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An article in GlobeSt. touted the benefits of the “modern ground lease” as a compelling financing option for real estate construction. While the current financing landscape has made sale/leaseback transactions between developers and investors a more attractive option of late, nonprofit health providers can get the added benefit of working with a nonprofit capital... READ MORE

NATIONAL 3 Major Payers Take Action on Social Determinants of Health 16 more states hope to weigh in on Idaho abortion lawsuit 35% of physicians see increase in compensation tied to quality AHA files reply brief as district court considers 340B payment remedy for the remainder of 2022 Amazon competes with CVS Health, others... READ MORE

As advertising technology continues to evolve, it is becoming more common for website operators to utilize web trackers such as cookies, web beacons, tracking pixels and fingerprinting scripts to track and collect information from site users. Even health care providers may use certain web analytics tools to find out where visitors to their website... READ MORE

CMS released a roadmap for ending the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency (“PHE”). CMS will be terminating numerous regulatory waivers that were put in place to offer flexibility to health care providers during the pandemic and will give notice to providers 60 days before ending the PHE. Fitch published its mid-year outlook for non-profit hospitals.... READ MORE

Representations and warranties insurance (“RWI”) provides coverage for unanticipated losses arising out of breaches of the seller’s representations and warranties in an acquisition transaction. RWI offers a number of key advantages over traditional risk allocation methods. While RWI was originally developed for use in private equity transactions, RWI is now being used in a... READ MORE

NATIONAL AHA, AAMC: Idaho statute will chill the provision of emergency medical care Amazon to offer behavioral health services through Ginger partnership Ambulatory surgery centers compete with hospitals for outpatient dollars CDC ends social distancing, COVID-19 quarantines CDC, amid criticism for COVID-19 response, plans reorganization as public health threats grow CDC to regain control... READ MORE

NATIONAL 67% of nurses plan to leave position within 3 years, survey of 9,000 nurses finds Amazon’s One Medical buy has implications for the healthcare industry CVS Said To Be Eyeing Bid For This At-Home Healthcare Tech Firm HHS investing $60M to boost rural healthcare workforce Physicians ask CMS for more time to comply... READ MORE

On July 15, 2022, the Office for Civil Rights (“OCR”) at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”) announced its resolution of eleven separate investigations against covered entities for violations of the individual’s right of access under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (“HIPAA”). OCR’s continued efforts with respect... READ MORE

Congress passed the Inflation Reduction Act, which 1) includes $300B for energy and climate reform and $60B in incentives for renewable energy products such as solar panels and wind turbines; 2) gives the federal health care secretary the right to negotiate drug prices for Medicare and caps out of pocket expenses on certain drugs... READ MORE

The United States Department of Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights (“OCR”) announced a settlement with a research university (“University”) which has agreed to pay $875,000 to settle potential violations of the HIPAA Privacy, Security and Breach Notification Rules, as well as to take corrective action after an unauthorized third party gained... READ MORE