Insights on Hospitals & Health Systems
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President Trump’s Executive Order (EO) 14187, “Protecting Children from Chemical and Surgical Mutilation,” represents a significant shift in federal policy regarding gender-affirming care (GAC) for minors.
Health Care Partner Debra Albin-Riley will participate in a session titled “Emerging Medical Staff Trends” at the California Society for Healthcare Attorneys’ (CSHA) 2025 Annual Meeting & Spring Seminar on April 6, 2025.
Health Care Practice Leader Douglas A. Grimm was quoted by Relias Media, urging hospitals and health care providers to prepare for potential Immigration and Customs Enforcement raids at their locations, following the Trump administration’s revocation of policies that previously made hospitals off-limits for immigration enforcement.
On January 20, the US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) rescinded 2021 guidelines that previously designated hospitals, clinics, and other health care facilities as “protected areas” and limited immigration enforcement actions in or near such locations.
Health Care Partners Lowell Brown and Annie Lee and Counsel Sarah Benator will present at The Institute for Medical Leadership’s Chief of Staff Boot Camp in Los Angeles, California.
On January 20, the US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) rescinded 2021 guidelines that prohibited immigration enforcement actions in or near medical and health care facilities and other protected areas. Hospitals and other health care facilities should consider the impact this policy change may have on their workforces and patient populations and develop appropriate protocols for responding to an immigration enforcement action on their premises.
In the final days of the Biden Administration, the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) issued a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) to modify the Security Rule under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA). The NPRM proposes sweeping changes that impact how health care providers, health plans, and health care clearinghouses (covered entities) and their business associates (collectively, regulated entities) implement, document, and maintain safeguards for electronic protected health information (ePHI). OCR is accepting public comments on the NPRM through March 7.
Health Care Practice Leader Douglas A. Grimm was quoted by Law360, urging hospital leaders and lawyers across the country to start implementing new strategies after the Trump Administration pulled back a Biden Administration 2021 directive to avoid immigration enforcement at certain locations, including hospitals.
This past July, we reported on the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) release of the 2025 proposed Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System (HOPPS) and Physician Fee Schedule (PFS) rules. CMS has now released the 2025 final rules, though they will not be published in the Federal Register for several more weeks.
Health Care Counsel Gayland Hethcoat will lead a session on California’s Data Exchange Framework (DxF) at the California Society for Healthcare Attorneys’ (CSHA) 2024 Fall Seminar in Sacramento, California, on November 15, 2024.
In a significant move toward regulating artificial intelligence (AI) in health care, Assembly Bill (AB) 3030 will require health facilities, clinics, and physician practices in California to provide disclaimers to patients about their use of generative AI (GenAI).
Expanding on the peer review protections established in Bonni v. St. Joseph Health System, the California Court of Appeal in Dignity Health v. Mounts held that a wide array of medical staff communications regarding peer review and patient care are absolutely protected from legal liability.
On June 20, a federal district court in Texas ruled that the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) exceeded its authority under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA).
Pharma’s favorite summer pastime is back again: reviewing the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) release of the 2025 proposed Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System (HOPPS) and Physician Fee Schedule (PFS) rules.
On June 28, the US Supreme Court overturned the Chevron doctrine — the legal principle that the judiciary should defer to a federal agency’s reasonable interpretation of an ambiguous statute.
The Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) Final Rule banning noncompete covenants for workers is likely to present particular challenges for employers in the health care industry.
Who will notify the potentially millions of individuals whose information might have been jeopardized by the massive cyberattack on Change Healthcare? Since the affiliate of UnitedHealth Group (UHG) first reported the cyberattack in February.
Recent events have caused hospitals and health systems nationwide to contemplate more robust participation in the long term care (LTC) sector, whether through modified ownership, joint venturing, clinical affiliation, or third-party management.
On May 7, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) published a Final Rule banning noncompete covenants for workers, including employees, independent contractors, and volunteers.
Health Care Partner Annie Lee will present at the California Society for Healthcare Attorneys’ (CSHA) 2024 Annual Meeting and Spring Seminar in Olympic Valley, CA, on May 3, 2024.
On March 5, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), the US Department of Justice (DOJ) Antitrust Division, and the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) launched a cross-government inquiry into the role private equity firms, other alternative asset managers, health systems, and private payers play in health care transactions.
Change Healthcare, an affiliate of Optum and UnitedHealth Group, processes more than 15 billion health care transactions annually and touches one of every three patient records.
Health Care Partner Lowell Brown and Counsel Sarah Benator will present at The Institute for Medical Leadership’s Chief of Staff Boot Camp in Los Angeles, California, on February 23-25, 2024.
With 2024 underway, ArentFox Schiff highlights 10 of the most pressing legal issues facing the health care industry this year.
Counsel Gayland Hethcoat authored an article for the Los Angeles and San Francisco Daily Journal discussing the California Data Exchange Framework (DxF), which aims to facilitate statewide exchange of health information between health care providers and other parties.