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When an AI Chatbot Calls Itself a Doctor

Pennsylvania’s lawsuit against Character Technologies, Inc., is a notable early test of how professional licensing laws may apply to consumer-facing AI chatbots. The Commonwealth, acting through the Department of State and...more

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Medicare's $50 Per Month GLP-1 Bridge: What You Need to Know

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In the latest effort by the Trump administration to reduce costs and increase access to anti-obesity medications like Ozempic and Wegovy (also known as GLP-1s), the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (“CMS”) announced...more

Seyfarth Shaw LLP

Oklahoma Medical Marijuana Law Update: Expanded Employer Authority and New Limits on Safety Sensitive Positions

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Oklahoma has enacted new amendments to its medical marijuana law that further define employer rights and obligations in the workplace. Under Oklahoma’s amended law, employers are required to apply zero‑tolerance drug and...more

Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox P.L.L.C.

Don’t Put All Your Eggs in One Basket: Patent Claim Strategies for Medical Device and Consumer Health Companies

In a recent Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) decision, all 14 challenged claims of U.S. Patent No. 9,308,138 — covering an absorbent article (incontinence pad) with a specialized layered structure — were found...more

McDermott Will & Schulte

The Compliance Clinic: A cross-disciplinary look at healthcare compliance risk

The Compliance Clinic examines key Medicare, Medicaid, and government enforcement developments across the healthcare industry. Each edition focuses on a specific sector and provides an integrated view of compliance risk...more

Bass, Berry & Sims PLC

CMS Imposes Nationwide Moratoria on New Medicare Enrollments of Hospices and Home Health Agencies

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The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has imposed immediate nationwide moratoria on the initial Medicare enrollment of hospices and home health agencies (HHAs), including additions of new branch locations,...more

McDermott Will & Schulte

New hospice, home health agency providers subject to CMS enrollment moratoria

On May 13, 2026, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) announced a six-month nationwide moratoria on new Medicare enrollments for hospice and home health agency (HHA) providers, joining durable medical...more

Warner Norcross + Judd

Insights From the First Settlements Regarding Pediatric Gender-Related Care

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$10 Million Settlements with DOJ and Texas AG Include Creation of the First “Detransition Clinic” in the United States and Revocation of Physicians’ Hospital Privileges. On May 15, 2026, the U.S. Department of Justice...more

Ropes & Gray LLP

CMS Announces Nationwide Moratoria on Hospice and Home Health Agency Medicare Enrollments - Key FAQs for Hospice Providers and...

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On May 13, 2026, CMS announced an imminent nationwide six-month moratoria on the Medicare enrollment of new hospices and home health agencies (HHAs), citing concerns regarding rapid growth in enrollments, improper ownership...more

Troutman Pepper Locke

CCPA Mandatory Cybersecurity Audits Are Coming - Where NIST, ISO, NYDFS, and CIS 18 Fall Short – A Five-Framework Comparison

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Executive Summary - The California Consumer Privacy Act’s (CCPA) cybersecurity audit regulations, finalized September 23, 2025, became effective January 1, 2026, establishing the first state privacy law of general...more

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Highlights of the 22nd McGuireWoods Healthcare Private Equity and Finance Conference

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McGuireWoods convened its 22nd Annual Healthcare Private Equity and Finance Conference in Chicago on April 29-30, 2026, gathering investors, operators, lenders, advisers and executives from across the country. The two days...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

CMS ‘Crackdown on Fraud’ Continues with Nationwide Six-Month Moratoria on New Medicare Enrollments for Hospices and Home Health...

On May 13, 2026, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) imposed two nationwide, six‑month moratoria on new Medicare enrollments of hospice and home health agencies (HHAs). CMS states that the action, taken in...more

Husch Blackwell LLP

AI in the Fine Print: Why Your Contracts May Not Be Ready

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Artificial intelligence is no longer an emerging technology—it is embedded in the mainstream enterprise software, platforms, and vendor services that organizations rely on every day. In many cases, organizations are already...more

Clark Hill PLC

CMS’s WISeR Initiative: AI-Assisted Utilization Review Arrives in Medicare

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Healthcare providers, suppliers, compliance leaders, and private equity-backed platforms may prepare for increasing operational, reimbursement, compliance, and governance risks as AI-assisted utilization review expands across...more

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CMS Expands Fraud Enforcement with Nationwide Moratoria on Hospice and HHA Enrollments

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On May 13, 2026, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced a nationwide six-month moratorium on new Medicare enrollments for hospice providers and home health agencies (HHAs). The action follows a recent...more

Troutman Pepper Locke

New FDA Guidance Clarifies Enforcement Discretion Policy for Certain ENDS and Nicotine Pouch Products

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On May 8, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued guidance that clarifies how the agency enforces premarket review requirements for certain electronic nicotine delivery system (ENDS) products and nicotine pouches...more

Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck

Baby on Board: IRS, DOL and HHS Propose Fertility Benefit Rules

On Mother’s Day, May 10, 2026, the U.S. Departments of Health and Human Services (“HHS”), Labor (“DOL”) and Treasury (collectively, the “Departments”) issued proposed regulations to establish certain fertility benefits as...more

Epstein Becker & Green

CMS Announces Nationwide Moratoria on New Medicare Enrollment for Hospices, Home Health Agencies

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On May 13, 2026, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) announced an aggressive nationwide crackdown on fraud—with the start of six-month moratoria on new Medicare enrollment for hospices and home health...more

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International Biosimilars Updates - May 2026

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On April 21, 2026, Biocon announced that Health Canada granted a Notice of Compliance (NOC) for BOSAYATM (denosumab) and VEVZUOTM (denosumab), biosimilars of Amgen’s Prolia® (denosumab) and Xgeva® (denosumab)....more

Winthrop & Weinstine, P.A.

Legislative Top 5 - May 2026 #3

Governor and Legislative Leaders Reach Agreement - Gov. Tim Walz, Senate Majority Leader Erin Murphy, House Speaker Lisa Demuth and House DFL Leader Zack Stephenson announced late Wednesday that they had reached a...more

Morgan Lewis

Strategic Compliance: Navigating HGR and Data Risks in China Life Sciences Transactions

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For multinational companies and biotech companies engaging in “in-licensing” transactions with Chinese partners, the transfer of biological samples and clinical trial data is more than just a technical necessity, it is the...more

DLA Piper

Food and Beverage News and Trends - May 2026 #2

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Makary resigns. Martin Makary, MD, MPH, has resigned from his position as Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Commissioner. Kyle Diamantas, most recently the Deputy Commissioner of Human Foods, will reportedly step in as...more

Foster Swift Collins & Smith

Marijuana Federal Reclassification and its Impact on Michigan Employers

On April 22, 2026, the Department of Justice (DOJ) and Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) issued an order immediately reclassifying two categories of marijuana from Schedule I to Schedule III of the Controlled Substances...more

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Supreme Court Stays Fifth Circuit Order Banning Telehealth Prescribing and Mail Dispensing of Mifepristone

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On May 1, 2026, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals (the “Fifth Circuit”) issued an order banning the mailing of the abortion pill mifepristone, previously permissible under Food and Drug Administration (“FDA”) regulations...more

Alston & Bird

Health Care Week in Review | CMS Announces Six-Month Moratoria on Hospice and Home Health Agency Medicare Enrollment; FDA...

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Below is Alston & Bird’s Health Care Week in Review, which provides a synopsis of the latest news in health care regulations, notices, and guidance; federal legislation and congressional committee action; reports, studies,...more

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