We hope everyone enjoyed some time off over the holidays. As we reflect on 2025 and head into the new year, we spent some time mapping out our hospital real estate predictions for 2026. We believe it will be a
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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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2026 Non-Monetary Compensation to Physicians (And Chance to Review 2025)
By Hall Render
Under the federal Stark Law (the “Stark Law”), hospitals, physician groups, labs and other provider entities may provide non-monetary (i.e., non-cash or cash-equivalent) compensation to physicians up to an aggregate amount of $535 for calendar year 2026. The dollar limit…
Weekly HRE Briefing, Dec. 24, 2025
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Weekly Hospital Real Estate Briefing, Dec. 12, 2025
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Weekly Hospital Real Estate Briefing: Our Top 10 Hospital Campus Development Trends
By Hall Render
In 2025, we worked on a number of significant land transactions where hospitals acquired land for new hospital campus projects. From our perspective, it seemed like an increase in land transactions when compared to previous years. Here are 10 observations…
Actions Required: CMS Finalizes Another Round of Price Transparency Updates
By Hall Render
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (“CMS”) has released the Calendar Year 2026 Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System Final Rule, which includes another round of substantial updates to the Hospital Price Transparency (“HPT”) regulations. The new policies aim to…
Weekly Hospital Real Estate Briefing, Nov. 26, 2025
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From Volume to Value: Reimagining Care through Population Health Services Organizations
By Hall Render
In a health care environment increasingly driven by value rather than volume, population health services organizations (“PHSOs”) are emerging as powerful engines for transformation. Rather than relying on individual clinicians or fragmented care teams, PHSOs centralize key population health functions…
Indiana Appeals Court Clarifies Dangerousness Standard, Reaffirms Mootness Exception in Civil Commitment Case
By Hall Render
In a recent decision, the Indiana Court of Appeals (the “Court”) upheld the trial court’s Order for Temporary Commitment, clarifying that a finding of “dangerousness” for civil commitment is not negated by claims of self-defense when the underlying conduct is…
CMS Provides Guidance Regarding Provider Taxes Under Sections 71115 and 71117 of H.R. 1
By Hall Render
On November 14, 2025, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (“CMS”) issued a letter, which it describes as “preliminary guidance,” concerning two significant restrictions on Medicaid provider taxes set forth in H.R. 1, including: (i) a change in the…