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We recently wrote about proposed legislation that would have substantially increased the existing reporting requirements for material healthcare transactions in NYS that have existed since Public Health Law (PHL) Article 45-A was enacted two years ago. We provided a detailed review of the current PHL 45-A here and here.
The proposed legislation would have…
On Thursday, May 29 at 12:00 PM, Rivkin Radler Partners Benjamin Malerba and Sean Simensky will present the webinar “Practice Transitions for the Practicing Dentist.”
This lecture is designed to inform dentists of some of the legal and practical issues surrounding practice transitions. Ben and Sean will explore the differing perspectives of the buyer and…
Rivkin Radler’s Norton Travis wrote an article, “It’s More Than Just the Money: The importance of analyzing both economic and noneconomic key issues for a successful health care transaction,” which was published in the April 14 issue of Medical Economics.
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We recently discussed increasing state regulation of healthcare mergers and acquisitions in the face of the current Administration’s clear policy of federal deregulation. We noted that 15 states had implemented oversight laws for healthcare transactions. The stated purpose of these laws is to address two key issues: (1) to ensure that healthcare providers remain…
Will the new administration’s federal deregulation be a boon for private equity investment in healthcare providers, or will the states be the “new sheriff in town”?
In the short time he has been in office, President Trump has made good on his campaign promises to shrink the roles and staff of many government agencies, with…
2025 promises to see a significant increase in the volume of healthcare mergers, acquisitions and consolidations. On Thursday, January 23, Rivkin Radler’s first Health Law Executive Briefing, 2025 Healthcare Mergers & Acquisitions, will take the form of a Q&A session led by Benjamin Malerba and featuring Norton Travis, veteran healthcare executive and the newest…
In our previous article, we described the due diligence process, including what a buyer would look for in your practice. Once due diligence is under way, the next step is the purchase agreement, which is usually prepared by the buyer’s attorney.
A purchase agreement is the main document for the transaction and describes its…
The prohibition on fee splitting by professionals is alive and well in New York. The sale of a dental practice from one dentist to another was found to violate the state’s prohibition against fee splitting because the purchase price was to be paid, in part, based on a percentage of the future revenue of the practice. …
The New York State Department of Health has published a webpage regarding Public Health Law (PHL) Article 45-A. In our prior post, we discussed how PHL Article 45-A requires health care entities involved in material transaction(s) to provide written notice and information to DOH at least 30 days prior to the closing of a…
