May 26, 2026 The Virginia General Assembly’s 2026 legislative session produced a wave of new employment laws affecting noncompete agreements, pay transparency, paid sick leave, and a new state paid… Read more »
March 31, 2026 On July 8, 2024, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) issued a final rule updating the regulations for Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of… Read more »
February 11, 2026 Beginning January 1, 2028, Medicare payment under the Outpatient Prospective Payment System (OPPS), including site-neutral OPPS rates, will be conditioned on hospitals obtaining separate National Provider Identifiers… Read more »
July 1, 2025 The Transforming Episode Accountability Model (“TEAM”) is a savings-driven alternative payment model that will go into effect January 1, 2026.[i] Something that sets this model apart from… Read more »
June 12, 2025 On June 3, 2025, CMS issued a statement rescinding prior guidance that had reaffirmed the obligations of hospitals and physicians to provide stabilizing treatment, including abortion care,… Read more »
May 27, 2025 Carefully drafted covenants not to compete are enforceable in Virginia provided the restraint (1) is no broader than necessary to protect a legitimate business interest of the… Read more »
New law effective July 1, 2025 Virginia hospitals must prepare to have a workplace violence incident reporting system and program in place by July 1, 2025. The new statute outlines… Read more »
February 17, 2025 An Executive Order (EO) rejecting the practice of gender-affirming care for minors was issued on January 28, 2025. Protecting Children from Chemical and Surgical Mutilation, Exec. Order… Read more »
December 23, 2024 On November 15, 2024, a federal judge in Texas threw out federal rules establishing new minimum salary thresholds for the employees qualifying for one of the so-called… Read more »
December 20, 2024 In 2024, CMS unveiled a new quality measure to assess how well hospitals have executed strategies for systems-based improvement for patient safety and quality of care. These… Read more »
