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The Illinois Department of Revenue (“IDOR”) has announced the 2025 Illinois Tax Amnesty Program (the “Program”), authorized by the Illinois Tax Delinquency Amnesty Act. This limited-time program offers taxpayers a valuable opportunity to pay Eligible Tax Liabilities and have penalties and interest forgiven on taxes paid in full during the amnesty period, which runs from…Read More

JLL published the results of its 2025 Patient Consumer Survey. Key takeaways: 1) access and affordability are persistent challenges for U.S. health care; 2) location and convenience of a health care facility are key to choosing a provider; and 3) the quality of a particular health care facility is a top factor when choosing a…Read More

This client alert provides updates on our previous guidance related to the September 19, 2025, Presidential Proclamation (the “Proclamation”), Restriction on Entry of Certain Nonimmigrant Workers. On October 20, 2025, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (“USCIS”) published updated guidance on the applicability of the Proclamation. The update clarifies: Who is subject to the $100,000 payment;…Read More

Recent weeks and months have witnessed several Medicaid developments that may significantly impact Medicaid funding across the country. Not all of these developments are related to the Medicaid-related provisions of H.R. 1 (Public Law 119-21 (July 4, 2025), otherwise known as the “One Big Beautiful Bill”). This article summarizes three developments that are unrelated to…Read More

The Indiana Court of Appeals (the “Court”) in In re: the Civil Commitment of J.A. upheld the trial court’s Order for Temporary Commitment, holding sufficient evidence supported the trial court’s finding that J.A. was gravely disabled and unable to function independently outside of the hospital setting. In re: the Civil Commitment of J.A., No. 25A-MH-528,…Read More

In a notable move, the Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”) has directed the Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network (“OPTN”) to suspend some routine oversight activities during the ongoing government shutdown. In early October 2025, it was reported that HHS directed the United Network for Organ Sharing (“UNOS”)—the nonprofit contractor that operates the OPTN—to…Read More

U.S. Senators Markey, Sanders and Blumenthal introduced the Stop Medical Profiteering and Theft (MPT) Act, which aims to ban sale-leasebacks between health systems and REITs if such a deal would “weaken the financial status” of the provider, as determined by HHS. The bill would also make certain changes to REIT income tax laws. The future…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 the…Read More