No Decision in AAEM-PG v. Envision Case: A Potential Precedent-Setting Corporate Practice of Medicine and Private Equity Case is Avoided  A decision in the long-anticipated case, the American Academy of Emergency Medicine Physician Group (AAEM-PG) v. Envision Healthcare, will not come to pass, as Envision, a private equity-backed emergency physician staffing company, choose to exit the California market.  In a press release, AAEM-PG stated a concern about whether a California court could retain jurisdiction over the case after Envision exited, and noted that a confidential settlement had been made.   Experts, …

Consolidation and Competition A Doctrine in Name Only — Strengthening Prohibitions against the Corporate Practice of Medicine (NEJM) Jane M. Zhu, Hayden Rooke-Ley, and Erin Fuse Brown The NEJM perspective examines state corporate practice of medicine laws that prevent ownership or control of physician practices by corporate entities. In an accompanying audio interview, Erin Fuse Brown discusses the role of these laws, including the usefulness and how they could be strengthened. Competition in Commercial PBM Markets and Vertical Integration of Health Insurers with PBMs: 2023 Update (American Medical Association) José R. …