A new law, the Consolidated Appropriations Act, went into effect on February 3, 2026, issuing new Medicare reimbursement guidelines for off-campus provider-based hospital outpatient departments (HOPDs). As of January 1, 2028, hospitals will be required to make certain operational changes
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Enforcement Ramps Up on Patient Right of Access: What Providers Need to Know
This post is part of our The Top 2025 Privacy and Security Issues Still Shaping Healthcare series, in which our team of attorneys provides essential strategies and insights for healthcare privacy and security.
The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act…
2025 State Privacy Changes: What Healthcare Leaders Need to Know
This post is part of our The Top 2025 Privacy and Security Issues Still Shaping Healthcare series, in which our team of attorneys provides essential strategies and insights for healthcare privacy and security.
In 2025, eight new U.S. state privacy…
Understanding the Impact of the Vacated HIPAA Privacy Rule on Reproductive Healthcare
This post is part of our The Top 2025 Privacy and Security Issues Still Shaping Healthcare series, in which our team of attorneys provides essential strategies and insights for healthcare privacy and security.
Reproductive health privacy rule vacated.
On June…
Major HIPAA Security Rule Changes on the Horizon: Is Your Healthcare Organization Ready?
This post is part of our The Top 2025 Privacy and Security Issues Still Shaping Healthcare series, in which our team of attorneys provides essential strategies and insights for healthcare privacy and security.
Why Now? The Rising Cyber Threats Driving…
New Proposed Healthcare Transaction Requirements and Mini-Stark Law in Colorado
The Colorado General Assembly is back in session and has introduced legislation (SB26-041) that, if enacted, would create new notification requirements and antitrust review processes for healthcare transactions. While Colorado already requires state-level notification of transactions that trigger federal notifications…
When the Rules Changed: The Top 2025 Privacy and Security Issues Still Shaping Healthcare
The 2025 Top Ten list reflects a regulatory environment in significant transition. Last year’s healthcare privacy and security landscape presented extraordinary challenges for compliance professionals, marked by sweeping regulatory changes on the federal and state level, intensified enforcement activity, and a growing and evolving environment that demanded constant vigilance. …
Where Investor–Founder Alignment Actually Breaks Down in Life Sciences Deals
What shows up once the story must survive the terms
At the outset of life sciences transactions, there is usually a strong sense of alignment. Founders and investors tend to agree on the importance of discipline, focus, capital efficiency, and…
Court Temporarily Blocks 340B Rebate Model Pilot Program
DEA Extends Telemedicine Flexibilities for Ketamine Prescribing: What Clinics Need to Know in 2026
In my November 2025 blog post, I discussed the uncertainty surrounding the DEA’s then-pending telemedicine rule and its implications for ketamine clinics. At that time, the future of pandemic-era telehealth prescribing flexibilities was unclear, and clinics across the country…
