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The FTC Launches A Dedicated Healthcare Task Force

On March 20, 2026, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced it was launching a Healthcare Task Force that will "engage in a coordinated...

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Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP

Ready, Set, Press Pause: Legal Risks And Best Practices To Implement Before Recording With An AI Scribe

As healthcare providers and institutions explore ways in which artificial intelligence (AI) can address persistent operational...

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McDermott Will & Schulte

Arnold & Porter M&A Partner On Seattle’s Evolving Deal Market

Annette Becker, who joined the firm’s new Seattle hub last year after nearly 25 years at K&L Gates, discusses building an M&A platform amid AI-driven deal complexity...

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Arnold & Porter

Takeaways From A Recent Opinion On Assignments Of Benefits In Payer Disputes

On March 9, a federal court in Connecticut issued a decision in Abira Medical Laboratories LLC v. Aetna Inc. et al. that underscores the continuing importance of clear and comprehensive assignment-of-benefits language in payer disputes.

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ArentFox Schiff

CMS Imposes Medicare DMEPOS Moratorium (And Florida Says, "Hold My Beer")

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McDermott Will & Schulte

FTC And DOJ Seek Public Comment On Premerger Form

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Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP

Florida Announces Medicaid DMEPOS Supplier Enrollment Moratorium

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Greenberg Traurig, LLP

One Big, Beautiful, “Historic” Opportunity: The Impact Of The Rural Health Transformation Program In Tennessee

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Butler Snow LLP

ORI Issues New Confidentiality Guidance Under The Revised Research Misconduct Regulations

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Holland & Knight

The Doctor Is In—Breach: Five Pitfalls In Physician Employment Agreements

United States Employment

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Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP

CMS Releases PY 2020 RADV Audit Methods And Instructions: Key Takeaways For Health Plans

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Crowell & Moring LLP

How Does Florida SB 158 Change Breast Imaging Billing Laws? | Medical Billing Attorneys

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Johnson, Pope, Bokor, Ruppel & Burns

Health Care Litigation: Selecting The Right Expert Is Critical For A Successful Case

United States Healthcare

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Foley & Lardner

CMS Considers New Ownership And Identity Verification Requirements For Medicare-Enrolled Providers And Suppliers

United States Healthcare

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Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP

Federal Government Continues Anti-Fraud Enforcement In The Sports Industry And Signals Desire To Work Cooperatively With Organizations Under Investigation

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Steptoe LLP

Congress Proposes Major Overhaul Of WARN: What Employers Need To Know About The Fair Warning Act

United States Employment

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Proskauer Rose LLP

Simpson Thacher Sustainability And ESG: Regulatory Update – March 2026

United States Commercial

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Simpson Thacher & Bartlett

Sanctions Update: March 9, 2026

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Steptoe LLP

March 2026: Federal Deadlines That Will Reshape The AI Regulatory Landscape

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Baker Botts LLP

Is Prior Authorization Reform In Name Only?

Prior authorization reform is suddenly everywhere. States are passing new laws. CMS has finalized sweeping interoperability rules.

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Jones Walker

FTC's Launch Of Healthcare Task Force: Expanded Enforcement And Policy Advocacy

Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Chairman Andrew Ferguson announced the launch of a Healthcare Task Force on March 20, 2026, signaling a significant escalation in the FTC's approach to healthcare oversight.

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Mintz

Texas Attorney General Takes On Pharma Again

Texas Attorney General, Ken Paxton, is after pharma once again—invoking a very familiar theory.

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Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP

340B Drug Pricing Program: Rebate Model Considerations (Podcast)

In this episode, Gabriel Scott, Mark Ogunsusi, and Amanda Smith take a focused look at the 340B Drug Pricing Program, with particular attention to recent developments related to proposals for a 340B rebate model.

United States Healthcare

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K&L Gates LLP

The 2026 OPPS Drug Acquisition Cost Survey: Response Deadline Extended

United States Healthcare

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K&L Gates LLP

ACCESS Granted: Outcome And Value-Based CMS Model For Digital Health Management

United States Healthcare

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Jones Day

Government Enforcement Trends

United States Healthcare

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Arnold & Porter

Board Of Pharmacy Enforcement Is Accelerating: What Pharmacies And Industry Stakeholders Need To Do Now

United States Healthcare

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Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney PC

Warning Signs: Congressional Investigations In 2026 And Beyond

United States Government

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Holland & Knight

FDA Announces Public Hearing And Opportunity To Comment On National Priority Voucher Pilot Program

United States Healthcare

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Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Georgia Federal Suit Pending Over Gender-Affirming Care For Prisoners

United States Employment

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Hall Benefits Law

Holland & Knight Health Dose: March 24, 2026

United States Healthcare

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Holland & Knight

Aetna Pays $117.7 Million As Government Intensifies Medicare Advantage Scrutiny

United States Criminal

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Arnold & Porter

The Federal Trade Commission Forms Healthcare Task Force To Address Competition In Healthcare Markets

United States Anti-trust

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Duane Morris LLP

Georgia Federal Suit Pending Over Gender-Affirming Care For Prisoners

After the state of Georgia passed S.B. 185, a law that removed funding for gender-affirming healthcare in prisons...

United States Employment

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Hall Benefits Law

Holland & Knight Health Dose: March 24, 2026

The U.S. House of Representatives and U.S. Senate have one week remaining before they are scheduled to adjourn for the Easter holiday.

