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Government of Canada passes Pharmacare Act

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As previously reported, on February 29, 2024, the Minister of Health introduced Bill C-64, An Act respecting pharmacare (Pharmacare Act), which proposed the foundational principles for the first phase of national universal...more

Seyfarth Shaw LLP

Reproductive Health Care: A Future in Flux with the Next Administration

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Access to reproductive health care has been a part of the national debate for years, and even more so since 2022 when the US Supreme Court issued its ruling in Dobbs overturning decades of precedent established under Roe v....more

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP

Strategies for Meeting Patient Expectations and Improving Patient Experience During Cancer Treatment

Scientific advances have led to a significant reduction in cancer mortality and increased survival rates,  yet the number of annual cancer diagnoses continues to grow, with over two million new diagnoses expected in 2024....more

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP

CMS Releases Guidance on Health Coverage Requirements for Children and Youth Enrolled in Medicaid

On September 26, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) released comprehensive guidance to states that reinforces and clarifies federal Medicaid requirements regarding Early and Periodic Screening, Diagnostics,...more

Epstein Becker & Green

Georgia & North Dakota: More State Judges Question the Constitutionality of Abortion Bans

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State courts continue to debate whether a state’s constitution recognizes a right to “liberty of privacy” or personal autonomy that would encompass the right to make personal health care decisions, including abortion....more

McDermott Will & Emery

Tirzepatide Shortage Resolved

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On October 3, 2024, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) revised its shortage categorization of tirzepatide, a glucagon-like peptide 1 (GLP-1) medication, marking the shortage as “resolved” for all presentations of the...more

Stevens & Lee

Ambulatory Surgery Centers Make Significant Net Patient Revenue Gains in Pennsylvania

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As the health care industry continues to shift its focus to emphasize the delivery and innovation of patient care outside of the hospital, ambulatory surgery centers (ASC) have taken center stage as lower-cost care sites. In...more

Maynard Nexsen

Taking the Pulse, A Health Care and Life Sciences Video Podcast | Episode 207: Long COVID Research & Treatments with Dr. Kashyap...

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This episode, we welcome back one of our favorite guests, Dr. Kashyap Patel, a renowned practicing physician, author, and healthcare thought leader. Dr. Patel has been dedicating much of his attention to analyzing long COVID...more

Napoli Shkolnik

Women Lack Access to Maternity Care. That’s Unacceptable.

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We live in a world where exciting medical research promises to cure cancer, prevent heart attacks, and push back the effects of aging. Sadly, we also live in a world in which “maternity care deserts” are growing across the...more

Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP

Biden Administration Finalizes Stronger Rules On Mental Health Coverage Parity

Summary: Under a final rule released by the Biden administration on Sept. 9, 2024, health insurers will be required to cover mental health care and addiction services on par with other medical conditions. This rule is part of...more

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP

New Guidance on Family Planning in Medicaid: Takeaways for States, Plans, and Providers

For states, managed care organizations, and providers—who all play a vital role in ensuring access to family planning services and supplies for the nearly 20 million women ages 18-44 enrolled in Medicaid1—the CIB reiterates...more

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP

Maryland PDAB Releases Draft Upper Payment Limit Action Plan

On August 9, Maryland’s Prescription Drug Affordability Board (PDAB) released its draft action plan for establishing upper payment limits (UPLs) for drugs identified as causing or likely to cause affordability challenges. The...more

DLA Piper

FemTech and the use of AI

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Due to an exponential growth in the investment in female health and wellbeing, Forbes and Dealroom reported that 2023 saw 1.14 billion USD raised collectively across 120 deals in ‘FemTech’. ...more

Epstein Becker & Green

Medical Diagnostic Equipment Accessibility Regulations Announced by DOJ Under Title II of ADA

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To honor the 34th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), on July 26, 2024, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) signed a long-awaited final rule to improve access to medical diagnostic equipment (MDE) for...more

Epstein Becker & Green

A New Prescription for Access: The Department of Justice Celebrates Anniversary of the ADA by Finally Issuing Title II Medical...

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To honor the 34th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), on July 26, 2024, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) signed a long-awaited final rule to improve access to medical diagnostic equipment (MDE) for...more

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP

New CMS Guidance on the Provision of Medicaid and CHIP Services to Incarcerated Children and Youth

This is an excerpt from a recent Manatt article published on State Health & Value Strategies. Click here to download insight. On July 23, 2024, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released a State Health...more

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP

Ensuring Long-Term Equitable Access to Telehealth in New York State - Opportunities and Challenges

Executive Summary - Telehealth utilization spiked during the COVID-19 pandemic, facilitated by state and federal policy change implemented in response to the COVID-19 public health emergency (PHE) declaration. Utilization...more

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP

Oregon Launches a Basic Health Program

On July 1, Oregon launched a Basic Health Program (BHP) that offers comprehensive health care coverage, including medical, dental, and behavioral health care, with zero premiums and zero cost-sharing for eligible individuals...more

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP

Ensuring Long-Term Equitable Access to Telehealth in New York State, Opportunities and Challenges

Support for this work was provided by the New York Health Foundation (NYHealth). NYHealth’s mission is to improve the health of all New Yorkers, especially people of color and others who have been historically marginalized....more

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP

Biden Administration Launches Dementia Care Model

The CMS Innovation Center has officially launched the Guiding an Improved Dementia Experience (GUIDE) Model, in which 390 participating academic medical systems, small group practices and clinics, hospice agencies,...more

Pullman & Comley - Connecticut Health Law

OHS Issues 2024 Statewide Health Care Facilities and Services Plan

The Connecticut Office of Health Strategy (OHS) has released the 2024 Statewide Health Care Facilities and Services Plan, along with a biennial inventory of all Connecticut health care facilities and services (the Plan)....more

Holtzman Vogel Baran Torchinsky & Josefiak

Early Returns Podcast with Jan Baran - Josh Gerstein: SCOTUS, the Presidential Immunity Case Fallout, and the Dobbs Case Leak...

A very unusual and historic week of political and legal events just preceded America’s Independence Day. The Supreme Court of the United States ended its term with pivotal decisions, including a number that affect former...more

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP

Food for Thought: Expanded Opportunities for Nutrition as Medicine

A recent study published in JAMA estimated that more than six million people in the U.S. have diet-sensitive conditions and activity limitations that could benefit from medically tailored meals, a type of Medically Supportive...more

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP

CMS and ONC Issue Final Rule on E-Prescribing

On June 17, CMS and the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) issued a final rule implementing new standards for e-prescribing under Medicare Part D. ...more

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP

Patient Impact of the Inflation Reduction Act - Administrative Options to Address Changed Incentives for Formulary and Utilization...

Executive Summary- The Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) makes significant changes to the Medicare Part D prescription drug benefit and also directs the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) to enforce...more

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