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 …

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 …