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1 month ago | 
healthlawadvisor.com | Daniel Fahey |Timothy Murphy
A new year brings about new legislation.
Given the recent trend of health care transactions coming under increased scrutiny at the state level, EBG has released its map summarizing states that already have laws regulating health care transactions. As legislatures reconvene around the country, there continues to be regulatory scrutiny of health care transactions and private equity investment in health care. Below is a brief summary of recently proposed legislation.
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Jan 10, 2025 | 
onlinelibrary.wiley.com | Seth Wiener |Carnegie Mellon |Timothy Murphy |Lori L. Holt
Introduction An adult second language (L2) learner faces at least two problems related to L2 speech perception. First, the learner must adapt a perceptual system attuned to first language (L1) input (Cutler, 2012). Second, a learner must receive enough L2 input to make meaningful new sound-to-meaning associations (Colantoni et al., 2015). To overcome these problems, researchers and instructors have traditionally drawn the learner's attention towards novel L2 speech sounds.
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Nov 1, 2024 | 
jme.bmj.com | Timothy Murphy
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Sep 23, 2024 | 
healthlawadvisor.com | Joshua J. Freemire |Mark Lutes |Timothy Murphy |John Eriksen
California’s legislature recently passed AB 3129, and it is awaiting Governor Gavin Newsom’s signature.
While AB 3129 impacts several different provider types, this article focuses on its impact on Management Service Organizations (MSOs) and Physician Practice Management Companies (PPMCs) as the historically accepted structure for purposes of complying with the prohibitions on the corporate practice of medicine (CPOM).
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Aug 5, 2024 | 
jdsupra.com | John Eriksen |Timothy Murphy
On July 25, 2024, a federal “Health Over Wealth Act” was introduced in the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives. The bill would amend the Public Health Service Act, requiring the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to enforce certain transparency, accountability, and other requirements with respect to for-profit corporations that own health care systems. S. 4804 was introduced by Senator Edward D.
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Aug 5, 2024 | 
natlawreview.com | John Eriksen |Timothy Murphy |Lynn L. Bergeson |Carla N. Hutton
The Home Office continues to send out for individuals to switch from their physical immigration documents to an electronic visa, or ‘eVisa,’ as the government intends to no longer issue physical immigration documents by 2025. As BAL previously reported, the government began sending invitations in April for eligible visa holders to set up an online UK Visas and Immigration (UKVI) account to access their eVisa.
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Aug 5, 2024 | 
healthlawadvisor.com | John Eriksen |Timothy Murphy
On July 25, 2024, a federal “Health Over Wealth Act” was introduced in the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives.
The bill would amend the Public Health Service Act, requiring the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to enforce certain transparency, accountability, and other requirements with respect to for-profit corporations that own health care systems.
S. 4804 was introduced by Senator Edward D.
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Jul 3, 2024 | 
jdsupra.com | John Eriksen |Timothy Murphy
As our December 2023 Insight noted, California’s SB 184 (enacted in June 2022) and accompanying regulations contain pre-transaction notice requirements by “specified health care entities” for certain “material change transactions” involving the provision of “health care services” in the state. SB 184, which takes effect on April 1, 2024, also established a state Office of Health Care Accountability.
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Mar 21, 2024 | 
healthlawadvisor.com | John Eriksen |Daniel Fahey |Joshua J. Freemire |Timothy Murphy
On February 28, 2024, bipartisan legislation was introduced in the Connecticut General Assembly by the State Senate and House of Representatives that would require the executive director of the Office of Health Strategy to develop a plan concerning private equity firms acquiring or holding an ownership interest in health care facilities in the state.
Raised HB 5319, sponsored by Sen. Jeff Gordon (R) and Sen. Saud Anwar (D), was referred to the state’s Joint Committee on Public Health.
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Mar 15, 2024 | 
healthlawadvisor.com | John Eriksen |Timothy Murphy
On February 22, 2024, legislation was introduced in Minnesota’s House of Representatives that would prohibit private equity companies or real estate investment trusts (REITs) from acquiring or increasing any direct or indirect ownership interest those entities have in a health care provider after August 1, 2024.
H.F. No. 4206, authored by state Rep.
