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In United States ex rel. Sedona Partners LLC v. Able Moving & Storage Inc., the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals (the “Court”) recently reversed a district court’s ruling that relators could not use materials obtained during discovery to satisfy the heightened pleading requirement under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 9(b) (“Rule 9(b)”).  Background The... 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 1, 2025, the Office of Inspector General (“OIG”), in Advisory Opinion 25-08, considered a proposed arrangement by a medical device company (“Requestor”) that supplies “bill-only” surgical items, which are devices selected in real-time for specific procedures. The Requestor sought to pay a third-party vendor to access its Bill-Only Portal, a software platform... READ MORE

On June 26, 2025, the Department of Justice (“DOJ”) announced that a Remote Patient Monitoring (“RPM”) provider (“Company”) and its physician owner, paid $1.29 million to settle allegations of submitting false claims to Medicare under the False Claims Act (“FCA”). This settlement highlights the increased growth in RPM services, while noting the government’s scrutiny... READ MORE

The county approved a proposed purchase by University Health (San Antonio, TX) of the former Christus Santa Rosa Hospital campus for $71M. The 45-acre site also includes two MOBs, a parking structure and a solar farm. The buyer plans to spend $20M to renovate the hospital. CMS Administrator Oz said applications for the agency’s... READ MORE

NATIONAL 20 academic health systems acquiring hospitals 2 Healthcare Stocks That Have Doubled Over the Last Year but Still Have Room to Run 5 Joint Commission moves AAMC throws support behind 340B access bill Acute care hospitals get a 2.6% raise for 2026 AMA and other medical associations are kicked out of CDC vaccine... READ MORE

Health care and other federal funding recipients now face escalating legal risk in their implementation of diversity, equity and inclusion (“DEI”) programs. The Executive Branch continues to reshape the enforcement of civil rights laws in this space, beginning with Executive Orders as discussed here, followed by directives to the Department of Justice (“DOJ”) and... 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

There has been no shortage of hospital closures in the United States over the past year. As the financial impacts of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act begin to affect health system bottom lines, hospital closure headlines are unlikely to fade from the news cycle anytime soon. Amid the wave of closures, several health... READ MORE

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (“CMS”) recently issued its calendar year (“CY”) 2026 Outpatient Prospective Payment System (“OPPS”) proposed rule (“Proposed Rule”). The following summarizes several major proposals of the Proposed Rule, and the corresponding fact sheet can be found here. For interested parties and stakeholders, comments should be submitted by September... READ MORE