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U.S. Supreme Court Holds Medicaid’s Any-Qualified-Provider Provision Does Not Confer Enforceable Rights

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The U.S. Supreme Court, in a 6-3 decision, ruled that the Medicaid Act’s any-qualified-provider provision does not confer individual rights enforceable under 42 U.S.C. §1983. This decision reverses the Fourth Circuit’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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The Week in Weed: May 2025 # 3

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Welcome back to The Week in Weed, your Friday look at what’s happening in the world of legalized marijuana. This week, Wisconsin’s legislature says no to the Governor’s cannabis proposal. Pennsylvania’s Senate says no to 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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New Mexico Becomes Third State in the U.S. to Legalize Access to Psilocybin

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On April 7, 2025, New Mexico Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham signed into law SB-219, the Medical Psilocybin Act (the Act), making New Mexico the third state in the country to create a legal pathway for patients to access...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

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Gold Dome Report - Legislative Day 26 - February 2024

The Georgia General Assembly kicked off Crossover Week on Monday, intensifying the mad dash for legislators and lobbyists working to ensure their bills pass their origin chamber and live to see Legislative Day 29. Expect...more

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HB 1053 Proposes Tripling Medical Marijuana Facility Proximity Rules

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A newly proposed piece of Florida legislation, HB 1053, aims to triple the required “buffer” distance between schools and medical marijuana treatment centers that cultivate, process, or dispense medical cannabis....more

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Trending in Telehealth: January 4 – 15, 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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The Week in Weed: December 2023 # 4

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Welcome back to The Week in Weed, your Friday look at what’s happening in the world of legalized marijuana. This week, we have news from several states, but we begin with a letter from several former U.S. attorneys about...more

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Georgia’s Medical Marijuana Program: DEA Busts the Low-Dose THC Party Before It Starts

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Despite the federal ban on the sale, use, and possession of cannabis in the U.S., in October, Georgia became the first U.S. state to allow pharmacies to sell low-dose tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) products. Pursuant to statutes...more

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Georgia to Become First State in the Nation to Allow Medical Marijuana in Pharmacies

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The Georgia Board of Pharmacy has begun accepting applications from independent, licensed pharmacies for authorization to dispense authorized medical marijuana products, and nearly 120 pharmacies reportedly have agreed to...more

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Access to Abortion Pill in Limbo: Navigating the Intricacies of Conflicting Federal Court Rulings in Texas and Washington State

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s (“FDA”) approval of the commonly-used abortion medication, Mifepristone, has been curtailed following dueling federal court decisions in Texas and Washington. Just days after a Texas...more

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State Attorneys General Flex in a Post-Dobbs world – can complying with federal regulatory guidance constitute racketeering...

Are State Attorneys General expanding their reach in this Post-Dobbs world? On February 1, 2023, twenty state Attorneys General signed letters to both CVS and Walgreens warning the giant retail pharmacies against mailing...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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Gold Dome Report – Legislative Day 22 2022

The House and Senate did get some work done on Legislative Day 22, including approval of the $1.6 billion tax refund package proposed by Governor Kemp in his State of the State address by the House (HB 1302)....more

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New York Doubles Down on Telehealth

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As policymakers have responded to the COVID pandemic, they have implemented a variety of changes that create tremendous opportunities in the post-COVID world.  Perhaps the most significant of these is in the area of...more

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Connecticut Extends Expansion of Access to Telehealth Services

On March 14, 2021, Connecticut Governor Lamont issued Executive Order 10C (EO 10C), which extends provisions of Public Act 20-2 (PA 20-2), a law passed by the Connecticut legislature in July 2020 that “provided additional...more

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California Governor Signs SB 855, Increasing Coverage for Mental Health and Substance Abuse Disorders

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California Governor Gavin Newsom on September 25 signed Senate Bill 855, Health coverage: mental health or substance use disorders, into law. The law increases health and disability insurers’ coverage obligations for mental...more

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Telehealth services expanded in Ohio by new executive order

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On July 16, 2020, Ohio Governor DeWine issued Executive Order (2020-29D), authorizing the adoption of new and amended emergency rules for the provision of telehealth services in the state. ...more

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Connecticut DCP Issues Guidance for Remotely Refilling Prescriptions

The Connecticut Department of Consumer Protection Drug Control Division (DCP) has issued guidance for health care providers regarding refills and reissuances of controlled substance prescriptions for patients without an...more

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Understanding the Department of Managed Health Care’s Response to COVID-19

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On March 5th, the Department of Managed Health Care (DMHC) issued its first COVID-19 related All-Plan Letter (APL 20-006) regarding screening and testing. The DMHC directed all full service commercial and Medi-Cal health care...more

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Massachusetts Issues COVID-19 Orders and Related Guidance for Pharmacies and Pharmacy Professionals

On March 24, 2020, the Massachusetts Commissioner of Public Health issued a Pharmacy Practice Order related to pharmacy practice by retail and institutional pharmacies....more

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COVID-19 Update: Ohio Pharmacy Board issues guidance regarding practice of pharmacy

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The Ohio Board of Pharmacy (OBOP) is actively working to modify its rules or formulate temporary guidance and procedures to help combat the spread of COVID-19 (coronavirus) and aid in the delivery of pharmacy care to impacted...more

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Vermont Health Care Update 02-17-2020 - An analysis from DRM's Health Law Team

Push to end surprise medical billing - The Senate Finance Committee heard from providers and health insurers on S.309, a bill that prohibits certain provisions in contracts between health insurers and health care...more

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