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A couple more bills were introduced for the 2026-27 session. Any updates since February have been highlighted in bold.
The U.S. Departments of Health and Human Services, Labor, and Treasury (the "Departments") and the Office of Personnel Management released a Final Rule on May 28, 2026, significantly...
Medicaid is an essential source of health coverage for millions of Americans, but it is also widely misunderstood. Misconceptions about who qualifies, what services are covered, and how Medicaid...
How legal, financial and stakeholder pressures shape outcomes - Infrastructure failures are rarely simple. When failure occurs, attention shifts from anticipating risk to managing...
With the scope to combine historical knowledge and data with innovation, the insurance industry has an under-utilised role ensuring assets survive environmental and political change - ...
As we have discussed in prior updates, the law surrounding workers’ compensation coverage disputes involving Professional Employer Organizations (PEOs) continues to evolve. The New York Third...
Germany’s Hanover Social Court (Sozialgericht Hannover) ruled on April 16, 2026 (Ref. No. S 22 U 120/25, not yet final) that a torn cruciate ligament sustained during an employer‑organized soccer...
A recent judgment against the CEO of oil and gas supplier Qteq for cartel conduct becomes the latest example of regulators seeking to prevent directors and officers from turning to their...
The new UAE Civil Code - Federal Decree-Law (No. 25 of 2025) - effective from 1 June 2026, represents the most wide-ranging changes in decades. This bulletin addressing changes to the provisions...
Part 3 of our 2025 New Jersey Regulatory Update highlights additional recently adopted rules and amendments impacting healthcare providers, long-term care facilities, residential operators, and...
In a declaratory judgment action, the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Georgia held that an insurer had no obligation to indemnify an insured for a post-bankruptcy state court...
For many hospitals, off-campus provider-based facilities have long served as a vehicle for expanding access to care, achieving operational and clinical integration of services, and supporting...
Law firms specialising in volume consumer litigation face increasing challenges due to rising costs and stricter regulatory requirements. Of the 129 regulated firms in England and Wales pursuing...
New York AG Letitia James has joined a bipartisan coalition of 36 AGs, and the United States Department of Justice (DOJ) has secured a $36.5 million settlement from CVS Pharmacy Inc (CVS) for...
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a proposed rule that would significantly limit Medicaid managed care State Directed Payments (SDPs) and certain fee-for-service payments....
Whether you're representing a plaintiff, defendant, business owner or insurer, thoughtful preparation can significantly increase the likelihood of a successful outcome. The following checklist...
Insurance and insurance-adjacent transactions—particularly those involving managing general agents (MGAs), program administrators, third-party administrators (TPAs), brokers, and insurtech...
Employers frustrated by the rising costs of out-of-network claims covered by the No Surprises Act may have some relief on the horizon under final regulations for the Independent Dispute...
On May 28, the Departments of Health and Human Services (HHS), Labor and the Treasury (collectively, the Departments), along with the Office of Personnel Management, released a final rule...
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General (OIG) updated its compliance guidance for the Medicare Advantage program in a February 2026 Industry Segment-Specific...