Publications

The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (“FERC”) approved the Southwest Power Pool (“SPP”) plan for large electricity loads connecting to the grid.  SPP is the regional transmission organization that serves participating electric grids in all or parts of Nebraska, Arkansas, Iowa, Kansas, Colorado, Louisiana, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, New Mexico, North Dakota, […]

In December 2025, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (“CMS”) announced a new payment model called ACCESS, which stands for Advancing Chronic Care with Effective, Scalable Solutions. ACCESS uses outcome-aligned payments, which are a recurring payment for managing a patient’s qualifying condition, with payments tied to achieving measurable health […]

The False Claims Act (“FCA”) is a tool used against those who knowingly and falsely claim money from the United States government or who knowingly fail to reimburse the government. The FCA imposes treble damages and penalties and continues to be the weapon of choice when fighting health care fraud. […]

On January 8, 2026, the California Privacy Protection Agency Board (the “Board”) issued two decisions against data providers for failure to register as data brokers under California’s Delete Act (“Act”). The Act includes a broad definition of “data broker.”  The Act defines a data broker as any “business that knowingly collects […]

On December 12, 2025, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (“OCC”) gave conditional approval to national trust charter applications for 5 cryptocurrency firms – Bitgo Bank & Trust, Fidelity Digital Assets, Ripple National Trust Bank, First National Digital Currency Bank, and Paxos Trust Company. While a national trust […]