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In an August 7, 2026, order denying a patient’s request for a preliminary injunction in Raphael v. Mantei (“Raphael“), a Washington trial court (the “Court”) held that an audio recording created by an ambient artificial intelligence (“AI”) documentation tool was exempt from a patient’s right of access under Washington law because the recording was... READ MORE

The Indiana Court of Appeals (the “Court”) affirmed a temporary involuntary commitment, finding clear and convincing evidence of grave disability despite the patient’s plan to live with his grandmother. The Court explained the availability of a willing caregiver does not preclude commitment when a patient’s mental illness leaves him unable to function independently and... READ MORE

NATIONAL 5 big questions as the 340B rebate pilot nears launch 2 organ donation rule changes spark ethical debate AMA joins legal challenge to Medicaid work rule ahead of 2027 CMS funds $275M initiative to recruit nurses for nursing homes CMS specialty model could harm rural patients: Report Congress members move to offset coming... READ MORE

On August 27, 2026, the National Institutes of Health (“NIH”) issued a Request for Information seeking public comment on its proposed NIH Policy on Sharing Summary Level Study Results with Clinical Research Participants (“Draft NIH Policy”). The proposal would make sharing plain-language summaries of study results with research participants standard practice for NIH-supported clinical... READ MORE

On October 15, 2026, the U.S. Department of Justice (“DOJ”) National Fraud Enforcement Division (“Fraud Division”) and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of the Inspector General (“HHS-OIG”) announced a joint policy (“Policy”) designed to streamline the voluntary self-disclosure process for potential criminal health care fraud. Background Historically, federal health care... READ MORE

NATIONAL 59% of cyberattacked healthcare orgs were hit via vendors: Moody’s ACOs are ‘the best way to deliver health care,’ CMS chief Dr. Oz says Aging global workforce could squeeze US’s foreign-trained clinician pipeline AHA expresses support for House bill that would delay 340B rebate model AHA launches prior authorization website Alignment Health again... READ MORE

On September 9, 2026, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General (“OIG”) published Advisory Opinion 26-18 (“AO 26-18”), a favorable advisory opinion considering a proposed paid referral service that would connect patients identified as having potential hearing loss with hearing providers (the “Arrangement”) operated by a company whose parent... READ MORE

On September 16, 2026, Democratic Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), Ron Wyden (D-OR) and Jeff Merkley (D-OR), along with Representatives Val Hoyle (D-OR), Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) and Suhas Subramanyam (D-VA), introduced the Stop Corporate Takeovers of Physicians Act of 2026 (the “Act”) to establish a federal framework governing the corporate practice of medicine (“CPOM”), an... READ MORE

NATIONAL 77% of Medicaid improper payments tied to paperwork, not fraud: Report 13 state healthcare AI laws to know 43% of hospitals are in the red: 6 financial notes AHA report warns access to care is increasingly at risk in rural communities AHA sues to block second 340B rebate pilot AHA pushes back on... READ MORE

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (“DHS”) recently published a proposed rule on September 11, 2026, that, if finalized, would end the 60-day grace period available to H-1B and other eligible nonimmigrant workers following a loss of employment. According to DHS, the proposed rule would more closely align nonimmigrant status with the employment on... READ MORE