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
Last week, the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced that it will undergo a major restructuring and plans to eliminate 10,000 employees on top of 10,000 HHS employees who have already departed (20,000...more
On March 3, 2025, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”) announced a new policy to reverse course on certain public notice and comment procedures. This marks a significant change to a process in place for...more
The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), together with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) published two final rules covering the prescription of controlled substances via telemedicine in limited contexts...more
On December 10, 2024, Senator Markey (D-Mass) and Senator Mike Braun (R-Ind.) sent a letter to various private equity (PE) firms who have invested in opioid treatment programs (OTPs). The letter requested information...more
The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) is once again extending telemedicine prescribing flexibilities for controlled substances. This latest extension, which is now the third extension of such flexibilities originally...more
Previously published in Healthcare News and Healthcare Michigan. On February 8, 2024, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) finalized revisions to 42 CFR Part 2. Read on to learn more about Part 2, the changes,...more
This Week in Washington: HHS announces reorganization of health technology offices; House recesses early because of an inability to pass appropriations bills; Senate Finance Committee chairman introduces legislation to...more
On July 10, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Proposed Rule (Proposed Rule) for the calendar year 2025. The Proposed Rule would implement certain provisions of the...more
The Kids Online Health and Safety Task Force, which is co-led by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS) Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) and the U.S. Department of Commerce’s...more
This Week in Washington: House Appropriations Committee marks up FY2025 Labor-HHS-Education and the Agriculture- FDA and Related Agencies funding bills; Senate Appropriations Committee marks up FY2025 Agriculture-FDA and...more
Without stable housing, recovery for substance use disorder is nearly impossible. “Recovery housing” (or more commonly referred to as a “sober home” or a “sober living residence”) is a broad term that describes a safe,...more
On April 4, 2024, a final rule published on February 2, 2024 (the Final Rule) went into effect that concerns medication for the treatment of opioid use disorder. The Final Rule, published by the Substance Abuse and Mental...more
In a December 2023 blog post, we discussed the HHS proposed revisions to the Part 2 regulations and that finalization of those regulations was imminent. On February 8, 2024, HHS through the Substance Abuse and Mental Health...more
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”) in coordination with the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (“SAMHSA”) issued a Final Rule on February 16, 2024 (effective April 16, 2024) to...more
On February 8, 2024, the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) and Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) jointly issued a final rule to amend the...more