The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has published the Omnibus COVID-19 Health Care Staff Vaccination Interim Final Rule, requiring vaccination of all staff at health care facilities
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Medical Practices
Recent Podcast: Physician Recruitment and Immigration
Fox Rothschild Partners William Maruca, Esq. and Catherine Wadhwani, Esq. recently recorded a podcast summarizing key points on physician hiring, especially considerations when hiring and contracting with foreign national physicians. …
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Holiday Weekends Offer No Time Off From Cyber Threats
This post is a courtesy of Fox Rothschild attorney Nathanael F. Williams, Esq., and was first published as an Alert on Fox’s website.
Health care providers should take special …
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Proposed Amendments to False Claims Act Would Tilt the Playing Field
This post is a courtesy of Fox Rothschild attorney William H. Maruca, Esq., and was first published as an Alert on Fox’s website.
A bipartisan bill introduced this summer…
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$8 Million Pharmacy Fraud Case Lands 6 Behind Bars

A recent health care fraud conspiracy case resulted in federal prison sentences for six participants, serving as a warning to pharmacy owners and their employees. Read the full Department of…
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Private Practice Can Mean Job Safety for Physicians
More and more physicians are opting to leave private practice (or to skip it altogether) for the perceived job security and hopefully steady paycheck of hospital employment. According to a…
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PA Department of Health Proposes Permanent Medical Marijuana Regulations
On March 5, 2021, the Pennsylvania Department of Health (the “Department”) proposed permanent regulations relating to medical marijuana, replacing the current temporary regulations at 28 Pa. Code Part IX. The…
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Meeting Patient Needs with J-1 Waivered Physicians
This post is authored by Catherine Wadhwani, Partner and Co-Chair of the firm’s Immigration Practice Group. The post first appeared on Fox’s Immigration View Blog:
We hear the reports…
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Have You Updated Your Corporate Compliance Program Lately?
New guidance issued by the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) highlights the importance of updating corporate compliance programs to satisfy regulatory requirements. The 2020 updates pick up where the 2019…
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Costs for COVID Tests – The Buck Stops Where?
Widespread testing for the novel Coronavirus is generally recognized as an important tool in combating the spread of the virus. The World Health Organization is an advocate for broad testing,…
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