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The Indiana Supreme Court established an expedited appeal Pilot Program for mental health appeals originating in Marion County, Indiana that will begin September 1, 2024. The project aims to tackle the challenges posed by temporary mental health commitments which often cannot be resolved on appeal before the commitment’s 90-day term expires. Background Under Indiana... READ MORE

NATIONAL Are spine, orthopedic surgeons exiting hospitals for private practice? Biden administration launches multistate social worker compact initiative Bill would allow, expand physician ownership of hospitals in rural areas Bill permitting new physician-owned hospitals gains steam Change breach disrupts two-midnight rule analysis for hospitals Clif Porter named AHCA/NCAL’s next president and CEO Health system... READ MORE

Dana-Farber Cancer Institute plans to demolish the Joslin Diabetes Center building in Boston to make way for its recently announced 300-bed, 450,000-sf cancer hospital, which it plans to build with Beth Israel Deaconess for $1.7B. Howard University has announced plans to build a new $650M, 200-bed hospital in Washington, D.C. The University stated its... 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

It has been a year since the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) revised its Guides Concerning the Use of Endorsements and Testimonials in Advertising (“Endorsement Guides” or “Guides”), which advises businesses, influencers, brand ambassadors and other endorsers on how to ensure that advertising using reviews or endorsements is truthful. The FTC’s Endorsement Guides, found in... READ MORE

NATIONAL $1 trillion investment shortage in senior living development expected by 2040 90% of healthcare companies get a ‘B+’ on cybersecurity with medical devices falling below the mark 16 hospital M&A moves to know in the 1st half of 2024 76 physicians charged in $2.7B fraud schemes 46 assisted living communities named in $4.5... READ MORE

On June 4, 2024, the National Advertising Division (“NAD”), a self-regulatory forum for competitive advertising disputes, recommended that a breast cancer genomic test manufacturer (“Advertiser”) modify or discontinue several claims regarding the superiority of its tests for Black women, including claims that a competitor’s (“Challenger”) test is “inappropriate for women and that it is... READ MORE

Walmart Health may be considering a sale of its health care clinics. One source said the retailer may be discussing a sale to Humana. Walmart closed its 51 health care clinics in April as a result of poor financial performance. Healthcare Realty Trust (“HRT”) generated $400M in proceeds from the disposition of several assets... 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

The Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals (the “Eighth Circuit”) recently held in Howard v. City of Sedalia (“Howard“) that a hospital was not required to accommodate a pharmacist’s request to keep a service dog in the workplace because such accommodation was considered a “personal item,” providing assistance to her both on and off the... READ MORE