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Colorado Legislature Proposes Heightened Protections for Healthcare Activity

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The Colorado General Assembly has introduced Senate Bill 25-129, the purpose of which is to provide comprehensive protections for individuals and entities engaged in legally protected healthcare activities, particularly those...more

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Medina v. Planned Parenthood South Atlantic: Oral Arguments Focus on Statutory ‘Magic Words’

On April 2, 2025, the U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments in Medina v. Planned Parenthood South Atlantic. At issue in Medina is § 1902(a)(23) of the Social Security Act (the Act),1 or the “free-choice-of-provider”...more

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Executive Orders and Policy Updates

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Since President Trump's inauguration, the Trump administration has issued a number of executive orders and policy actions with potential impacts for the life sciences industry. Notable actions include rescinding Biden-era...more

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Reproductive Health Under the Trump Administration So Far: What’s New and What’s Next

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Over the past two months, the second Trump administration has shifted federal policies and priorities regarding abortion, in vitro fertilization (IVF), contraception, and other reproductive-health-related matters – and it is...more

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Health Care Executive Orders And Legal Actions: Part Two

This is part two of a series of executive orders related to health care. Abortion and Reproductive Healthcare - Enforcing the Hyde Amendment...more

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HHS Signals Action on Gender-Affirming Care

On March 5, 2025, the Center for Clinical Standards and Quality (CCSQ) within the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released a Quality & Safety Special Alert Memo for hospitals related to President Trump’s...more

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US Administration’s Executive Orders and Actions’ Impact on Group Health Plans

Since taking office, President Donald Trump has issued several executive orders (EOs) and actions that may have an impact on group health plans. These EOs provide insight into the US administration’s policies and outline...more

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Nationwide Preliminary Injunction Issued on Executive Order Limiting Gender-Affirming Care

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On March 4, 2025, a federal judge in Maryland issued a preliminary injunction to an executive order restricting access to gender-affirming care for individuals under the age of nineteen (the Executive Order)....more

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What Does the Executive Order Expanding Access to IVF Mean for You?

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On February 18, President Trump signed an Executive Order titled, “Expanding Access to In Vitro Fertilization,” which simply instructs the Director of the Domestic Policy Council Vince Haley to submit policy recommendations,...more

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President Signs Executive Order To Study IVF Policy Protections Forecasting Possible Future Federal Safeguards for California IVF...

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On February 18, 2025, President Donald Trump signed an executive order to study policy recommendations to protect access to in vitro fertilization (IVF) and to reduce their associated costs. While headlines about the order...more

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EEOC Shakeups Under the Trump Administration Targeting Gender Identity, Abortion Accommodations, and AI Bias

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The Trump Administration has issued swift changes in policy, and the effects are now reaching the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”). While the EEOC is still awaiting quorum to vote on major actions, it is...more

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Trump Administration May Expand Access to IVF Services

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On February 18, 2025, US President Donald Trump signed an executive order directing his administration to develop policy recommendations within 90 days to increase access to in vitro fertilization (IVF) services and to reduce...more

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Trump Administration Rescinds HHS Guidance on Privacy of Gender Affirming Care Data

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On February 20, 2025, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”) took action pursuant to President Trump’s Executive Order 14187 (“EO 14187”), which is aimed at ending gender affirming care for minors. EO 14187...more

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Expanding Access to In Vitro Fertilization (Trump EO Tracker)

This order makes it the policy of the Administration to ensure reliable access to IVF treatment, including by easing unnecessary statutory or regulatory burdens to make IVF treatment more affordable. Within 90 days of the...more

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The Health Record - Healthcare Law Insights, V 2, Issue 2, January 2025

Welcome to our second issue of 2025 of The Health Record -- our healthcare law insights e-newsletter. In this edition, we look at the effect of the decline of DEI on the healthcare industry, the fate of Medicaid under the...more

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Healthcare Preview for the Week of: January 27, 2025

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RFK Nomination Hearing Week - Robert F. Kennedy Jr. (RFK), nominated for Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS), has a busy week with two Senate nomination hearings. He will testify in front of the Senate Finance...more

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Memorandum for the Secretary of State, the Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of Health and Human Services, the Administrator of...

Summary This Memorandum revokes the Presidential Memorandum of January 28, 2021, “Protecting Women’s Health at Home and Abroad,” and reinstates the Presidential Memorandum of January 23, 2017, “The Mexico City Policy.” It...more

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Enforcing the Hyde Amendment (Trump EO Tracker)

Summary - This Order makes it the policy of the United States to enforce the Hyde Amendment, preventing the use of Federal money to fund or promote elective abortion. The EO further revokes two Executive Orders from the Biden...more

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U.S. Supreme Court To Decide Whether Medicaid Recipients Have Right To Choose Provider in Ongoing Court Battle To Restrict Funding...

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The U.S. Supreme Court agreed to hear South Carolina’s challenge to the Fourth Circuit’s decision blocking South Carolina’s Medicaid program from ending its provider agreement with Planned Parenthood. The dispute arises from...more

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End of Year Compliance Updates

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On June 25, 2024, the Office for Civil Rights and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services issued the HIPAA Privacy Rule To Support Reproductive Health Care (the “HIPAA Final Rule”) aimed at strengthening privacy...more

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Final HIPAA Privacy Rule Increases Protection of Reproductive Health Care Data

The Office for Civil Rights (“OCR”) at the Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”) recently issued final regulations (“Reproductive Health Care Rule”) under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of...more

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Right To Know - November 2023, Vol. 11

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Cyber, Privacy, and Technology Report - Welcome to your monthly rundown of all things cyber, privacy, and technology, where we highlight all the happenings you may have missed....more

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OCR Announces Proposed Rulemaking to Strengthen Reproductive Health Privacy

On April 12, 2023, OCR issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (“NPRM”) to strengthen HIPAA’s protections around reproductive health care privacy. The NPRM responds to President Biden’s Executive Order 14076, which directed...more

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A Post Roe World: California’s response to Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health

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In the wake of the Supreme Court’s decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health, California has taken significant steps to ensure continued ability to access abortion care in the state, and making additional funds available to...more

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HHS Issues Guidance to Pharmacies Regarding Access to Reproductive Health Care

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Following President Biden’s Executive Order on ensuring access to reproductive health care, on July 13, 2022, HHS issued guidance to U.S. retail pharmacies regarding their obligations under federal civil rights laws. This...more

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