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The Week in Weed: April 2026 #3

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Welcome back to The Week in Weed, your Friday look at what’s happening in the world of legalized marijuana. This week, we start off with Virginia, where legalization is so close, but yet so far. Then we move on to Texas,...more

Seyfarth Shaw LLP

Health Care Non-Compete Legislation Q1 2026 Update

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In the first quarter of 2026, state legislatures have continued to limit the use of restrictive covenants with employees, with the most industry-focused limitations once again being in health care. This post tracks recent...more

Goldberg Segalla

What’s in the Water? EPA Signals Direction of Future Drinking Water Regulations

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On April 6, 2026, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) published in the Federal Register its draft Sixth Contaminant Candidate List (CCL), which lists contaminants currently not subject to any national primary...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Patentee Secures Reversal of JMOL on Written Description and Enablement for Method of Treatment by Administering Genus of...

Today the Federal Circuit reversed a district court’s JMOL and held that claims to a method of treating headaches using a genus of antagonistic anti-CGRP antibodies satisfied both the written description and enablement...more

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LEAD Vs. ACO REACH - What’s Changing And Why The LEAD Model Matters For ACOs And Participating Providers

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Starting January 1, 2027, LEAD offers a 10-year model (spanning the years 2027-2036) to effectively replace the ACO REACH model when it sunsets on December 31, 2026. Unlike REACH’s 4-year run with periodic benchmark rebasing,...more

Health Care Compliance Association (HCCA)

[Event] Healthcare Basic Compliance Academy - June 22nd - 25th, Denver, CO

Grounded in the OIG’s General Compliance Program Guidance and DOJ’s Evaluation of Corporate Compliance Programs, our immersive, three-and-a-half-day, classroom-style Healthcare Basic Compliance Academy equips compliance...more

Robins Kaplan LLP

ANDA Litigation Settlements - First Quarter 2026

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This chart summarizes the case name, drug, patents-in-suit, and publicly available terms for reported settlements in federal district court cases that are filed pursuant to the Hatch-Waxman Act....more

Bricker Graydon Wyatt LLP

Copy and Paste – New York & Presbyterian Complaint follows OhioHealth Template

Five weeks after filing a nearly identical lawsuit in a Columbus federal court, the same United States Department of Justice (“DOJ”) attorneys filed a lawsuit in a New York City federal court against The New York and...more

Troutman Pepper Locke

Sixth Circuit Holds Tennessee PBM Network and Steering Rules Are ERISA‑Preempted

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Recently, the Sixth Circuit issued a significant ERISA preemption ruling for employers and pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs). The court held that Tennessee’s PBM laws, which require “any willing” pharmacy access and limiting...more

McGuireWoods LLP

Healthcare & Life Sciences Private Equity Deal Tracker: Havencrest Invests in OFFOR Health

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Havencrest Capital Management has announced a majority recapitalization of OFFOR Health. OFFOR, founded in 2014 and headquartered in Columbus, Ohio, provides office-based anesthesia services for complex pediatric dental...more

Shumaker, Loop & Kendrick, LLP

Client Alert: Ohio Lawmakers Propose Ending Medicaid Managed Care in Favor of Administrative Services Organization Model

A bipartisan duo of Ohio legislators introduced Senate Bill 386, titled the "Medicaid Savings Act." The bill, introduced by Senators Louis Blessing (R-Cincinnati) and Beth Liston (D-Dublin), proposes a fundamental shift in...more

Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP

California Attorney General’s Amicus Brief in Art Center Holdings Supports Strict Interpretation in Favor of Corporate Practice of...

On March 30, 2026, California Attorney General Rob Bonta filed an amicus curiae brief in Art Center Holdings, Inc., et al. v. WCE CA Art, LLC, et al.,[1] a case involving a contractual dispute between a professional medical...more

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

Stay ADvised: Uniform Recycling Standards + Broad Biomarker Benefits Rejected

Bipartisan Bill Would Create National Standards for Recycled Content Claims - Congress recently introduced a bipartisan bill that could significantly reshape the landscape for recycled content marketing claims and related...more

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP

“This Is the Beginning”: DOJ Signals Intensifying Health Care Fraud Enforcement in California

Recent U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) and California Attorney General enforcement activity sends a clear signal that California health care entities that interact with government programs—in particular the hospice and home...more

Mintz - Health Care Viewpoints

FDA in Flux — April 2026 Newsletter

Welcome to FDA in Flux — A Mintz newsletter tracking rapid changes in policy and agency actions that impact medical, life sciences, and consumer product investment decisions and development strategies....more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

FDA Announces Removal of 12 Peptides from Category 2 and Schedules PCAC Meetings to Consider Adding Peptides to 503A Bulk Drug...

On April 15, 2026, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration ("FDA") announced a major shift in the regulatory landscape for compounded peptides. FDA updated its Bulk Drug Substances Nominated for Use in Compounding Under...more

Haynes Boone

Biotech Insights - Spring 2026

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Regulatory Overview: Post-Approval Changes to Marketed Drugs - The popularity of GLP-1s have brought post-approval changes to New Drug Applications (NDAs) to centerstage. Recently, the FDA approved Wegovy in tablet form,...more

K&L Gates LLP

LEAD the Way: An 8-Minute Primer on Accountable Care’s Next Chapter

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In this episode, Gabriel Scott, Kevin Alonso, and Kennedy Caldwell break down the new Long Term Enhanced ACO Design (LEAD) Model and its impact on accountable care. They provide background on the model, outline key new...more

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CMS Puts Specialists in the Game with LEAD

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For years, many specialist physicians have watched Medicare’s ACO programs from the sidelines, uncertain how to participate in models historically centered on primary care providers. The Long-term Enhanced ACO Design (LEAD)...more

Holland & Knight LLP

CMS Releases Fiscal Year 2027 IPPS and LTCH Proposed Rule

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The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) on April 10, 2026, released its fiscal year (FY) 2027 proposed rule for the Hospital Inpatient Prospective Payment System (IPPS) and Long-Term Care Hospital (LTCH)...more

McGuireWoods LLP

OSHA Extends Workplace Heat Program and Adds Industries Subject to Inspections, Virginia to Enact State Standard

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The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) extended for five years a National Emphasis Program to address employee exposure to indoor and outdoor heat as states continue to enact their own standards addressing...more

Bergeson & Campbell, P.C.

Wrap-Up of Federal and State Chemical Regulatory Developments, April 2026

B&C is pleased to share an on-demand recording of “TSCA CBI Re-substantiation: When, Why, and How to Prepare,” a complimentary webinar presented by Lynn L. Bergeson, Managing Partner, B&C; Richard E. Engler, Ph.D., Director...more

McDermott+

The final course for 2027 Medicare Advantage and Part D policies

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The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has been busy lately serving up regs. Regs & Eggs certainly has a lot to chew on going forward as, just last week, the agency released new proposed rules around the Medicare...more

Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease LLP

The Precedent: Federal Circuit Confirms Limits on Claim Scope in Magnolia Med. Techs., Inc. v. Kurin, Inc.

In Magnolia Medical Technologies, Inc. v. Kurin, Inc., the Federal Circuit affirmed a judgment of noninfringement on two patents covering devices that reduce contamination in blood cultures....more

Robins Kaplan LLP

ANDA Approvals - First Quarter 2026

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This chart tracks the date, drug, reference-listed company, and applicant of Abbreviated New Drug Applications and 505(b)(2) Applications receiving final approval by the FDA....more

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