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                                                                                                                    October 24, 2025
                                                                     
                     Krieg DeVault LLP is pleased to announce that Hannah Huff-Schassburger, Rachel Keller, Ashley Rosenblatt, and Courtney Thompson have joined the firm as Associates in our Indianapolis office.  Huff-Schassburger will provide counsel to the firm’s… 
                                  
                                           
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
                       
                                                                                            By: Robert C. Ansani
                                                                                             on  October 17, 2025
                                                                     
                     On October 1, 2025, the Illinois Secretary of State announced an amnesty program for corporations who are behind on paying their annual Franchise Taxes due in Illinois.  This applies to those organized as Illinois corporations or those organized in… 
                                  
                                           
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
                       
                                                                                            By: Kendall A. Schnurpel
                                                                                             on  October 16, 2025
                                                                     
                     BackgroundOn July 4, 2025, President Donald J. Trump signed into law the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (“OB3”). Among its many provisions, OB3 introduces a new, temporary tax deduction for passenger-vehicle loan interest1 and imposes…
 
                                  
                                           
                                                                                
                       
                                                                                                                    October 14, 2025
                                                                     
                     Krieg DeVault announced today that Rothberg Law Firm (“Rothberg”), a prominent Fort Wayne, Indiana law firm with 12 professionals, will become part of Krieg DeVault, effective January 1, 2026. The joining of the two firms will significantly… 
                                  
                                           
                                                                                                                                                                                    
                       
                                                                                                                    October 13, 2025
                                                                     
                     The Trump administration's "One Big Beautiful Bill" is poised to significantly impact healthcare providers by changing Medicaid financing and reimbursement. Meghan Linvill McNab, a partner at Krieg DeVault who focuses on Medicare and Medicaid… 
                                  
                                           
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
                       
                                                                                            By: Thomas M. Abrams and Stephanie T. Eckerle
                                                                                             on  October 10, 2025
                                                                     
                     The Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) sent letters on September 10 prompting many large health care employers and staffing firms to review their noncompete agreements (“noncompetes”) for compliance with Section 5 of the FTC Act, 15 U.S.C. § 45, which… 
                                  
                                           
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
                       
                                                                                            By: Keaton J. Miller
                                                                                             on  October 9, 2025
                                                                     
                     President Donald Trump caught the attention of many recently with the following Truth Social post: Subject to SEC Approval, Companies and Corporations should no longer be forced to “Report” on a quarterly basis (Quarterly Reporting!), but rather to… 
                                  
                                           
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
                       
                                                                                            By: Kendall A. Schnurpel and Scott C. Frissell
                                                                                             on  October 9, 2025
                                                                     
                     Tax-exempt healthcare organizations rely heavily on tax-exempt bond financing to fund facilities and equipment. While these financings provide critical access to lower-cost capital, borrowers must carefully observe post-issuance compliance… 
                                  
                                           
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
                       
                                                                                            By: Kendall A. Schnurpel
                                                                                             on  October 8, 2025
                                                                     
                     Current IRS Audit Activity In March 2024, in response to renewed calls from Congress for more robust oversight of tax-exempt hospitals, the Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) Tax-Exempt and Government Entities (TE/GE) Division announced a new… 
                                  
                                           
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
                       
                                                                                            By: Justin L. Sage
                                                                                             on  October 1, 2025
                                                                     
                     Imagine you own a building and its surrounding grounds.  Consider that you might want to enhance the visual appeal of the grounds or of public spaces inside the building with something more than sprucing up the landscaping or implementing… 
                                  
                                           
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
                       
                                                                                            By: Meghan M. Linvill McNab and Brandon W. Shirley
                                                                                             on  October 1, 2025
                                                                     
                     In response to the October 1, 2025 shutdown of the federal government, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (“CMS”) issued an MLN Connects Special Edition email providing an Update on Medicare Operations: Telehealth, Claims Processing, and… 
      
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