Health Law Diagnosis, published by Robinson & Cole LLP, focuses on legal issues in the healthcare sector, including regulatory compliance, healthcare fraud and enforcement, Medicare and Medicaid policies, telehealth, hospital price transparency, and diagnostic testing arrangements. The blog covers developments in healthcare law such as government regulations, advisory opinions from health authorities, litigation outcomes, and strategies for healthcare providers and laboratories to navigate legal challenges. It also addresses topics like immigration enforcement impacts on healthcare entities and the legal implications of healthcare pricing and billing practices.
This post is co-authored by Seth Orkand, co-chair of Robinson+Cole’s Government Enforcement + White-Collar Defense Team.
On August 28, 2026, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced that recent enforcement actions have stopped more than $1.6 billion in potentially…
On July 16, 2026, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) published a Request for Information (RFI) concerning potential updates to the Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments of 1988 (CLIA) regulations.…
This post is co-authored by Seth Orkand, co-chair of Robinson+Cole’s Government Enforcement + White-Collar Defense Team, and Abigail Salcedo, a 2026 Summer Associate at Robinson+Cole. Abigail is not admitted to practice law.
On June 23, 2026, the U.S. Department…
This post is co-authored by Seth Orkand, co-chair of Robinson+Cole’s Government Enforcement + White-Collar Defense Team, and Abigail Clarke, a 2026 Summer Associate at Robinson+Cole. Abigail is not admitted to practice law.
The Justice Department’s (DOJ) June 23, 2026,…
Connecticut has overhauled key parts of its health care provider tax framework. On May 26, 2026, Governor Ned Lamont signed Public Act No. 26-68, a budget implementer that revises how the state taxes and funds certain health care providers,…
On April 16, 2026, the Massachusetts Health Policy Commission (HPC) approved amendments to its Material Change Notice (MCN) regulations at 958 CMR 7.00 (the Amended Regulations), which went into effect on May 8, 2026. As background, following the 2025 passage…
Connecticut Governor Ned Lamont recently signed Public Act No. 26-68 (“the Act”), which includes the elimination of the Office of Health Strategy (OHS) and reassignment of its statutory authority over the health care delivery system in Connecticut. The Act’s repeal of…
Connecticut Governor Ned Lamont recently signed into law An Act Concerning Credit Cards and Health and Veterinary Care Services (PA 26-6; the Act). The Act restricts how health care providers may offer third-party financing products to patients and…
On May 27, 2026, Connecticut Governor Ned Lamont signed “An Act Concerning Return of Health Care Provider Payments” (PA 26-56). As of January 1, 2027, PA 26-56 shortens the time period during which commercial health insurers can look…
On May 27, 2026, Connecticut Governor Ned Lamont signed into law Public Act 26-22, “An Act Concerning Hospital Sale-Leaseback Agreements and Attestations Concerning Lack of Private Equity Control of the Hospital and Control of or Interference with the Professional Judgment…
