Health Law Alert

Many providers have made substantial investments in ACOs for participation in the Medicare shared savings program.  As the Trump Administration makes significant changes to many government programs, many have questioned how the Administration will view this program.  That concern was stoked by an announcement in March that four smaller CMS […]

Recent legal and regulatory changes around reproductive health care are creating a boomerang effect for the health care industry. On June 18, 2025, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas issued an order vacating the majority of the HIPAA Privacy Rule to Support Reproductive Health Care Privacy […]

On May 22, 2025, CMS issued updated price transparency guidance following the Trump Administration’s February 2025 Executive Order directing federal agencies to require the disclosure of actual prices of items and services instead of estimates and continue efforts to standardize pricing data across hospitals and health plans. The guidance requires […]

You may recall when the HIPAA Privacy Rule to Support Reproductive Health Care Privacy final rule (“RHC Rule”) was published in April of last year, it carried an effective date of June 25, 2024.  Covered entities had 180 days from the effective date to comply with the RHC Rule’s provisions, […]

The Department of Justice (DOJ) has launched an “Anticompetitive Regulations Task Force”.  The mission of this Task Force is to identify and eliminate anticompetitive state and federal laws and regulations that undermine free market competition.  The creation of the Task Force follows an executive order issued by President Trump whereby […]