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In In Re: Commitment of M.C., the Indiana Court of Appeals (the “Court”) dismissed M.C.’s appeal as moot because M.C. failed to demonstrate a particularized collateral consequence of his commitment or that the Indiana Constitution compelled the Court to hear his appeal on the merits. No. 24A-MH-1364, 2025 WL 658771 (Ind. Ct. App. Feb. 28, 2025). However,…Read More

On April 30, 2025, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (“CMS”) released the Fiscal Year 2026 Inpatient Prospective Payment System (“IPPS”) Proposed Rule (the “Proposed Rule”) containing several impactful changes to reimbursement for medical, nursing and allied health education programs at teaching hospitals. These CMS developments include: Proposing to revise the calculations for reimbursable…Read More

The Senate passed President Trump’s “One Big Beautiful Bill,” and by the time this newsletter is published, the bill is expected to have made its way through the House. The current version of the bill, if passed, would cut roughly $1.1 trillion in health-care spending over the next decade, according to the nonpartisan Congressional Budget…Read More

On June 30, 2025, the Department of Justice (“DOJ”) announced that it was combating over $14.6 billion in alleged fraud as a result of the 2025 National Health Care Fraud Takedown (“Takedown”). The Takedown is a coordinated effort led by the Health Care Fraud Unit of the DOJ Criminal Division’s Fraud section, partnering with U.S….Read More

On November 27, 2024, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (“CMS”) issued a final rule (“Final Rule”) updating the Medicare Conditions of Participation (“CoPs”) for hospitals subject to 42 CFR Part 482 and critical access hospitals (“CAHs”) subject to 42 CFR Part 485. These updates establish a progressive rollout of nationwide standards for both emergency…Read More

The Corporate Practice of Medicine doctrine (“CPOM”) generally prohibits non-licensed individuals from practicing medicine or employing physicians to provide medical services. Although CPOM laws vary by state, a general strategy that allows non-physician entities to be involved in health care operations without violating CPOM is to form an MSO structure (sometimes also referred to as…Read More

Not unlike the laws in just about every other U.S. state, Chapter 15 of the Texas Business and Commerce Code has required that non-solicitation and non-compete agreements for all employees be limited to reasonable time, geographic and scope of activity parameters. However, on June 20, 2025, Texas Governor Greg Abbott signed into law Senate Bill…Read More

On June 9, 2025, Oregon Governor Tina Kotek signed Senate Bill 951 (“SB 951”) into law. This first-of-its-kind legislation targets private equity-backed management services organizations (“MSOs”) and their professional medical entity (“PME”) counterparts by strengthening the State’s existing prohibition on the Corporate Practice of Medicine (“CPOM”). SB 951 goes into effect on January 1, 2026,…Read More

Indiana Senate Enrolled Act 505 (“SEA 505”), recently signed into law, introduces notable changes to the state’s Emergency Medical Services (“EMS”) framework. Effective July 1, 2025, EMS professionals (including paramedics, EMTs, advanced EMTs and emergency medical responders) will be authorized to transport patients to a broader range of care settings beyond traditional hospitals. This new…Read More