Much has been written about the healthcare policy changes implemented by the 2025 Trump administration. President Trump has issued numerous Executive Orders that establish new policies and rescind actions taken by previous administrations. Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. is overhauling and refocusing Health & Human Services. Dr. Mehmet Oz is implementing new policies at the Center …
Ramping Up: Antitrust Enforcement in Health Care
Originally published in Healthcare Michigan, Volume 41, No. 6 It has been a rapid-fire start to 2024 with antitrust enforcers within the Biden administration ramping up regulatory scrutiny across the U.S.—and health care is at the center of it. These efforts started in December 2023 when the Federal Trade Commission (the “FTC” or “Commission”) and Antitrust …
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Telehealth Update: Telehealth Waivers Post-PHE and Fraud and Abuse
The current Public Health Emergency expiration deadline is this month. However, the Secretary of the Health and Human Services indicated he would provide a 60-day notice before ending the PHE in order to minimize disruptions and potential loss of government and private insurance coverage. That notice has not yet occurred. Therefore, we expect another 90 …
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