The cannabis industry was center stage during the November election, collecting a trove of wins making recreational marijuana legal now in 15 states and approved it for medical use virtually nationwide. The overwhelming nods in the recent election made marijuana
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CMS Publishes Stark Law Final Rules-Updated
In follow up to our post last month, on Wednesday, December 2, The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) published final rules implementing many of the Stark Law changes first proposed in October 2019 (the Final Rules).
These changes…
Supreme Court Rules that Arkansas Act 900, Affecting the Prices that PBMs Pay to Pharmacies, Is Not Preempted Under ERISA
On December 10, 2020, the Supreme Court released its decision in Rutledge v. Pharmaceutical Care Management Association. Justice Sotomayor wrote the Court’s opinion, which was joined by all Members of the Court except Justice Barrett, who did not participate.…
EU Pharmaceutical Strategy
The European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has put an emphasis on health policy since the beginning of her term, by promoting the development of a number of initiatives that will be published in the months and years to…
Cross-Post from Law360: The Legal Implications Of Mobile Health Advancements
By Sarah Rathke
This is a cross post from Law360. Please contact Sarah Rathke, Kristin Bryan or John Wyand with any questions.
In response to American health care needs during the COVID-19 pandemic, the U.S. is seeing a rapid acceleration in…
CMS Releases Final Rules Implementing Stark Law Changes to Reflect Value-Based Healthcare Delivery and Payment Environment
On Friday, November 20, CMS released final rules implementing many Stark Law changes first proposed in October 2019 (the “Final Rules”). This release comes despite earlier suggestions that these Final Rules may be delayed until sometime in 2021. Developed as…
Addressing COVID-19 Vaccine Supply Chain Challenges
By Sarah Rathke
At the time of this writing, two companies, Pfizer Inc. and Moderna, Inc., have announced promising early results from Phase 3 of their COVID-19 vaccine trials. Additional promising results are hoped for from Johnson & Johnson, and AstraZeneca…
Brexit: Phased Approach for Northern Ireland Protocol (NIP) for the Pharmaceuticals Sector
The UK Cabinet Office released a statement last Thursday 5th November 2020 that could provide some breathing space for the UK/EU pharmaceuticals sector during the Brexit transition, by indicating that a one year implementation period would apply to application of…
ONC Delays Timeframes for Information Blocking and Changes To Health IT Certification Program
Last week, the Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”) Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (“ONC”) announced an Interim Final Rule with Comment Period (“IFC”) delaying compliance dates and timeframes for information blocking and the health…
HHS pirouettes back to original position that Provider Relief Fund payments may be used to replace gross revenue, not just profits, lost due to the coronavirus
On October 22, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) updated its guidance on how hospitals and other providers should report their use of the nearly $135 billion in Provider Relief Fund payments that have been distributed. The Provider…