The Supreme Court's decision in McLaughlin Chiropractic Associates v. McKesson Corporation seismically shifts how courts will evaluate FCC interpretations of the TCPA, creating new compliance challenges for healthcare...more
7/16/2025
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Enforcement ,
FCC ,
Health Care Providers ,
Healthcare ,
Loper Bright Enterprises v Raimondo ,
McLaughlin Chiropractic Associates Inc v McKesson Corporation ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
SCOTUS ,
TCPA ,
Telecommunications ,
Text Messages
The femtech sector's evolution presents opportunities for tech, healthcare, and life sciences companies that are both vast and largely untapped. What began as a narrow focus on period-tracking applications has blossomed into...more
Femtech stands at an exciting inflection point. What was initially perceived as a niche category focused on period-tracking apps has evolved into a comprehensive ecosystem addressing women's health needs with individualized...more
6/27/2025
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Clinical Trials ,
FDA Approval ,
Healthcare ,
Investment ,
Investment Opportunities ,
Medical Devices ,
Mobile Apps ,
Mobile Health Apps ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Software Developers ,
Technology Sector ,
Venture Capital
Last year saw growing investment in digital health startups addressing women+ health needs—but women still lag behind men when it comes to adopting these new technologies, according to a new report from Rock Health....more
What is the new Washington My Health My Data Act (MHMDA)?
MHMDA aims to provide stronger privacy protections for “consumer health data” by:
- Requiring additional disclosures for the collection, use, and sharing of...more
The first stage of First Lady Dr. Jill Biden’s White House Initiative on Women’s Health Research kicked off on March 6, 2024, when the Department of Health and Human Services ARPA-H Sprint for Women’s Health held a proposer...more
On October 30, 2023, the Biden administration issued Executive Order 14110 on the Safe, Secure and Trustworthy Development and Use of Artificial Intelligence (the “Executive Order”). As detailed in our previously published...more
2/7/2024
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Biden Administration ,
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) ,
Executive Orders ,
Final Rules ,
Health Information Technologies ,
Healthcare ,
Information Sharing ,
Information Technology ,
ONC ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Transparency
Women, non-binary people, and other marginalized groups comprise more than half the world’s population, but healthcare in the United States and many places across the globe is woefully inadequate at responding to their...more
It’s no secret that Democrats are traditionally trustbusters, but the Biden Administration is taking things to a whole new level, bringing novel—and arguably weak—cases that nonetheless slow or block tie-ups among healthcare...more
12/13/2023
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Antitrust Division ,
Biden Administration ,
Competition ,
Enforcement ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Healthcare ,
Healthcare Facilities ,
Hospitals ,
Medical Devices ,
Mergers ,
Pharmaceutical Industry ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Regulatory Reform
Every year, Rock Health surveys the digital health landscape, noting the changing trends related to adoption by providers, patients and payers of these innovative new technologies....more
3/28/2023
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Data Protection ,
Digital Health ,
Health Care Providers ,
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) ,
Healthcare ,
Healthcare Reform ,
Life Sciences ,
Medicaid ,
Medicare ,
Patient Access ,
Telehealth ,
Telemedicine
Life sciences companies often engage physicians as consultants and advisors to serve on scientific or clinical advisory boards, or to otherwise obtain their expertise relating to product-specific research and development,...more
7/13/2022
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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) ,
Compensation Consultant ,
Compliance ,
Consultants ,
Healthcare ,
Life Sciences ,
OIG ,
Physicians ,
Safe Harbors ,
Service Advisors ,
Sunshine Act