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On February 3, 2026, Congress passed and the President signed the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026 (“CAA 26”), a legislative package that funds several federal agencies, including the Departments of Labor and Health and...more
On February 3, 2026, a comprehensive fiscal year (FY) 2026 appropriations package advanced through the US House of Representatives, finishing the legislative process for five of the six remaining appropriations bills....more
Iowa AG Brenna Bird filed a lawsuit against multiple pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) and insulin manufacturers, alleging the companies violated Iowa’s Consumer Fraud Act by artificially inflating diabetes drug prices for...more
Congress enacted the fiscal year 2026 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies (LHHS) appropriations bill, providing roughly $221 billion in total funding across the subcommittee’s jurisdiction,...more
Often in the policy realm (and especially in the health space), major reforms are tackled in both the legislative and regulatory arenas. Congress may enact standalone policies that regulators are required to implement, or...more
News Briefs - House Passes Funding Bill Extending Telehealth, Hospital-at-Home - The House passed the Department of Health and Human Services' funding bill, including the telehealth and hospital-at-home extensions. Under the...more
Pharmacy benefit manager (PBM) reform has been an active and evolving area for policymakers in Washington, D.C. for many years but reform efforts have noticeably picked up pace in 2026. Recent actions by Congress and the...more
On January 16, Attorney General (AG) Jason Miyares’s last day in office, the Virginia AG reached a settlement with Viatris, Mylan’s corporate successor, over EpiPen pricing and related practices. The settlement was filed and...more
On January 27, 2026, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General (OIG) issued a Special Advisory Bulletin addressing how the federal Anti-Kickback Statute (AKS) applies to direct-to-consumer...more
The federal government has been in a partial shutdown since late last week, with several federal agencies – including the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) – experiencing a lapse in appropriations. The U.S....more
This is the first of several alerts that Groom Law Group expects to issue regarding the new proposed regulation issued on January 29, 2026 by the U.S. Department of Labor (“DOL”) requiring providers of pharmacy benefit...more
On January 30, 2026, the Department of Labor’s (DOL) Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA) published proposed regulations (408(b) rules) that would significantly increase transparency requirements for pharmacy...more
Partial government shutdown seems likely. Senate Democrats, Republicans, and the White House are working to find a resolution to funding for the US Department of Homeland Security....more
Your monthly Rx for private equity, regulatory and compliance, and digital health updates....more
NLRB Division of Advice Recommends Dismissal of Expansive Charges The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) Division of Advice (“Advice”) released a series of memos that recommended dismissal of charges that appear to have...more
On January 22, the U.S. House of Representatives passed on a bipartisan basis HR 7148, the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026 (HR 7148). If it also wins passage in the Senate, the bill would, among other Trump...more
Passage of a multi-bill appropriations package now looks to potentially be in jeopardy, following events over the weekend in Minneapolis. U.S. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) issued a statement following a law...more
House and Senate appropriations leaders have reached a bipartisan, bicameral agreement to keep the federal government funded through fiscal year 2026 while advancing several long-anticipated health care policy changes....more
On Jan. 15, 2026, the White House released a fact sheet outlining healthcare priorities (the Fact Sheet) and calling on Congress to turn those priorities into law. Congress is also including a health policy package in...more
Congressional leaders release FY 2026 Labor-HHS minibus and health package. On January 20, 2026, congressional appropriators released the 2026 Consolidated Appropriations Act, working to ensure that government funding does...more
Last week, a group of congressional Republicans and the White House released competing health care frameworks that outline different visions for advancing their respective policy priorities. Still, as the 2026 midterm...more
The life sciences and healthcare industries have remained a major focus for government enforcers in the Trump administration. Agencies have continued to closely examine medical device and pharmaceuticals markets with a strong...more
The U.S. Senate is out of session this week, and all action is expected to take place in the U.S. House of Representatives following the release of a package containing the final four appropriations bills. The text of the...more
Throughout 2025, Congress introduced several bills related to the pharmacy benefit management (PBM) industry. As with the 118th Congress in 2024 (see The Focus of Federal Proposals on Pharmacy Benefit Management – 118th...more
Our team spent the week at the JP Morgan 2026 conference engaging with industry leaders, health system executives, and financial sponsors. The prevailing tone was constructively optimistic, with participants focused on...more