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D. Jacques Smith, Michael F. Dearington, Nadia Patel, Hillary M. Stemple, Laura Zell, Michelle J. Shapiro, Heather M. Zimmer, Rebekkah R.N. Stoeckler

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Gayland O. Hethcoat II

Federal enforcement of information blocking rules has entered a new era.

D. Jacques Smith, Michael F. Dearington, Nadia Patel, Hillary M. Stemple, Laura Zell, Michelle J. Shapiro, Roberto Martinez, Heather M. Zimmer

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D. Jacques Smith, Michael F. Dearington, Nadia Patel, Hillary M. Stemple, Laura Zell, Michelle J. Shapiro, Pascal Naples, James G. Pizzo

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Blake K. Thelander*

In July, then-Chairman of the Energy and Commerce Health Subcommittee Rep. Buddy Carter (R-GA) announced that he would be “relinquish[ing] the gavel” to allow him to “put Georgians’ interests first.”

D. Jacques Smith, Michael F. Dearington, Nadia Patel, Hillary M. Stemple, Laura Zell, Michelle J. Shapiro, Roberto Martinez, Pascal Naples

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D. Jacques Smith, Michael F. Dearington, Nadia Patel, Hillary M. Stemple, Laura Zell, Michelle J. Shapiro, John M. Hindley, Roberto Martinez

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Douglas A. Grimm

On August 7, the US Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General (OIG) issued Advisory Opinion No. 25-09, providing significant guidance for physician-owned medical device companies (PODs).

D. Jacques Smith, Michael F. Dearington, Nadia Patel, Hillary M. Stemple, Laura Zell, Michelle J. Shapiro, Shoshana Golden, John M. Hindley

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D. Jacques Smith, Michael F. Dearington, Nadia Patel, Hillary M. Stemple, Laura Zell, Michelle J. Shapiro, Shoshana Golden

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D. Jacques Smith, Michael F. Dearington, Nadia Patel, Hillary M. Stemple, Laura Zell, Michelle J. Shapiro, Elizabeth Satarov, Meghan F. Hart

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Annie Chang Lee, Gayland O. Hethcoat II

Immigration enforcement actions are no longer a theoretical concern for health care facilities — they are happening now.

Stephanie Trunk

Every July, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) publishes two proposed rules that set Medicare reimbursement and shape the administration of the Medicare Part B program for the upcoming calendar year. These rules are the Physician Fee Schedule (PFS) proposed rule and the Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System (HOPPS) proposed rule.

D. Jacques Smith, Michael F. Dearington, Nadia Patel, Hillary M. Stemple, Laura Zell, Michelle J. Shapiro, Pascal Naples, Elizabeth Satarov

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Douglas A. Grimm

As artificial intelligence (AI) becomes increasingly embedded in health care, from diagnostics and clinical decision support to administrative automation, health care providers are increasingly reliant on AI vendors to deliver accurate, safe, and compliant solutions, subject to applicable regulatory requirements and standards of care.

David S. Greenberg, Molly L. Wiltshire, Nardeen Billan

On July 1, the US Department of Health and Human Services’ Office of Inspector General (OIG) released Advisory Opinion No. 25-08, issuing an unfavorable determination regarding a proposed arrangement in which a medical device company would pay licensing fees to a third-party vendor for access to an electronic billing portal used by some of the medical device company’s provider customers.

D. Jacques Smith, Michael F. Dearington, Nadia Patel, Hillary M. Stemple, Laura Zell, Michelle J. Shapiro, Apeksha Vora, Nardeen Billan

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D. Jacques Smith, Michael F. Dearington, Nadia Patel, Hillary M. Stemple, Laura Zell, Michelle J. Shapiro, Apeksha Vora, Heather M. Zimmer, Rebekkah R.N. Stoeckler

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Douglas A. Grimm, Hillary M. Stemple

On June 6, the US Department of Health and Human Services’ Office of Inspector General (OIG) issued Advisory Opinion No. 25-03, providing important guidance for telehealth organizations and management services organizations (MSOs).

D. Jacques Smith, Nadia Patel, Hillary M. Stemple, Michelle J. Shapiro, James G. Pizzo, Heather M. Zimmer

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Douglas A. Grimm, Anne M. Murphy, Aida Al-Akhdar

As of mid-2025, private equity (PE) investors remain intensely interested in health care services and technology companies despite higher borrowing costs, heightened regulatory scrutiny, and an increasingly complex state review landscape.

D. Jacques Smith, Michael F. Dearington, Nadia Patel, Hillary M. Stemple, Laura Zell, Michelle J. Shapiro, John M. Hindley, Pascal Naples

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Gayland O. Hethcoat II

Health care organizations are under pressure to shore up their cybersecurity response efforts. Much of this pressure is coming from the US Department of Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights (OCR), which has made clear through recent enforcement actions that conducting a proper risk assessment under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) Security Rule is not optional.

D. Jacques Smith, Michael F. Dearington, Nadia Patel, Hillary M. Stemple, Laura Zell, Michelle J. Shapiro, Roberto Martinez, John M. Hindley

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Alison Lima Andersen, Molly L. Wiltshire, David S. Greenberg, Roberto Martinez

On May 27, Blue Cross Blue Shield Healthcare Plan of Georgia, Inc. (BCBSGA) filed a lawsuit in the Northern District of Georgia US District Court, alleging that a group of health care providers, along with their third-party billing agent, manipulated the federal No Surprises Act’s (NSA) independent dispute resolution (IDR) process.