Wade’s Health Law Highlights for September 8, 2026
Read the issue: Wade’s Health Law Highlights for September 8, 2026Texas hospitals began losing $27 million a day in Medicaid funding on September 1 after CMS withheld approval of about $9.8 billion tied to the Comprehensive Hospital Increase Reimbursement Program. CHIRP matches roughly $4 billion a year in local hospital taxes with…
Recent Health Law Highlights Issues
Healthcare Execs Face Federal Drug Charges in Landmark Telehealth Case
Summary of article from Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP, by Jonathan Ferry, Stephen Moulton, Virginia Wright: Federal prosecutors have charged two healthcare…
Texas Retina Associates Cyberattack Affects 312,000 Patients
Summary of article from The HIPAA Journal, by Steve Adler: A cyberattack on Texas Retina Associates, the largest ophthalmology practice in Texas,…
Report Reviews Updates on Health Cybersecurity and Ransomware
Summary of article from Robinson & Cole LLP, by Linn F. Freedman: The Health Sector Cybersecurity Coordination Center (HC3) has recently issued…
Why Are Primary Care Physicians Optimistic About AI?
Summary of article from MedCity News, by Katie Adams: Primary care physicians are optimistic about AI’s potential to enhance care delivery efficiency,…
Biden Administration Tells Doctors They Must Provide Emergency Abortions
Summary of article from AP News, by Amanda Seitz, Christine Fernando: In response to a recent Supreme Court ruling, the Biden administration…
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Before You Add Peptides to Your Practice
Peptide therapy has moved from elite biohacker circles into mainstream wellness offerings, and the marketing pitches arriving in your inbox suggest the…
HIPAA Update – Q1 2026
The first quarter of 2026 has brought a wave of regulatory activity, enforcement actions, and emerging compliance challenges under HIPAA. From a…
No, You Can’t Just Not Take Medicare: What Every Chiropractor Needs to Know
A growing number of chiropractors are moving away from insurance panels in favor of cash-pay practice models built around direct-pay patient relationships.…
Texas’s New IV Therapy Law: What Patients, Clinics, and Clinicians Need to Know
After a highly publicized death linked to an IV infusion at a Texas spa in 2023, state lawmakers moved to bring clearer…