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On August 4, 2026, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (“CMS”) published the Fiscal Year (“FY”) 2027 Inpatient Prospective Payment System (“IPPS”) Final Rule (the “Final Rule”), which can be found here. The Final Rule is effective October 1, 2026, and includes several updates affecting Graduate Medical Education (“GME”) and Nursing and Allied... READ MORE

Why Commercialization Readiness Should Come Before Spending Development Dollars The greatest legal risks in commercialization often arise before anyone uses the word “commercialization.” Long before an innovation or research asset is licensed, transferred, deployed or otherwise commercialized, a startup is formed or an industry partner is identified, research organizations make decisions that affect ownership,... READ MORE

As hospitals and health systems face mounting financial pressures, many are pursuing strategies to reduce costs and unlock additional value from their real estate portfolios. Below are five approaches we are seeing in the market. Development Services – Some hospitals are acquiring more land than needed for new facilities, while others are purchasing available... READ MORE

NATIONAL 41 health systems warn of MyChart ‘Medicare Kit’ scam 5 provisions AAMC, AHA want rewritten in parallel 340B pushes AAHKS: CMS cuts punish joint replacement efficiency DEA sends final telehealth prescribing rule to White House for review Healthcare practices eye AI, even as privacy concerns persist Hospitals’ Stable Margins Mask Growing Financial Pressures... READ MORE

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (“DHS”) has issued a proposed rule that, if finalized, would impose a new $103,265 filing fee on cap-subject H-1B petitions, in addition to existing filing fees. DHS has indicated that the fee is intended to recover a portion of the federal government’s cost of administering the lawful immigration... READ MORE

On August 18, 2026, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s (“FDA”) Digital Health Center of Excellence, within the Center for Devices and Radiological Health (“CDRH”), released a discussion paper seeking public comment on how the agency should approach generative artificial intelligence-enabled (“GenAI”) medical devices. FDA emphasized that the paper is intended for discussion purposes... READ MORE

On August 4, 2026, the United States Department of Justice (“DOJ”) on behalf of the Office of Inspector General (“OIG”) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services announced it had entered into a $14.1M settlement with Complete Health Partners Holdings (“Complete Health”), a Florida management services organization (“MSO”), to resolve allegations that... READ MORE

Hall Render is pleased to announce that Allie Krueger has joined the firm as a Shareholder. Allie Krueger is an intellectual property attorney who advises life sciences companies, health care organizations and research institutions on IP strategy, patent portfolios and the protection and advancement of innovation. Drawing on internationally trained patent experience and senior... READ MORE

Hall Render is pleased to announce that Kiera Gauthier has joined the firm as an Associate in the Denver office. Kiera Gauthier is a health care transactional and regulatory attorney who collaborates with health care providers and organizations on the structuring, negotiation, and implementation of a broad range of strategic health care transactions. Working... READ MORE

Several large construction projects are underway in the Atlanta metro area. Key projects include Grady’s proposed $1B medical campus in Union City, a new teaching hospital planned by Atrium Health in Adair Park, a $1B Wellstar hospital and a Centurion Foundation/Emory Healthcare project at Northlake Mall. The Cato Institute compared health care services in... READ MORE