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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

Mintz - Health Care Viewpoints

Can You Keep a Secret? The Trade Secret Tightrope in FDA-Regulated MedTech

Trade secrets are a critical tool for protecting medical technology innovations. To that end, a robust trade secret management program is essential for safeguarding these valuable assets. To be effective in today’s legal...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

Health Care Compliance Association (HCCA)

[Event] Regional Healthcare Compliance Conference - November 14th, Nashville, TN

Benefit from compliance education and networking in your area! HCCA’s Regional Healthcare Compliance Conferences offer convenient, local compliance education in a variety of locations across the country, and feature...more

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Rochester, NY Expands Protections for Immigrants, Reproductive Autonomy, and the LGBTQIA+ Community

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On August 26, 2025, the Rochester City Council voted unanimously to strengthen the city’s long-standing sanctuary city policy, adopting Ordinance No. 2025-283. The measure, formally adopted on August 27, 2025, amends the...more

Dentons

Ep. 86 – Preparing for ICE (Ep. 48 Replay)

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This year, immigration enforcement has been making headlines, with increased attention on workplace enforcement actions by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE)....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

DLA Piper

Tracking the 2025 US Government Shutdown (Updated)

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Read our latest updates on the US Government shutdown. Previous insights - Government Shutdown Update: Wednesday, November 5, 2025 - At 36 days, the government shutdown has now become the longest in U.S. history....more

DLA Piper

Government Shutdown Update: Wednesday, November 5, 2025

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At 36 days, the government shutdown has now become the longest in U.S. history....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

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

FDA Issues Draft Guidance with Updated Recommendations for Assessing the Need for Comparative Efficacy Studies in Biosimilar...

Last week, FDA released draft guidance titled “Scientific Considerations in Demonstrating Biosimilarity to a Reference Product: Updated Recommendations for Assessing the Need for Comparative Efficacy Studies.” This draft...more

Best Best & Krieger LLP

California State Water Resources Control Board Issues New and Revised PFAS Advisory Levels

On October 29, 2025, the California State Water Resources Control Board’s Division of Drinking Water (State Water Board) issued new and revised notification levels and/or response levels for four per- and poly- fluoroalkyl...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

Health Care Compliance Association (HCCA)

[Event] Regional Healthcare Compliance Conference - November 7th, Scottsdale, AZ

Benefit from compliance education and networking in your area! HCCA’s Regional Healthcare Compliance Conferences offer convenient, local compliance education in a variety of locations across the country, and feature...more

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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

Fenwick & West LLP

Joint Commission and CHAI Release Guidance on Responsible Use of AI in Healthcare

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The Joint Commission and the Coalition for Health AI released non‑binding guidance outlining principles for the responsible use of AI in healthcare including governance, privacy and transparency, data security, safety event...more

Beveridge & Diamond PC

California Bans Ultraprocessed Foods in Schools

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Key Takeaways - What happened: California enacted the first state ban on certain ultraprocessed foods (UPFs) in public school meals....more

Health Care Compliance Association (HCCA)

[Event] Regional Healthcare Compliance Conference - November 7th, Philadelphia, PA

Benefit from compliance education and networking in your area! HCCA’s Regional Healthcare Compliance Conferences offer convenient, local compliance education in a variety of locations across the country, and feature...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

Mintz - Health Care Viewpoints

Filling the Gaps and Navigating Fine Lines: Regulatory Compliance Framework and Considerations for California Medical Spas

Known for its aesthetics and wellness culture, California continues to be a leading destination for new wellness and medical aesthetics practices (collectively, medical spas). Yet, unlike other states previously discussed in...more

Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck

Taxation & Representation, Nov. 2025

Shutdown Week 6: On Wednesday, Nov. 5, the federal government shut down that began on Oct. 1, became the longest in U.S. history. Last week, the Senate failed for the 14th time to advance a continuing resolution (CR) to keep...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Texas Sues Johnson & Johnson and Kenvue Over Tylenol: Scientific Evidence, Regulatory Shifts, and the Future of OTC Drug Labeling

On October 28, 2025, the State of Texas filed a complaint against Johnson & Johnson and Kenvue, Inc. (“Kenvue”)—formerly the consumer health division of Johnson & Johnson, and now in the process of being acquired by...more

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Dutch Supreme Court Weighs in on Mandatory Participation in the Healthcare Sector’s Pension Fund

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On September 19, 2025, the Dutch Supreme Court ruled on whether Medux, a company that sells mobility aids, is required to join the healthcare and welfare sector pension fund (Pensioenfonds Zorg en Welzijn, “PFZW”) under the...more

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