall Render’s PE team of attorneys and advisors leverage... READ MORE

In what has now become a common mash-up of celebrity influence and pharmaceutical marketing, a recent direct-to-consumer (“DTC”) television advertisement ( “TV Ad”) came under fire from the Food and Drug Administration’s (“FDA”) Office of Prescription Drug Promotion (“OPDP” or “agency”) in the agency’s fourth Untitled Letter of the year. With only three months... READ MORE

Hall Render is pleased to announce John Tyson has joined the firm in its Indianapolis office. John focuses his practice on resolving various clinical and operational challenges for health care clients. John advises hospitals, ambulatory centers and post-acute care providers on licensing and regulatory matters. With a background as both a health care provider... READ MORE

On October 3, 2024, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (“CMS”) published an interim final rule that eliminated the low wage index hospital policy and related budget neutrality adjustments. This action was prompted by the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals’ decision to vacate the policy in Bridgeport Hospital v Becerra (“Bridgeport“) concluding that the... READ MORE

On October 10, 2024, the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) announced their unanimous vote to finalize changes to the premerger notification form and associated instructions, as well as the premerger notification rules implementing the Hart-Scott-Rodino (“HSR”) Act. The HSR Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976, as amended, requires all persons contemplating certain mergers or acquisitions that... READ MORE

On Thursday, September 26, 2024, Hurricane Helene made landfall in the southeastern United States, causing significant property damage estimated between $20 billion and $34 billion. Less than two weeks later, Hurricane Milton pounded the western coast of Florida, causing significant flooding to many parts of the state. As nonprofit hospitals and health systems assess... READ MORE

NATIONAL 92% Of U.S. Healthcare Organizations Experienced a Cyberattack in the Past Year 3 major false claims cases and what they mean for fraud crackdown 4 nonprofit health systems launch Longitude Health AHA opposes HHS interoperability rule: 6 things to know AHA: Nonprofit Hospitals Delivered 10 Times Their Federal Tax Exemption AHRQ’s new patient... READ MORE