Taking the Pulse, A Health Care and Life Sciences Video Podcast | Episode 247: Reimagining Cell Therapy for Solid Tumors with Ming-Wei Chen and Fangheng Zhou of RephImmune
HHS Policy Changes, Supreme Court Rulings, and the DOJ-HHS False Claims Act Working Group
Taking the Pulse, A Health Care and Life Sciences Video Podcast | Episode 246: The Next Generation of Treatment for Alzheimer's and Parkinson’s with Neal Goodwin and Pawel Krysiak of Jaya Bio
AI Today in 5: August 11, 2025, The ACHILLES Project Episode
False Claims Act Insights - Bitter Pills: DOJ Targets Pharmacies for FCA Enforcement
Key Discovery Points: BYOD Case Law Covering Subpoenas and Employee Handbooks
Daily Compliance News: June 23, 2025, The Is Walmart Cool Edition
Taking the Pulse: A Health Care & Life Sciences Video Podcast | Episode 239: Understanding the 340B Pricing Program with Chuck Melendi of Disruptive Dialogue
Unexpected Paths to IP Law with Dan Young and Colin White
Navigating Legal Strategies for Covering GLP-1s in Self-Insured Medical Plans — Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation Podcast
Taking the Pulse, A Health Care and Life Sciences Video Podcast | Episode 234: Life-Saving Collaboration in the Life Sciences Industry with John Crowley, President & CEO of BIO
AGG Talks: Cross-Border Business Podcast - Episode 28: How Life Sciences Companies Can Create a Culture of Compliance When Expanding to the U.S. Market
How Life Sciences Companies Can Create a Culture of Compliance When Expanding to the U.S. Market
Podcast - Hot Topics in FDA Regulation: GLP-1s, LDTs, AI and More
Taking the Pulse, A Health Care and Life Sciences Video Podcast | Episode 231: Advancing the Life Sciences Industry with Kendalle O’Connell of MassBio
Compliance Program Effectiveness: Keep it Streamlined and Strategic
AGG Talks: Cross-Border Business Podcast - Episode 26: U.S. Enforcement Trends Targeting Foreign Pharmaceutical and Medical Device Manufacturers
Podcast — Drug Pricing: 2025 J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference Takeaways and Outlook
Prescribing GLP-1 Medications: Be Aware of Legal Limitations
Podcast — The Growth Rocketship: How BridgeBio’s Hub and Spoke Portfolio Strategy Set the Market for the Future of Biotech — Then, Now, and What’s Next?
In this episode of Troutman Pepper Locke's Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation podcast, hosts Lydia Parker and Lynne Wakefield explore the complex legal landscape surrounding the coverage of GLP-1s prescribed for...more
Each week while Congress is in session, our Policy team delivers a key update to highlight a topical benefits, health, or retirement news item from the Hill, such as a newly introduced bill, a summary of a committee hearing,...more
The Florida Regular Legislative Session began on January 9, 2024, and ended on March 8, 2024. Below is a summary of relevant health care laws that will be effective July 1, 2024, if they are approved by Governor DeSantis....more
An employer health plan is the latest target of class action litigation seeking redress for the alleged conduct of the plan's pharmacy benefit manager ("PBM")....more
On January 2, 2024, the United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit (“Tenth Circuit”) denied the State of Oklahoma’s motion for a stay pending appeal to the United States Supreme Court and one week later transferred...more
The United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has filed court pleadings stating that it does not intend to initiate enforcement actions against plans that maintain copay accumulator programs....more
Breaking news: On September 19, 2023, the Oklahoma Attorney General filed a Petition for En Banc Rehearing, challenging the Tenth Circuit panel’s decision in this case and requesting a rehearing before the full Tenth Circuit...more
On August 15, 2023, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit issued an opinion in Pharmaceutical Care Management Association v. Glen Mulready, in his official capacity as Insurance Commissioner of Oklahoma, Oklahoma...more
On April 20, 2023, McDermott’s Alden Bianchi was a speaker at the ERISA Industry Committee’s 2023 Annual Spring Policy Conference, which was held at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C. The panel in which he...more
For plans governed by the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, 29 U.S.C. §§ 1001-1461 (ERISA), the doctrine of federal ERISA preemption over state statutes, regulations or administrative schemes has been a central...more
Section 204 of Title II of Division BB of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 amended the Internal Revenue Code, the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 and the Public Health Service Act to add rules...more
In a move akin to last-minute gift-giving, the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and the Treasury (the “Departments”) released FAQ 56 on December 23, 2022, which provides relief regarding the Prescription Drug...more
Seyfarth Synopsis: On June 25, 2021, the IRS released two information letters related to health savings accounts (“HSAs”) and high deductible health plans (“HDHPs”) addressing: (i) correction of excess employer contributions...more
On July 9, 2021, President Joe Biden announced a broad executive order (the “Order”) intended to boost what it characterizes as stagnant competition across the U.S. economy. The Order, among other things, encourages the...more
Compliance Today (August 2020) - The Department of Justice’s Criminal Fraud division indicted six Texas-based owners and marketers for a scheme to defraud TRICARE and the U.S. Department of Labor, resulting in more than $14...more
Seyfarth Synopsis: Recently, the Trump Administration issued its proposed Notice of Benefit & Payment Parameter for 2021 regulations....more
Underfunded pension liabilities get needed attention The topic of Vermont’s overwhelming state employee and teachers’ pension burdens rears its head on occasion, but legislators quickly move on to challenges more easily...more
Seyfarth Synopsis: The second key trend from our 16th Annual Workplace Class Action Litigation Report involves rulings by the U.S. Supreme Court. Over the past few years, the Supreme Court has issued a number of rulings that...more
Background. These days, almost all employer-sponsored group health plans require an employee (and any dependents) covered under the plan (each are referred to as a “member”) to pay “out-of-pocket” for covered expenses in the...more
Alston & Bird’s Week in Review provides a synopsis of the latest news in health care regulations, notices, and guidance; federal legislation and Congressional committee action; reports, studies, and analyses; and other health...more
While the term “co-pay” might suggest a sharing of costs between patients and their health plans, a recent study by the University of Southern California Schaeffer Center found that almost a quarter of patients are paying...more
The next hearing session of the United States Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation is scheduled for November 30, 2017 in St. Louis, Missouri. Eight matters are set for oral argument to consider motions to transfer each...more
The Agency of Transportation has submitted a proposal to the House Transportation Committee that would allow the agency to seek damages from a utility that fails to move or adjust a utility line that is in a state or local...more
Treasurer Will Build Public Pension Plan for Small Business - State Treasurer Beth Pearce on Wednesday asked the Senate Economic Development, Housing and General Affairs Committee to create the framework for a...more
The December 22 announcement that Deutsche Bank had settled with the DOJ over long-standing RMBS-related claims and investigations for a reported $7.2 billion prompted this Times long-read that traced the Icarus-like rise and...more