Wade Emmert

Hospital associations challenge new merger notification rules as burdensome and unnecessary. The Federal Trade Commission under Lina Khan adopted changes to Hart-Scott-Rodino premerger notification requirements that…

Hospital participation in Medicare accountable care organizations failed to reduce emergency department admission rates, length of stay, or costs for unplanned admissions, according to a new…

HRSA launched a pilot program on August 1, 2025 that will change how drug manufacturers provide 340B discounts to safety net healthcare providers. Under the new…

Two Texas healthcare facilities disclosed data breaches affecting nearly 10,000 patients combined. Nova Recovery Center in Wimberley detected unauthorized network access on May 25, 2025, which…

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services now classifies the Health Center Program as a “Federal public benefit” under the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity…

Health policy experts anticipate the second Trump administration will revive the Geographic Direct Contracting Model that was suspended by the Biden administration before implementation. The model…

Healthcare organizations face financial losses from compliance failures, with non-compliance leading to penalties, reputational damage, and operational disruption. The company helped an academic institution save $310,000…

The Department of Health and Human Services has waived certain HIPAA sanctions and penalties for Texas hospitals responding to a public health emergency in Kerr County.…

CMS will launch the Wasteful and Inappropriate Service Reduction (WISeR) Model on January 1, 2026, to combat healthcare fraud through artificial intelligence-enhanced prior authorization processes in…