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Sixth Circuit: Ceding Company Collaterally Estopped from Relitigating Issue Decided Against It in Arbitration with Different...

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In an unpublished decision, the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit in Amerisure Mut. Ins. Co. v. Swiss Reinsurance America Corp., No. 24-1492 (6th Cir. Nov. 4, 2025) affirmed the district court’s grant of...more

King & Spalding

OIG Audit Finds Medicare Improperly Paid DMEPOS Suppliers $22.7 Million Over 7 Years

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On October 28, 2025, HHS Office of Inspector General (OIG) posted an audit report finding that Medicare improperly paid suppliers $22.7 million over seven years for durable medical equipment, prosthetics, orthotics, and...more

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HHS GPS v2.0 + HRSA “strategic priority areas”: Impact on federal grant recipients engaged in pediatric gender-affirming care

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Effective October 1, 2025, the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) implemented grants policy statement (GPS) v2.0, consistent with its prior adoption of 2 CFR part 200 with HHS-specific provisions at 2 CFR part...more

Hall Benefits Law

Trump Administration Targets PBM Reform to Lower Drug Prices

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Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. (RFK), secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), appeared at a recent Senate Finance Committee hearing to review the current administration’s healthcare policy priorities....more

Woodruff Sawyer

Agencies Clarify How Certain Fertility Benefits May Be Treated as Excepted Benefits

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The Department of Labor, Department of Health and Human Services, and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) (collectively, the “Agencies”) recently released FAQs about Implementation of the Affordable Care Act Part 72, which...more

Hogan Lovells

2026 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Final Rule adopts some but not all Average Sales Price proposals and revised Medicare...

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On October 31, 2025, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued the physician fee schedule (PFS) final rule for calendar year (CY) 2026 (Final Rule). It has been several years since this annual rulemaking...more

Troutman Pepper Locke

Utilizing Rep and Warranties Insurance in CRE Transactions

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The use of transactional representations and warranties insurance is now well established, but that was not the case only a dozen years ago, when RWI in corporate mergers and acquisitions transactions was a growing, but still...more

McAfee & Taft

Oklahoma’s rural healthcare faces new era under the One Big Beautiful Bill Act

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The One Big Beautiful Bill Act has fundamentally changed the policy landscape surrounding Oklahoma’s rural healthcare providers, and the challenges they face will persist in the foreseeable future. Despite these headwinds,...more

Husch Blackwell LLP

Second Circuit Affirms $54 Million Judgment for Loss "Arising From" Insurrection

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In CITGO Petroleum v. Ascot Underwriting Limited, et al., Case No. 24-227 (2d Cir. 2025), the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit recently affirmed a $54.2 million judgment (plus interest) in favor of CITGO Petroleum...more

Whiteford

Client Alert: Guidance on Educating Employees Turning 65 About Health Coverage Options

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As employees approach age 65, it is important to provide them with clear, neutral information about their health coverage options—specifically, the choice between remaining on a company’s group health plan or enrolling in...more

Pullman & Comley - Connecticut Health Law

New Connecticut Health Care Laws Effective in the New Year

The 2025 Regular Session of the Connecticut General Assembly led to the passage of significant legislation affecting both institutional and individual health care providers in the state. ...more

Zelle  LLP

Whose Loss, Whose Money? A Refresher on Mortgagee Rights Under Property Insurance Policies

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When a hailstorm, fire, or other natural disaster strikes, it is not just the property owner who has something to lose. That is why most insurance policies, commercial and residential alike, contain a mortgagee or loss payee...more

McDermott Will & Schulte

NYDFS clarifies expectations for third-party cybersecurity risk management

On October 21, 2025, the New York State Department of Financial Services (NYDFS) issued an industry letter highlighting risks associated with third-party service providers – such as providers of cloud computing, file transfer...more

Bass, Berry & Sims PLC

CMS Launches Mandatory Two-Sided Risk Model for Specialists Treating Heart Failure and Low Back Pain

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On October 31, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) finalized the Ambulatory Specialty Model (ASM), a mandatory alternative payment model (APM) for select specialists who regularly treat heart failure or low...more

Butler Weihmuller Katz Craig LLP

Avoiding Confession of Judgment: Indemnity Payments After a CRN and Lawsuit but Before Service of the Lawsuit

In a series of recent consolidated cases, the Fourth District Court of Appeal addressed the issue of whether an indemnity payment made after a lawsuit is filed constitutes a confession of judgment entitling the claimants to...more

A&O Shearman

UK CFRF Publishes New Resources to Strengthen Climate and Nature Risk Management in Finance

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The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has updated its Climate Financial Risk Forum (CFRF) webpage, announcing the release of a comprehensive suite of publications aimed at enhancing the financial sector's capacity to manage...more

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer

NAIC Body Adopts Fairness Standard for Fees Payable by Reciprocal to Attorney-in-Fact

U.S. insurance reciprocals — noncorporate statutory entities in which subscribers mutually agree to insure one another — should note recent action by a senior regulatory body that could limit fees payable by a reciprocal to...more

Stikeman Elliott LLP

Federal EI Pilot Project Extended: Impact on Severance Negotiations

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In response to the economic impact of ongoing tariffs on Canadian goods, the federal government introduced an Employment Insurance (EI) pilot project in March 2025, which has now been partially extended to April 11, 2026 (the...more

Mayer Brown

Insurance M&A - A quick Guide to Acquiring a German Insurance Company

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REGULATORY BACKGROUND - In this section, we provide an overview of the regulatory framework in which insurance companies operate in Germany. As used in this overview, the term insurance company includes primary insurance...more

Mintz

[Podcast] Health Law Diagnosed: The Summer / Fall 2025 PBM Policy and Legislative Update

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In the latest episode of Health Law Diagnosed, Of Counsel Bridgette Keller is joined by Associate David Gilboa for an overview of the Summer / Fall 2025 PBM Policy and Legislative Update, unpacking the latest developments in...more

Harris Beach Murtha PLLC

U.S. Department of Labor Issues Guidance to Assist in the Promotion of Fertility Benefits

The US Department of Labor recently issued guidance in the form of Frequently Asked Questions (“FAQs”) to assist stakeholders in designing benefits options to expand access to fertility benefits. The FAQs were issued jointly...more

Mintz - Health Care Viewpoints

Health Law Diagnosed: The Summer / Fall 2025 PBM Policy and Legislative Update

In the latest episode of Health Law Diagnosed, Of Counsel Bridgette Keller is joined by Associate David Gilboa for an overview of the Summer / Fall 2025 PBM Policy and Legislative Update, unpacking the latest developments in...more

Maynard Nexsen

South Carolina Alcohol Law Update

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Mark your calendars now to stay on top of these upcoming important dates to ensure you and your company remain compliant. The South Carolina Department of Revenue (SCDOR), Alcohol Beverage Licensing (ABL) Division has...more

Wiley Rein LLP

Eleventh Circuit Splits Single Lawsuit into Multiple “Claims” When Applying Misappropriation Exclusion and Determining Duty to...

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The United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit, applying Georgia law, has held that a single lawsuit constitutes multiple “claims” and some of those “claims” fell outside the misappropriation exclusion in a...more

Tarter Krinsky & Drogin LLP

Protecting Art Collections: Lessons from the Louvre Heist

In the wake of the Louvre heist, art collectors are rethinking how to secure and legally protect their collections. Tarter Krinsky & Drogin Art Law Group Chair Leila Amineddoleh explains the importance of key strategies for...more

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