Health Law Highlights

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…

Texas has enacted a law that shields small businesses from punitive damages in data breach lawsuits if they maintain compliant cybersecurity programs. Governor Greg Abbott signed…

The HHS OIG approved a telehealth platform arrangement involving management service organizations and physician corporations. The arrangement allows a management support organization and physician-owned professional corporation…

Hospitals participating in CMS accountable care organizations require more than two years of maturity before seeing improvements in patient care costs and quality, according to a…

The CMS Innovation Center is implementing significant updates to the ACO REACH Model financial methodology starting in 2026 to achieve cost savings while maintaining care quality.…

Alibaba’s healthcare AI model has achieved medical expertise comparable to senior physicians in China. The model, powered by Qwen 2.5-32B foundation technology, passed medical qualification exams…