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On May 13, 2026, as part of its ongoing effort to address home health and hospice fraud, the Trump administration announced a 6-month moratorium on new Home Health and Hospice enrollment, effective immediately. The federal register notice for home health and hospice is set to be published on May 15, 2026. In general, the moratorium…Read More

On April 29, 2026, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (“FDA” or the “Agency”) issued a Request for Information (“RFI”) seeking stakeholder input on a proposed pilot program evaluating the use of artificial intelligence (“AI”) to optimize early-phase clinical trials. The initiative is intended to assess how AI-enabled technologies “can improve efficiency, speed and quality…Read More

On April 28, 2026, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (“FDA”) announced additional steps in its ongoing initiative to advance real-time clinical trial approaches, including proof-of-concept studies and a request for information supporting a planned pilot program focused on real-time or near-real-time clinical trial data capture and review (the “Announcement”). FDA Commissioner Marty Makary, M.D.,…Read More

Recently, we have seen a surge in new children’s hospital projects across the country. Our team is currently working on multiple new free-standing children’s hospital projects that will have a significant impact on pediatric care in several states. These projects often include joint ventures between children’s hospitals and academic medical centers. Below is a summary…Read More

5/14/2026 UPDATE: On May 14, 2026, the U.S. Supreme Court extended a stay preserving telehealth access to mifepristone while the Fifth Circuit considers a challenge to regulations permitting pharmacies, including mail‑order pharmacies, to dispense the drug directly to patients. The order maintains the existing regulatory framework for mifepristone, allowing prescribing via telehealth and dispensing by…Read More

Hartford Hospital plans to construct a $950M, 14-story, 500,000-sf inpatient and surgical tower. Construction is expected to begin in 2027 and will include 216 private-room inpatient beds. Health systems continue land banking for future development. Recent examples include Novant Health’s purchase of the 56-acre former TD Bank campus off I-85 in Greenville, SC, for $45M;…Read More

The U.S. health care industry continues to experience consolidation, with steady merger and acquisition activity (“M&A”) aimed at improving quality, expanding patient access and reducing costs by leveraging economies of scale. These transactions present a unique opportunity to undergo a strategic analysis of an often overlooked, but vitally important area: the supply chain. Integrating two…Read More