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Taking the Pulse, A Health Care and Life Sciences Video Podcast | Episode 243: HIPAA Compliance and Potential Changes with Shannon Lipham of Maynard Nexsen
HHS OIG’s Nursing Facility: Industry Segment-Specific Compliance Program Guidance
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Healthcare Industry Segment-Specific Compliance Program Guidances (ICPGs)
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New HIPAA Final Rule: Key Changes to Reproductive Health Care Privacy - Thought Leaders in Health Law®
Navigating the Labyrinth of Private Equity Investments in Health Care – Diagnosing Health Care
HHS Office for Civil Rights Director Melanie Fontes Rainer on Progress and News at OCR
ERISA Blog | Changes to the HIPAA Privacy Rules A Primer for Self-Insured Group Health Plans
Hospice Insights Podcast - A Refresh: What’s New in the New OIG General Compliance Program Guidance
The Presumption of Innocence Podcast: Special Edition | Episode 36 - Rolling Change: The DEA Turns Over a New Leaf on Marijuana Scheduling
Understanding the HHS OIG’s General Compliance Program Guidance
OMG. . .The OIG is at it Again
The FTC's Health Privacy Enforcement Actions
Medical Device Legal News with Sam Bernstein: Episode 19
Episode 303 --- Deep Dive into the HHS-OIG Compliance Program Guidance
Counsel That Cares - The Private Payer's Perspective on Value-Based Care
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Below is a tracker of healthcare-related executive orders (EOs) issued by the Trump administration, including overviews of each EO and the date each EO was signed. We will regularly update this tracker as additional EOs are...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 May 12, 2025, President Donald Trump signed the executive order (EO) “Delivering Most-Favored-Nation Prescription Drug Pricing To American Patients.” The EO sets forth policy positions that attempt to further rein in drug...more
Since returning to office for a second term, President Trump has taken steps to reshape federal agencies. Here, we discuss the significant changes that have occurred at the Food and Drug Administration (FDA or Agency) during...more
There has been a flurry of activity at the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) since the start of the Trump administration. Day-to-day operations at FDA are already significantly altered, and we expect the trickle-down effects...more
Dr. Martin Makary has been confirmed by the Senate as the next commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Dr. Makary is taking the helm at FDA during an unprecedented time for the agency, which has been subject...more
Find this week’s updates on 340B litigation to help you stay in the know on how 340B cases are developing across the country. Each week we comb through the dockets of more than 50 340B cases to provide you with a quick...more
Holland & Knight Health Dose Holland & Knight Health Dose is an in-depth weekly dose of legislative and regulatory insights to keep stakeholders abreast of happenings in Washington, D.C., impacting the health sector....more
The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), in concert with other federal agencies, has taken various steps in the past few months to strengthen a practitioner’s ability to prescribe controlled substances via telemedicine, a...more
DTC Telehealth Platforms - Arrangements involving telemedicine and direct-to-consumer (“DTC”) business services are expected to be a source of major regulatory scrutiny. In 2024, such arrangements were the focus of proposed...more
Nursing facilities and skilled nursing facilities that participate in the Medicare and Medicaid programs must comply with certain mandatory compliance program requirements of participation (ROPs). Under the Biden...more
Below is Alston & Bird’s Health Care Week in Review, which provides a synopsis of the latest news in health care regulations, notices, and guidance; federal legislation and congressional committee action; reports, studies,...more
118th Congress Continues to Grapple with Contentious CR. With the collapse of Republican support for the negotiated continuing resolution (CR) package, as of the time of publication on Friday at 3:00 PM EST, Congress is still...more
Congress Negotiates Healthcare Extenders, Continues to Plan for 2025. Lawmakers continue negotiations to wrap up the 118th Congress and pass remaining must-do policies, including government funding, likely through a...more
The US Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) further extended flexibilities that allow providers to prescribe controlled substances via telemedicine without first performing an in-person visit. The flexibilities were...more
The upcoming election, and the approaching end of the President’s four-year term, introduce additional dynamics into the agencies’ rulemaking process and even the guidance process. From now through the November election, the...more
In recent years, states have been exploring innovative avenues to address rising healthcare costs and ensure access to affordable medication for their residents. One idea gaining traction involves pursuing authorization from...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
This issue of McDermott’s Healthcare Regulatory Check-Up highlights regulatory activity for January 2024. We discuss several US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) agency actions, including the new Innovation in...more
The Food and Drug Administration (“FDA”) has released draft interim guidance documents that impact the use of bulk drug substances in compounding under Sections 503A and 503B of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act...more
The Lower Costs More Transparency Act of 2023, passed by the House 320-71 on Monday, December 11, 2023, would institute new transparency and pricing rules on pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) and hospitals. The bill would...more
CONGRESS - Senate Finance Committee Holds Markup on Better Mental Health Care, Lower-Cost Drugs, and Extenders Act. The bipartisan package includes Medicare and Medicaid extenders, provisions to expand the mental health...more
This week marks the one-year anniversary since the enactment of the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), which included sweeping reforms empowering the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to set prices for certain...more
As reintroduced in the U.S. House of Representatives by Rep. Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ-6) on April 22, 2021 after originally being introduced on September 19, 2019, H.R. 3, also known as known as the Elijah E. Cummings Lower...more
The U.S. House of Representatives is considering dueling proposals related to drug pricing under Medicaid and Medicare, including the Republican-led H.R. 19, the “Lower Costs, More Cures Act of 2021” and a reintroduced...more