The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the Department of Justice (DOJ) recently released its “Health Care Fraud and Abuse Control Program Annual Report for Fiscal Year 2022” (the “Report”), highlighting...more
For a brief moment in time last April, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s (“FDA”) approval of the commonly-used abortion medication, Mifepristone, was curtailed. Just days after a Texas federal judge’s ruling suspended...more
6/16/2023
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Class Action ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization ,
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ,
Health Care Providers ,
Healthcare ,
Pharmaceutical Industry ,
Planned Parenthood of Southeastern Pennsylvania v Casey ,
Prescription Drugs ,
Roe v Wade ,
SCOTUS ,
Texas
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s (“FDA”) approval of the commonly-used abortion medication, Mifepristone, has been curtailed following dueling federal court decisions in Texas and Washington. Just days after a Texas...more
4/17/2023
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Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization ,
Executive Branch ,
FDA Approval ,
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ,
Health Care Providers ,
Patient Access ,
Pregnancy ,
Prescription Drugs ,
Reproductive Healthcare Issues ,
State and Local Government
The Jackson v. Dobbs decision catalyzed a shift in the legal landscape of reproductive rights in the United States. The decision held that there is no federal constitutional right to an abortion, leaving the ability to...more
The Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act (EMTALA) requires hospitals with emergency departments and participating in Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) programs to provide medical screening, treatment and...more
9/14/2022
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Biden Administration ,
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) ,
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization ,
Emergency Medical Services (EMS) ,
Emergency Rooms ,
EMTALA ,
Health Care Providers ,
Hospitals ,
Reproductive Healthcare Issues