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Until this year, the Food and Drug Administration’s (“FDA” or “agency”) Office of Prescription Drug Promotion (“OPDP”) enforcement activity had settled into a relatively predictable pattern. In both 2023 and 2024, OPDP issued five enforcement letters each year, reinforcing a perception that the agency was exercising restraint and directing its limited resources toward more... READ MORE

On December 18, 2025, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (“CMS”) issued two proposed rules aimed at limiting provision of gender-affirming care to minors (each a “Proposed Rule” and, collectively, the “Proposed Rules”). The first rule would add a new Condition of Participation (“CoP”), prohibiting a hospital from performing “sex-rejecting procedures” on minors, in... READ MORE

**There will be no distribution of this newsletter next week. Happy Holidays!** NATIONAL 47 states introduced healthcare AI bills in 2025 CMS floats 24 measure updates: 7 things to know CMS proposes funding blocks on gender-affirming care for minors CMS launches ‘MAHA Elevate’ to test lifestyle medicine in Medicare FAH taps new CEO FDA... READ MORE

NATIONAL 57 health systems ask HHS to rescind cybersecurity rule ACA approval hits new high as subsidies set to expire: 7 things to know American Hospital Association President and CEO to retire AHA supports federal AI safety guidance AHA warns of ‘​10 out of 10’ cyber vulnerability CMS’ final ASC rule overall ‘positive’: Inside... 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

NATIONAL 2025 marks ‘turning point’ in states’ efforts to scale back private equity influence in nursing homes $50B funding fight: Hospitals spar over rural health fund 21 orgs. formally endorse SI joint pain guidelines 2025 marks ‘turning point’ in states’ efforts to scale back private equity influence in nursing homes Amazon to boost healthcare... 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 Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (“CMS”) has released the Calendar Year 2026 Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System Final Rule, which includes another round of substantial updates to the Hospital Price Transparency (“HPT”) regulations. The new policies aim to further standardize the data disclosed by hospitals, enhance the utility of the machine-readable files... READ MORE

In a health care environment increasingly driven by value rather than volume, population health services organizations (“PHSOs”) are emerging as powerful engines for transformation. Rather than relying on individual clinicians or fragmented care teams, PHSOs centralize key population health functions such as outreach, care management, analytics and community engagement. This coordinated approach helps improve... READ MORE

On November 14, 2025, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (“CMS”) issued a letter, which it describes as “preliminary guidance,” concerning two significant restrictions on Medicaid provider taxes set forth in H.R. 1, including: (i) a change in the indirect hold harmless threshold for provider taxes—which, in effect, prohibits states from increasing the... READ MORE