Wade’s Health Law Highlights for August 18, 2026
Read the issue: Wade’s Health Law Highlights for August 18, 2026A Houston-area pharmacist was convicted of conspiracy to pay health care kickbacks after paying more than $2 million for patient referrals Tronown Thomas owned and operated Rayford ACP Pharmacy in Spring, Texas, and paid the owner of a Houston clinic for referrals…
Recent Health Law Highlights Issues
HHS Issues First Settlement for HIPAA Violations Related to a Ransomware Attack
From Hall Benefits Law, by Anne Tyler Hall: The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) reached a settlement with a…
Ownership Transparency: The New Normal in Healthcare?
From Davis Wright Tremain, LLP, by Megan Leonard and Robert G. Homchick, On November 17, 2023, the U.S. Department of Health and…
US Enforcement of Emergency Abortion Rule Halted in Texas
From Bloomberg Law, by Mary Anne Pazanowski and Ian Lopez: The Fifth Circuit has ruled that the Biden administration’s guidance document, intended…
OCR Doubles Down: Two Settlements in Two Months for Two Common Cybersecurity Issues
From Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP, by Ike Willett & Cory Brennan: On December 7, 2023, the U.S. Department of Health and…
FDA Warns Against Unauthorized Fat-Melting Injection Treatments
From NBC News, by Berkeley Lovelace Jr.: The FDA has issued a warning about the dangers of using unauthorized versions of fat-dissolving…
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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…