Recent Articles from Barry Rosen
Gender-affirming care guidelines bring complex issues
Commentary: Supreme Court ruling, federal guidelines bring complexities to gender-affirming care for states.
Hidden health care spending in ‘Big Beautiful Bill’
The One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) became law on July 4, 2025. The OBBBA has a broad reach over many areas of the government and the economy, including several […]
Federal courts have oscillating anti-kickback interpretations
Two federal courts issued conflicting rulings on the Anti-Kickback Statute, narrowing its scope in one case while upholding broader enforcement in another.
Tracking technologies and health care law
In December 2022, the Office of Civil Rights issued a bulletin warning entities and business associates covered by the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act about the use of online […]
Pennsylvania’s new noncompete law
Pennsylvania has now joined the growing list of jurisdictions prohibiting the enforcement of noncompete and nonsolicitation agreements for certain health care providers. The Fair Contracting for Health Care Practitioners Act […]
The Medicare drug price negotiations
In 2022, the U.S. Congress passed the Inflation Reduction Act, which gave Medicare the authority to negotiate certain prescription drug prices with manufacturers for the first time. The intent of […]
New Maryland health care laws in 2024
The Maryland General Assembly’s 2024 legislative session concluded with the enactment of many health care laws that will impact health care facilities, providers, insurers, and health care related licensees in […]
Pa. hospitals denied property tax exemption
Four Pennsylvania hospitals in Chester and Montgomery counties may owe hundreds of thousands of dollars in real property taxes after a Pennsylvania appeals court found that the hospitals failed to […]
New Maryland health care laws
The Maryland General Assembly’s 2023 legislative session resulted in the enactment of many health care laws that will impact health care facilities, providers, insurers and licensees in the state. Here […]
10 things to remember about physician employment agreements
The following are some pearls of wisdom pertaining to physician employment agreements. If an employment agreement requires that financial calculations are to be done according to Generally Accepted Accounting Principles […]
Rosen and Montanio: D.C. bans noncompetes, and what it means
Effective Oct.1, 2022, the District of Columbia began implementing a new noncompete law that prohibits the use of noncompete clauses in newly signed employment agreements for many employees. An amendment […]
What employers need to know about behavioral health parity rules
With increasing regulatory scrutiny and litigation by employees against employer sponsored group health plans, now would be a good time to find out if your employer-sponsored group health plan is […]











