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On November 15, 2024, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas (the “Court”) vacated the Department of Labor’s (“DOL”) April 2024 Final Rule (“2024 Final Rule”) that raised the minimum salary threshold for application of the executive, administrative and professional (“EAP”) exemptions from the minimum wage and overtime requirements of the Fair…Read More

On October 7, 2024, the United States Supreme Court denied review of a Second Circuit decision limiting the “willfulness” requirement for liability under the federal Anti-Kickback Statute (“AKS”) to knowledge that one’s actions are unlawful. The Second Circuit rejected the argument made by the plaintiff relators in U.S. ex rel. Hart v. McKesson (“Hart“) that…Read More

AdventHealth has entered into an agreement to acquire two hospitals in Florida from Community Health Systems for $265M in cash. The hospitals include Shorepoint Health Port Charlotte and Shorepoint Health Punta Gorda. The Punta Gorda hospital was impacted by Hurricanes Helene and Milton and is not currently operational. Broward Health and Nicklaus Children’s Health System…Read More

The Office of Inspector General (“OIG”) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services found that most skilled nursing facilities (“nursing homes”) in Massachusetts that it surveyed are not correctly complying with life safety requirements or emergency preparedness requirements. OIG recently issued a report on its audits of life safety requirements or emergency preparedness…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

On Friday, November 15, 2024, the Drug Enforcement Administration (“DEA”) and the Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS,” and together with the DEA, the “Agencies”) issued a third temporary rule (the “Third Temporary Rule”) extending the COVID-19 Telemedicine Flexibilities for Prescription of Controlled Medications (“telemedicine flexibilities”). As a result of both Congressional and health…Read More

Acadia Healthcare plans to add 2,000 beds over the next two years, per recent statements by CEO Chris Hunter. This comes on the heels of 400 beds added in 2024 and is anticipated to stem from a number of new joint venture arrangements with other health providers. Guardian Healthcare has secured bankruptcy court approval to…Read More

On November 7, 2024, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (“CMS”) published a final rule (“Final Rule”) that added a new condition of participation for home health agencies (“HHA”) to participate in Medicare under the “Medicare Program; Calendar Year (“CY”) 2025 Home Health Prospective Payment System (“HH PPS”) Rate Update” for the calendar year…Read More