On November 6, 2023, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of Inspector General (OIG) issued a General Compliance Program Guidance (GCPG) as part of its plan to renovate its library of compliance program...more
For the first time in almost 10 years, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) released a draft guidance related to certain communications by firms to healthcare providers (HCPs) of scientific information on unapproved...more
On October 3, 2023, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) published a proposed rule to regulate laboratory-developed tests (LDTs). The rule, if finalized, would amend FDA regulations to broaden the definition of “in...more
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is making efforts to modernize both the 510(k) approval process for medical devices and study designs for drugs and biologics....more
In late September 2023, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) released a draft guidance on “Regulatory Considerations for Prescription Drug Use-Related Software.” This guidance expands on (and was developed in response...more
Last week, the California legislature approved Assembly Bill 418, the California Food Safety Act (AB 418), which is headed to Governor Gavin Newsom to sign or veto by October 14, 2023....more
On September 12, 2023, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued warning letters to eight companies, including two major drugstore retail chains, for their involvement in the production or promotion of unapproved...more
Summer 2023 saw dynamic executive, legislative, and enforcement activity in the cannabis and cannabidiol space. While the U.S. Department of Health and Human Resources (HHS) took steps to reschedule cannabis as a Schedule III...more
Listening Sessions on Drug Price Negotiations Will Be Live Streamed and Opened to the Public This Fall -
In this Alert, we provide an update regarding the first 10 drugs for Medicare price negotiation selected under the...more
On August 7, 2023, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued draft guidance on new requirements for registration and listing of cosmetic product facilities and products. The draft guidance follows the signing of the...more
Almost 11 months after President Biden signed the Medicare Drug Price Negotiation Program (“Negotiation Program”) into law, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has issued revised guidance that clearly details...more
In November 2021, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) rescinded a short-lived program to expedite national Medicare coverage for innovative devices amid safety concerns for Medicare patients. CMS has strived...more
Last week, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) issued grants of inspection to two companies, allowing them to begin producing and selling cell-cultivated chicken meat to consumers—a first in the U.S. This marks the end...more
Leaves Window Open for Defense Based on Subjective Belief -
On June 1, 2023, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a decision in a consolidated appeal of two healthcare qui tam cases that removes a very powerful defense from...more
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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Center for Veterinary Medicine (CVM) is advancing ahead in growing the regulatory landscape for developers and sponsors of animals with investigational intentional genomic...more
The explosive growth in telehealth over the past five years has resulted from, among other things, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ (CMS) extension of Medicare reimbursement to remote monitoring of patients by...more
While the state of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA’s) regulation of Cannabidiol (CBD) remains gray, the agency now sees a path forward through federal legislation. Here’s what companies in the cannabis industry...more
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of Inspector General (OIG) is continuing its long-laid plans to update its existing compliance program guidance documents (CPGs). On April 24, 2023, OIG...more