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Trending in Telehealth: June 2025

Trending in Telehealth highlights monthly state legislative and regulatory developments that impact the healthcare providers, telehealth and digital health companies, pharmacists and technology companies that deliver and...more

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PBMs Sue Arkansas Over Restrictive PBM Ownership Law

On April 16, 2025, Arkansas enacted Act 624 (the Act), an unprecedented law prohibiting pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) from owning or operating pharmacies in the state. As we discussed in our May 2025 blog post, the law’s...more

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States Seeking Remedies for the Rising Costs of Prescription Drugs

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As expected, the lawsuits have commenced following the enactment of the Arkansas legislation prohibiting pharmacy benefit managers (PBM’s) from owning or operating actual pharmacies within the state. Michigan has filed its...more

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State Drug Transparency Laws - 2025 Update

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We previously reported on an uptick in the passage of state drug price transparency legislation. What follows is an update to that report. As of April 2025, approximately 23 states had passed drug price transparency laws....more

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Arkansas Bans PBMs from Owning Pharmacies, Escalating Scrutiny of Vertical Integration in Pharmacy Distribution

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In a first-of-its-kind move, Arkansas Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders has enacted legislation prohibiting pharmacy benefit managers ("PBMs") from owning or operating pharmacies within the state. The law—Act 624—takes effect...more

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Supreme Court Approves Constitutionality of Multi-Crown Class Action

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The Supreme Court of Canada (SCC) has endorsed the constitutionality of British Columbia (BC) legislation empowering the province to seek recovery of opioid epidemic healthcare costs in a proposed class action brought on...more

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Arkansas Restricts PBM Ownership of Pharmacies and Limits Manufacturers’ Use of Limited Distribution Networks

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On April 16, Arkansas Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders signed into law HB1150 and HB1531, two significant pieces of legislation affecting pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) and pharmaceutical manufacturers operating within the...more

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Arkansas Law Prohibits Pharmacy Benefit Managers from Obtaining or Holding Pharmacy Permits

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On April 16, 2025, Arkansas House Bill 1150 (the “Bill”) was signed by Governor Huckabee Sanders. The Bill will have substantial implications for pharmacy benefit managers (“PBMs”) and pharmacies across the country....more

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Gold Dome Report - Legislative Day 33 - March 2025

The Georgia House of Representatives achieved the trifecta on Thursday, combining three favorite legislative traditions in one moment on the floor: recognition of a local novelty with an invite resolution, the appearance of a...more

McDermott Will & Schulte

Trending in Telehealth: February 2025

Trending in Telehealth highlights monthly state legislative and regulatory developments that impact the healthcare providers, telehealth and digital health companies, pharmacists and technology companies that deliver and...more

Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP

Gold Dome Report - Legislative Day 25 - February 2025

Amidst the usual suits and blazers, white dresses and tuxedos have been appearing with increasing frequency around the Georgia State Capitol this spring. Apparently word is out amongst the city’s photographers that the...more

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Massachusetts HB5159 Expands Oversight of Private Equity Investment in the Health Care Industry

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On January 8, the governor of Massachusetts signed House Bill 5159 into law (Law). At a high level, the new Law expands Massachusetts’ existing health care transaction notice process and implements new reporting and oversight...more

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Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey Signs into Law a Sweeping Health Care Market Oversight Bill

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On January 8, 2025, Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey signed into law House Bill No. 5159, “An Act enhancing the health care market review process” (“H. 5159”), which was passed by the Massachusetts legislature in the last...more

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Trending in Telehealth: October 29 – November 11, 2024

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Trending in Telehealth highlights state legislative and regulatory developments that impact the healthcare providers, telehealth and digital health companies, pharmacists, and technology companies that deliver and facilitate...more

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Trending in Telehealth: February 12 – February 26, 2024

Trending in Telehealth highlights state legislative and regulatory developments that impact the healthcare providers, telehealth and digital health companies, pharmacists and technology companies that deliver and facilitate...more

McDermott Will & Schulte

Trending in Telehealth: January 4 – 15, 2024

Trending in Telehealth highlights state legislative and regulatory developments that impact the healthcare providers, telehealth and digital health companies, pharmacists and technology companies that deliver and facilitate...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Connecticut Follows in the Footsteps of Other Jurisdictions Requiring Registration of Pharmaceutical Representatives

Connecticut is the latest state to join the efforts of jurisdictions such as Oregon, Nevada, Washington D.C., and the City of Chicago, Illinois, in further regulating the activities of pharmaceutical representatives. In June,...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Connecticut Governor Signs Health Care Legislation to Reduce Costs and Increase Competition

On June 21, 2023, Connecticut Governor Ned Lamont signed into law HB6669, “An Act Protecting Patients and Prohibiting Unnecessary Health Care Costs” (“the Act”), which seeks to reduce the costs of health care services for...more

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Recent Biden Administration Actions on Access to Medication Abortion

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In the first week of 2023, the Biden administration announced two actions centered on expanding access to medication abortion. The first involves a policy change by the FDA regarding the ability of retail pharmacies to...more

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Outlook for Action on Mental Health and Substance Use Disorder Initiatives

Prompted by rising rates of overdose deaths, suicides and incidence of mental illness in at-risk populations, such as children, Congress has spent the better part of the year working in a bipartisan manner to develop and...more

Foley Hoag LLP - Cannabis and the Law

Accessing the Medical Cannabis Markets in DC and Virginia Just Got a Little Easier

Medical Cannabis in the DMV Continuing this year’s trend of increased access to legal cannabis in the Maryland, DC and Virginia area that started with Maryland adding legalization to the ballot in November, DC and Virginia...more

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W. Va. House Bill 214: Increased Prescriptive Authority for APRNs and PAs

During a second special session, the West Virginia Legislature approved House Bill 214, revising the prescriptive authority of advanced practice registered nurses (APRNs) and physician assistants (PAs). Previously, APRNs and...more

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States Remain the Drivers of New Drug Pricing Legislation As Washington Weighs In

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State legislatures continue to push forward on drug pricing with legislation designed to reduce the cost of prescription drugs. Recent steps across a number of states include laying the groundwork for effective...more

Robinson+Cole Health Law Diagnosis

Connecticut Legislature Extends Immunity for Emergency Assistance by Health Care Professionals to Cover Malfunctioning Automatic...

On July 1, 2019, Connecticut Governor Ned Lamont signed into law Public Act No. 19-113 “An Act Concerning the Use of Automatic External Defibrillators” (PA 19-113). This law takes effect October 1, 2019....more

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Connecticut Legislature Modifies Statutes Relevant to Preventing and Treating Opioid Use Disorder

On July 9, 2019, Connecticut Governor Ned Lamont signed into law Public Act No. 19-191 “An Act Addressing Opioid Use” (PA 19-191). PA 19-191 makes various revisions to Connecticut’s opioid use prevention and treatment...more

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