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New Illinois law updates physical therapy standards for telehealth providers

On August 15, 2025, Illinois enacted Senate Bill (SB) 2153, which became effective on the date of signature. The legislation amends the Illinois Physical Therapy Act to remove various provisions that previously limited the...more

Cozen O'Connor

NAAG 2025 Presidential Initiative Summit: Building on Opioid Litigation Success to Tackle Evolving Drug Threats

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This year’s NAAG Presidential Initiative Summit held August 5-6, 2025 in Portsmouth, NH, was hosted by New Hampshire AG and NAAG President John Formella, brought together state AGs, law enforcement officials, federal...more

Baker Donelson

Illinois Passes Extensive Law Regulating AI in Behavioral Health

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On August 4, 2025, Illinois enacted the Wellness and Oversight for Psychological Resources Act (HB 1806) (the Act), imposing sweeping restrictions on the use of Artificial intelligence (AI) in the delivery of therapy and...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

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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U.S. Healthcare in OBBBA: A Patchwork of Big Changes

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The One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA or the Act) contains only 118 references to healthcare, a surprisingly small number given its numerous proposals for changes to the U.S. healthcare system. The provisions are broad in...more

DLA Piper

A Legislative and Enforcement Outlook for Mental Health Chatbots

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A concept once confined to speculative and science fiction, artificial intelligence (AI) therapists – in the form of online chatbots – now exist and are available for use in the present day. Some of them have been developed...more

Dickinson Wright

Telehealth Summer 2025: Collaboration Models, Enforcement Trends, and Reimbursement Guidance

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It has been a busy summer for telehealth updates. Following is a high-level summary of the latest developments. On June 6, 2025, the Office of Inspector General of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (the “OIG”)...more

Kelley Drye & Warren LLP

Employee Benefit Highlights of the ​“One Big Beautiful Bill Act”

Public Law 119-21, generally referred to as the ​“One Big Beautiful Bill” Act (the ​“Act”) and signed into law on July 4, 2025, includes several employee benefit provisions that employers will want to be aware of. Below is an...more

Foley Hoag LLP

Sweeping Changes in Store for Federal Healthcare Programs After the Enactment of the "One Big Beautiful Bill Act"

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Key Takeaways: - The One Big Beautiful Bill Act will create a sea change in the healthcare landscape. - This law will make significant changes to federal healthcare programs, especially Medicaid’s financing and eligibility...more

Arnall Golden Gregory LLP

Healthcare Authority Newsletter - July 2025 #4

News Briefs - Telehealth Groups Ask DEA for Remote Controlled Substances Plan - More than 200 telehealth and provider organizations are asking the Trump administration to hammer out regulation governing telehealth...more

Morgan Lewis - ML Benefits

One Big Beautiful Bill: Impact on Welfare Benefits

President Donald Trump signed the One Big Beautiful Bill (OBBB) into law on July 4, 2025. The OBBB is a wide-ranging piece of legislation that introduces significant reforms across multiple areas of federal policy, including...more

Ary Rosenbaum - The Rosenbaum Law Firm P.C.

The One Big Beautiful Bill: What Plan Sponsors Need to Know

On July 4th, while many of us were grilling hot dogs and dodging fireworks, President Trump signed the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (HR 1) into law. Love the name or roll your eyes at it, this bill packs a massive punch for...more

McDermott Will & Schulte

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

Groom Law Group, Chartered

One Big Beautiful Bill – Plan Sponsor-Related Health and Welfare Provisions

On July 4, President Trump signed into law the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (the “OBBB”). Below we outline the key provisions impacting plan sponsors related to their health and welfare plans. Many of these provisions are...more

Alston & Bird

One Big Beautiful Bill Act’s Impact on Employer-Provided Benefits

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Our Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation Group breaks down the One Big Beautiful Bill Act’s employee benefits provisions and their impact on employers and other health plan sponsors....more

McDermott Will & Schulte

A win for telehealth providers, health plans, and participants: HDHP telehealth safe harbor permanently reinstated

On July 4, 2025, the president signed the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (H.R. 1) into law. Among many other healthcare provisions, the bill permanently extends the telehealth safe harbor for high-deductible health plans (HDHPs)...more

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McDermott+ Check-Up – July 18, 2025

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THIS WEEK’S DOSE - - OBBBA implementation begins. While the administration focuses on implementing the new law, some lawmakers are already discussing adjustments to health provisions in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act...more

Kohrman Jackson & Krantz LLP

Part Two: One Big Beautiful Bill Act – Impact on Employers and Employees

Signed into law on July 4, 2025, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) introduces several changes affecting workplace tax treatment and employee benefits....more

Gould + Ratner LLP

What Employers Need to Know About the Employee Benefits Provisions in the OBBBA

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On July 4, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (“OBBBA”) was enacted into law with President Donald Trump’s signature. Although the OBBBA’s tax and spending provisions tend to receive greater media attention, it also contains...more

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The OBBBA’s Impact on Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation

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H.R.1—the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA)—contains several provisions that directly affect employer-provided benefit programs, primarily health and welfare programs....more

Holland & Knight LLP

One Big Beautiful Bill Act Includes $50 Billion Rural Health Transformation Program

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President Donald Trump signed H.R. 1, known as the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBB), into law on July 4, 2025. (For a detailed analysis of the bill, see Holland & Knight's previous alert, "Trump Signs the One Big Beautiful...more

Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP

One not-so-big summary of the compensation and benefits law changes in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act

The One Big Beautiful Bill Act (Act), signed into law on July 4th, contains a number of provisions that will impact employee compensation and benefits. Employers and service providers should start considering the following...more

Snell & Wilmer

The One Big Beautiful Bill Act Brings Beautiful Relief for Telehealth Coverage

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On July 4, 2025, President Trump signed the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (the “Act”) into law. The Act makes permanent the COVID-era safe harbor that allowed high deductible health plans (“HDHPs”) to provide first-dollar...more

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Unpacking the One Big Beautiful Bill’s Employee Benefit Provisions

On July 4, 2025, President Trump signed into law the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (“Act”), a sweeping tax and spending package, which includes provisions that impact employee benefit plans.  These changes affect health savings...more

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One Big Beautiful Bill Act - Employee Benefits Executive Compensation Updates/Changes

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The One Big Beautiful Bill (OBBB) introduces updates for employers offering benefit plans, with changes that affect health savings account (HSA) eligibility, dependent care assistance limits, telehealth services, and more....more

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