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New Kickback Safe Harbor for Federally Qualified Health Centers

Client Alert | less than 1 min read | 07.01.05

The HHS Office of Inspector General has issued a proposed new anti-kickback law safe harbor protecting transfers of goods, items, services, donations and loans to federally qualified health centers if specific conditions are met. The proposed regulation implements a provision of the Medicare Modernization Act calling for the new safe harbor where an arrangement contributes meaningfully to the health center's provision of services to a medically underserved population.  The comment period on the proposed regulation runs until August 1, 2005. Click here to view the proposed rules published in the Federal Register.

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Client Alert | 3 min read | 07.18.25

Eighth Circuit Cancels Click-to-Cancel

On July 8, 2025, the Eighth Circuit vacated the Federal Trade Commission’s (“FTC”) Negative Option Rule, also known as the Click-to-Cancel Rule, on procedural grounds. The Click-to-Cancel Rule, which provided a streamlined path for consumers to cancel subscription services in a few clicks of a mouse, was scheduled to take effect on July 14, 2025, but the Court found that the FTC had failed to follow mandatory procedural requirements....