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The DOJ recently charged 324 defendants, including 96 licensed medical professionals, in a $14.6B national health care fraud takedown. The government seized over $245M in cash, luxury vehicles, cryptocurrency and other assets, while CMS reported preventing more than $4B in fraudulent payments by suspending or revoking the billing privileges of 205 providers. Intermountain Health... READ MORE

The Senate passed President Trump’s “One Big Beautiful Bill,” and by the time this newsletter is published, the bill is expected to have made its way through the House. The current version of the bill, if passed, would cut roughly $1.1 trillion in health-care spending over the next decade, according to the nonpartisan Congressional... READ MORE

At least 55 additional rural hospitals may be at risk of negative net incomes if the current version of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act passes, according to a recent report, due largely to cuts to Medicaid. Independent rural hospitals could lose, on average, 56% of their yearly net income, the report states. A... READ MORE

A Pennsylvania bill designed to restrict for-profit and investor-owned health care merger and acquisition activity has passed the House of Representatives. The bill gives the State’s Attorney General the power to deny transactions that are “against public interest.” The legislation was created in response to Prospect Medical Holdings filing for bankruptcy protection and closing... READ MORE

North Carolina legislators have passed a bill designed to reduce health care costs, improve price transparency and eliminate certificate of need (CON) restrictions on certain health care projects. The bill removes CON restrictions on diagnostic centers, rehabilitation facilities and in-home hospice services. North Carolina was recently ranked as having the most expensive health care... READ MORE

Revista published recent data indicating that, from 2017-2022, MOB portfolios consistently traded at a premium (reflected in lower average cap rates) as compared to single-asset MOBs. That trend reversed in late 2023 due to rising interest rates; however, since mid-2024, this so-called “portfolio premium” has returned. Emory University (Atlanta, GA) plans to issue more... READ MORE

Deal One: The health system desires to sell an MOB to a REIT and lease the related land to the REIT under a long-term ground lease; the health system will then master lease the building back.  Deal Two: The health system desires to ground lease an area on its campus to a developer, who... READ MORE

A new report argues that Alabama’s certificate of need law is negatively impacting health care in the state. Researchers estimate that Alabama would have 52 more hospitals, the cost of care would be reduced and post-surgery complications would decrease by 5.2% but for certificate of need restrictions. New data has been published on private... 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

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