Ashley Creech

Feb 9, 2024 | law360.com | Kathleen Premo |Ashley Creech

ADVERTISEMENT Don't want ads? Subscribe or login now. By Kathleen Premo and Ashley Creech (February 9, 2024, 5:31 PM EST) -- January's mergers and acquisitions activity gave 2024 a great start with a significant rebound in small and midmarket deal activity. We may also see an increased focus on operationalizing acquisitions completed during the fast and furious deal pace of recent years....

Feb 1, 2024 | natlawreview.com | Ashley Creech

Last week, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid (CMS) issued guidance to remind hospitals of their ongoing federal obligations under the Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act (EMTALA), specifically when treating patients who are pregnant or experiencing a pregnancy loss. The guidance was issued in the wake of the U.S. Supreme Court’s recent Dobbs decision,[1] which has triggered a number of states to enact legislation prohibiting or restricting access to abortion.

Dec 19, 2023 | healthlawadvisor.com | Daniel Fahey |Ashley Creech

On December 6, 2023, Senate Budget Committee Ranking Member Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Chair Sheldon Whitehouse (D.-R.I.) announced a new bipartisan investigation into private equity ownership in hospitals—just ahead of a new plan by the Biden-Harris Administration to crack down on anticompetitive practices in health care.

Dec 1, 2023 | jdsupra.com | Ashley Creech |Kathleen Premo

An increasing number of states are requiring advance notice of health care transactions. These requirements may delay transactions or result in confidential information becoming accessible to the public. Effective August 1, 2023, New York[1] enacted legislation that requires health care entities involved in material transaction(s) to provide written notice to the New York Department of Health at least 30 days prior to the closing of the transaction.

Aug 1, 2023 | healthlawadvisor.com | Kathleen Premo |Ashley Creech

An increasing number of states are requiring advance notice of health care transactions. These requirements may delay transactions or result in confidential information becoming accessible to the public. Effective August 1, 2023, New York[1] enacted legislation that requires health care entities involved in material transaction(s) to provide written notice to the New York Department of Health at least 30 days prior to the closing of the transaction.