You’re Invited: HMBR Title IX and Preventing Sexual Violence in Higher Education Act Training for Illinois Higher Education Institutions on August 27, 2025
Hogan Marren Babbo & Rose, Ltd. (HMBR) is pleased to offer a full-day, in-person training designed specifically for Illinois higher education institutions on Title IX and the Illinois Preventing Sexual Violence in Higher Education Act (PSVHEA) on Wednesday, August 27, 2025.. Join experienced civil rights compliance attorneys Debbie Osgood, Emily […]
Register for HMBR May 22, 2025 Webinar: Insights on Higher Education in 2025
Hogan Marren Babbo & Rose, Ltd.’s Education Practice Group announces the 5th webinar in our new complimentary monthly series, “Insights on Higher Education in 2025,” on Thursday, May 22, 2025 from 12:00–1:00 CST. REWRITING THE RULES: UNDERSTANDING THE HOUSE RECONCILIATION PROPOSAL’S SWEEPING CHANGES TO HIGHER EDUCATION On April 29, 2025, […]
Keeping Your Doctors Close – Part III: What Health Systems Must Do
The first two parts of this series by John Marren (1948-2025) and Thomas Babbo of Hogan, Marren, Babbo, and Rose (“HMBR”) focused on why health systems need to engage in efforts to retain their affiliated physicians actively and why physicians are looking to be acquired by private equity, insurance carriers, […]
Information Blocking Litigation Update: Real Time v. PointClickCare
On March 12, 2025, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit affirmed the district court’s grant of a preliminary injunction to Real Time Medical Systems (RTMS), a health data analytics company, to stop PointClickCare (PCC) from unlawfully restricting RTMS’s access to its electronic health record systems. In ruling […]
FOURTH CIRCUIT STAYS INJUNCTION PENDING APPEAL IN DEI CASE
The legal developments related to diversity, equity, and inclusion (“DEI”) continue to evolve. On March 14, 2025, the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit issued an Order granting the government’s motion for a stay of the preliminary injunction entered by a Maryland district court in February. Nat’l […]
Keeping Your Doctors Close – Part II: Retaining Physicians
Part 1 of this series of articles by John Marren (1948-2025) and Thomas Babbo of Hogan Marren Babbo and Rose, Ltd. (“HMBR”) on the critical challenge to health systems in retaining physicians addressed where physicians are going; Part 2 focuses on why they are going. To effectively build a program […]
HMBR LEGAL ALERT: U.S. Department of Education January 14, 2025 Dear Colleague Letter re: Misrepresentation by External Service Providers
We write to provide HMBR’s perspective on the Dear Colleague Letter issued on January 14, 2025 (“January 2025 DCL”) by the U.S. Department of Education (“Department”), shortly before the end of the Biden Administration. A. Introduction The January 2025 DCL sets forth the Department’s “[n]otice of interpretation regarding misrepresentation by […]
Understanding Title VI Enforcement Amidst Columbia University Action
Last week, the Trump Administration announced the cancellation of $400 million in federal grants and contracts to Columbia University, citing alleged violations of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (“Title VI”) related to antisemitism on campus. This action represents a significant departure from the established regulatory enforcement […]
U.S. Department of Education Issues FAQ On Title VI Enforcement and Racial Preferences
The U.S. Department of Education (“Department”) has issued a set of frequently asked questions (“FAQs”) related to the Dear Colleague Letter (“DCL”) released by the Department’s Office for Civil Rights (“OCR”) on February 14, 2025. The February 14th DCL stated that federal antidiscrimination law broadly prohibits education institutions from the […]
Keeping Your Doctors Close – Part I: A Challenge for Health Systems
This series by John Marren (1948-2025) and Thomas Babbo of the law firm Hogan, Marren, Babbo & Rose, Ltd. (“HMBR”) delves into one of the most significant challenges facing health systems in 2025: retaining a vibrant, engaged medical staff. This first part discusses today’s highly competitive environment for the acquisition […]