Health Care / Medicine
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Government, Health Care / Medicine
Regulatory Roundup: Narcan’s Nod, An ALS Adcomm, FDA Holds Lifted & More
Narcan, a nasal spray product that reverses the effects of opioid overdose, is now FDA approved for non-prescription use. Other recent FDA approvals include decisions for drugs from Pharming Group, Incyte, and Aurion Biotech. -
Courts, Health Care / Medicine
Ohio Sues Express Scripts, Cigna, Prime Therapeutics, And Humana Calling PBMs ‘Modern Gangsters’
The complaint alleges multiple violations of the Valentine Act, Ohio’s antitrust law, which prohibits price fixing, controlled sales, and other agreements that restrain trade and hurt competition. - Sponsored
Navigating Financial Success by Avoiding Common Pitfalls and Maximizing Firm Performance
In this CLE-eligible webinar, we’ll explore the most common accounting pitfalls and how to avoid them for your firm. -
Health Care / Medicine, Technology
AI Is At The Intersection Of Safety And Equity In Healthcare
Hidden biases, reduced privacy, and over-reliance on non-transparent, decision-making black boxes can cut against democratic values, potentially putting our civil rights at risk. This means that the effective and equitable use of AI will be based on solving inherent ethical, safety, data privacy and cybersecurity challenges.
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Courts
The 'Skinny Labels' Case Will Have A Huge Impact On The Affordability Of Healthcare
I wish staying healthy could be cheaper. -
Health Care / Medicine
Study Finds Inconsistent Data In Insurers’ Online Provider Directories
Conducted by researchers at the University of Colorado medical school, the new report is the latest to gauge the extent of a costly problem that federal regulators are working to solve: Information about doctors varies from provider directory to provider directory. -
Courts, Health Care / Medicine
Court Ruling Leaves 340B Providers Waiting For Clarity About The Use Of Contract Pharmacies
In recent years, manufacturers have restricted access to 340B pricing for drugs dispensed through contract pharmacies. The federal government has advised manufacturers that such restrictions are unlawful, and manufactures have challenged government enforcement actions in federal court. -
Government, Health Care / Medicine
How The EU’s New Data Laws Could Affect American Health Tech Companies
In the EU, there is a widespread distrust of American tech companies, according to a recent conference presentation by an international healthcare lawyer. Because of this, the EU has established a number of new laws protecting its citizens' data privacy and creating frameworks for the secure exchange of information — laws that American health tech companies will have to comply with if they do business in the EU. -
Health Care / Medicine
42 Hospitals Sue HHS For ‘Tens of Millions’ Of Dollars In Delayed Medicare DSH Payments
The hospitals allege that the Medicare program 'unlawfully withheld and unreasonably denied' DSH payments for decades. - Sponsored
The Business Case For AI At Your Law Firm
ChatGPT ushers in the age of generative AI – even for law firms. -
Government, Health Care / Medicine
‘The Stakes Couldn’t Be Higher’: How DEA’s Proposal Will Affect Telehealth Controlled Substance Prescribing
The DEA recently released proposed rules that would require an in-person visit before a patient can receive a telehealth prescription for a controlled substance. The DEA touts the change as a way to ensure patient safety, but several telehealth advocates argue it will greatly disrupt access for those who need the drugs — especially at a time when the mental health and substance use crisis is growing. -
Government, Health Care / Medicine
Bipartisan Legislation Efforts Build Against PBMs
A bipartisan group of House representatives introduced the Drug Price Transparency in Medicaid Act. The bill would ban spread pricing in Medicaid programs. -
Health Care / Medicine
What Keeps One Advocate Up At Night About The No Surprises Act
Patricia Kelmar, healthcare campaigns director at the Public Interest Research Group, is an advocate for the No Surprises Act. But there's one thing that bothers her: the fact that providers can ask patients to waive their surprise billing protections, she said. -
Health Care / Medicine
Joint Commission CEO Wants To 'Dispel The Myth' That Decarbonizing Healthcare Is Costly
Some actions to reduce healthcare's carbon footprint actually will save money, said Jonathan Perlin, CEO of the nonprofit national and international accrediting organization. -
Government, Health Care / Medicine
NAACP, Lawmakers File Federal Complaints Over Wellstar’s Hospital Closures In Black Communities
Georgia policymakers, county officials, and the NAACP are asking the federal government to investigate Wellstar Health System’s closure of two Atlanta-area hospitals in predominantly Black neighborhoods. Complaints have recently been filed with the DOJ, IRS, and HHS' civil rights office.
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The Business Case For AI At Your Law Firm
ChatGPT ushers in the age of generative AI – even for law firms.
Sponsored
Is The Future Of Law Distributed? Lessons From The Tech Adoption Curve
The rise of remote work has dramatically reshaped the relationship between Lawyers and Law Firms, see how Scale LLP has taken the steps to get…
Sponsored
Legal AI: 3 Steps Law Firms Should Take Now
If 2023 introduced legal professionals to generative AI, then 2024 will be when law firms start adapting to utilize it. Things are moving fast, so…
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Navigating Financial Success by Avoiding Common Pitfalls and Maximizing Firm Performance
In this CLE-eligible webinar, we’ll explore the most common accounting pitfalls and how to avoid them for your firm.
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Early Adopters Of Legal AI Gaining Competitive Edge In Marketplace
How to best leverage generative AI as an early adopter with ethical use.
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Government, Health Care / Medicine
How SAMHSA Is Tackling The Mental Health Workforce Shortage
The organization has several resources and grant programs in place to recruit more providers and support primary care physicians in treating mental health. -
Government, Health Care / Medicine
HHS Cites 27 Medicare-Covered Drugs Whose Prices Rose Faster Than Inflation
Companies who raised drug prices higher than the rate of inflation must rebate the difference to Medicare, according to a provision of the Inflation Reduction Act. -
Government, Health Care / Medicine
US Sues Rite Aid For Ignoring Glaring ‘Red Flags’ In Opioid Prescriptions
The DOJ claimed that Rite Aid violated the Controlled Substances Act by filling unlawful prescriptions for addictive drugs, as well as the False Claims Act when the chain sought reimbursement from federal healthcare programs for these prescriptions. -
Courts
Facebook Is For Keeping In Touch With That Kid From 8th Grade. And Having Your Health Data Shared By Healthcare Providers, Apparently.
How many apples a day keep away privacy violations? -
Government, Health Care / Medicine
Feds Expected To Scrutinize COVID-Era Payments To Providers
Hospitals, clinics, nursing homes, and other providers collected billions in government aid during the pandemic. Federal auditors may soon come knocking to ensure the money was spent correctly. -
Health Care / Medicine
Cerebral Admits That It Wrongly Shared Data Of 3.1M Users
Cerebral recently notified 3.1 million of its users that their private health information was shared with tech companies like Meta, Google, and TikTok. The data breach stemmed from Cerebral's use of pixel tracking technology, which the company said has been discontinued or reconfigured. -
Health Care / Medicine
Lawmakers Are Cracking Down On Companies Using Health Data For Advertising
Three senators recently introduced legislation that would ban the use of health data for advertising and marketing purposes. The proposed legislation comes amid media reports claiming that data brokers are selling social media companies patients' location data, as well as reports that hospitals and digital health startups are collecting patients’ online data and sharing it with tech giants such as Facebook and Google.