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01.23.19

Healthcare Providers Use Sale-Leasebacks to Help Fuel Growth

“The best time to buy real estate is now, and the best time to sell it is never.” Real estate moguls have been preaching and practicing this adage for many years.


01.23.19

Applications of Digital Health to Clinical Research

The clinical research landscape is changing rapidly. The future will be characterized by changes in trial and study design, continued shifts in the funding environment, and new types of data and data collection methods, among other transformational developments.


01.23.19

Now on Demand: ACOs, IPAs, CINs, PHOs: Legal Issues Behind the Acronyms

What’s in a name? There is considerable overlap in the nature and goals of the “alphabet soup” of network structures—Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs), Independent Practice Associations (IPAs), Clinically Integrated Networks (CINs) and Physician Hospital Organizations ...


01.23.19

CMS Final Rule Redesigns the Medicare Shared Savings Program

On December 21, 2018, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a final rule redesigning the Medicare Shared Savings Program (the Program) for Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs).


01.23.19

Now on Demand: Nine-Part Webinar Series on Medicaid Managed Care

More than 48 million Americans—close to 80% of the Medicaid population—are enrolled in managed care.


01.22.19

Patient Characteristics Vary Across Part D Protected Drug Classes

Learn how the Medicare Part D proposed rule could impact patients differently depending on which protected class includes their medication.


01.17.19

When You Wish Upon a Puppy … CARU Steps In

Just in time for the holidays, the Children’s Advertising Review Unit (CARU) cracked down on television ads for the Wish Me Puppy and recommended that the manufacturer, Jay at Play, modify the advertisements so that children are not tricked into believing their wishes will magically come true ...


01.17.19

GDPR Enforcement Actions, Fines Pile Up

Since the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) took effect on May 25, 2018, data protection authorities in the European Union (EU) have wasted no time in launching enforcement actions and issuing fines.


01.17.19

Fortnite Dances Its Way Into More Lawsuits

Popular video game Fortnite has yielded another new trend: lawsuits against Epic Games for allegedly stealing famous dance routines for use in the game.


01.17.19

Ninth Circuit Not Confused by Almond Milk

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit handed a victory to the makers of almond milk in a false advertising suit, affirming dismissal of the lawsuit after finding it implausible that consumers would confuse the drinks with cow milk.