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Health care joint ventures can create an important vehicle for combining resources and expertise, in addition to improving health care product and service access. However, these arrangements often come with complex legal, regulatory and operational challenges that may affect timelines and the profitability of these arrangements. Significant delays or modifications to the anticipated commencement... READ MORE

NATIONAL 10 new statistics on the physician shortage A $50B rural health fund was negotiated with hospitals in mind. Experts are split on whether it will help them at all. AAAHC releases updated guidelines: 5 things to know CDC director Susan Monarez is out after less than a month on the job and other... 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

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (“CMS”) finalized several important updates to graduate medical education (“GME”) and nursing and allied health educational programs (“NAH Programs”) policies in the FY 2026 Inpatient Prospective Payment System (“IPPS”) Final Rule (“Final Rule”), and proposed a notable limitation on virtual supervision for teaching physicians in the 2026... READ MORE

In July 2025, the United States Department of Justice (“DOJ”) announced that it had issued “more than 20 subpoenas” to health care providers involved in the provision of gender-affirming care to minors. On August 18, 2025, one of these subpoenas—issued to a children’s hospital in Pennsylvania (the “Hospital”)—was included in a court filing that... READ MORE

NATIONAL $50B rural health fund not a cure-all for hospitals: Bloomberg 98% of small medical practices wrongly claim HIPAA compliance: Survey AAAHC releases updated guidelines: 5 things to know CBO report warns of nearly $500B in potential Medicare cuts CMS Pauses Nursing Home Care Compare Updates, Leaving 5-Star Ratings Static Court approves Blue Cross’... READ MORE

A joint venture among MUSC, McLeod Health, Hope Health and Francis Marion University, along with the State of South Carolina, opened a behavioral health facility in Florence, South Carolina, to expand mental health services and replace an outdated facility. The $123M facility includes 63 inpatient beds. AdventHealth purchased a 35,000-square-foot medical office building in... 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 that Brian Betner and Todd Nova were recently named by Best Lawyers® as “Lawyer of the Year” for 2026 in Health Care Law. This recognition is presented to a single lawyer in each practice area and geographic region. Brian Betner provides trusted, strategic legal counsel to hospitals, health... READ MORE

Hall Render is proud to announce a new Firm milestone this year, with a record-breaking 94 attorneys honored by Best Lawyers® for their outstanding legal achievements. Among these distinguished honorees, 72 attorneys have been selected by their peers for inclusion in the 2026 edition of The Best Lawyers in America®, while 22 attorneys have been recognized as... READ MORE