The burgeoning field of psychedelic medicine, which suffered a major setback last year when the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) rejected an application to approve the use of midomafetamine (MDMA) to treat post-traumatic...more
7/16/2025
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Members of the health care community may recall that the 2025 legislative session of the Connecticut General Assembly started out with Governor Lamont signing into law an emergency certificate of need (CON) process for...more
6/11/2025
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Late last week, Governor Lamont announced that the Commissioner of the Office of Health Strategy (OHS), Deidre Gifford, plans to retire from state service in June. No successor was named. ...more
Our recent article in Physicians Practice outlines 10 Dos and Don’ts for physicians and other practitioners to take into account when deciding whether to establish a direct primary care (DPC) practice. ...more
Pullman & Comley’s annual survey of health law cases summarizes important decisions issued in 2024 affecting the practice of medicine and the payment for health care services....more
1/30/2025
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Hospitals and health insurance companies will bear the brunt of several new legal requirements taking effect on January 1, 2025. These requirements stem from the 2024 legislative session of the Connecticut General Assembly...more
12/5/2024
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The 2024 legislative session of the Connecticut General Assembly produced a number of new statutory provisions impacting the operations of hospitals, physician groups and other health care providers. To alert the health care...more
9/27/2024
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The Connecticut Office of Health Strategy (OHS) has released the 2024 Statewide Health Care Facilities and Services Plan, along with a biennial inventory of all Connecticut health care facilities and services (the Plan)....more
Group medical practices in Connecticut and New York that are contemplating acquisitions, mergers or other significant transactions with third parties should pay close attention to new legal developments in these states....more
7/31/2023
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Since July 1, 2016, Connecticut has had a law (CGS §20-14p) which, among other things, places a one year and 15 mile restriction on all physician non-compete agreements. Effective July 1, 2023, the law has been revised...more
6/30/2023
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Physician Assistants ,
Physicians
Significant health care cases of 2022 included a surprise billing unfair trade practices case, a class action recognizing a patient’s constitutionally protected interest in their inpatient classification and a ruling...more
1/31/2023
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Election Day is November 8 this year. Connecticut employers should be aware that a statute passed in 2021 requires them to provide their employees with two hours of unpaid time off to vote during the hours of 6:00 am and...more
The most recent legislative session of the Connecticut General Assembly produced a number of new statutory provisions impacting the operations of hospitals, physician groups and other health care providers. To help remind the...more