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Drug Pricing Transparency: Massachusetts’ Proposed Reporting Requirements

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Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker has restarted the discussion on health care cost containment in the Commonwealth with a proposed bill that contains a raft of initiatives. Foley & Lardner will be addressing each of the...more

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Massachusetts Final Budget: MassHealth Gains Greater Authority to Negotiate Supplemental Rebates with Pharmaceutical Companies

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On July 31, 2019, Governor Charlie Baker signed a $43.3 billion fiscal year 2020 budget (“General Appropriations Act”). Originating from the Conference Committee’s budget, the General Appropriations Act accounts for any...more

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Massachusetts Budget Update: Commonwealth Now Waiting on Governor Baker

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On July 22, 2019, the Massachusetts House of Representatives (“House”) and Senate Conference Committee (“Conference Committee”) released the Commonwealth’s $43.1 billion fiscal year 2020 budget bill (“H. 4000”). It passed the...more

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Governor Baker’s 2020 Budget Would Allow MassHealth Authority to Negotiate Supplemental Rebates with Pharmaceutical Companies

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On January 23, 2019, Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker revealed his fiscal year 2020 budget for the Commonwealth of $42.7 billion. While the budget contains a number of new initiatives, one new initiative is particularly...more

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Massachusetts Adopts Comprehensive Legislation To Curb Opioid Abuse

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On March 14, 2016, Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker signed comprehensive legislation designed to curb opioid addiction. The legislation reflects growing concern for the “dangers in the medicine cabinet” (i.e., risks...more

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Governor Baker Signs Opioid Bill

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On March 14, 2016, Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker signed a bill that offers long-awaited measures aimed at tackling the state’s growing opioid abuse crisis. After receiving House and Senate approval last week and...more

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Massachusetts Legislature Reaches Compromise on Opioid Legislation

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On March 10, the Senate voted unanimously to pass a bill that offers long-awaited measures aimed at tackling the state’s growing opioid abuse crisis. After House approval the previous day and seven weeks of conference...more

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MA Health Policy Updates – Moves to Strengthen HPC and Expand Telemedicine

In a recent Alert, the Mintz Levin Health Law Practice and ML Strategies provided a comprehensive look at recent developments in Massachusetts health policy. In addition to a detailed report on recent Health Policy Commission...more

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Massachusetts Legislature Takes Action on Opioid Crisis

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Amid a recent surge in opioid-related deaths in Massachusetts, with over 1,200 accidental deadly overdoses last year, the Senate passed legislation on Thursday, October 1, that is designed to fight the epidemic on various...more

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