California’s AB 3129: A New Hurdle For Private Equity Health Care Transactions On The Horizon?

Parties involved in or considering health care transactions in California have been focused on navigating the new rules set by California’s Office of Health Care Affordability (OHCA),1 and newly proposed legislation could present additional challenges in consummating certain health care transactions, particularly those involving private equity. Introduced in February 2024, California’s Assembly Bill 3129 seeks to curb consolidation in the health care industry allegedly driven by private equity firms and hedge funds. As summarized in greater detail […]

By | April 29th, 2024 ||

Senate HELP Committee Ranking Member Issues Health Data Privacy Policy Recommendations

Senator Bill Cassidy (R-LA), Ranking Member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee,released a report to propose policy recommendations to revise the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) framework and ensure privacy protections for health data and information. In the report, Senator Cassidy highlights recent reports of breaches and violations of patients’ health data privacy and outlines several proposals to modernize the HIPAA framework and other privacy regulations.

Senator […]

By | April 25th, 2024 ||

Navigating The Changing Landscape Of Health Care: 9 Key Trends To Watch

Partner Kenya Woodruff, the Chair of the Health Care Practice at Katten, had a recent conversation with Nick Uehlecke from the Todd Strategy Group to discuss current trends in the health care industry. The two discussed numerous issues at play. The following are nine highlights, trends they are watching closely:

Private Equity in Health Care: The FTC, DOJ and HHS are paying close attention to the impact of private equity investment in the health care industry. […]

By | March 27th, 2024 ||