Buried in the July 1, 2026, proposed rule for the Home Health Prospective Payment System (“Proposed Rule”), the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (“CMS”) proposed changes to provider enrollment and a provider’s ability to obtain and maintain Medicare billing
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Hall, Render, Killian, Heath & Lyman, P.C. is a law firm specializing in health care law with a focus on hospital and health system clients. The firm publishes detailed analyses and updates on topics such as hospital real estate development, health care regulatory compliance, price transparency rules, and population health management. Their content often covers legal and operational issues affecting nonprofit and for-profit hospitals, including construction and development projects, regulatory changes by CMS, and strategic trends in health care delivery and financing. The firm provides insights into health care real estate transactions, hospital expansion, and evolving care models like population health services organizations.
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Weekly Hospital Real Estate Briefing: A Flurry of Legislation Restricting Hospital Real Estate Transactions – What You Need to Know
By Hall Render
Following a series of hospital sale-leaseback transactions that preceded bankruptcy filings in 2024 and 2025, lawmakers at both the federal and state levels have taken notice. In response, legislators have introduced measures aimed at regulating, or increasing oversight of, certain…
A Turning Tide—Federal Court Orders Decade of Sealed FCA Filings Unsealed
By Hall Render
A federal court in Pennsylvania (“the Court”) ordered the unsealing of nearly a decade’s worth of False Claims Act (“FCA”) filings, holding that the government failed to overcome the strong presumption of public access to judicial records.In U.S. ex rel.…
Indiana Law Broadens ‘Gravely Disabled’ Standard Effective July 1, 2026
By Hall Render
Senate Enrolled Act 285 (“SEA 285”) will expand the statutory definition of “gravely disabled”. The law also creates a new statutory framework prohibiting unauthorized camping or sleeping on public property. This new misdemeanor expressly requires law enforcement officers to first…
UPDATE: USCIS Limits Adjustment of Status to Applications Demonstrating Need for Extraordinary Relief
By Hall Render
On May 21, 2026, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (“USCIS”) released a policy memo limiting the issuance of green cards based on adjustment of status to applicants demonstrating the need for extraordinary relief. The policy memo states that adjustment of…
Navigating AI in the Workforce Without Clear Legal Guardrails
By Hall Render
Artificial Intelligence (“AI”) is rapidly reshaping the way workplaces function, especially in health care. While AI offers meaningful opportunities to streamline employer processes and increase efficiency, its adoption is outpacing the development of legal standards and governance structures. Moreover, a…
OIG Issues Favorable Opinion Allowing Precision Oncology Company to Provide Free Supplemental Reports Displaying Multi-Cancer Detection Test Results
By Hall Render
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General (“OIG”) posted Advisory Opinion 26-11 (“Advisory Opinion”) on May 20, 2026. This favorable opinion concerns a precision oncology company (“Requestor”) providing free supplemental reports to patients based on…
CMS Revises Medicare Advantage Marketing Guidance for Scope of Appointment Forms
By Hall Render
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ (“CMS’s”) guidance governing Medicare Advantage marketing practices has continued to evolve over the past several years, with regulatory requirements shifting significantly across administrations. These changes reflect both the ongoing development of health care…
CMS Publishes FY 2027 IPPS Proposed Rule
By Hall Render
In April, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (“CMS”) released the FY 2027 Inpatient Prospective Payment System (“IPPS”) Proposed Rule (“Proposed Rule”) to update IPPS payment rates and uncompensated care payments, refine CMS’s definition of new GME residency programs,…
Weekly Hospital Real Estate Briefing: 5 Reasons Why Hospital Systems Should Consider a Senior Housing Partnership
By Hall Render
If you’ve been watching the real estate news over the past two years, you have probably noticed an increase in senior housing transactions. A number of the health care real estate investment trusts (“REITs”) and specialty REITs that have historically…