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On April 24, 2025, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit (the “Seventh Circuit” or “Court”) affirmed summary judgment in Partin v. Baptist Healthcare Sys., Inc., applying the McDonnell Douglas burden-shifting framework to Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act (“EMTALA”) retaliation claims. Case Background Plaintiff Dr. William Partin (“Partin”) was an... READ MORE

Hospitalogy recently compiled statistics tracking the top health systems along several metrics, as of January 1, 2025, including total revenue (Kaiser Permanente), patient service revenue (HCA Healthcare) and patient revenue growth (BJC Health System). Health system margins dipped below 1% for the first time in 15 months, according to a recent report. The report... READ MORE

NATIONAL 5 Stark law developments physicians can’t afford to miss 4 takeaways from RFK Jr.’s dual congressional hearings AHA makes 100 suggestions for Trump administration American Medical Association’s next CEO brings policy experience and ‘digital savvy’ California to put $3.3B toward 5,000 mental health beds Colonoscopy reimbursement cuts spell trouble for patient care CVS... 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

Hall Render is pleased to announce Carla Johnson has joined the firm in its Indianapolis office. Carla focuses her legal practice in the area of commercial real estate. Carla has more than 15 years of experience as in-house counsel and as a private practitioner in Tennessee, Georgia and Indiana. Carla gained significant experience in... READ MORE

President Trump unveiled his 2026 budget proposal. Key health care takeaways include: 1) The Department of Health and Human Services will receive funding to promote nutrition, physical activity and healthy lifestyles; 2) VA medical centers will receive additional funding, and veterans will be able to access care from local providers; 3) funding for National... READ MORE

NATIONAL 19 states sue to block HHS reorganization, claim overhaul is unconstitutional Bill grants hospital staff same federal protections as flight crews: 5 notes CMS lead Dr. Oz questions federal funding for Medicaid expansion CMS process undermines negotiated drug prices, 340B: AHA CMS suspends 8 MIPS improvement activities Dr. Oz talks ‘generational opportunity’ to... 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

Indiana will become the 11th state to prohibit or limit physician noncompete agreements with hospitals after the Indiana legislature passed a bill (which the governor is expected to sign) that will ban all such noncompetes entered into on or after July 1, 2025. Hall Render will host a webinar on this topic on May... READ MORE

NATIONAL 150 top places to work in healthcare|2025 Aetna to exit health insurance exchanges AHA backs bill revising reimbursement for long-term care CMS weighing prior authorization reforms: Report DOJ sues insurers over alleged Medicare Advantage kickbacks Epic sees biggest year for hospital EHR growth: KLAS HHS sued again over cuts to public health grants... READ MORE