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Powering Up Part 2: HHS Announced OCR Enforcement Authority for Part 2 Final Rule

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The Office for Civil Rights (OCR) will be ready to enforce the 2024 Part 2 Final Rule by the February 16, 2026, compliance deadline now that the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services (HHS) has delegated enforcement...more

Robinson+Cole Health Law Diagnosis

OIG Shines Spotlight on Billing for Remote Patient Monitoring

On August 25, 2025, the Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General (OIG) issued a new report (Report) highlighting trends in remote patient monitoring (RPM) Medicare billing, recommending stronger...more

Arnall Golden Gregory LLP

Healthcare Authority Newsletter - August 2025 #4

News Briefs - Study Raises Concerns Around Doctors Becoming Too Reliant on AI - Artificial intelligence is beginning to help doctors screen patients for several routine diseases. But a new study raises concerns about whether...more

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Healthcare Preview for the Week of: September 2, 2025

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After a month-long recess, Congress has returned and is facing a deadline of September 30, 2025, to fund the government for fiscal year (FY) 2026. Both the House and Senate will only be in session for 14 days (including...more

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Health Care Week in Review | White House Announces Dismissal of CDC Director; DHS Issues Proposed Rule Shortening Duration of...

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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

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Healthcare Regulatory Check-Up Newsletter | July 2025 Recap

This issue of McDermott Will & Schulte’s Healthcare Regulatory Check-Up highlights regulatory activity for July 2025, including the results of the US Department of Justice’s (DOJ) 2025 National Health Care Fraud Takedown, DOJ...more

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Medicare Patients are Increasingly Leaving Hospitals Against Medical Advice

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On August 21, 2025, HHS OIG published a Data Brief, Report No. A-04-24-03003, which analyzed the frequency and outcomes for Medicare enrollees who chose to leave acute-care hospitals against medical advice (“AMA”). OIG found...more

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Trends In Dealmaking

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As the page turned on 2025, optimism was high among life sciences dealmakers. Elections in the U.S. and other major economies had concluded, interest rates were poised to come in to focus, and the regulatory environment...more

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Antitrust & Competition Healthcare Quarterly Update Q2 2025

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Healthcare remains a key area of focus for antitrust regulators in the first six months of the Trump administration. The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and the Department of Justice (DOJ) have for the most part stuck to prior...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

Medical Devices, Cybersecurity & The False Claims Act: What are the Key Takeaways from the Illumina - DOJ Settlement?

Illumina, Inc., a publicly-traded biotechnology company, agreed to a $9.8 million settlement with the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) in response to alleged violations of the False Claims Act (FCA). DOJ alleged that Illumina...more

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RFK Jr., HHS Pull the Plug on Federal Funding for mRNA Vaccine Research and Development

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On August 5, the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced a significant change in its vaccine development strategy, ending its support for mRNA vaccine projects under the Biomedical Advanced Research and...more

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Health Care Week in Review | CMS Announces Oversight Initiative to Increase Medicaid and CHIP Citizenship Enforcement; HHS...

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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

Robinson+Cole Health Law Diagnosis

HHS Publishes 340B Guidance Proposing Rebate Pilot Program (Updated)

As previously discussed in our prior blog post, on August 1, 2025, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) issued a Notice announcing a much-anticipated 340B Rebate Model Pilot Program (Pilot Program). Subsequently,...more

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Trump Administration Executive Order Tracker - updated 8.18.25

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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

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Executive Order Seeks to Build Resilience in Pharmaceutical Supply Chains

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On August 13, 2025, President Trump signed an executive order aimed at strengthening America’s pharmaceutical supply chains. Officially titled “Ensuring American Pharmaceutical Supply Chain Resilience by Filling the Strategic...more

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HHS Pilot Program to Evaluate 340B Drug Pricing Program Rebate Models

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The Health Resources and Services Administration ("HRSA") plans to implement a limited pilot program that will allow approved manufacturers to issue post-purchase rebates for 340B covered outpatient drugs rather than upfront...more

Alston & Bird

Health Care Week in Review | Draft MAHA Commission Strategy Document Circulated; President Trump Signs EO Aiming to Fill Drug...

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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

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Telehealth and “In-Person Visits”: Tracking Federal and State Updates to Pandemic Era Telehealth Exceptions

I. Overview of Telehealth and Tele-Prescribing Landscape Since the end of the Public Health Emergency (“PHE”) exceptions in 2023, states have continued to re-evaluate the broad telehealth and tele-prescribing flexibilities...more

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Analysis of Healthcare Changes Under the 2025 Tax Legislation

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The Legislation combines spending and policy priorities from 11 congressional committees and will reshape federal policy across nearly every sector of the U.S. economy. With respect to healthcare, more than 35 provisions...more

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HRSA issues 340B rebate model pilot program guidance, requests comments

The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) issued a notice announcing the application process for the 340B rebate model pilot program and requesting public comment. The notice sets the parameters of 340B rebate...more

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CMS Issues Final Rule for Updates to Medicare Payment Rates for Skilled Nursing Facilities Under the Skilled Nursing Facility...

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On August 4, 2025, CMS issued a final rule (Final Rule) updating payment rates, policies, and quality programs for Skilled Nursing Facilities (SNFs) under the Medicare Prospective Payment System (SNF PPS) for Fiscal Year (FY)...more

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OIG Issues Series of Reports on Patient Harm in Hospitals and Gaps in Reporting

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On July 24, 2025, the OIG released reports evaluating the prevalence of patient harm in hospitals and the extent to which hospitals detect and report such events. These evaluations follow up on OIG’s 2022 report and provide...more

Alston & Bird

Health Care Week in Review | HHS Cancels mRNA Vaccine Development Projects Under BARDA; President Trump Signs EO to Increase...

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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

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Trump Administration Executive Order Tracker

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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

Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC

The Health Record - Healthcare Law Insights, V 2, Issue 8, July 2025

Welcome to our eighth issue of 2025 of The Health Record -- our healthcare law insights e-newsletter. In this edition, we look at the rural health "slush fund" included in the Federal budget bill, the effect of Medicaid...more

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