Innovation in Compliance: Unpacking Healthcare Compliance with Maria Villanueva
False Claims Act Insights - Physician, Refer Thyself: How Stark Law and FCA Intersect
Taking the Pulse, A Health Care and Life Sciences Video Podcast | Episode 190: Healthcare Tech and Human Resources with Shannon Frazier, HR Executive Director at Lenovo
Video: Braidwood v. Becerra – Challenging the Affordable Care Act’s Preventive Services Coverage Provision – Thought Leaders in Health Law
Greetings and Felicitations: The Future of Healthcare…Is Now: Part 3 – The Specifics of Managing Obesity
Taking the Pulse, A Health Care and Life Sciences Video Podcast | Episode 153: William Kenley, CEO, and Juana Slade, Chief Diversity Officer and Director of Language Services, AnMed Health
Greetings and Felicitations: The Future of Healthcare…Is Now: Part 2- Revolutionizing Healthcare: Personalized Medicine
Private Equity VS Real Estate Transactions | #6 What’s the Best Order to Sell?
Episode 152: Matt Littlejohn, CEO, MUSC Health Midlands
Private Equity VS Real Estate Transactions | #4 Optimizing Total Asset Value
Taking the Pulse, A Health Care and Life Sciences Video Podcast | Episode 151: Erin Ford, EVP & COO, and David Stefanich, Board Chair, SCBIO
Private Equity VS Real Estate Transactions | #3 Real Estate Valuations Explained
AGG Talks: Home Health & Hospice - Reimbursement Audits and Appeals
Podcast - Counsel That Cares - The Value of Value-Based Cancer Care
Episode 150 - Jane Pine Wood, Senior Vice President & Chief Legal Officer, BioReference
Podcast - The Latest on Antitrust and Non-Compete Agreements in Healthcare
Strategies to Manage Costs of Medical Care in a PA Workers’ Compensation Claim
Taking the Pulse, A Health Care and Life Sciences Video Podcast | Episode 149: Patrick Goodwill, CEO, Magnetic Insight
Podcast - Noteworthy Value-Based Care Mergers and Acquisitions Transactions
Taking the Pulse, A Health Care and Life Sciences Video Podcast | Episode 146: Ann Lewis, CEO, CareSouth
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The recent Supreme Court decisions of SEC v. Jarkesy and Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo have the potential to meaningfully impact the implementation and enforcement of the Drug Supply Chain Security Act (“DSCSA”) as...more
In June 2024, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration ("FDA") clarified, with respect to the Drug Supply Chain Security Act (“DSCSA”), that it will not extend the one-year stabilization period for the enhanced drug distribution...more
A recent US Supreme Court decision, which grabbed headlines because it involved an abortion-related drug, with potential repercussions in litigation far-removed from health care due to the decision hinging on “standing,”...more
Mifepristone is safe for now. On June 13, 2024, the Supreme Court unanimously held that the plaintiffs — doctors and medical associations alike — lacked standing to challenge 2000 and 2019 FDA approvals of mifepristone (brand...more
On February 23, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) withdrew approval of Pepaxto (melphalan flufenamide), a drug that it had previously granted accelerated approval for treatment of multiple myeloma. The decision came...more
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has been busy scrutinizing patent listings in the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) publication of “Approved Drug Products with Therapeutic Equivalence Evaluations,” commonly known as the...more
On March 22, 2024, the Federal Trade Commission ("FTC") filed an amicus brief in Teva Branded Pharmaceutical Products R&D, et al. v. Amneal Pharmaceuticals of New York, LLC, et al., 2:23-cv-20964, U.S. District Court for the...more
On March 20, 2024, the US Food & Drug Administration (FDA) issued a proposed rule titled Drug Products or Categories of Drug Products that Present Demonstrable Difficulties for Compounding Under Sections 503A or 503B of the...more
Rare Disease Day took place on February 29, 2024. Created in 2008, Rare Disease Day is observed on the “rarest day of the year”—February 29 in leap years (February 28 in non-leap years)—as a way to galvanize the global rare...more
F. Scott Fitzgerald famously declared that “Too much of anything is bad, but too much champagne is just right.” That may be true, but it now appears that it may have been “Special K” that proved the undoing of beloved actor...more
On January 5, 2024, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) authorized the state of Florida’s proposal under the Section 804 Importation Program (SIP) for a period of two years. FDA’s action marks the first time a state drug...more
The Food and Drug Administration (“FDA”) has released draft interim guidance documents that impact the use of bulk drug substances in compounding under Sections 503A and 503B of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act...more
Frequently, I am asked by clients to predict how long it will take for FDA to review and clear a 510(k). At a high level, I observe that on average clearance can take 160 days according to the data. Then, beyond that, I...more
Mosie Baby, a Texas-based fertility care company, has received clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for its over-the-counter intravaginal insemination kit. The kit was developed for those who are unable to...more
The Big Picture - On December 13, 2023, the Supreme Court announced its intention to review the August 16 ruling by the Fifth Circuit in Alliance for Hippocratic Medicine (AHM) v. U.S. Food and Drug Administration, et al....more
On December 8, 2023, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved two new gene therapies for the treatment of sickle cell disease. The first, Casgevy™ (exagamglogene autotemcel (exa-cel)), is the first-ever approved...more
On December 12, 2023, the MAPS Public Benefit Corporation (MAPS PBC) announced the submission of a marketing application to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for MDMA (midomafetamine capsules) in combination with...more
Social media usage worldwide is showing no signs of slowing as it permeates all aspects of our daily lives. Originally published in Law360 - September 11, 2023....more
Ketamine clinics have been on the rise in the U.S. in recent years. As a byproduct of the common practice of prescribing drugs “off-label,” these clinics are not necessarily new in their operating model. Off-label use is the...more
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) issued a policy statement on September 14, 2023, stating that “[b]rand drug manufacturers may be harming generic competition through the improper listing of patents in the Food and Drug...more
Earlier this month, the American Society of Pharmacy Law hosted its annual conference in San Antonio, TX. This gathering of industry leaders provided a unique opportunity to delve into the ever-evolving landscape of pharmacy...more
On November 21, 2023, the FDA published its final rule changing how prescriptions medicines are advertised to consumers. The FDA first issued its proposed rule in 2010, which subsequently went through three public comment...more
On October 23, 2023, the Food and Drug Administration (“FDA”) published a new draft guidance, titled Communications From Firms to Health Care Providers Regarding Scientific Information on Unapproved Uses of Approved/Cleared...more
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a long-awaited revised draft guidance on October 23, 2023, which focuses on communications to healthcare providers (HCPs) regarding scientific information on unapproved uses...more