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DOL Says Exempt Employees May Pick Up Hourly Shifts Without Losing Status

The U.S. Department of Labor issued a new FLSA opinion letter on May 28, 2026, addressing a practical staffing question for hospitals and other employers: Can an exempt employee perform additional hourly, non-exempt work for...more

Integral Consulting Inc.

Pharmaceutical Residues in Drinking Water: Navigating EPA’s Draft CCL 6 and What It Signals for Drug Manufacturers

Summary - For the first time, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has formally designated pharmaceuticals as a priority drinking water contaminant group under the draft Sixth Contaminant Candidate List (CCL 6)....more

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Largest Medical Malpractice Verdicts of The Past Year

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Over the past year, there have been some impressive medical malpractice verdicts throughout the country. Juries remain willing to recognize that patients and their families have suffered significant harm due to healthcare...more

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Healthcare & Life Sciences: Drug Pricing Digest - June 2026

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Our Drug Pricing and Market Access team tracks recent developments in healthcare reform, the Medicaid Drug Rebate Program, the 340B Program, Medicare, and state law....more

Warner Norcross + Judd

As the MHA Annual Membership Meeting Approaches: Four Strategic Questions Facing Michigan Health Care Leaders

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As health care leaders from across Michigan prepare to gather on Mackinac Island later this month, there is no shortage of issues competing for their attention. Reimbursement pressures continue to challenge financial...more

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FDA Approves Lupin’s Ranibizumab Biosimilar

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On June 5, Lupin announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (“FDA”) approved RANLUSPEC, a ranibizumab biosimilar to Genentech’s LUCENTIS®. ...more

Cozen O'Connor

The State AG Report – 06.11.2026

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Here are curated AG and federal regulatory news stories highlighting key areas in which state and federal regulators’ decisions are having an impact across the US: • AG James Multistate Coalition Secures $36.5 Million...more

King & Spalding

CMS Issues Interim Final Rule Implementing the New Medicaid Work Requirements

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On June 3, 2026, CMS published an interim final rule with comment period (the “Rule”) implementing a new Medicaid work and community engagement requirement. This Rule carries out a provision in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act...more

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Hikma Pharmaceutical USA Inc. v. Amarin Pharma Inc.

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​​​​​​​In a unanimous decision of June 4, 2026 in Hikma Pharmaceutical USA Inc. v. Amarin Pharma Inc., authored by Justice Jackson, the Supreme Court clarified the pleading requirements for claims of induced patent...more

Saul Ewing LLP

Supreme Court Finds No Plausible Allegations of Induced Infringement Through Generic Pharmaceutical Manufacturer’s Label and...

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In the recent ruling in Hikma Pharmaceuticals v. Amarin Pharma, No. 24–889., the U.S. Supreme Court applied its pleading standards established in the Twombly and Iqbal line of cases and unanimously held plaintiff, Amarin...more

Arnall Golden Gregory LLP

60 Days and Counting: DOJ’s New Fast Track for Benefits Fraud Qui Tams

On May 27, 2026, Assistant Attorney General Brett A. Shumate issued a memorandum to attorneys in the Commercial Litigation Branch’s Fraud Section and to Assistant United States Attorneys handling FCA cases that may materially...more

Baker Donelson

CMS Finalizes Federal IDR Operations Rule: Key Changes to the No Surprises Act Dispute Resolution Process for Providers

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The U.S. Departments of Health and Human Services, Labor, and Treasury (the "Departments") and the Office of Personnel Management released a Final Rule on May 28, 2026, significantly restructuring the Federal Independent...more

Alston & Bird

DOJ to Fast-Track FCA Intervention Decisions

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The Department of Justice (DOJ) is sharply accelerating its review of benefits-fraud qui tam cases. Our White Collar, Government & Internal Investigations and Health Care teams investigate how a new memorandum signals faster...more

Stotler Hayes Group, LLC

Medicaid MythBusters: What’s Fact, What’s Fiction, and What It Means for You

Medicaid is an essential source of health coverage for millions of Americans, but it is also widely misunderstood. Misconceptions about who qualifies, what services are covered, and how Medicaid affects personal assets can...more

Bergeson & Campbell, P.C.

Hantavirus and the EPA: A Collaborative Defense Against Viral Threats — A Conversation with Dana S. Lateulere and James V. Aidala

This week, I was pleased to welcome back to the studio Dana S. Lateulere, Regulatory Consultant with B&C and its consulting affiliate, The Acta Group (Acta®), and James V. Aidala, Senior Government Affairs Consultant at B&C...more

UB Greensfelder LLP

Illinois Employers: NICU Leave Law Effective June 1, 2026

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The Illinois Family Neonatal Intensive Care Leave Act took effect June 1, 2026, and provides eligible employees with up to 20 days of unpaid, job-protected leave while a child of an employee is a patient in a neonatal...more

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New Complaint Challenges FDA's Denial of Dietary Supplement Health Claims

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A new lawsuit filed in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia tees up a potentially significant challenge to FDA's approach to health claims for dietary supplements and conventional foods....more

McCarter & English, LLP

New Jersey 2025 Regulatory Updates: Part 3

Part 3 of our 2025 New Jersey Regulatory Update highlights additional recently adopted rules and amendments impacting healthcare providers, long-term care facilities, residential operators, and licensed professionals. These...more

Bass, Berry & Sims PLC

Smoke is Not Fire: Fourth Circuit Rejects Stark and AKS Theories Built on Ordinary Business Practices and Conclusory Allegations

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It is not every day that an 83-page qui tam complaint alleging Stark Law and Anti-Kickback Statute (AKS) violations is dismissed at the pleading stage, particularly when filed by experienced relator’s counsel and accompanied...more

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Pending State Law: New Labor Requirements for Pharmaceutical Research, Development, and Production Facilities

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The State Legislature is considering legislation that would extend skilled workforce, prevailing wage, and labor reporting requirements to privately owned facilities used for pharmaceutical research, development, or...more

Ropes & Gray LLP

Hospital and Health Systems Reimbursement Check - June 2026

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For many hospitals, off-campus provider-based facilities have long served as a vehicle for expanding access to care, achieving operational and clinical integration of services, and supporting eligibility for programs such as...more

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

Supreme Court’s Unanimous Ruling in Hikma v. Amarin: A Game-Changer for Skinny Label Strategies

The pharmaceutical industry has been watching Hikma Pharmaceutical USA Inc. v. Amarin Pharma, Inc. (No. 24-889) closely for its potentially sweeping implications for generic drug competition, as discussed in our prior posts –...more

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Gene Editing for Human Therapies Just Got a Shortcut: What the FDA’s New Draft Guidance Means for Your Business

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On June 2, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) released a new draft guidance called “Leveraging Prior Knowledge in the Development of Human Gene Therapy Products Incorporating Genome Editing.”...more

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AG James Multistate Coalition Secures $36.5 Million from CVS in Medicaid Fraud Settlement

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New York AG Letitia James has joined a bipartisan coalition of 36 AGs, and the United States Department of Justice (DOJ) has secured a $36.5 million settlement from CVS Pharmacy Inc (CVS) for fraudulently overbilling Medicaid...more

Morgan Lewis - Health Law Scan

CMS Proposes Significant Limits on Medicaid State Directed Payments

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a proposed rule that would significantly limit Medicaid managed care State Directed Payments (SDPs) and certain fee-for-service payments. These changes seek to...more

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