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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

In 2024, the health care M&A marketplace remained dynamic with established industry players and disruptive new entrants engaging in a variety of transactions despite continuing inflation, fluctuating interest rates and a contentious presidential election creating significant uncertainty for providers and investors alike. As Hall Render’s Health Transactions team reflects on 2024 and looks ahead to…Read More

On January 21, 2025, the Department of Homeland Security (“DHS”) rescinded its “Protected Areas” policy that had been in place since 2011. This policy largely restricted the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (“ICE”) and Customs and Border Protection (“CBP”) from conducting enforcement actions in or near “protected areas” or “sensitive locations.” These areas included medical…Read More

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (“CMS”) has given surveyors new rules and updates to allow surveyors to add extra attention and increase oversight in nursing homes regarding the role of the medical director and how mental disorders are diagnosed. On November 18, 2024, the Quality, Safety & Oversight Group at CMS issued a memorandum entitled…Read More

With the stroke of a pen, President Trump rescinded Executive Order 11246 (“EO 11246”), which has been the foundation for workforce-related affirmative action obligations for federal contractors since 1965. Effective immediately, contractors are no longer required to maintain affirmative action programs for minorities and women, though they may continue to comply with the existing framework…Read More

Mercy Health (MO) is the latest health care company to take over vacant Walmart Health locations. Mercy has reopened three Walmart Health locations in Fort Smith, Rogers and Springdale, Arkansas. In April 2024, Walmart announced that it would close all 51 of its health clinics and shut down its virtual care platform. Hancock Health (IN)…Read More

Recent proposed legislation and an executive order in Indiana would introduce new requirements for nonprofit hospitals and update the statutory definition of “community benefits” for hospitals. On January 21, 2025, Indiana Governor Mike Braun issued an executive order directing the state Secretary of Health and Family Services to conduct an investigation and prepare a report…Read More

In the opening days of his second term, President Donald Trump signed a number of executive orders covering a wide swath of public and private activity. One such executive order (the “Order”), entitled “Ending Illegal Discrimination and Restoring Merit-Based Opportunity,” addresses diversity, equity and inclusion (“DEI”) programs in the federal government, as well as DEI…Read More

Before the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (“FDA” or “Agency”) halted communications with the industry after the Presidential Inauguration on January 20, 2025, the Agency issued a final guidance for firms in the medical products industry titled,  “Communications From Firms to Health Care Providers Regarding Scientific Information on Unapproved Uses of Approved/Cleared Medical Products: Questions…Read More