The Trump administration's "One Big Beautiful Bill" is poised to significantly impact healthcare providers by changing Medicaid financing and reimbursement. Meghan Linvill McNab, a partner at Krieg DeVault who focuses on Medicare and Medicaid…
The Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) sent letters on September 10 prompting many large health care employers and staffing firms to review their noncompete agreements (“noncompetes”) for compliance with Section 5 of the FTC Act, 15 U.S.C. § 45, which…
President Donald Trump caught the attention of many recently with the following Truth Social post:
Subject to SEC Approval, Companies and Corporations should no longer be forced to “Report” on a quarterly basis (Quarterly Reporting!), but rather to…
Tax-exempt healthcare organizations rely heavily on tax-exempt bond financing to fund facilities and equipment. While these financings provide critical access to lower-cost capital, borrowers must carefully observe post-issuance compliance…
Current IRS Audit Activity
In March 2024, in response to renewed calls from Congress for more robust oversight of tax-exempt hospitals, the Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) Tax-Exempt and Government Entities (TE/GE) Division announced a new…
Imagine you own a building and its surrounding grounds. Consider that you might want to enhance the visual appeal of the grounds or of public spaces inside the building with something more than sprucing up the landscaping or implementing…
In response to the October 1, 2025 shutdown of the federal government, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (“CMS”) issued an MLN Connects Special Edition email providing an Update on Medicare Operations: Telehealth, Claims Processing, and…
Executive Order 14117 (Prevent Access to Americans’ Bulk Sensitive Personal Data and U.S. Government-Related Data by Countries of Concern) and its implementing regulations establish the Data Security Program (DSP), a new compliance framework that…
Krieg DeVault LLP is pleased to announce that attorney William I. Amberger has joined the firm as an Associate in its Litigation and Dispute Resolution Services Practice. Mr. Amberger brings with him a strong background in litigation and appellate…
Brokered deposits occupy a unique place in bank funding: widely used, strategically valuable, and nevertheless scrutinized. Banks often rely on them to supplement local deposit bases, particularly when core deposits slow or fail to keep pace with…
On August 7, 2025, President Donald Trump issued an Executive Order titled “Guaranteed Fair Banking for All Americans”. The Executive Order prohibits financial institutions from engaging in “politicized or unlawful debanking” practices. “Debanking”…
The Section 184 Indian Home Loan Guarantee Program (the “Program”), administered by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (“HUD”), provides a home mortgage product specifically tailored for Native American families and federally…
