Dorsey Health Law Blog

Has Uncle Sam Terminated Your Federal Grant? You Have Rights (and Maybe a Financial Claim)

The Dorsey Health Law blog team keeps readers up-to-date on relevant topics in the health care industry. In order to do so, the members of the blog team communicate regularly with other practice groups within the firm for applicable updates from client publications. For this post, we would like to thank Dorsey’s Alex Hontos, Chris...

Federal Grant and Loan “Temporary Pause” to Have a Significant Impact on the Health Care Industry

UPDATE – January 29, 2025: The Trump Administration rescinded the OMB memorandum ordering the federal grant and loan pause on January 29, 2025.   UPDATE – January 28, 2025: The federal grant and loan pause described in this blog post has been temporarily enjoined by a U.S. District Court until February 3, 2025 for funds...

ICE in your Healthcare Facility? No Need to Freeze

For over a decade, agents with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (“ICE”) were instructed pursuant to official policies to refrain from conducting law enforcement actions in or near various “sensitive locations” or “protected areas,” such as healthcare facilities, schools, and churches. Exceptions existed in the policies for exigent circumstances, such as when the enforcement action...

Federal Assistance in Jeopardy? What to Know about OMB Guidance About Hundreds of Billions in Federal Research and Loans to Research Institutions, Universities, and Private Organizations

The Dorsey Health Law blog team keeps readers up-to-date on relevant topics in the health care industry. In order to do so, the members of the blog team communicate regularly with other practice groups within the firm for applicable updates from client publications. For this post, we would like to thank Dorsey’s Alex Hontos, Christopher...

How Trump Policy Shifts Will Affect Employers’ Relationship With Their Employees

Upcoming Webinar: Just a few days into the Trump administration, employers have seen drastic shifts in enforcement relating to DEI programs, federal contracting requirements, and transgender rights in the workplace, and further changes are expected, as well as legal challenges. Employers will be left to navigate these developments legally while simultaneously responding to employee questions...

Goodbye Affirmative Action Plan? President Trump Revokes Long-Standing Federal Contractor and Grantee Practices and Targets Private Sector DEI Initiatives with New Enforcement Initiative

The Dorsey Health Law blog team keeps readers up-to-date on relevant topics in the health care industry. In order to do so, the members of the blog team communicate regularly with other practice groups within the firm for applicable updates from client publications. For this post, we would like to thank Dorsey’s Alex Hontos, Chris...

Massachusetts Expands Healthcare Material Change Law, Adds Private Equity in Scope

On January 8, 2025, the governor of Massachusetts signed into law H.5159, An Act enhancing the market review process (the “Act”). Among various other healthcare market oversight enhancements, the Act expands the authority of the Massachusetts Attorney General, Center for Health Information and Analysis (“CHIA”), and Health Policy Commission (“HPC”) to review and gather data...

Iowa Fetal Heartbeat Law to Go Into Effect on July 29, 2024

Iowa’s fetal heartbeat law, House File 732, which was signed into law by Governor Kim Reynolds in 2023, will go into effect on Monday, July 29, 2024. This blog post gives a brief background and summary to help hospitals and providers understand their obligations under the law. The fetal heartbeat law has been temporarily enjoined...

The False Claims Act and the Anti-Kickback Statute: Causation, Materiality, and the Connection Between the Two

Violations of the federal Anti-Kickback Statute (the “AKS”)[1] have long served as a basis for liability under the federal False Claims Act (the “FCA”).[2]  Recently, however, there has been increasing uncertainty regarding how far a violation of the AKS sweeps to render claims “false” under the FCA.  Courts are currently at odds with each other...

Indiana Notification of Health Care Transactions Law Takes Effect

On July 1, 2024, Indiana’s new health care transactions notification law takes effect.[1] The law is designed to increase government oversight of mergers and acquisitions involving health care entities. Indiana joins a growing number of states that have passed similar legislation implementing notice requirements and increasing antitrust evaluations for certain health care transactions.[2] The following...