United States Healthcare

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Holland & Knight

Aetna Pays $117.7 Million As Government Intensifies Medicare Advantage Scrutiny

This month, Aetna Inc. (Aetna) entered into two settlement agreements with the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Inspector General (OIG) in which it agreed to pay $117.7 million to resolve False Claims Act (FCA) allegations related to Medicare Advantage (MA) risk adjustment activities. The government alleged that Aetna submitted or failed to delete inaccurate diagnosis codes for enrollees in its MA plan to increase its Medicare payments

United States Criminal

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Arnold & Porter

The Federal Trade Commission Forms Healthcare Task Force To Address Competition In Healthcare Markets

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has formed a Healthcare Task Force to focus on competition and consumer protection issues in healthcare markets...

United States Anti-trust

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Duane Morris LLP

6 Key Federal Health Law Changes In 2025 And Their 2026 Impact

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Dickinson Wright PLLC

Congress Seeks Answers On Most-Favored-Nation Drug Pricing Agreements And Their Impact On Medicaid

The first week of March 2026 brought coordinated congressional oversight targeting the Trump administration's most-favored-nation (MFN) drug pricing initiative.

United States Healthcare

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Mintz

Ninth Circuit Enables 340B False Claims Act Enforcement

On March 17, 2026, the Ninth Circuit issued a unanimous decision in United States ex rel. Adventist Health Sys. of W. v. AbbVie Inc. allowing a large health system to pursue a False Claims Act lawsuit premised on alleged violations of the 340B Program ...

United States Healthcare

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Goodwin Procter LLP

Meaningful Changes In The Certificate Of Need (CON) Landscape: Health Equity Impact Assessments

Regulators are making meaningful changes to Certificate of Need (CON) programs across the country to strengthen the oversight of material expansions in the healthcare...

United States Healthcare

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Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP

HPE Miami 2026: Where Healthcare Dealmakers See Opportunity

At HPE Miami, the industry’s leading investors and operators came together to share what’s now—and what’s next. Dive into the highlights, from key stats to candid conversations and real-time perspectives...

United States Healthcare

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McDermott Will & Schulte

Third Circuit Hears Oral Arguments In $1.6 Billion Johnson & Johnson Appeal

United States Healthcare

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ArentFox Schiff

Future FCA Enforcement Expectations In Light Of Record-Breaking FY 2025 Recoveries And Administration Priorities

United States Criminal

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Winston & Strawn LLP

Breaking Barriers: Mastering FDA Regulations, National Security, And Tariffs To Expand Your MedTech Company To The U.S.

United States Commercial

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Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney PC

New York FY 2026-27 Executive Budget Advances Proposed Expansion Of Healthcare Transaction Oversight

United States Healthcare

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Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP

Unintended Consequences: GAO Report Questions Impact Of Exercising March-In Rights For Drug Pricing

United States Healthcare

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Jones Day

PBM Reform 2026: What Recent Legislation Means For The Industry (Video)

United States Healthcare

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Mintz

The Critical Obligation To Investigate And Report Overpayments: How To Avoid False Claims Act Liability

United States Healthcare

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Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney PC

New Federal Guidance For Organ Procurement

United States Government

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Crowell & Moring LLP

New Executive Order Puts Healthcare Providers In The Crosshairs Of Federal Fraud Enforcement

United States Criminal

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Taft Stettinius & Hollister

CMS Issues Additional Guidance On The Organ Donation Process

United States Healthcare

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Holland & Knight

The Next Phase Of Vertical Integration: Wholesalers Follow The PBM Playbook

United States Healthcare

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Jones Walker

FDA in Flux — March 2026 Newsletter

United States Healthcare

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Mintz

The Consolidated Appropriations Act Of 2026: What Plan Sponsors And Pharmacies Need To Know And How To Use It

United States Healthcare

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Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney PC

Benesch Healthcare+ Dialysis & Nephrology Digest No. 73

United States Healthcare

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Benesch Friedlander Coplan & Aronoff LLP

Pharmacokinetics Not Laws Of Nature In Disguise

United States Healthcare

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Holland & Knight

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Health Care Mediation Strategies: How To Resolve Complex Provider, Reimbursement, And Compliance Disputes (Podcast)

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Infringement Of Repurposed Drug Patents And Skinny Labelling – Where Does The Balance Lie In Europe Today?

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Dehns

Taking The Temperature Of Health Care Disputes: The Latest Trends And The Effect Of Business Interruption

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JAMS

The Silent Treatment: The EPO's Approach To Non-therapeutic Methods Encompassing Therapeutic Effects

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Dehns

How Best To Resolve Conflicts In The Health Care Setting

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JAMS

ADR And Diversity In The Life Sciences Sector

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JAMS

[PODCAST] The Pandemic And Beyond: Navigating Disputes Within Health Care Systems

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How Alternative Dispute Resolution Can Help Hospital Administrators Handle Conflicts

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PBM Reform 2026: What Recent Legislation Means For The Industry (Video)

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Mintz

A Flurry Of Changes For Plan Sponsors, Prescription Drug Plans And Health Plan Vendors (Video)

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Reinhart Boerner Van Deuren s.c.

Leaders In Law: Life Sciences And Technology Transactions With Jekkie Kim (Podcast)

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WilmerHale

Digging Into New York's New Price-Gouging Rules (Video)

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Bond, Schoeneck & King PLLC

Pay Transparency + The Power Of Preventive Strategies: Episode 2 — Healthcare Compliance Crossroads (Video)

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Jackson Lewis P.C.

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