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Fair Market Value and Commercial Reasonableness Considerations Amid CMS Radiopharmaceutical Reimbursement Challenges
From VMG Health, by Carla Zarazua, Preston Edison, and James Tekippe, CFA: Radiopharmaceutical drugs (RPs) are crucial for diagnosing and treating diseases. However, the current pricing…
New State Health Privacy Laws—Moving Beyond HIPAA and Recasting Consumer Health Data Rights?
From Jones Day, by Alexis S. Gilroy, Lisa M. Ropple, Ryan P. Blaney, Claire E. Castles, Jennifer C. Everett and Kristen Pollock McDonald: The new consumer…
ACA Health Insurance Plans Are Being Switched Without Enrollees’ OK
From National Public Radio, by Julie Appleby: Some consumers are being switched from one ACA insurance plan to another without their consent, potentially disrupting their medical…
California Enacts First-in-Nation Pharmacy Medication Error Reporting Law
From Husch Blackwell, by Kevin Khachatryan: On October 8, 2023, the California Governor signed Assembly Bill 1286 (AB 1286), a comprehensive pharmacy bill aimed at enhancing…
USPTO Issues Training Materials to Examiners for Searching FDA and NIH Resources
From Knobbe Martens, by Joseph Mallon, Ashley Morales: On March 20, 2024, the USPTO issued an alert about new training materials for patent examiners, developed to…
Texas Physicians Push for More Regulation Over Med Spas
From KCENTV, by Baylee Bates: Physicians are raising concerns over the lack of regulation and policy enforcement in the medical spa (med spa) industry, following the…
Behavioral Health Industry Reshaping As a Result of AI
From The National Law Review, Jean Marie R. Pechette, Neal D. Shah, Joelle M. Wilson, Catherine Kozlowski, Matthew T. Lin: Artificial Intelligence (AI) is significantly influencing…
Health Care Groups Resist Cybersecurity Rules in Wake of Landmark Breach
From CyberScoop, by AJ Vicens and Elias Groll: A devestating cyberattack on payment processor Change Healthcare has spurred discussions in Washington about urgent cybersecurity regulations for…
Inside the Healthcare Industry: The Growing Importance of Intellectual Property Valuations
From J.S. Held, by Magi Curtis, Noor Al-Banna, Greg Campanella: Healthcare and life sciences companies are increasingly recognizing the importance of Intellectual Property (IP) in their…