On January 17, 2025, the ERISA Industry Committee (“ERIC”) filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and other federal agencies, seeking to invalidate the final rules under the Mental Health...more
As the North Carolina General Assembly prepares for its short session beginning April 24, 2024, one of the focal points will be Senate Bill 145 (House Bill 170), the Continuing Care Retirement Communities Act (the “Act”),...more
As the United States continues to grapple with a growing mental health crisis, millions are finding it increasingly difficult to access and afford mental health treatment. Recent investigations conducted by the New York...more
AGG’s Government Investigations Team Insights provides periodic updates covering legal and regulatory topics. Our team, which includes former federal prosecutors, SEC enforcement attorneys, and federal agency attorneys, has...more
On July 25, 2023, Sens. Chuck Grassley (R-IA), Dick Durbin (D-IL), John Kennedy (R-LA), and Roger Wicker (R-MS) introduced the False Claims Amendments Act of 2023. The proposed amendment to the False Claims Act does not...more
In a unanimous opinion issued on June 1, 2023, the Supreme Court of the United States clarified the relevant standard for scienter — or knowledge — in False Claims Act (“FCA”) actions by ruling that an objectively reasonable...more
On February 24, 2023, the United States Drug Enforcement Administration (“DEA”) announced proposed permanent rules (the Telemedicine Controlled Substance Proposed Rule and the Telemedicine Buprenorphine Proposed Rule —...more
Much has been written about the substantial increase in the utilization of telehealth services during the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency (“PHE”), including the 28 million Medicare beneficiaries who received telehealth...more
Arnall Golden Gregory LLP's Food & Drug Newsletter is a monthly update of legal and regulatory issues that affect the FDA-regulated community and highlights articles from members of our Food & Drug practice, as well as from...more