[01/17/25]
Posted on January 17, 2025 in Health Law News, Hospital Real Estate Briefing
Published by: Hall Render
VMG Health published its Health System Leader Expectations for 2025. Key takeaways include: (1) Physician recruitment and retention is a top priority; (2) Increased utilization is the main driver of positive financial performance; (3) More value-based arrangements are expected this year; (4) Joint ventures will remain popular, especially in the ASC and behavioral health spaces;... READ MORE
Tags: Health Care Real Estate, Health Care Real Estate Briefing
[01/17/25]
Posted on January 17, 2025 in Health Law News
Published by: Hall Render
On January 15, 2025, the Department of Justice (“DOJ”) announced that it recovered over $2.9 billion in False Claims Act (“FCA”) related settlements and judgments in the fiscal year ending September 30, 2024 (“FY2024”). The 2024 recovery amount exceeds the previous year’s recovery of $2.68 billion, with the number of settlements and judgments coming in at 558. Whistleblowers... READ MORE
Tags: COMPLIANCE PROGRAMS, False Claims Act, FCA, fraud, kickbacks
[01/17/25]
Posted on January 17, 2025 in Health Law News, Long-Term Care, Home Health & Hospice
Published by: Hall Render
On January 10, 2025, Secretary Becerra of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”) issued a determination titled “Determination That A Public Health Emergency Exists” (the “California PHE Determination”), that decided a public health emergency exists and has existed since January 7, 2025, in the State of California (“California Public Health Emergency”). Blanket Waivers... READ MORE
Tags: California 1135 Waivers, California Wildfires, cms, Public Health Emergency
[01/16/25]
Posted on January 16, 2025 in Health Law News, Private Equity
Published by: Hall Render
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
Tags: PRIVATE EQUITY, Private Equity Deal Spotlight
[01/16/25]
Posted on January 16, 2025 in Health Law News
Published by: Hall Render
The antitrust agencies have been active this month, bringing compliance with the Hart-Scott-Rodino (“HSR”) Act to the forefront. The HSR Act requires companies to file premerger notifications with the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) and the Antitrust Division of the Department of Justice (“DOJ”) for certain transactions. FTC Fines Gun-Jumpers On January 7, 2025, the... READ MORE
Tags: Federal Trade Commission, FTC, Hart-Scott Rodino Act, HSR Act
[01/15/25]
Posted on January 15, 2025 in Health Law News
Published by: Hall Render
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”) and the National Institutes of Health (“NIH”) have recently announced significant updates to the implementation of the HIV Organ Policy Equity (“HOPE”) Act (42 U.S.C. § 274f-5). These changes, published in the Federal Register on November 27, 2024, and December 30, 2024, mark a pivotal... READ MORE
Tags: HIV Organ Policy Equity, National Institutes of Health, NIH, Organ Transplants
[01/15/25]
Posted on January 15, 2025 in Health Law News, Long-Term Care, Home Health & Hospice
Published by: Hall Render
Effective January 1, 2025, Illinois enacted a law that contains several updates to Illinois’s change of ownership (“CHOW”) laws for nursing homes. Changes to Illinois’ CHOW Laws Illinois Public Act 103-0776 (“CHOW Law”) replaces Sections 3-112, 3-113 and 3-114 of the Illinois Nursing Home Care Act (the “Act”). The CHOW Law provides that nursing... READ MORE
Tags: CHANGE OF OWNERSHIP, CHOW Laws, Illinois Law, Long-Term Care
[01/14/25]
Posted on January 14, 2025 in Health Law News
Published by: Hall Render
On December 27, 2024, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (“FDA” or “Agency”) published a final rule updating the criteria for the implied nutrient content claim “healthy” that appears on food packaging. The “healthy” label serves as a quick, consumer-friendly signal on food packaging to help consumers identify foundational foods that support a balanced,... READ MORE
Tags: Dietary Regulations, FDA, FDA regulations
[01/13/25]
Posted on January 13, 2025 in Health Law News
Published by: Hall Render
As the new year commences, nonprofit health care providers are reminded of the importance of ensuring compliance with state-specific filing deadlines for property tax exemption. If the deadline for a particular year is missed, the provider will likely be obligated to pay the taxes for that year. In most jurisdictions, each tax year stands... READ MORE
Tags: property tax exemption
[01/13/25]
Posted on January 13, 2025 in Health Law News
Published by: Hall Render
On January 7, 2025, the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) announced that several crude oil producers will pay a record $5.6 million in civil penalties to settle allegations of premerger “gun-jumping” in violation of the Hart-Scott-Rodino (“HSR”) Act. Parties to a merger violate the antitrust laws when a buyer takes operational control over the seller,... READ MORE
Tags: Federal Trade Commission, FTC, Hart-Scott Rodino Act, HSR Act