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FDA Reduction-In-Force expected to impact drug & biologic review and regulation, other operations

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Last week, Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. announced an impending reduction in force (RIF) of approximately 10,000 positions, including about 3,500 Food and Drug Administration (FDA)...more

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Microdosing Psilocybin: Popular Drug Has Implications for the Workplace

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There has been growing interest in the therapeutic potential of psychedelic drugs in recent years. They are being evaluated for use in the treatment of conditions such as depression (including easing depression in patients...more

Keating Muething & Klekamp PLL

Benefits Monthly Minute - February 2024

The February Monthly Minute discusses a class action suit alleging a breach of fiduciary duties in connection with ERISA benefit plan prescription drug pricing and the latest IRS guidance on defined contribution plan...more

FordHarrison

A Continuing Discussion on the Opioid Epidemic in the Workplace – Part 3

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Executive Summary: This is Part 3 of a series of Alerts exploring different facets of the ongoing opioid addiction crisis afflicting our country. Our initial Alert on June 12, 2023 outlined the big-picture issues associated...more

Ballard Spahr LLP

HHS Announces Temporary Copay Accumulator Non-Enforcement Policy

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The United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has filed court pleadings stating that it does not intend to initiate enforcement actions against plans that maintain copay accumulator programs....more

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Prescription for Chaos: Copay Accumulator Programs Called Into Question

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Summary - Employers taking advantage of copay accumulator programs now face unexpected administrative complications following a recent federal court decision....more

McDermott Will & Schulte

When Keeping Medication Safe May Lead to Increased Liability

In a country that is still struggling with an opioid epidemic, and where there are enough rules and laws regulating the dispensing of medication to fill a tome, it makes sense that medical providers across the nation are...more

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