On March 13, 2025, the Texas House of Representatives introduced House Bill 4806,[1] authored by Representative Greg Bonnen, to limit the recovery of damages in civil actions. Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick announced that this Bill is part of his second round of top 40 priority bills for the 89th regular legislative session.[2]
As of October 11, 2024, entities responsible for reporting settlements, judgments or awards for Medicare beneficiaries face new monetary penalties if they fail to timely report these resolutions, activating a new final rule from December 2023.
The Medicare, Medicaid and SCHIP Extension Act of 2007 set forth mandatory reporting requirements, stating that responsible reporting entities
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (“CMS”) has issued additional blanket waivers retroactive to March 1, 2020 through the end of the emergency declaration to help healthcare providers contain the spread of COVID-19. The updated waivers were released on April 29, 2020 and are an update from those issued on