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NATIONAL A rare nurse role that is eliminating hospital pain points AHA accuses drugmakers of 340B ‘conspiracy,’ urges federal probe AHA, others urge legislators to prevent Medicaid DSH cuts AMA backs HHS’ crackdown on information blocking Antitrust lawsuit against Epic can continue, federal judge says Bill with 6% HHS funding cut advances: 5 notes... 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

On July 4, 2025, President Trump signed into law the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” (“Reconciliation Package”). The large-scale Medicaid cuts contained in the Reconciliation Package, coupled with recent trends of increased federal and state scrutiny of health care transactions, are expected to result in smaller, independent or rural hospitals looking for non-traditional avenues... READ MORE

According to CBRE, medical outpatient building (MOB) transaction volume increased 32% in Q2 with $2.2 billion in investments. Phoenix was the top market in terms of investment volume, followed by Los Angeles and Washington, D.C. The average MOB cap rate was 7.4%. The average sale price per square foot was $277, which is 40%... READ MORE

NATIONAL A network strategy helping rural hospitals thrive: 6 notes A disjointed map of vaccine guidance emerges AHA comments to HRSA on proposed 340B rebate model program AMA split on RFK Jr. CMS broadens access to catastrophic exchange plans CMS Moves To Rescind Federal Nursing Home Staffing Mandate CMS updates AHEAD model: 6 things... READ MORE

The North Carolina Medical Facilities Plan has identified a need for 267 more hospital beds in Wake County, NC. Duke Health, Novant Health, UNC Health and WakeMed have all filed proposals for projects in the area. Children’s hospitals are performing well today, but experts believe Medicaid cuts that go into effect next year could... READ MORE

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