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Alston & Bird

Health Care Week in Review | MedPAC and MACPAC Release March 2026 Reports to Congress; CMS Issues Guidance on Medicaid and CHIP...

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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

Kerr Russell

Key Considerations When Using AI for Clinical Documentation

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With the ever-increasing demands and expectations on documentation in clinical practice, more physicians are beginning to utilize Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools to more efficiently and effectively respond to such demands....more

Stevens & Lee

CMS Soon Ending COVID Flexibilities for Clinical Labs

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During and after the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) provided certain flexibilities and exercised enforcement discretion with respect to regulations affecting...more

Troutman Pepper Locke

Proposed State AI Law Update: March 16, 2026

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Last week, the Washington and New York legislatures each passed two bills; chatbot bills advanced in Georgia, Hawaii, and Tennessee; the Hawaii House passed a pricing bill while Colorado and Massachusetts committees advanced...more

Knobbe Martens

New FDA Guidance Allows Biosimilar Applicants to Use Data From Outside the U.S. To Accelerate Their Approval in the U.S.

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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) released new guidance on February 23, 2026, which appears designed to embrace regulatory flexibility in order to allow accelerated access to therapies for patients with rare and...more

Knobbe Martens

AI and Genomics: A New Era of Personalized Medicine

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Genomic analysis has long been a focus of researchers. The advent of the Human Genome Project led to the successful mapping of the human genome and spurred further sequencing advancements. However, traditional tools often...more

Jackson Lewis P.C.

A Reminder About Florida’s Ban on Offshore Health Data Storage: What Providers and Vendors Should Know

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In May 2023, Florida enacted a significant change to its health data laws. Senate Bill 264 amended the Florida Electronic Health Records Exchange Act restricting where certain patient data can be stored and accessed. Codified...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

NYHIPA Returns in 2026: Revised Bill Reshapes New York’s Consumer Health Information Proposal

After an unexpected, late-session veto, the effort to strengthen protections for consumer health information is back on the table in New York. Background and Legislative Context- The New York Health Information Privacy...more

Baker Botts L.L.P.

Oregon SB 1546: The First Chatbot Law With Real Teeth

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If your company uses an AI-powered tool that remembers customer interactions, asks follow-up questions, and sustains personal conversations — even if you licensed it from a third-party vendor — Oregon's new chatbot safety law...more

McDermott+

McDermott+ Check-Up: March 13, 2026

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Senate Aging Committee holds hearing on drug supply chain. Republicans and Democrats expressed interest in policy proposals to promote domestic drug production....more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

FDA Moves to Streamline Biosimilar Development: The Implications for Regulatory and IP Strategy

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)’s March 2026 update to its biosimilar Q&A guidance arrives at a critical inflection point for the biopharmaceutical sector, as the industry faces a looming “patent cliff” with more...more

McDermott Will & Schulte

Fundamental estate planning documents

In these uncertain times, it is more important than ever to review your fundamental estate planning documents to ensure that they protect you and your family and carry out your wishes....more

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

2025 Technology and Life Sciences IPO Report

Wilson Sonsini’s 2025 Technology and Life Sciences IPO Report provides in-depth analysis on 40 initial public offerings (IPOs) and five direct listings completed by U.S.-based technology and life sciences companies in 2025...more

DLA Piper

Evaluating Biologic Drug Costs: Medicare Negotiated Prices Versus Biosimilar Competition

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The Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) has reshaped how Medicare covers and reimburses prescription drugs. For the first time, the federal government established prices for ten drugs selected through the Medicare Drug Price...more

DLA Piper

Life Sciences News in Italy: February 2026

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On 23 February 2026, the Italian Medicines Agency (AIFA) published the new Guidelines for defining and classifying non‑prescription medicines as OTC or SOP. This document describes the legal framework and sets detailed...more

Groom Law Group, Chartered

Retirement and Health & Welfare Compliance Deadlines for Second Half of March

The proverb “March comes in like a lion and goes out like a lamb” refers to typical March weather, which improves as the month goes on. Unfortunately, the same is not true for retirement plan and health plan compliance...more

Tucker Arensberg, P.C.

AI in the Exam Room: What WVU Medicine’s Abridge Rollout Means for Physicians

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Artificial Intelligence continues to move quickly into the clinical workflow. WVU Medicine recently announced that it is expanding its use of Abridge, an AI-powered transcription platform designed to generate clinical...more

Cozen O'Connor

The State AG Report – 03.12.2026

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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: • Heavy Metal Headaches: AG Bonta Warns Baby Food Brands on...more

Venable LLP

FDA’s Latest GLP 1 Crackdown: What Compounders and Telehealth Platforms Need to Know

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On March 3, 2026, FDA announced it had issued 30 warning letters to telehealth companies marketing compounded GLP‑1 products whose promotion of compounded GLP‑1s, in FDA’s view, implies equivalence to FDA-approved products...more

Rivkin Radler LLP

Aetna Settles FCA Allegations for $117.7 Million

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On March 11, the U.S. Department of Justice and U.S. Attorney’s Office announced that Aetna, a national health insurer, has agreed to pay $117,700,000 to settle alleged violations of the False Claims Act (FCA). The government...more

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

[Webinar] Health Information Exchange Today: Privacy Considerations and Industry Trends - March 26th, 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm PT

Health Information Exchange is essential to care delivery and innovation—but it is also increasingly a source of operational friction, contractual pressure, and privacy scrutiny as organizations reassess how health data is...more

Dentons

2026 Iowa Legislative Session – Week Nine

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Week nine of the 2026 Iowa Legislative Session featured a balance of floor debate, subcommittees, and committee meetings in both chambers. Because the second funnel deadline is this Friday, March 20, policy bills must move...more

Ankura

Navigating SNAP Fragmentation: Operations and Policy Shifts

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The U.S. grocery and convenience retail sectors are facing a “perfect storm” of regulatory, economic, and behavioral shifts. The traditional Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), which for decades operated under a...more

King & Spalding

Trump Administration Announces Crackdown on Medicare and Medicaid Fraud

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On February 26, 2026, the Trump Administration announced “new steps to crack down on fraud in Medicare and Medicaid to protect patients and taxpayers and improve affordability.” This includes (1) deferring $259.5 million of...more

Bergeson & Campbell, P.C.

Comments on Minnesota’s Draft Concepts for a CUU Rule Are Due March 29, 2026

The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) held a webinar on February 26, 2026, on its currently unavoidable use (CUU) rule concepts. Under Minnesota’s per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) statute, beginning January...more

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