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A Deeper Dive Into the Making America Healthy Again Commission’s Executive Order and Its Implications

On February 13, 2025, shortly after Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., was confirmed by the U.S. Senate as secretary of Health and Human Services, President Donald Trump issued an executive order establishing the Make America Healthy...more

Dinsmore & Shohl LLP

Significant Non-Compete Restrictions May Be Coming to the Buckeye State

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Ohio may be the next state to place restrictions on non-competition provisions in employment agreements for employers, including healthcare providers. Ohio Senators Bill Blessing (R-Colerain Township) and Bill DeMora...more

Morgan Lewis - As Prescribed

Patient Assistance Programs – The Dos and Don’ts from HHS OIG

Patient assistance programs (PAPs) emerged to help patients who lack health insurance or prescription drug coverage obtain critical, and often, life-saving medications. This is especially true for rare disease patients, whose...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

6 Things to Know About New York's Health Information Privacy Act

Earlier this year, the New York legislature passed the New York Health Information Privacy Act (New York HIPA), establishing strict requirements for handling health data. The legislation shares similarities with Washington’s...more

Fox Rothschild LLP

Trump Administration’s Proposed Health Care Cuts Pose Risks to Distressed Providers

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Last week, the Trump administration and Congress proposed spending cuts that if enacted are likely to affect federally funded health insurance programs such as Medicaid and the Affordable Care Act (ACA). These cuts could...more

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Lessons Learned from ERISA Health Plan Representation and Recommendations for Plan Design and Oversight

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ERISA Health Plan clients are engaged in nearly every industry in the United States. There are nearly 139 million Americans covered by ERISA Health Plans and 2.5 million Health Plans. Yet, operating a health plan has become...more

Epstein Becker & Green

2025 Outlook: The Department of Health and Human Services Under the Second Trump Administration – Diagnosing Health Care

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It is critical for health care and life sciences businesses to understand what might and might not change during this transitionary period. How can you advocate for your needs and priorities in a time of such uncertainty?...more

Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP

The Fourth Circuit Broadly Interprets “Inducement” and “Remuneration” Under the Anti-Kickback Statute and Creates a Circuit Split

On January 23, 2025, in Pharmaceutical Coalition for Patient Access v. United States, the Fourth Circuit held that a proposed patient assistance program, which would help cancer patients afford certain oncology drugs, would...more

Husch Blackwell LLP

California Legislature Takes Another Swing at Private Equity Participation in Healthcare

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Last fall, private equity and hedge fund investors were given a reprieve from the prospect of increased oversight of healthcare transactions when California Governor Gavin Newsom unexpectedly vetoed Assembly Bill 3129 (AB...more

Rothwell, Figg, Ernst & Manbeck, P.C.

Biosimilars at the Crossroads: A $234 Billion Opportunity or a Missed Chance for Healthcare Savings?

The U.S. stands at a crossroads in light of rising drug prices and it is unclear what the future will hold in answer to the rising drug costs. Biologic medicines have rapidly expanded available treatment options and accounted...more

Arnall Golden Gregory LLP

Healthcare Authority Newsletter - February 2025 #2

News Briefs - More States Taking Steps to Control P.E. in Healthcare Settings - An increasing number of states are looking to control private healthcare operations transactions, even as the Trump administration appears likely...more

Arnall Golden Gregory LLP

AGG Talks: Home Health & Hospice Podcast - Episode 8: Hospice Special Focus Program: Pumping the Brakes

In this episode, AGG Healthcare attorneys Bill Dombi and Jason Bring discuss the hospice special focus program and CMS’ announcement that it will cease implementing the program in the face of litigation filed by providers and...more

Bass, Berry & Sims PLC

Fourth Circuit Holds that Violation of CIA Can Support Reverse False Claims and Adopts Relaxed Rule 9(b) Presentment Requirement

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On February 3, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit reversed a district court’s grant of a motion to dismiss, holding in relevant part that: - Violations of a Corporate Integrity Agreement (CIA) can create an...more

Foley Hoag LLP - Cannabis and the Law

Governor Shapiro and Legislators Revive Push for Adult-Use Cannabis in Pennsylvania

Is this the year that Pennsylvania finally legalizes adult-use cannabis? While some battle-scarred skeptics remain, there is fresh optimism in the Commonwealth with both the Governor and several key legislators pushing for...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

For Whom the Bell Tolls: Alabama Proposal Would Ban All Psychoactive Hemp

For the hemp industry, it appears the beatings will continue until morale improves. Following the lead of a number of other states in recent years, the Alabama Legislature is set to consider a measure that would eliminate...more

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FDA Relaxes Critical Positions on Use of Scientific Information in Off-Label Communications

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On January 6, 2025, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) published final guidance titled “Communications From Firms to Health Care Providers Regarding Scientific Information on Unapproved Uses of Approved/Cleared Medical...more

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UK’s MHRA Grants Marketing Authorization for Chikungunya Vaccine

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On February 5, 2025 Valneva SE (“Valneva”) announced that the United Kingdom’s Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) granted marketing authorization for Valneva’s chikungunya vaccine, IXCHIQ. ...more

Groom Law Group, Chartered

Biden Administration Proposes Beefed-Up HIPAA Security Rule… But Prognosis Uncertain

On January 6, 2025, the Biden Administration issued a new proposed rule updating the HIPAA Security Standards ( “Proposed Rule”). The original HIPAA Security Standards were issued in 2003 and updated in 2013 and require that...more

Groom Law Group, Chartered

This Week From the Hill (February 16 – February 22, 2025)

Each week while Congress is in session, our Policy team delivers a key update to highlight a topical benefits, health, or retirement news item from the Hill, such as a newly introduced bill, a summary of a committee hearing,...more

Kerr Russell

The Corporate Transparency’s Act’s Impact on Medical Practices: Understanding Physicians’ Obligations Amid Recent Judicial and...

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Medical practices across the United States are grappling with new compliance obligations under the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA). This article addresses the CTA’s applicability to medical practices, its current legal...more

Segal McCambridge

Yay or “Neigh” to USEF’s 2025 Rule Changes?

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At USEF’s 2025 annual meeting and awards in Lexington, KY, the theme was “it’s all about the horse.” The annual meeting captured the challenges and successes the United States horse industry experienced in 2024 and what...more

Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC

The Dome Report: New Beginnings for the West Virginia Legislature in 2025, Issue 1

The West Virginia Legislature started its 60-day regular session on February 12, 2025 with a new Governor, new Senate President, and radically new process for considering legislation in the House. In addition, with the...more

Snell & Wilmer

NIH Cuts and Potential Impacts on Intellectual Property

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On January 27th, the Trump administration issued an order (the January 27th order) freezing all federal grants and loans, which would have cut billions of dollars of federal funding, largely to research universities....more

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California Reintroduces Legislation to Restrict Private Equity Management of Health Care Providers

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The California legislature has introduced a bill that would implement some of the same restrictions on private equity health care investments as last year’s AB 3129....more

Stotler Hayes Group, LLC

Medicare Advantage Plans Onerous Prior Authorizations Requirements & Negative Impacts on Skilled Nursing Facilities

Traditional Medicare (Parts A and B) and Medicare Advantage (Part C, including additional vision, dental, and hearing benefits) plans aim to provide comprehensive medical benefits to American Seniors and adults with...more

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