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BakerHostetler

Analysis of Healthcare Changes Under the 2025 Tax Legislation

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The Legislation combines spending and policy priorities from 11 congressional committees and will reshape federal policy across nearly every sector of the U.S. economy. With respect to healthcare, more than 35 provisions...more

Dorsey & Whitney LLP

DOJ & HHS Announce Reinvigoration of False Claims Act Working Group and Healthcare Fraud Enforcement Priorities

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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

Smart & Biggar

Update on biosimilars in Canada – June 2025

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This article provides an update on developments in the biosimilar space in Canada—regulatory, approvals, pending submissions, litigation, and market access—since our March 2024 update. Consultation on revised biosimilar...more

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

FDA Announces “Priorities for a New FDA” and a New Vouchers Program to Address National Priorities

On June 10, 2025, FDA Commissioner Martin A. Makary and Chief Medical and Science Officer Vinay Prasad published an article in the Journal of the American Medical Association titled, “Priorities for a New FDA.”1 The article...more

Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck

Key Differences in Provisions Between Draft Senate and House-Passed Reconciliation Bill

Over the last week, the Senate Finance Committee and Senate Agriculture Committee released their portions of reconciliation text, which includes most of the Medicaid and food insecurity provisions. The Senate committees will...more

Hogan Lovells

EU Pharma Law Package: Council Position on Reduction of Regulatory Exclusivity Rights

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On 4 June 2025, the Council of the EU adopted its position on the EU Pharma Law Package legislative proposal to revise the EU’s general pharmaceutical legislation. The Council, consisting of all the 27 EU Member States and...more

Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck

Most-Favored-Nation Drug Pricing in the U.S.

On May 12, President Trump issued an Executive Order (EO) on drug pricing: “Delivering Most-Favored-Nation Prescription Drug Pricing to American Patients.” The EO requires a 30-day government negotiation with drug companies...more

Alston & Bird

Health Care Week in Review | House Passes Budget Reconciliation Package; MAHA Commission Releases Childhood Chronic Disease Report

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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

Polsinelli

The Trump Administration Announces Price Targets as It Takes a Second Swing at “Most Favored Nation” Drug Pricing Model

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At a Glance - MFN Pricing Returns: The EO revives effort to link U.S. drug prices to those in peer countries, calling for voluntary industry action. Aggressive Action on the Table: If progress on voluntary price cuts...more

White & Case LLP

Life Science Private Equity Risk

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Private Equity focused on investment and operations within the Life Science industry faces significant compliance, operational and business risk due to the heavily regulated nature of the investment targets and portfolio...more

Latham & Watkins LLP

How Pharma Should Prep for the Six-bill Avalanche From Congress

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The bipartisan legislative push could create big hurdles for drug development, with concerns mounting over limited patent protections and increased litigation risks, hears Marisa Woutersen. The US pharmaceutical industry...more

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What Life Sciences Companies Need to Know in 2025

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Key Insights for Pharma Manufacturers Regarding the AKS - In a series of recent legal challenges initiated by the pharmaceutical industry against the US Department of Health and Human Services Office of the Inspector General...more

Alston & Bird

Health Care Week in Review | Senate HELP Committee Chair Cassidy Calls for 340B Reforms; House Republicans Launch American-Made...

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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

Morgan Lewis - As Prescribed

Drug Pricing & Access in 2025: Issues to Watch and Developing Strategies

The pharmaceutical industry is a critical component of the global economy, impacting public health, national security, and economic stability. Recent developments—including investigations into the national security...more

Ropes & Gray LLP

China Formalizes Regulatory Data Protection Mechanism

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Recently, the National Medical Products Administration (NMPA) issued the draft version of 'Implementation Measures for Drug Trial Data Protection (hereinafter referred to as the 'Draft for Comments'), aiming to clarify the...more

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Massachusetts Enacts Drug Pricing Legislation: Introducing PBM Licensure, Mandatory Cost Reporting, and Consumer Cost-Sharing...

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On January 8, Massachusetts Governor Maura Healy signed into law “An Act Relative To Pharmaceutical Access, Costs And Transparency.” The Act will have a profound impact on all parties involved in setting and applying drug...more

Gardner Law

FDA Layoffs, RFK Jr. at HHS, and What This Means for FDA-Regulated Companies

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In recent weeks, the FDA has faced significant cuts, including the layoffs of probationary employees. These employees, many of whom had been hired to fill roles left by retirees or to bolster the agency’s staffing during the...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

2025 Perspectives in Private Equity: Health Care & Life Sciences

Private equity investors in health care and life sciences must navigate a complex and shifting landscape influenced by regulatory and policy changes and technological advancements. As private equity investments in the health...more

Maynard Nexsen

President Trump’s Latest Executive Orders Impacting Health Care

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In the first few days of his second presidential term, newly inaugurated President Trump signed a number of executive orders that will have an impact on the health care industry, some issuing new policies and some rescinding...more

Morgan Lewis - Health Law Scan

Trump Executive Order Signals Drug Pricing Reforms Likely on the Horizon

Through the issuance of Inauguration Day executive orders, the Trump Administration signaled its apparent intent to tackle drug pricing reforms over the next four years. However, Biden-era policies are likely to limit a...more

King & Spalding

The Trifecta: What to Expect from a Second Trump Administration and a Republican Congress

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Republicans have swept the 2024 elections, returning Donald Trump to the White House as the 47th President and flipping the Senate to a Republican majority. Having narrowly maintained control of the House of Representatives,...more

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

FTC Sues Nation’s Largest PBMs, Continuing Biden Administration’s Antitrust Scrutiny of the Life Sciences Sector

The Biden administration’s antitrust scrutiny of the life sciences industry continued this week as the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) filed an administrative complaint against the nation’s largest pharmacy benefit managers...more

Arnall Golden Gregory LLP

Healthcare Authority Newsletter - September 2024 #1

News Briefs - HHS Drops Appeal of Court's Ruling in Hospital Web Tracking Case - The Department of Health and Human Services is dropping its appeal of a June U.S. District Court ruling that vacated the government's...more

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FTC Releases Controversial Interim Staff Report on PBMs’ Purported Impact on Drug Prices

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At an Open Commission Meeting on August 1, 2024, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) presented a report prepared by its staff entitled Pharmacy Benefit Managers: The Powerful Middlemen Inflating Drug Costs and Squeezing Main...more

White & Case LLP

Three Drug Pricing Litigation Issues to Watch in the Second Half of 2024

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It has been a busy year for issues related to drug pricing, and with the election around the corner, litigation issues that have been developing over the last few years are likely to be a key focus for the second half of...more

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