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On July 18, 2024, the Massachusetts Senate passed S. 2871, An Act Enhancing the Health Care Market Review Process (the Bill), to increase oversight of healthcare transactions involving private equity firms, real estate investment trusts, and management services organizations (MSOs). The Bill is another example of the increasing trend towards curbing private equity influence in health care, as highlighted in our previous blog series on California’s Assembly Bill 3129.[1] In Massachusetts, 51% of all healthcare provider transactions in the past decade have involved private equity firms,[2] and the Bill targets such involvement with the goals of expanding care and medication access and improving transparency and affordability, particularly in the primary care space.Continue Reading Massachusetts Senate Passes Bill to Increase Oversight of Private Equity Healthcare Transactions

At long last, the cost and market impact review (CMIR) regulations promulgated by the California Office of Health Care Affordability (OHCA) have been approved by the California Office of Administrative Law (OAL). The final regulations, which are available to view here, were submitted by OHCA on December 8, 2023 and approved by OAL on December 18, 2023. As we have highlighted in our series of posts[1] throughout the year, these regulations, in combination with the related statutory provisions in SB 184, set forth the framework for OHCA’s authority to receive advance notice of and review a large scope of healthcare transactions in the coming months of 2024, reflecting a dramatic change to California’s healthcare regulatory landscape. To refresh and update our readers regarding the CMIR regulations, this article will provide an overview of the key components and practical considerations regarding this new reporting regime, while also commenting on the key final tweaks to (and omissions from) the regulations.Continue Reading The Stage is Set: California Finalizes OHCA Regulations Requiring Notice and Review of Material Healthcare Transactions in 2024

Starting January 1, 2024, healthcare facilities and provider organizations engaging in certain transactions in Illinois, such as mergers and acquisitions, will have new reporting requirements. Illinois recently joined a growing number of states, including California and New York, in requiring expanded oversight and transparency of transactions involving healthcare facilities and provider organizations. Illinois’ Public Act 103-0526 (the “Act”), enacted in August 2023, amends the Illinois Antitrust Act, the State Finance Act and the Illinois Health Facilities Planning Act to increase oversight by the Illinois Attorney General’s (the “IL AG”) of certain “covered transactions” for healthcare facilities and provider organizations.Continue Reading Illinois Proposes Heightened Oversight for Healthcare Transactions