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
FTC Seeks to Put Private Equity Roll-Up Strategies to Sleep With its Case Against U.S. Anesthesia Partners
From Winston & Strawn, by Neely Agin and Hannah Gallagher, writing for AHLA (Subscription): FTC and DOJ have increased regulatory scrutiny on…
Private Investors and Digital Health Attracting Oig Attention: General Compliance Program Guidance to Watch
From McDermott, Will & Emery, by Tony Maida, Dale C. Van Demark, Monica Wallace: The US Department of Health and Human Services…
HHS Finalizes Regulation of Certain AI
From Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP, by Alex Dworkowitz, Alice Leiter, and Randi Seigel: The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services…
FDA’s Final Rule on Direct-to-Consumer Advertising – Presentation of Risk Information
From Foley & Lardner, LLP, by Kyle Gaget and Jordan Smiley: The FDA has released a final rule regarding direct-to-consumer (DTC) advertising…
Feds Levy First-Ever HIPAA Fine for a Phishing Breach
From Govinfo Security, by Marianne Colbasuk McGee: The Department of Health and Human Services has issued the first ever HIPAA fine for…
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Peptide therapy has moved from elite biohacker circles into mainstream wellness offerings, and the marketing pitches arriving in your inbox suggest the…
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The first quarter of 2026 has brought a wave of regulatory activity, enforcement actions, and emerging compliance challenges under HIPAA. From a…
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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…