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PwC and the Urban Land Institute released their Emerging Trends in Real Estate for 2025. Key takeaways: 1) the top 5 markets to watch are Dallas, Miami, Houston, Tampa and Nashville; 2) optimism is growing in the real estate industry as interest rates have dropped; 3) demand for data centers is soaring with the... READ MORE

On November 20, 2024, the Office of Inspector General (“OIG”) for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”) issued new Industry Segment-Specific Compliance Program Guidance For Nursing Facilities (“Nursing Facility ICPG”) for nursing home members of the health care compliance community. Motivating factors for issuing the Nursing Facility ICPG included long-standing issues such... READ MORE

On November 15, 2024, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas (the “Court”) vacated the Department of Labor’s (“DOL”) April 2024 Final Rule (“2024 Final Rule”) that raised the minimum salary threshold for application of the executive, administrative and professional (“EAP”) exemptions from the minimum wage and overtime requirements of the... READ MORE

On October 7, 2024, the United States Supreme Court denied review of a Second Circuit decision limiting the “willfulness” requirement for liability under the federal Anti-Kickback Statute (“AKS”) to knowledge that one’s actions are unlawful. The Second Circuit rejected the argument made by the plaintiff relators in U.S. ex rel. Hart v. McKesson (“Hart“)... READ MORE

AdventHealth has entered into an agreement to acquire two hospitals in Florida from Community Health Systems for $265M in cash. The hospitals include Shorepoint Health Port Charlotte and Shorepoint Health Punta Gorda. The Punta Gorda hospital was impacted by Hurricanes Helene and Milton and is not currently operational. Broward Health and Nicklaus Children’s Health... READ MORE

NATIONAL Amazon’s push into telehealth knocks shares of Hims & Hers America’s Rural Hospital Crisis Has Been Looming for Decades AMA lawsuit targets collusion in health care pricing CMS Unveils Major Changes for Nursing Home Surveys for 2025 DEA, HHS issue another extension for telehealth controlled substance prescribing Donald Trump taps TV personality Dr.... READ MORE

The Office of Inspector General (“OIG”) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services found that most skilled nursing facilities (“nursing homes”) in Massachusetts that it surveyed are not correctly complying with life safety requirements or emergency preparedness requirements. OIG recently issued a report on its audits of life safety requirements or emergency... 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 Friday, November 15, 2024, the Drug Enforcement Administration (“DEA”) and the Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS,” and together with the DEA, the “Agencies”) issued a third temporary rule (the “Third Temporary Rule”) extending the COVID-19 Telemedicine Flexibilities for Prescription of Controlled Medications (“telemedicine flexibilities”). As a result of both Congressional and... READ MORE

Acadia Healthcare plans to add 2,000 beds over the next two years, per recent statements by CEO Chris Hunter. This comes on the heels of 400 beds added in 2024 and is anticipated to stem from a number of new joint venture arrangements with other health providers. Guardian Healthcare has secured bankruptcy court approval... READ MORE