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New reports outline the tremendous population and economic growth in Florida and in Texas. According to new Census data, Florida is the fastest-growing state for the first time since 1957, and Texas is in the mix as well. The Texas gross domestic product grew at 8.2% at the end of 2022, double the U.S. rate…Read More

As a part of a broad omnibus spending bill passed by Congress, President Biden signed into law the Merger Filing Fee Modernization Act on December 29, 2022. The Merger Filing Fee Modernization Act includes the first changes to the merger filing fees required by the Hart‑Scott-Rodino Act (“HSR Act”) in over twenty years. While the…Read More

On December 27, 2022, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (“CMS”) published a proposed rule that could potentially have a significant impact on enrollees’ obligations under the “60-day” overpayment rule. The original overpayment rule, which was signed into law in 2014 with the Affordable Care Act and expanded to Medicare Parts A and B…Read More

On December 7, 2022, the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) in conjunction with the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services (“HHS”) updated the Mobile Health App Interactive Tool (the “Tool”) to include new questions and new use cases. The Tool is a result of collaborative efforts between the FTC, HHS Office for Civil Rights (“OCR”),…Read More

*Updated on April 23, 2024. The Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) has announced their intent to vote on a final rule that would ban most employers from entering into or enforcing noncompetes against workers and would require employers to rescind existing non-competes. The vote is planned during a special Open Commission Meeting on Tuesday, April 23 at 2pm…Read More

JLL released its 2022 real estate trends summary. It noted that hybrid work is now a “non-negotiable component of the new social contract that employees seek.” It also noted the cautious tone of many real estate investors due to higher interest rates and a softening economy. Colorado’s fast-paced life sciences growth has created a huge…Read More

On January 3, 2023, the Office for Civil Rights (“OCR”) at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services announced its resolution of an investigation into a full-service diagnostic laboratory’s potential violation of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (“HIPAA”) Privacy Rule’s right of access provisions. Although this resolution is the first of 2023,…Read More

On December 2, 2022, the Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”) Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (“SAMHSA”) released a proposed rule modifying the Confidentiality of Substance Use Disorder Patient Records regulations at 42 CFR Part 2 (“Part 2”). The goal of the proposed rule is to implement changes necessary to conform with…Read More