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
A Regulatory Roadmap to AI and Privacy
Summary of article from IAPP, by Daniel Solove: There is a complex relationship between AI and privacy. AI-related privacy issues are often…
Three Women Contract HIV From Dirty “Vampire Facials” at Unlicensed Med Spa
Summary of article from Ars Technica, by Beth Mole: Unlicensed cosmetic procedures at a med spa have been linked to an outbreak…
FTC Bans Noncompete Clauses, Declares Vast Majority Unenforceable
Summary of article from Ars Technica, by Jon Brodkin: The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has issued a final rule banning noncompete clauses,…
Artificial Intelligence Highlights from FTC’s 2024 PrivacyCon
Summary of article from Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP, by Carolyn Metnick, Gianfranco Spinelli: PrivacyCon’s takeaways for healthcare organizations highlighted key…
Houston Clinic Owner Sentenced for Healthcare Fraud Scheme
Summary of article from mytexasdaily.com: Gwendolyn Gibbs, the 72-year-old owner of a Houston-based mental health clinic, has been sentenced to seven years…
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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…