On September 28, 2024, California Governor Gavin Newsom vetoed California Assembly Bill 3129 (AB-3129) originally introduced by California Attorney General Rob Bonta (AG) and Assembly Speaker pro Tempore Jim Wood and passed by…
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/ Finance & Banking, Health, Mergers & Acquisitions
In its August 2024 issue, the journal Environmental International published an article called Tampons as a Source of Exposure to Metal(loid)s. The article reports on the results of a recent study by researchers from Columbia, UC…
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/ Administrative Law, Consumer Protection, Health
As we enter into the final months of 2024, new developments in the administration of the 340B Drug Pricing Program signal that additional reform may be on the way. Although recent revisions to the 340B program’s administrative…
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/ Administrative Law, Consumer Protection, Health
Last week, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton filed a complaint in federal district court against HHS and the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) challenging a recently issued rule strengthening protection of protected health…
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/ Administrative Law, Constitutional Law, Health, Privacy
In recent elections, health care has been one of the most hot-button issues with consequences for millions of Americans, and this election is no exception. The next administration and the 119th Congress have the potential to…
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/ Elections & Politics, Health, Insurance
Effective immediately, on August 22, 2024, the Office of Health Care Affordability (OHCA) adopted revisions to the cost and market impact review (CMIR) regulations (Revised Regulations), which govern California’s pre-closing…
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/ Administrative Law, Business Organizations, Health
On August 15, 2024, CMS announced the results of the first round of the negotiated prices between CMS and participating drug manufacturers for the 10 selected drugs under the Inflation Reduction Act’s (IRA) Medicare Drug Price…
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/ Administrative Law, Health, Insurance
Obtaining Medicare coverage and reimbursement for medical devices is notoriously more difficult than for drugs or biologics, and any progress on expanding coverage pathways has been agonizingly slow for industry stakeholders. An…
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/ Administrative Law, Health, Insurance, Science, Computers, & Technology
Many life sciences stakeholders are familiar with “traditional” designation programs operated by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in exercising its medical product authorities, such as the orphan drug designation and…
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/ Health, Intellectual Property, Science, Computers, & Technology
The Department of Justice (DOJ) recently filed a complaint against Erlanger Health System (Erlanger), a county-owned public health system, and two of its Tennessee hospitals alleging that the health system systemically violated…
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/ Administrative Law, Health
Mintz’s PBM practice is pleased to present a 2024 year-to-date PBM Policy and Legislative Update. This edition builds upon prior issues and summarizes activity from January through June that impacts the PBM industry. It…
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/ Health, Insurance
On June 28, 2024, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) released draft guidance for industry, titled Diversity Action Plans to Improve Enrollment of Participants from Underrepresented Populations in Clinical Studies (the Draft…
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/ Health, Science, Computers, & Technology
On July 8, 2024, the Office of Inspector General (OIG) updated its General Questions on Fraud and Abuse Authorities (FAQs) related to the Anti-Kickback Statute (AKS) and the Beneficiary Inducement Prohibition of Civil Monetary…
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/ Administrative Law, Health
In recent years, several states have implemented independent state boards — called Prescription Drug Affordability Boards (“PDABs”) — to address high drug prices in their health care systems. Amid federal implementation of the…
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/ Administrative Law, Consumer Protection, Health
The IRA’s Medicare Drug Price Negotiation Program (the “Negotiation Program” or “Program”), which enables the federal government to negotiate prices for some of the costliest Medicare Part D drugs, has been subject to several…
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/ Administrative Law, Constitutional Law, Health
