In our last installment, we discussed that the dental services industry has undergone large-scale consolidation in recent years, primarily driven by Dental Services Organizations (DSOs) and private investors. We described what a DSO is and why it is a prevalent vehicle through which private investors are seeking to consolidate the dental services industry. We also

One of the many new provisions enacted as part of the 2023-2024 New York State Budget was an increase in the minimum wage for home care workers.

Initially, it is important to note that the $1 hourly increase in the minimum wage for home care workers in New York State, slated to take effect October

Following extended New York State budget negotiations, lawmakers have enacted a significantly modified version of Governor Hochul’s proposed health care transaction review bill, which we discussed in prior posts, here and here.

The bill, as originally proposed, included a comprehensive Department of Health review process, and required the Department of Health’s pre-approval to close certain

As a dental professional, you are likely aware of the surge of consolidation that has been affecting the industry for the last several years, which has mostly been driven by Dental Services Organizations (DSOs). This consolidation has not only created significant financial opportunities for investors, but it has also created additional financial and exit opportunities

Please find an update here https://www.rivkinradler.com/publications/ny-enacts-scaled-back-version-of-hochuls-health-care-transactions-proposal/.

As discussed in our March 22, 2023 post, here, Governor Hochul’s proposed budget contained a bill that, if passed, would be transformative for certain healthcare transactions. Hochul’s proposal was dropped from both one-house budgets proposed by the New York Senate and Assembly.

While its passage appears unlikely, the final

Please find updates here https://www.rivkinradler.com/publications/governor-hochuls-proposed-healthcare-ma-regulatory-review-remains-uncertain/ and here [https://www.rivkinradler.com/publications/ny-enacts-scaled-back-version-of-hochuls-health-care-transactions-proposal/.

A law in New York Governor Hochul’s proposed budget aimed at regulating “large physician practices being managed by entities that are investor-backed” has been dropped from the State Senate and Assembly proposed budgets (S4007B/A3007B).

Subject to final budget negotiations, the proposed law appears unlikely to be enacted in

On the heels of publishing their final regulations, on January 31st, the Office of the Medicaid Inspector General (OMIG) released a variety of guidance documents addressing compliance programs; self-disclosure; and Medicaid managed care fraud, waste and abuse prevention programs. The guidance documents can be found at:

• Provider Compliance Programs: https://omig.ny.gov/compliance/compliance-library
• Self-Disclosure: https://omig.ny.gov/provider-resources/self-disclosure
• Medicaid Managed Care Fraud,

Jeffrey Ehrhardt’s quarterly column, “In the Journals,” was published in the New York State Bar Association Health Law Journal.

The column is a collection of recent topics in health law journals.

See the column here, page 33.

Marc Ullman was published in Natural Products Insider. His article, “Analysis: CBD food industry unlikely to placate FDA,” discusses the potentially negative impact on the FDA’s interpretation of the exclusionary clause in the Dietary Supplement Health and Education Act of 1994 (DSHEA). Ullman fears the current interpretation of the act will have a long lasting

On any given day, a medical practitioner will evaluate a patient, determine the appropriate care and then provide the required services upon the patient’s consent. However, what happens if a patient lacks capacity and is unable to consent to treatment and has no designated decision maker to take on that role?

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