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The Department of Health and Human Services Health Resources and Services Administration (“HRSA”) published new Provider Relief Fund (“PRF”) guidance Wednesday, April 6, allowing recipients that failed to submit a required report on time to request approval to submit a late report. The new guidance follows recent reports that HRSA sent out nearly 10,000... READ MORE

Recently, the Seventh Circuit, in Proctor v. Safeway, Inc., clarified what it means to act with reckless disregard in respect to claims brought under the False Claims Act (“FCA”). ­__ F.4th ­__, No. 3:11-CV-3406, 2022 WL 1012256, (7th Cir. 2022). In doing so, the court stated that authoritative guidance must be truly authoritative in... READ MORE

Our Health Care Real Estate Briefing is your comprehensive summary of weekly health care real estate highlights currently happening across the nation. This week’s update includes legislation that, if passed by the U.S. Senate, could legalize marijuana and generate tax revenue to boot. Early reports suggest that the U.S. Senate plans to propose its own... READ MORE

NATIONAL AHA Urges DOJ to Protect Health Care Workers  from Workplace Violence Coalition of hospitals, health plans and others urge for stronger guidance around third-party apps Ex-Vanderbilt nurse’s trial could set dangerous precedent, ANA warns Hospital, long-term care groups again petition Becerra to extend COVID-19 public health emergency Hospital margins ‘well below sustainable levels’: Kaufman... READ MORE

As we highlighted here, on March 26, 2021, Governor Evers signed Assembly Bill 125 into law as Wisconsin Act 23 (“Act 23”) significantly updating the laws related to the licensure, regulation and the practice of physician assistants (“PAs”) in Wisconsin. The change is intended to improve access to quality medical services for Wisconsin patients by reducing... READ MORE

On March 2, 2022, the Office for Civil Rights (“OCR”) in the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services (“HHS”) released notice and guidance on federal civil rights protections and privacy laws that apply to gender-affirming care (the “Notice”). In the Notice, OCR affirms its intent to investigate and enforce Section 1557 of the... READ MORE

Our Health Care Real Estate Briefing is your comprehensive summary of weekly health care real estate highlights currently happening across the nation. News about the senior housing industry continues to dominate headlines. In fact, there were very few articles on anything but the senior housing industry. From a legislative perspective, state and federal legislators seem... READ MORE

NATIONAL 5 healthcare companies get ‘F’ in racial and gender pay equity Epic fails to get Supreme Court review of punitive damages for trade secrets case FDA to revive facility visits Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act becomes law Healthcare organizations now must report cyberattacks to DHS Here are the top health... READ MORE

A federal district court affirmed this guidance in a careful analysis of the attorney-client privilege and its application to protect separate legal entities within a larger corporate structure. Affirming that member entities are not treated as “one client,” the Court in U.S. ex rel Behnke v. CVS Caremark Corp., et al. denied a whistleblower’s... READ MORE

Our Health Care Real Estate Briefing is your comprehensive summary of weekly health care real estate highlights currently happening across the nation. News about health care workforce issues continues to make headlines. Last week, the American Hospital Association urged Congress to deal with the health care staffing issues, calling it a “national crisis.” The American... READ MORE