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On July 16, 2026, CMS published the CY 2027 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Proposed Rule, which contains a proposal that could reshape...
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On August 7, Governor Pritzker signed into law HB 5000 (Public Act 104-0782), which amended the health care transaction notice laws in...
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In an August 13 memo, Assistant Attorney General Colin M. McDonald set forth the priorities of the Department of Justice (DOJ) National...
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In June, the Texas Supreme Court determined that the state’s counterpart to the False Claims Act implies a materiality standard in...
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General (OIG) recently issued Advisory Opinion 26-16, concluding...
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Isabelle Auble, a law student at the College of William & Mary and a member of the 2026 Reed Smith summer associate class, co-authored...
Key Takeaways The DOJ will now expedite review of a subset of all newly filed qui tam complaints within 60-120 days, much faster than...
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The federal No Surprises Act’s Independent Dispute Resolution (IDR) process has caused physician frustration since its inception....
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The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Office of Inspector General (OIG) recently issued Advisory Opinion 26-12, a favorable...
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The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has implemented a new nationwide enrollment moratorium on two new categories of...
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In United States ex rel. Palmer v. Tata Consulting Services, Ltd., No. 25-40368 (5th Cir. Apr. 29, 2026), the U.S. Court of Appeals for...
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On May 11, 2026, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) published an Interim Final Rule (IFR),...
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Key Takeaways: CMS wants to add teeth to its Open Payments audit powers, so it’s proposing a new enforcement mechanism.If finalized,...
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On Thursday evening, May 14, 2026, approximately 30 minutes after an administrative stay by Justice Alito expired, the Supreme Court...
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On May 13, 2026, the Internal Revenue Service, the Department of Labor, and the Department of Health and Human Services (collectively,...
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On Friday, May 1, 2026, a unanimous three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit granted the State of Louisiana’s...