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Travis Jackson Discusses CMS Gender-affirming Care Rule With STAT
Travis Jackson’s articles from McDermott Will & Schulte are most popular: within Food, Drugs, Healthcare and Life Sciences topic(s) in United States McDermott Will & Schulte are most popular: within Privacy, International Law and Consumer Protection topic(s) In a recent STAT article, Travis Jackson discusses the legal durability of a new CMS rule barring federal Medicaid and CHIP funding for pediatric gender-affirming care.
Federal Government Continues Efforts To Prohibit Gender-affirming Care For Minors
On December 18, 2025, the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) unveiled several actions targeting gender-affirming care (GAC), including the use of puberty blockers, hormone therapy, and surgical interventions to treat gender dysphoria in minors.
FAQs regarding the Skrmetti decision for healthcare entities and payors
On June 18, 2025, the Supreme Court of the United States ruled in United States v. Skrmetti, upholding Tennessee’s SB1 law that limits access to gender-affirming care for minors. The court’s 6-3 decision, written by Chief Justice John Roberts, deemed the law constitutional under a rational basis review, determining it classifies based on age and medical use rather than sex or transgender status.
Design, synthesis and antitumor evaluation of a novel nectin-4 targeting bicyclic toxin conjugate
A Nectin-4 targeting bicyclic toxin conjugate (BTC) BGC1614 was designed, synthesized and evaluated as an antitumor agent. Fluorescence-activated cell sorting (FACS) assay results indicated that BGC1614 exhibited selective and strong binding to Nectin-4-expressing cells in comparison with the clinical drug BT8009.
One Big Beautiful Bill Act Has Compensation & Benefits Impacts for Nonprofit Health Systems
The US House of Representatives passed its One Big Beautiful Bill Act on May 22, 2025 (the Act), but nonprofit health systems may not find much about the Act that’s attractive. If passed by the US Senate and signed into law, the Act would threaten already thin operating margins at nonprofit hospitals and health systems […]
One Big Beautiful Bill Act Has Many Impacts for Nonprofit Health Systems
The US House of Representatives passed its One Big Beautiful Bill Act on May 22, 2025 (the Act), but nonprofit health systems may not find much about the Act that’s attractive.
One Big Beautiful Bill Act Has Compensation & Benefits Impacts for Nonprofit Health Systems
One Big Beautiful Bill Act Has Compensation & Benefits Impacts for Nonprofit Health Systems The US House of Representatives passed its One Big Beautiful Bill Act on May 22, 2025 (the Act), but nonprofit health systems may not find much about the Act that’s attractive.
HHS OCR Investigates Medical Schools and Hospitals for Race- or Sex-Based Programs
On March 7, 2025, the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) announced that it would begin investigating four medical schools and hospitals pursuant to President Donald Trump’s Executive Order (EO) 14173, Ending Illegal Discrimination and Restoring Merit-Based Opportunity.
HHS Signals Action on Gender-Affirming Care
On March 5, 2025, the Center for Clinical Standards and Quality (CCSQ) within the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released a Quality & Safety Special Alert Memo for hospitals related to President Trump’s executive order (EO) “Protecting Children from Chemical and Surgical Mutilation.” In Depth In the memo, CMS notes that it “may begin taking steps in the future to align policy, including CMS-regulated provider requirements and agreements, with the highest-quality medical...
California AB 1415 Aims to Expand OHCA’s Healthcare Transaction Review Authority | JD Supra
On February 21, 2025, Assembly Member Mia Bonta introduced AB 1415, a bill that aims to bring healthcare investments by private equity groups and hedge funds more fully into the scope of the California Office of Health Care Affordability (OHCA) transaction review process.
California AB 1415 Aims to Expand OHCA’s Healthcare Transaction Review Authority
On February 21, 2025, Assembly Member Mia Bonta introduced AB 1415, a bill that aims to bring healthcare investments by private equity groups and hedge funds more fully into the scope of the California Office of Health Care Affordability (OHCA) transaction review process.
SB 351 Proposes To Strengthen California CPOM and CPOD Doctrines
On February 12, 2025, Senator Christopher Cabaldon introduced California Senate Bill (SB) 351, which would codify and strengthen California’s existing corporate practice of medicine (CPOM) and corporate practice of dentistry (CPOD) prohibitions. The bill borrows language from the Medical Board of California’s existing guidance on the state’s prohibition against CPOM while adding clarification around certain actions that trigger the CPOM and CPOD prohibitions.
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California Governor Gavin Newsom vetoed AB 3129 on September 28, 2024. AB 3129 would have required private equity groups and hedge funds to notify, and receive the consent of, the California Attorney General for certain investments involving health care facilities, provider groups and providers doing business in California. In vetoing AB 3129, Gov.
California Governor Vetoes AB 3129
California Governor Gavin Newsom vetoed AB 3129 on September 28, 2024. AB 3129 would have required private equity groups and hedge funds to notify, and receive the consent of, the California Attorney General for certain investments involving health care facilities, provider groups and providers doing business in California. In vetoing AB 3129, Gov.
California State Legislature Passes Assembly Bill 3129
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Pending California Law Undermines Growth Of Digital Health Companies And Patient Access To Virtual Care
In California, pending Assembly Bill 3129 (the Act) could severely limit the ability of digital health companies to grow and operate in the state by prohibiting arrangements between physician, psychiatric, and dental practices and any entity that furnishes business or management services to providers that accept investments from private equity groups and hedge funds.
Pending California Law Undermines Growth of Digital Health Companies and Patient Access to Virtual Care
In California, pending Assembly Bill 3129 could severely limit the ability of digital health companies to grow and operate in the state by prohibiting arrangements between physician, psychiatric, and dental practices and any entity that furnishes business or management services to providers that accept investments from private equity groups and hedge funds.
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