ABA Background Check Deadline Looming
Providers delivering behavioral and therapeutic services to New Jersey FamilyCare members must complete a new FBI fingerprint-based background check, or risk being ineligible to provide services.
Avoiding Future Challenges with Health Care Contracts
Everyone has had that contract that they regret signing or was automatically renewed before they remembered to give notice to terminate. Vendor contracts have a way of lingering long after their usefulness has expired, mainly because vendors have every incentive to prolong a lucrative relationship. In health care especially, organizations often find themselves locked into agreements that no longer reflect operational benefits, integrate fully with current systems/technology, or meet budget priorities, yet seem nearly impossible to escape unscathed.
Court Dismisses Roosevelt Road RICO Suit
On February 18, 2026, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York dismissed a civil RICO action brought by Roosevelt Road Re, Ltd. and Tradesman Program Managers, LLC, against a personal injury law firm and various medical providers arising out of workers’ compensation claims after considering a motion by Garfunkel Wild and other law firms on behalf of our clients and the other defendants.
New York Adopts Medical Aid in Dying
The New York Medical Aid in Dying Act has been passed by the Legislature and was signed by Governor Kathy Hochul on February 6, 2026, after the addition of specific guardrails negotiated between executive and legislative leaders.
New Telehealth Update
On February 3, 2026, the President signed H.R. 7148, the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026, extending key Medicare telehealth flexibilities through December 31, 2027.