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Weekly Hospital Real Estate Briefing: UnitedHealth Completes $3.3B Amedisys Acquisition | Duke Health’s North Carolina Strategy I Hospital Systems Sell Undeveloped Land

[09/29/25]

Posted on September 29, 2025 in Health Law News, Hospital Real Estate Briefing

Published by: Hall Render

UnitedHealth Group Inc. has completed its $3.3B acquisition of Amedisys, a company that operates over 500 home health and hospice sites throughout the country. During a recent U.S. House of Representatives subcommittee hearing, legislators criticized tax-exempt hospitals for failing to provide adequate charity care and community benefits in excess of the estimated $37.4B in... READ MORE

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Weekly Hospital Real Estate Briefing: Fed Lowers Interest Rates | Cleveland Clinic Closes $350M Sale-Leaseback | ASCs Poised for Growth

[09/19/25]

Posted on September 19, 2025 in Health Law News, Hospital Real Estate Briefing

Published by: Hall Render

The Federal Reserve cut the federal funds rate by a quarter-point and projected it would do so twice more this year. Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell cited labor market constraints as a primary driver for the cut. Cleveland Clinic sold 24 outpatient facilities in a $350M sale-leaseback transaction. Twenty of the properties are located... READ MORE

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Weekly Hospital Real Estate Briefing: Rise in Hospital Reverse Monetizations of MOBs | Corewell/Quest Sign JV Agreement | Hospital Margins Continue to Decline

[09/12/25]

Posted on September 12, 2025 in Health Law News, Hospital Real Estate Briefing

Published by: Hall Render

While institutional investor groups are a major acquirer of medical outpatient buildings (MOBs), the past 18 months have seen a surge in “reverse monetizations” where hospitals and health systems are buying (or buying back) such buildings. Hospitals purchased $2.8B worth of MOBs in 2024 and $761M in 1H 2025, accounting for about 23 percent... READ MORE

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Weekly Hospital Real Estate Briefing: MOB Rents Hit Record High | BayCare Begins Work on Academic Research Corridor | MUSC Innovation District Gets Initial Planning Approval

[09/08/25]

Posted on September 8, 2025 in Health Law News, Hospital Real Estate Briefing

Published by: Hall Render

According to CBRE, medical outpatient building (MOB) transaction volume increased 32% in Q2 with $2.2 billion in investments. Phoenix was the top market in terms of investment volume, followed by Los Angeles and Washington, D.C. The average MOB cap rate was 7.4%. The average sale price per square foot was $277, which is 40%... READ MORE

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Weekly Hospital Real Estate Briefing: Medicaid Cuts Threaten Children’s Hospitals | $30M Gift Funds New Cancer Center in CA | MUSC Opens $100M Behavioral Health Hub

[09/02/25]

Posted on September 2, 2025 in Health Law News, Hospital Real Estate Briefing

Published by: Hall Render

The North Carolina Medical Facilities Plan has identified a need for 267 more hospital beds in Wake County, NC. Duke Health, Novant Health, UNC Health and WakeMed have all filed proposals for projects in the area. Children’s hospitals are performing well today, but experts believe Medicaid cuts that go into effect next year could... READ MORE

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Weekly Hospital Real Estate Briefing: Some Health Executives Anticipate Slowdown in Capital Spending in 2026 on Heels of OBBB | HCA Reaches Settlement in Antitrust Litigation in NC

[08/22/25]

Posted on August 22, 2025 in Health Law News, Hospital Real Estate Briefing

Published by: Hall Render

A joint venture among MUSC, McLeod Health, Hope Health and Francis Marion University, along with the State of South Carolina, opened a behavioral health facility in Florence, South Carolina, to expand mental health services and replace an outdated facility. The $123M facility includes 63 inpatient beds. AdventHealth purchased a 35,000-square-foot medical office building in... READ MORE

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USDA Announces $500 Million in Immediate and Long-Term Funding Opportunities for Rural Health

[08/27/21]

Posted on August 27, 2021 in Health Law News

Published by: Hall Render

Through a Notice published on August 12, 2021, the United States Department of Agriculture (“USDA”) announced the availability of up to $500 million in grant funding for the new Emergency Rural Health Care Grant Program (the “Program”) appropriated under the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021. The purpose of the Program is to offer... READ MORE

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CMS Announces CHART Model to Transform Rural Health Care

[09/15/20]

Posted on September 15, 2020 in Health Law News

Published by: Hall Render

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (“CMS”) recently announced the Community Health Access and Rural Transformation (“CHART”) Model, which is a new voluntary payment model aimed at increasing access to and improving the quality of health care in rural communities through a value-based rather than volume-based approach. Under the CHART Model, Accountable Care... READ MORE

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Hall Render’s This Week in Washington – February 1, 2019

[02/01/19]

Posted on February 1, 2019 in Federal Advocacy

Published by: Hall Render

HHS Previews 2019 Regulatory Agenda At a symposium on Tuesday, Deputy HHS Secretary Eric Hargan and CMS Administrator Seema Verma outlined the administration’s health care strategy for 2019, which includes advancing the use of technology, adjusting payments in rural areas and testing new ways to reward high-quality care and reforms to the Stark and... READ MORE

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What Risk Categories Mean to Providers and Suppliers

[08/13/11]

Posted on August 13, 2011 in Long-Term Care, Home Health & Hospice

Written by: Bufford, David W.

Earlier this week, we highlighted the implementation by Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) of enrollment revalidations and screening categories, and which categories CMS places certain long-term care providers. It is important for providers and suppliers to understand what each screening category (limited, moderate, or high) entails and be aware of any events... READ MORE

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