Wade’s Health Law Highlights for August 25, 2026
Read the issue: Wade’s Health Law Highlights for August 25, 2026The Fifth Circuit, sitting en banc, vacated the federal regulations governing how insurers calculate the qualifying payment amount under the No Surprises Act. In Texas Medical Association v. United States Department of Health and Human Services, No. 23-40605, decided August 11, the…
Recent Health Law Highlights Issues
Wellness Apps and Privacy
From Seyfarth Shaw LLP, by Diane Dygert: Employers are increasingly interested in providing wellness tools, such as apps and wearables, to enhance…
The Corporate Transparency Act: A Reporting Guide for Medical Groups and MSOs
From Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP, by John Golembesky, Jordan Grushkin, Leonard Lipsky, Kathleen O’Neill, Richard Rifenbark, and Carolyn Young: The…
Researchers Observe Increase in Emerging Ransomware Groups Targeting Healthcare
From HealthIT Security, by Jill McKeon: The healthcare sector experienced significant data breaches in 2023, with over 540 organizations reporting such incidents,…
CMS Finalizes its Proposal to Advance Interoperability and Improve Prior Authorization Processes
From Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP, by Gianfranco Spinelli and Krysten Thomas: Final Rule Issued by CMS: The Centers for Medicare…
HHS Releases Voluntary Cybersecurity Performance Goals to Beef Up Healthcare’s Digital Defenses
From Fierce Healthcare, by Dave Mulio: The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has published voluntary cybersecurity performance goals for healthcare…
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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…