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Parity in Peril? Plan Sponsors Breathe Easier As Trump Administration Hits Pause on Enforcement of Mental Health Parity Final Rule

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On May 15, 2025 the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Treasury (the “Departments”) announced they will temporarily not enforce their new standards published under the mental health parity Final Rule last...more

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Executive Order Seeks to Eliminate Discrepancies in Drug Pricing Between United States and Other Countries

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President Trump’s highly publicized executive order 14297, titled “Delivering Most-Favored-Nation Prescription Drug Pricing to American Patients,” targets the discrepancy in drug pricing in the United States compared with...more

Quarles & Brady LLP

Arkansas Law Prohibits Pharmacy Benefit Managers from Obtaining or Holding Pharmacy Permits

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On April 16, 2025, Arkansas House Bill 1150 (the “Bill”) was signed by Governor Huckabee Sanders. The Bill will have substantial implications for pharmacy benefit managers (“PBMs”) and pharmacies across the country....more

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FDA’s Recent Guidance on Accelerated Approval and Implications for Rare Diseases

In honor of Rare Disease Day on February 28, 2025, we will publish a series of posts throughout the month on As Prescribed and Health Law Scan, focusing on issues impacting the rare disease community....more

Arnall Golden Gregory LLP

Fourth Circuit Upholds OIG’s Unfavorable Advisory Opinion on Patient Assistance Program

On January 23, 2025, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit affirmed a federal district court’s ruling against the Pharmaceutical Coalition for Patient Access (“Coalition”), rejecting its challenge to an unfavorable...more

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

Des développements législatifs touchent le secteur québécois des soins de santé

Une nouvelle politique fédérale et des modifications législatives au Québec amènent des changements au sein du secteur québécois des soins de santé. Un éventail varié d’entreprises dans ce secteur pourrait devoir s’adapter en...more

DLA Piper

DEA and HHS Propose Telemedicine Special Registration and Finalize Buprenorphine Telemedicine Prescribing Rules

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On January 17, 2025, the US Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) and the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) published two rules regarding telemedicine prescribing of controlled substances: a proposed rule...more

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Arizona’s New Behavioral Healthcare Laws – Part 1

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In 2024, the Arizona legislature passed five new Arizona laws directly affecting behavioral health care in Arizona. These laws run the gamut between refining definitions, requiring peer specialist trainings, new requirements...more

Stotler Hayes Group, LLC

Easy, Actionable, and Realistic New Year Resolutions for Healthcare Attorneys in 2024

With the ever-evolving landscape of healthcare law, the beginning of a new year marks the perfect time for healthcare attorneys to set aside a few hours for intentional reflection on what the new year might bring and set New...more

Epstein Becker & Green

HHS Recommends Re-Classification of Marijuana as a Schedule III Controlled Substance – A Bellwether for the Future of...

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On August 30, an official at the United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) released one of the most significant announcements made at the federal level concerning marijuana reclassification. In a letter...more

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Your Practice and Telemedicine

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The COVID-19 pandemic gave way to a rapid increase in virtual care for patients. Now nearly three years on, the American Medical Association found in a recent study that eighty-five percent (85%) of physicians continue to...more

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Effective July 11 Alabama Has New Telehealth Rules: What Physicians Need To Know

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Telehealth is not new, but during the pandemic, it has received renewed attention and support because of its ability to expand access to health care. On April 12, 2022, Governor Ivey signed Act 2022-302 that repealed existing...more

Proskauer - Health Care Law Brief

Key Legal Issues Facing Telehealth Platforms, as Compliance Concerns Bubble for Platforms Launched During the Public Health...

The onset of the COVID-19 public health emergency (“PHE”) led to a surge in the use of telehealth by health care providers. In addition, the PHE fueled a boom in the number of direct-to-consumer (“DTC”) telehealth platforms,...more

Health Care Compliance Association (HCCA)

[Virtual Event] 2020 Virtual Regional Healthcare Compliance Conference - Denver, CO - October 16th, 8:25 am - 5:00 pm MDT

Our Virtual Regional Healthcare Compliance Conferences provide updates on the latest news in regulatory requirement, compliance enforcement, and strategies to develop effective compliance programs. Watch, listen, and ask...more

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HHS releases final rules on interoperability and information blocking

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On March 9, 2020, two final rules on electronic health information were issued by the Office of National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)....more

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340B Drug Pricing Program

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The 340B Drug Pricing Program has been a hot topic in Congress lately. It seems like new legislation and/or Congressional hearings related to the 340B Program pop up almost daily. ...more

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