Monitoring the Pulse of Health Care and Life Sciences
This post was co-authored by Paul Palma, legal intern at Robinson+Cole. Paul is not admitted to practice law.
On February 3, 2026, President Trump signed HR 7148, the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026 (“the Act”) ending the 4-day partial government shutdown. The Act, part of a broader fiscal year (FY) 2026 spending package, includes a…
This post was co-authored by Paul Palma, legal intern at Robinson+Cole. Paul is not admitted to practice law.
Introduction
On January 28, 2026, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General (OIG) released a new report analyzing Medicare Part B (Part B) spending on laboratory tests in 2024. The Protecting Access…
This post was co-authored by Paul Palma, legal intern at Robinson+Cole. Paul is not admitted to practice law.
The final quarter of 2025 saw continued enforcement actions against clinical labs and other related healthcare entities. The Office of Inspector General (OIG) and Department of Justice (DOJ) heavily focused on False Claims Act (FCA) violations, Anti-Kickback…
This post is co-authored with Paul Palma, legal intern at Robinson+Cole. Paul is not admitted to practice law.
On July 2, 2025, the Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General (OIG) published Advisory Opinion 25-07, which concluded that a pharmaceutical manufacturer’s proposed arrangement to sponsor a free, FDA-approved companion diagnostic test…
This was was authored by Edward J. Heath, co-chair of Robinson+Cole’s Enforcement, Investigations + Litigation in Health Care team.
Since January, there have been almost daily media reports about federal government agents conducting operations intended to sweep up individuals who are in the U.S. illegally. The primary agency responsible for these activities is Immigration and…
This post is co-authored by Julianna M. Charpentier, a member of Robinson+Cole’s Enforcement, Investigations + Litigation in Health Care team.
Earlier this year, a Florida jury fully acquitted two owners of an independent clinical laboratory located in San Antonio, Texas accused of conspiring to commit health care fraud and wire fraud. Defendants Diego Sanchez…
This post is co-authored with Paul Palma, legal intern at Robinson+Cole. Paul is not admitted to practice law.
On November 12, 2025, President Trump signed H.R. 5371 the “Continuing Appropriations, Agriculture, Legislative Branch, Military Construction, and Veterans Affairs and Extensions Act, 2026” (the Act). The Act ended the federal government shutdown by providing necessary funding…
This post is co-authored with Lauren Ludwig, legal intern at Robinson+Cole. Lauren is not admitted to practice law.
The Joint Commission (TJC) and Coalition for Health AI (CHAI) recently published the Guidance on the Responsible Use of Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare (Guidance), which outlines strategies for health care organizations to optimize their integration of health…
This post is co-authored with Paul Palma, legal intern at Robinson+Cole. Paul is not admitted to practice law.
Healthcare providers are again confronted with the potential termination of telehealth services unless Congress acts to extend the Medicare flexibilities implemented during the COVID-19 pandemic. If no legislative action is taken before September 30, 2025, those providers…
This post is co-authored with Paul Palma, legal intern at Robinson+Cole. Paul is not admitted to practice law.
On July 14, 2025, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) issued the calendar year (CY) 2026 physician fee schedule (PFS) proposed rule, which in pertinent part proposes several changes affecting the delivery and reimbursement…
