Hospice Insights Podcast - Hospice Audit Updates: Hospices Fare Well in Federal Court
HHS OIG’s Nursing Facility: Industry Segment-Specific Compliance Program Guidance
Podcast - Innovations and Insights in the Palliative Care Space
Hospice Insights Podcast - Hospice Audit Updates: David Beats Goliath
False Claims Act Insights - Trump DOJ Sharpens Its Focus on Healthcare Fraud
UPIC Audits
AGG Talks: Home Health & Hospice Podcast - Episode 10: Anti-Kickback Compliance for Hospice and Skilled Nursing Providers
Healthcare Industry Segment-Specific Compliance Program Guidances (ICPGs)
Hospice Insights Podcast - One Size Doesn’t Fit All: Figuring Out What is Your Hospice+
AGG Talks: Cross-Border Business Podcast - Episode 27: U.S. Healthcare Reimbursement Guidance for Foreign Life Sciences Companies
AGG Talks: Home Health & Hospice Podcast - Episode 8: Hospice Special Focus Program: Pumping the Brakes
Hospice Insights Podcast - Meet the New Laws, Same as the Old Laws: Overpayment Recoupment Update
Podcast — Drug Pricing: How the Demise of Chevron Deference and Other Litigation May Impact the Pharmaceutical Industry
Podcast — Drug Pricing: How Are Payers Responding to the IRA?
Hospice Insights Podcast - A Rise in Medicare Deactivations: Tips for Avoiding This Financial Pain
Taking the Pulse, A Health Care and Life Sciences Video Podcast | Episode 187: South Carolina Hospitals and Healthcare Industry Trends with Thornton Kirby, SCHA President
A Fond Farewell: Musings on the End of the Medicare Advantage Hospice Carve-In Demonstration
Video: Braidwood v. Becerra – Challenging the Affordable Care Act’s Preventive Services Coverage Provision – Thought Leaders in Health Law
Taking the Pulse, A Health Care and Life Sciences Video Podcast | Episode 173: Improving rural health care with Dr. Kevin Bennett, the Director of the Research Center for Transforming Health and the
Medical Device Legal News with Sam Bernstein: Episode 19
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
On May 12, 2025, U.S. President Donald Trump signed an executive order (EO) titled “Delivering Most-Favored-Nation Prescription Drug Pricing to American Patients.” In part, the EO revisits previous efforts during Trump's...more
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
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
Structure & Timing of the Pilot Program - On August 1, 2025, the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), administrator of the 340B Drug Pricing Program, announced its voluntary 340B Rebate Model Pilot Program in...more
The Administration issued Executive Order (“EO”) 14293: Regulatory Relief to Promote Domestic Production of Critical Medicines on May 5, 2025...more
On August 1, 2025, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”) Health Resources and Services Administration (“HRSA”) issued a call for applications for a 340B Rebate Model Pilot Program (the “Pilot Program”)....more
Key Takeaways - HRSA’s 340B rebate pilot shifts financial and operational burden to covered entities, requiring upfront drug purchases with delayed, uncertain rebate recovery....more
On July 31, 2025, the Health Resources and Services Administration (“HRSA”) announced the availability of a voluntary 340B Rebate Model Pilot Program (the “340B Rebate Pilot” or the “Pilot”) that would test, for a limited...more
On July 31, 2025, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced a much-anticipated 340B Rebate Model Pilot Program (Pilot Program) via guidance (Guidance) that will be formally published on August 1, 2025. The...more
Two long weeks until August recess - This is the last week with both chambers in session until September, and things are relatively slow as lawmakers count down the days to the month-long August recess. With reconciliation...more
Federal Court Imposes Nearly $1 Billion in FCA Damages and Penalties Against Omnicare and CVS - On July 7, Southern District of New York District Judge Colleen McMahon increased a False Claims Act (FCA) judgment from $136...more
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the Department of Justice (DOJ) have jointly announced the launch of a reinvigorated DOJ-HHS False Claims Act Working Group aimed at enhancing interagency...more
The Department of Justice and the Department of Health and Human Services announced the reinvigoration of a False Claims Act (“FCA”) Working Group, a joint effort between the two agencies. ...more
Some commentators are expecting that further details regarding the so-called most favored nation (MFN) pricing policy will be released in the coming days, while other sources indicate that no further information beyond a...more
As part of a broader resurgence in pharmaceutical pricing reform and manufacturing policies in 2025, President Donald Trump and bipartisan congressional leaders have introduced contemporaneous proposals to lower prescription...more
On May 12, 2025, President Trump issued an executive order (the “Executive Order”) directing executive agencies and, imminently, pharmaceutical manufacturers to take steps to deliver most-favored-nation (“MFN”) prescription...more
In the past month, President Trump signed two executive orders concerning drug access and affordability, including for biologics and biosimilar drugs. On April 15, 2025, President Trump signed Executive Order No. 14273 (“EO...more
After significant fanfare and anticipation, President Trump issued his “Delivering Most-Favored Nation Prescription Drug Pricing to American Patients” Executive Order (Executive Order) this week. The Executive Order seeks to...more
President Donald Trump on May 12, 2025, issued an executive order (EO) titled "Delivering Most-Favored-Nation Prescription Drug Pricing to American Patients" and an accompanying Fact Sheet, "President Donald J. Trump...more
President Donald Trump signed an Executive Order (EO) titled “Delivering Most-Favored-Nation Prescription Drug Pricing to American Patients” aimed at reducing prescription drug prices for Americans by ensuring they do not pay...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
On May 12, 2025, the White House issued an Executive Order (EO) entitled “Delivering Most Favored Nation Prescription Drug Pricing to American Patients.” The EO directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to...more
When Congress adopted the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) in 2022, creating the Medicare Drug Price Negotiation Program (MDPNP), the bill did not receive support from any Republican senators....more