Health Law Alert

By February 16, 2026, all HIPAA Covered Entities, including all employer-sponsored group health plans, must adopt an updated Notice of Privacy Practices. The Office for Civil Rights published a final rule updating various provisions of the HIPAA Privacy Rule in 2024. While much of the rule was vacated by a […]

Beginning January 1, 2026, high earners must designate their catch-up contributions made to a retirement plan as Roth.  While the IRS previously delayed implementation of these mandatory Roth catch-up contributions, no further relief has been granted, and employers and service providers need to be ready to implement the rule for […]

Oracle’s Java is a programming language and development platform used across virtually all sectors, from tech giants like Amazon and Google, to local hospitals and schools. Oracle advertises that Java helps reduce costs, shortens development timeframes, drives innovation, and improves application services. It turns out, however, that downloading and using […]

Over the last year and a half, hospitals nationwide have been targets for administrative subpoenas seeking information related to the provision of gender affirming care (“GAC”) on minors. This slew of administrative subpoenas issued by the U.S. Department of Justice (the “DOJ”) to hospitals has prompted concern related to both […]

On October 1, 2025, the federal government entered a partial shutdown halting many government operations. Congress was not able to pass a measure to extend the temporary waivers that allow Medicare patients to continue accessing telehealth services from their homes before entering the shutdown. Because of this, telehealth flexibilities lapsed […]