Wade’s Health Law Highlights for August 11, 2026
Read the issue: Wade’s Health Law Highlights for August 11, 2026False Claims Act settlements and judgments announced in the first half of 2026 total more than $1.8 billion The total includes two nine-figure Medicare Advantage resolutions and a customs duties settlement exceeding half a billion dollars, the largest of its kind. As…
Recent Health Law Highlights Issues
Cyberattack Shuts Down Pharmacies Across the US
From Brew Healthcare, by Quinn Sental: Change Healthcare, a prominent health tech firm owned by UnitedHealth Group, suffered a cyberattack, disrupting patient…
Ten Physicians and Local Execs Indicted in Pharmacy Kickback Scheme
From D Magazine, by Will Maddox: A pharmaceutical kickback scheme in the Northern District of Texas has led to the indictment of…
The Risk of Criminal Charges in Hospice Fraud Cases
From Hospice News, by Holly Vossel: Hospice providers face significant regulatory risks related to False Claims Act (FCA) violations, with potential criminal…
New PCI DSS 4.0 Will Impact the Digital Health, Healthcare Industries
From McDermott Will & Emery, by Mark E. Schreiber, Brian Long, Jonathan Ende: The healthcare industry, particularly digital health, is increasingly adopting…
How Post-Transaction Physician Compensation Structure Affects Fair Market Value of Physician Practices
From VMG Health, by Dylan Alexander, CVA and Gerrit Elzinga, CVA: As of January 2024, there are over 338,000 physician group practices…
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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…
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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…