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
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…
The Growing Causal Divide: But-For Causation in AKS/FCA Actions
From McGuireWoods, by Renee Kumon, Timothy Fry and Brett Barnett: The District of Massachusetts Court recently joined the Sixth and Eighth Circuits…
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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…
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
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