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Breaking Down Federal Policies to Address Drug Shortages

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In the wake of persistent drug shortages that compromise patient care and safety, the Biden administration and Congress have proposed policies to strengthen the pharmaceutical supply chain. Using authorities under both...more

Mintz - Health Care Viewpoints

HHS, ONC HTI-1 Final Rule Introduces New Transparency Requirements for Artificial Intelligence in Certified Health IT

The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) was tasked with coordinating efforts to regulate artificial intelligence (AI) in health care under the November 2023 Executive Order on the Safe, Secure, and Trustworthy...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Congress and White House Press Ahead on AI in Health Care & Life Sciences

Last year, both Congress and the Biden-Harris administration noticeably increased their attention on Artificial Intelligence (AI). Key congressional committees explored AI implications for health care & life sciences, and the...more

Mintz - Health Care Viewpoints

Biden Executive Order Calls for HHS to Establish Health Care-Specific Artificial Intelligence Programs and Policies

On October 30, 2023, the Biden Administration released and signed an Executive Order on the Safe, Secure, and Trustworthy Development and Use of Artificial Intelligence (Executive Order) that articulates White House...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

10 Health Issues to Watch as Congress Returns from August Recess

Health care has been one of the most active issue areas in the 118th Congress. The activity by the health committees of jurisdiction in both the House and the Senate has been fueled in part by efforts to reauthorize various...more

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Biden Administration Executive Order On Promoting Competition In The American Economy: Drug Pricing And Healthcare Industry...

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On July 9, 2021, President Biden enacted a sweeping executive order creating a “whole‑of-government competition policy.” Morrison & Foerster outlined the administration’s policy in a recent client alert that provides a...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Trade Secret Protection & the COVID-19 Cure: Observations on Federal Policy-Making & Potential Impact on Biomedical Advances

As the COVID-19 pandemic spreads throughout the United States and Americans anxiously await the arrival of a vaccine, biotech companies are grappling with the uncertainty of patent protection for COVID related biomedical...more

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Court of Appeals Affirms Judgment that Struck Down Rule Mandating Price Disclosure in Pharmaceutical Ads

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Holland & Knight's July 2019 Healthcare Law Update reported on a decision by the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia that struck down a final rule promulgated by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services...more

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Washington Healthcare Update - November 2019 #4

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This week in Washington: The House and Senate are out for Thanksgiving recess this week. Congress - Hearings/Markups - House Committee on the Judiciary: “The Patent Trial and Appeal Board and the Appointments Clause:...more

Mintz - Health Care Viewpoints

HHS Files Brief in D.C. Circuit Supporting Drug Pricing Transparency Rule

As promised, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) filed a brief in the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit challenging the district court’s holding that the Secretary lacked the...more

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP

The Final Rule’s Impact on Drug Pricing Transparency

Editor’s Note: On May 8, the administration issued the much-anticipated final rule requiring drug manufacturers to disclose wholesale acquisition prices in their broadcast advertising. The debate around the rule has been...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

A Dialogue With Corporate Counsel: Skadden’s Eighth Annual Pharmaceutical and Medical Device Seminar

On October 30, 2018, Skadden hosted its Eighth Annual Pharmaceutical and Medical Device Enforcement and Litigation Seminar in New York City, which focused on U.S. enforcement issues faced by companies throughout the industry....more

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

HHS Proposes New Rule Requiring Drug TV Advertisements to Include the Drug's Retail Price

Prescription drug pricing in the U.S. has received significant and widespread attention lately from the media, consumers, and the government. For example, the Washington Post ran an article that examines the sometimes opaque...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

Launch of openFDA Increases Accessibility to Adverse Drug Event Reports

On June 2, 2014, the Food and Drug Administration launched openFDA, a program designed to improve access to publicly available data beginning with adverse event reports. While greater accessibility to adverse event reports...more

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