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Media Reports FTC Poised to Sue PBMs

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP on 7/22/2024

In the wake of the FTC’s July 9 vote to release an interim staff report on PBMs, several media outlets are reporting that the Commission is poised to sue large PBMs. The timing and nature of the litigation is unspecified,...more

Court Rules in Favor of Manufacturers in 340B Drug Shipment Case

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP on 5/30/2024

On May 21, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit upheld the right of pharmaceutical manufacturers to place at least some restrictions on the shipment of 340B drugs to contract pharmacies of 340B...more

A Pharmacist's Guide To Prescription Drug Fraud Investigations

Hendershot Cowart P.C. on 3/22/2024

Prescription drug fraud has long been a focus for government regulators, but it has taken on new significance in the wake of America’s opioid crisis. The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), Department of Health and Human...more

Health Care Providers Navigate Fallout of Major Cyberattack on Change Healthcare

ArentFox Schiff on 3/15/2024

Change Healthcare, an affiliate of Optum and UnitedHealth Group, processes more than 15 billion health care transactions annually and touches one of every three patient records. On February 21, Change disconnected its...more

Privacy Briefs: December 2023

Health Care Compliance Association (HCCA) on 12/8/2023

Report on Patient Privacy 23, no. 12 (December, 2023) Northwell Health in New York and Cook County Health in Chicago each experienced impacts from a breach at Nevada-based transcription company Perry Johnson & Associates...more

ArentFox Schiff Issues the First Global Definitive Legal Guide for Industries Navigating AI

ArentFox Schiff on 8/29/2023

Artificial intelligence promises to transform the way we live and work and its impact will undoubtedly stretch to every business sector across the globe. This next generation of technology brings exciting possibilities and...more

Not What the Doctor Ordered: GoodRx to Pay $1.5 Million in FTC’s First Enforcement of the Health Breach Notification Rule

Wyrick Robbins Yates & Ponton LLP on 2/15/2023

The Federal Trade Commission earlier this month undertook an enforcement action against online pharmacy and telehealth provider GoodRx, in the latest example of the agency seriously pursuing its role as the nation’s de facto...more

Hot Topics in Health Care January 2023

Burr & Forman on 1/18/2023

Court Remands Remedy for Unlawful 340B Rule to HHS - On January 10, 2023, the DC District Court remanded the issue of how to remedy five years of underpayments to 340B hospitals to the Department of Health and Human...more

5 Major Drug and Device Developments of 2022

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP on 12/23/2022

As we ring in the new year, it is time once again to reflect on some of the most significant legal developments for drug and device companies this year. The list below is by no means exhaustive (who could forget the Rule 702...more

Build Back Better: All Eyes on the Senate

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP on 12/8/2021

The Big Picture - On November 19, the House of Representatives passed the Build Back Better Act (BBB) (H.R. 5376) by a vote of 220–213. The BBB contains a number of health and social policy priorities that are widely viewed...more

[Webinar] Digital Health: Disruptive Technology or Just a Disruption? - October 23rd, 1:00 pm ET

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP on 10/8/2019

The digital health market is projected to reach $536.6 billion by 2025 and transform every aspect of healthcare. Which advances hold true potential and which are just hype? Find out at a new Manatt webinar. Digital...more

Massachusetts HPC Health Care Cost Trends Hearing: Key Takeaways

Mintz - Health Care Viewpoints on 10/25/2018

The Massachusetts Health Policy Commission (“HPC”) held its annual Health Care Cost Trends Hearing on October 16-17, 2018. The hearing covered a wide range of topics affecting the health care industry here in the Commonwealth...more

White Collar Crime Law Enforcement in a Trump Justice Department - 8 Predictions

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP on 11/30/2016

After a conventional presidential campaign, determining the policy priorities and direction of the incoming administration with respect to the Justice Department’s white collar law enforcement responsibilities can be a...more

A Trump Presidency: Potential Impact on Employee Benefits Law and Policy

Franczek P.C. on 11/10/2016

For many months, we have been speculating about how the results of the 2016 presidential election would impact employee benefits policy going forward. Now that Donald Trump has won the election and Republicans have secured a...more

Arrest of Pharma Executive on Federal Kickback Charges Sends Strong Message About DOJ's Initiative on Personal Accountability

Baker Donelson on 11/11/2015

Federal agents recently arrested the former president of an Allergan PLC division on charges of conspiring to pay kickbacks to physicians to induce them to prescribe the company's drugs. On October 28, 2015, a grand jury in...more

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