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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

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

Last week saw two major federal policy actions related to the provision of gender-affirming care to minors. On August 11, 2026, CMS issued a final rule entitled “Prohibition on Federal Medicaid and Children’s Health Insurance Program Funding for Sex Rejecting Procedures Furnished to Children” (the “Final Rule”). On August 13, 2026, the U.S. Department... READ MORE

The Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General (“OIG”) recently issued a favorable opinion, AO 26-16, regarding a federally qualified health center’s (“FQHC’s”) provision of produce boxes and vouchers to patients diagnosed with certain health conditions (the “Arrangement”). Although the Arrangement would generate prohibited remuneration under the Beneficiary Inducements Civil Monetary... READ MORE

NATIONAL 8 ASCs to 32 in 8 years: The site-neutral payment math behind this ASC group’s growth 2 operational changes from CMS’ payment rule SNFs need to start today 6 health systems warn of MyChart ‘Medicare Kit’ scam 5th Circuit strikes down parts of No Surprises QPA rule, rejects air ambulance challenge AHA warns... READ MORE

Since 1966, employers, labor organizations, educational institutions and government entities have been required to submit workforce demographic information to the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) through various EEO data reports. These reports have served as a cornerstone of the EEOC’s efforts to monitor employment trends and identify potential discrimination, but this longstanding framework may... READ MORE