Conversation with Former SEC Chief Economist Dr. Jessica Wachter on Investment Management Rulemaking at the Commission – PE Pathways
Consumer Finance Monitor Podcast Episode: Regulators Escalate Focus on the Risks of Bank Relationships with Fintechs and Other Third Parties
DE Under 3: OFCCP Resurrects Proposal for Monthly CC-257 Employment Utilization Reports for Construction Contractors
DE Under 3: Updated EEOC COVID-19 Technical Assistance Guidance, Case Decision & Wage & Hour Division Proposed Rule
Digital Assets Regulation Framework: Commerce Solicits Public Comment
DE Under 3: EEOC & DOJ Technical Guidance for Employer’s AI Use; Upcoming EEOC Hearing; Event for Mental Health in the Workplace
Comment Deadline Approaching: Proposed Amendments Restricting Use of Prop 65 Short-Form Warnings
2BInformed: The Future of Fluoride in Drinking Water, the New TSCA Fees Rule, and the Drinking Water Contaminant Candidate List 5
Recent Actions on Ag Biotech by EPA’s Emerging Technologies Branch
III-44- A Little Help From The DOL
[WEBINAR] Laying the Foundation for Maximizing Benefits Around Emerging Technologies
[WEBINAR] Fairly (or Unfairly?) Traceable: Are Discharges Through Groundwater Subject to the Clean Water Act?
Episode 014: Business Divorce Stories: Business Appraiser Tony Cotrupe and Attorney Jeff Eilender
Welcome to FDA in Flux — A Mintz newsletter tracking rapid changes in policy and agency actions that impact medical, life sciences, and consumer product investment decisions and development strategies....more
On August 7, 2025, the Food and Drug Administration announced a voluntary “FDA Pre-Check” program to encourage and expedite domestic drug manufacturing by offering qualifying facilities a more predictable, risk-based...more
On August 1, 2025, the Health Resources and Services Administration (“HRSA”) issued a Notice announcing the launch of the 340B Rebate Model Pilot Program (“Pilot Program”), that would dramatically change the way in which...more
On July 31, 2025, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced that it will conduct a pilot program testing out a rebate model for 340B drug purchases. Under the program, drug manufacturers will be allowed...more
The 340B Drug Pricing Program (“340B Program”) space continues to be a hive of activity. While 340B stakeholders continue to litigate ongoing manufacturer contract pharmacy restrictions, states legislatures are enacting...more
On July 31, 2025, notice was published in the Federal Register by the Health Resources and Services Administration (“HRSA”) of a “340B Rebate Model Pilot Program” (“340B Pilot Program”). The 340B Pilot Program’s stated...more
On July 31, 2025, the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), Office of Pharmacy Affairs (OPA) issued a 340B Drug Pricing Program notice (the “Notice”) announcing the launch of a voluntary 340B rebate model pilot...more
Our Drug Pricing and Market Access team tracks recent developments in healthcare reform, the Medicaid Drug Rebate Program, the 340B Program, Medicare, and state law....more
Only a few days remain for stakeholders—which includes drug manufacturers, patients, health care providers, pharmacies and others— to take advantage of a rare opportunity to influence the statutory contours of the 340B Drug...more
The highly anticipated rule, which would make explicit that LDTs are medical devices subject to FDA oversight, proposes to end the agency's general enforcement discretion approach to such devices....more
On November 29, 2022, the Health Resources and Services Administration (“HRSA”) published a notice of proposed rulemaking (“Proposed Rule”)[1] to implement an Administrative Dispute Resolution (“ADR”) process for resolving...more
Recently, in response to requests by stakeholders, FDA extended the deadline for comments to its draft guidance "Remanufacturing of Medical Devices," which provides the agency's current thinking regarding the distinction...more
On March 12, 2021, Health Canada released for consultation its new Draft Guidance Document on Electronic media in prescription drug labelling. The draft Guidance sets out Health Canada’s expectations for drug manufacturers...more
This week, FDA published a proposed rule that would amend its medical product "intended use" regulations, 21 CFR §§ 201.128 and 801.4 and replace the 2017 Final Rule about the same issue that never became effective....more
On July 23, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced a new proposed rule that would require sponsors and manufacturers who provide an ‘‘eligible investigational drug’’ under the Right to Try Act to submit an...more
Seyfarth Synopsis: Recently, the Trump Administration issued its proposed Notice of Benefit & Payment Parameter for 2021 regulations....more
In late December 2019, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), an agency operating within the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), issued two documents—a Proposed Rule and a Draft Guidance—intended to establish two...more
On 23 July 2019, the European Commission published the draft Commission Implementing Regulation (hereafter “Draft”) regarding Common Specifications for the reprocessing of single-use medical devices....more
• On July 29, 2019, CMS released its proposed 2020 Physician Fee Schedule rule, which includes the much anticipated proposed regulatory changes to the Sunshine Act/Open Payments program (“Open Payments”). The proposed...more
On July 29, 2019, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) published a notice to the Federal Register (84 Fed. Reg. 36609). The notice invites comments on information collected in connection with FDA research by obtaining...more
The pharmaceutical industry invests billions in research and development. And as a result, the pharmaceutical industry has brought—and continues to bring—beneficial, life-saving, life-prolonging, life-enhancing, and...more
On February 6, 2019, the Office of the Inspector General of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (the “OIG”) published in the Federal Register a proposed rule (the “Proposed Rule”) that, if made final in its...more
On January 31, 2019, the Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”) Office of Inspector General (“OIG”) issued a proposed rule (“Proposed Rule”) that would restrict safe harbor protection under the federal Anti-Kickback...more
The Office of Inspector General of the Department of Health and Human Services (“OIG”) released a proposed rule to eliminate safe harbor protection under the anti-kickback statute for drug price reductions that pharmaceutical...more
In an effort to respond to prescription drug pricing concerns, on January 31, 2019, the Office of Inspector General (OIG) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) released a highly anticipated, 123-page...more