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With over three million people receiving a COVID-19 vaccine daily in the United States, the return to every day, pre-COVID life seems tantalizingly close. Yet, the economic effects of COVID-19 are unlikely to subside immediately. Health care real estate was and is not immune to the pandemic (although the industry’s “symptoms” are mild when compared…Read More

In a Report and Order released March 30, 2021, the Federal Communications Commission (“FCC”) announced its plan to move forward with the second round of funding (“Round 2”) of its COVID-19 Telehealth Program (“Program”). As noted in our prior article, this announcement comes after Congress appropriated additional funding and directed the FCC to seek public…Read More

In a press release issued on March 26, 2021 (“Press Release”), the Department of Justice (“DOJ”) announced that immediately after Congress passed the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (“CARES”) Act, the DOJ created an elaborate network to protect the integrity of the $2.2 billion economic relief package. Working with myriad enforcement partners, the DOJ…Read More

In a recent opinion, the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals addressed whether the False Claims Act’s (“FCA”) anti-retaliation provision applies to actions taken against an individual after employment ends. Splitting with its sister appellate court, the Tenth Circuit, the Court compared the FCA’s anti-retaliation provision to a similar anti-retaliation clause in Title VII of the…Read More

On March 26, 2021, Governor Evers signed Assembly Bill 125 into law as Wisconsin Act 23 (“Act 23”) and significantly updated laws related to the licensure, regulation and the practice of physician assistants (“PAs”) in Wisconsin. The regulatory changes aim to improve access to quality medical services for Wisconsin patients by reducing barriers for PAs…Read More

Effective March 23, 2021, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (“CMS”) is lifting the most recent 30-day limitation for hospital surveys and allowing State Survey Agencies (“SSAs”) to resume survey activity in accordance with CMS’s Non-Long Term Care Guidance. CMS suspended survey activity for certain non-emergency state survey inspections in March 2020 due to…Read More

Recently, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (“OSHA”) has announced several fines and citations for violations against health care providers. Violations have included failing to provide training on the proper use of a respirator and personal protective equipment, and the failure to report injury, illness or fatality. And this may be just the beginning. Health…Read More