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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

Miles & Stockbridge P.C.

A Win for Virtual Care: Telehealth Flexibilities Remain in Place (For Now)

The short-term spending bill President Donald Trump signed into law last month included the extension of several telehealth waivers by entering a new termination date of Sept. 30 into the existing law. These waivers, called...more

Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP

Gold Dome Report - Legislative Day 40 (Sine Die) - April 2025

Like air out of a balloon, the Georgia General Assembly concluded its 2025 Legislative Session on Friday with an exasperated but exhausted "PFFFFffffT." While many lawmakers and lobbyists floated through the halls during the...more

McCarter & English, LLP

New Jersey FY 2026—Department of Health Budget Hearing

On April 3, 2025, New Jersey Department of Health (NJDOH) Commissioner Dr. Kaitlan Baston appeared before the Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee to present Governor Murphy’s proposed Fiscal Year 2026 State Budget for...more

Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP

Gold Dome Report - Legislative Day 39 - April 2025

Strike up the band! The penultimate day of the 2025 Legislative Session has come! Legislative Day 39 continues as this Gold Dome Report goes online, and Sine Die Eve has already proven to be a spectacle. From a marching band...more

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Alert: New Mexico Is a Step Closer to Legalizing the Supervised Use of Psilocybin

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We’ve previously highlighted psilocybin as an alternative treatment for various neuropsychiatric disorders, including anxiety, depression, and PTSD, along with legislative efforts at the state and federal levels to legalize...more

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Gold Dome Report - Legislative Day 29 - March 2025

While many lawmakers and lobbyists crawled into the Georgia State Capitol on Monday after the double-whammy of Crossover Day and the return of Daylight Savings Time (to Senator Ben Watson’s chagrin), a few select legislators...more

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New York Court of Appeals Upholds Adult Home Admission Regulations

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New York Department of Health (DOH) regulations provide that an adult home may not admit additional residents with serious mental illness if it has a capacity of 80 or more beds and its resident population is over 25% persons...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

MAHA Picks Up Momentum with the President’s Make America Healthy Again Commission

On February 13, the Senate approved Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s nomination to serve as Secretary of Health and Human Services and the White House shortly thereafter issued an Executive Order establishing the Make America Healthy...more

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White House Establishes MAHA Commission Under Leadership of New HHS Secretary Kennedy

On Feb. 13, moments after Robert F. Kennedy Jr. was confirmed as secretary of health and human services, President Donald Trump issued his first health care Executive Order (EO) under new leadership, laying the groundwork to...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Establishing the President's Make America Healthy Again Commission (Trump EO Tracker)

This order establishes a policy of the federal government to aggressively combat health challenges facing Americans, including mental health, obesity, diabetes, and other chronic diseases. The order establishes the...more

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP

A Deeper Dive Into the Making America Healthy Again Commission’s Executive Order and Its Implications

On February 13, 2025, shortly after Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., was confirmed by the U.S. Senate as secretary of Health and Human Services, President Donald Trump issued an executive order establishing the Make America Healthy...more

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“Making America Healthy Again”: The impact on the FDA, life sciences, and healthcare sectors

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President Donald Trump recently issued an Executive Order (EO) establishing the President's Make America Healthy Again (MAHA) Commission. The EO, issued on February 13, 2025, addresses a range of issues, including chronic...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Establishing the President's Make America Healthy Again Commission

This order establishes a policy of the federal government to aggressively combat health challenges facing Americans, including mental health, obesity, diabetes, and other chronic diseases. The order establishes the...more

TNG Consulting

Carl Sandburg College: Embracing a Proactive Model of Care

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Improving a Behavioral Intervention Team (BIT) can be challenging. Drafting and revising policies and procedural manuals and presenting these initiatives to faculty, the Board, and the community requires a thoughtful...more

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Better Health Care Newsletter - February 2025

Long before Christians in ancient Rome venerated Valentine and designated the priest-physician as the patron saint of lovers, the Greeks had studied humanity’s varied affection for members of our species. The ancients defined...more

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New York Note: NYS FY26 Executive Budget, City Legislation, Chief Nonprofit Officer

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Last Tuesday, Governor Hochul released her $252B FY26 Executive Budget. The proposal includes funding for $1B in tax cuts for middle class New Yorkers, $3B in rebate checks, $800M to expand the state’s child tax credit, $340M...more

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New Year, New FTC Chair & State AG Priorities

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Pennsylvania AG Dave Sunday was sworn in January 22, 2025. FTC Commissioner Andrew N. Ferguson was appointed Chairman on January 22, 2025....more

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Gold Dome Report - Legislative Day 5 - January 2025

As the world reacted to the shove heard round the world, the General Assembly kept a low profile on Friday. Convening an hour earlier than the Senate, the House gaveled in and out before senators even made it to their desks....more

TNG Consulting

Tip of the Week: BIT Standards for Higher Education – Standard 15 

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Next, in our series on NABITA’s Industry Standards for Behavioral Intervention Teams, we review Standard 15, which explores interventions. The following will provide recommendations for best practices that can help a BIT...more

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Broad Street Brief: Wellness Village to Open This Month

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Mayor Parker Marks Opening of Riverview Wellness Village- This week, Mayor Cherelle Parker unveiled the new Riverview Wellness Village in Northeast Philadelphia, a key part of her administration’s strategy to address...more

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

COVID-19 Telehealth Flexibilities Extending and Enduring

In the wake of an end of year filled with intense negotiations and political wrangling, Congress has successfully enacted the American Relief Act, 2025 ("the Budget Bill" or "legislation"), narrowly averting a government...more

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Understanding Loneliness and Its Impact on Senior Health

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Research has increasingly shown a connection between loneliness and adverse health outcomes, including a higher risk of premature death, serious health issues, and elevated suicide rates. Loneliness—a sense of disconnection...more

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“Parents Under Pressure”: The Surgeon General’s Warning About Parental Stress and How Law Firms Should Address It

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In this episode of “Real Talk,” Lowenstein lawyers Megan Monson, Nicole Fulfree, and Rachel Moseson Dikovics discuss the Surgeon General’s recent advisory titled “Parents Under Pressure,” which described the state of American...more

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Better Health Care Newsletter - November 2024

For decades, the U.S. Surgeon General has shined a light on hazards to the health of Americans, both for individuals and society at large. The beacons have worked to persuade lots of people to improve health habits....more

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