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Investing in Healthcare & Life Sciences: An International Guide to Regulatory and Transactional Issues Across the Sector
McDermott Will & Emery's international Guide reveals insights on forthcoming legal and regulatory risk, changes to drug approvals and device certification, upcoming AI regulation, telemedicine, merger control and more.
September 20, 2023
Will Walgreens, Walmart Value-based Care Plays Pay Off?
Some analysts are questioning just how much the retailers could gain from these initiatives given that the companies have had difficulty to date showing positive financial returns for their hefty health care investments.
September 20, 2023
No Ransom to Hackers, says (NY) Claxton-Hepburn, Carthage Area Hospital CEO
The executive said there is no plan to pay a requested ransom for several reasons. Paying the ransom wouldn’t guarantee the criminals wouldn’t sell the data anyway and at this time it’s not even clear what data they actually have.
September 19, 2023
Medicare Wants to Increase Payments for Heart Rehab; Hospitals See an Opening to Get More
Some members of Congress and health care experts are pushing for a system that would not pay hospital outpatient departments more for identical services that are provided in lower-priced physician offices.
September 19, 2023
UpHealth Subsidiary Files Voluntary Reorganization Under Chapter 11
The Chapter 11 filing follows the Sept. 14 decision by a trial court in New York to grant summary judgment in favor of Needham & Company in a lawsuit unrelated to the parent company’s operations.
September 19, 2023
2023 Cardiology Industry Outlook: A Reviving Heartbeat
Cardiology groups are in a position to benefit whether they enter into a deal with a private equity-backed PPM or a health system.
September 19, 2023
American Physician Partners Files Chapter 11 Petitions as it Finalizes Wind Down
APP is filing customary “First Day Motions” with the court to facilitate a smooth transition into Chapter 11 and intends to uphold its commitments to its continuing employees. These motions, which the company said it believes will be approved in short order, include requests to continue to pay wages and honor benefits in the ordinary course.
September 19, 2023
Walmart and Walgreens Place New Value-Based Care Bets
Two recent announcements from major retail healthcare players could reshape the value-based primary care landscape.
September 19, 2023
Help at Home Lays Off 785, Exiting Alabama Due to Reimbursement Challenges
The state’s reimbursement and regulatory environment has made it tough to recruit, hire and retain caregivers, a company spokeswoman said.
September 19, 2023
Hospitals Urge Congress to Scrap $8B in Cuts as Shutdown Looms
More than 250 hospitals and health systems are urging Congress to halt the $8 billion reduction to Medicaid disproportionate share hospital funding, set to begin Oct. 1.
September 18, 2023