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Pharmacy
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Health & Life Sciences News
Bills Ban Gag Clauses in Pharmacy Contracts
By Karen Owen Gibbs, Judith Wethall
On October 10, 2018 President Trump signed two bills that ban “gag clauses” in pharmacy contracts. Congress passed the two bills—one for Medicare prescription drug plans (“Know the Lowest Price…
Pharmacy & Healthcare Legal Blog
Walgreens acquires DaVita pharmacy files
Walgreens has entered into agreement with DaVita to purchase its non-dialysis related prescription files, mostly under Medicare Part D. Currently, DaVita uses a drug distribution facility in Orlando for dispensing…
The Healthcare Investor
5 Key Points on Retail, Specialty, Compounding, and Other Pharmacy Investment Opportunities
The next in our series of posts sharing key takeaways from panels at the Healthcare & Life Sciences Private Equity and Lending Conference focuses on investing in pharmacy businesses. It…
Health Law Rx
Potential Implications to the ACA Under the Incoming Republican Administration – Part IV: Pharmacies
By Martin R. Dix, Martin L. Monaco, Jr., Richard L. Spees
The Affordable Care Act (ACA), as a whole, did not have a significant impact on pharmacy services per se. However, a complete repeal would likely impact certain areas of pharmacy…
Death Penalty
Constitutional Protection for Pharmacy Supplying Missouri Execution Drugs?
By Terry Lenamon / Reba Kennedy
The State of Missouri is buying its lethal injection drugs from a pharmacy. The identity of that supplier is a secret. Does Pharmacy Have Constitutionally Protected Speech Over Products It…
Gender and the Law Prof Blog
Explaining the Law of Pharmacists’ Refusals to Dispense Contraception
By Tracy Thomas
The National Women's Law Center explains the existing law of pharmacists' "right" to refuse to dispense contraception. Pharmacy Refusals 101Refusal to Dispense Contraception are IncreasingReports of pharmacies refusing to fill prescriptions…
Tech Law Blog
Woman Sues Pharmacy for Data Protection Breach
A woman, who claimed a pharmacy allowed her husband to watch CCTV footage of her buying a pregnancy test kit, has allegedly settled a Circuit Court damages claim against the…
Employment Discrimination Report
EEOC Is Targeting Pregnancy Discrimination: Three New Cases
Three new pregnancy discrimination lawsuits filed by the EEOC demonstrate that the EEOC is serious in pursuing its new agenda set forth in the Enforcement Guidance on Pregnancy Discrimination and Related Issues.…
Health Law Prof Blog
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Theodore M. Hammett, Son H. Phan, Julia Gaggin, Patricia Case, Nicholas Zaller, Alexandra Lutnick, Alex H. Kral, Ekaterina V. Fedorova, Robert Heimer, Will Small, Robin A. Pollini, Leo Beletsky, Carl…
Civil Rights Law & Policy Blog
“Where the home in the valley meets the damp dirty prison…
...and the executioner's face is always well hidden." The Associated Press reports the results of its recent survey of state policies as to the identities of providers of execution drugs.…