The Rural Health Transformation (RHT) Program, created under the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA), has moved from authorization to implementation with the distribution of the first $10 billion in federal funding for fiscal year 2026 (FY26). The RHT program represents a $50 billion, five-year federal initiative designed to strengthen rural healthcare infrastructure and expand
Since the enactment of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) in mid-2025, the healthcare industry has been navigating a period of accelerated policy change affecting coverage, reimbursement, and care delivery. As the implementation of OBBBA-authorized funds continues, the data offers insights into how the law is reshaping the healthcare landscape at both the national
The New Jersey Board of Public Utilities (BPU) has taken several significant actions affecting the state’s solar and energy storage programs, primarily in response to Governor Mikie Sherrill’s Day One Executive Orders addressing New Jersey’s energy cost crisis. This Client Alert from our Energy & Renewable Resources team provides the details.
Medicare telehealth received a critical, if temporary, reprieve with the enactment of new legislation that extends key pandemic-era telehealth flexibilities that were set to expire on January 31, 2026, to December 31, 2027. In this Client Alert from our healthcare team, learn more about the impacts of the new law and why providers, health systems
Healthcare providers in New Jersey operate in one of the most highly regulated environments in the state, where employment law changes can directly affect daily operations, compliance obligations, and risk exposure. New legislation expanding employee leave and job-protection rights requires healthcare employers to reassess existing policies and practices to ensure they align with evolving state
On January 21, 2026, the New Jersey Appellate Division rejected a physician’s appeal concerning an Order of the Board of Medical Examiners dated April 19, 2024 enforcing a prior Consent Order that had been entered on March 14, 2007. The 2007 Consent Order had required the respondent physician to be accompanied by a chaperone
Commercial property owners, including healthcare entities, can learn more about the process for filing a 2026 property tax appeal and related deadlines in this Client Alert from our real estate team.
New Jersey’s regulatory landscape may be frozen—but healthcare compliance risks are anything but. Governor Mikie Sherrill’s Executive Order 7 imposes a 90-day pause on new rulemaking, while former Governor Murphy’s termination of pandemic-era regulatory flexibilities is still set to take effect on February 16, 2026. For certain healthcare providers, these overlapping executive actions create uncertainty—but
New Jersey will fully exit its pandemic-era regulatory framework for certain healthcare providers on February 16, 2026. As outlined in this recent client alert by Greenbaum attorney Sukrti Thonse, impacted providers – including Advanced Practice Nurses, Physician Assistants, hospitals, medical practices, and providers operating under emergency or reciprocity licenses – should take action now to
Two lessons emerge from the Appellate Division’s December 5, 2025 opinion in Weissman v. Li. The first is a reiteration of the importance of precision of the language used in questioning witnesses. The other is rejection of the reflexive reluctance to question one’s own witness in a pretrial deposition.
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