10/2/2026 7:46:08 PM Two Fronts, One Strategy: Louisiana, Arkansas, and Alabama Take Aim at Mail-Order Mifepristone Providers and State Shield Laws By Sarah Cummings Stewart Kristin Parker Matthew Loughran On September 30, 2026, Louisiana, Arkansas, and Alabama opened two new fronts in the post-Dobbs fight over medication abortion. In...
10/2/2026 12:04:07 AM CMS Releases GLOBE Rule with “Most Favored Nation” Pricing By Selina Coleman Joseph Metro Matthew Loughran A new reimbursement model takes steps towards the Trump Administration’s goal of “most favored nation” pricing, although it has a limited...
9/24/2026 3:37:37 PM Industry Input Sought on Reasonable and Relevant Pharmacy Contract Terms By Selina Coleman Robert Hill Nicholas Rodriguez Megan K. Ali Matthew Loughran +2 more... Show less What are “reasonable and relevant” terms for pharmacy network contracting? A Request for Information (RFI) from the Centers for Medicaid...
9/21/2026 3:24:36 PM Justice Manual Updates Provide More Ammunition to Defend Against FCA Actions By Selina Coleman Kate Seikaly Rizwan Qureshi Megan K. Ali Matthew Loughran +2 more... Show less The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has announced changes to the Justice Manual affecting qui tam cases brought under the False Claims...
9/18/2026 1:18:37 AM Radiology AI: the Regulatory Risks are Already Here By James Hennessy Artificial intelligence (AI) is deployed in radiology practices across the country, governed by a regulatory framework that predates the...
9/3/2026 3:07:37 AM Your Regulators Are Talking: FDA and SEC Enter into Three-Year Agreement to Share Nonpublic Information By Rebecca Fike Rebecca Jones McKnight Nancy Halstead Sarah Thompson Schick Matthew Loughran +2 more... Show less The potential for FDA regulatory developments to impact a company’s financial prospects has always been keenly felt by the life sciences...
9/2/2026 1:40:37 AM Eleventh Circuit Rules Qui Tam Provision of the False Claims Act Does Not Violate Appointments Clause By Selina Coleman Sarah Cummings Stewart David Bender Matthew Loughran +1 more... Show less The qui tam provision of the False Claims Act (FCA) survived a constitutional challenge, for now. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the...
8/26/2026 4:35:37 AM OIG's Issues Favorable Patient Assistance Program Opinion but Signals Potential Two-Year Follow-Up By Gracen Hashem The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General (OIG) recently issued an advisory opinion concluding that it...
8/20/2026 6:19:37 PM Remote Patient Monitoring at Risk: Could Qualified Third-Party Entities—like Remote Monitoring IDTFs—Preserve Patient Access Under CMS’s Proposed Rule? By Nancy Halstead Tom Greeson Allie Klimkiewicz Lily Barrett +1 more... Show less On July 16, 2026, CMS published the CY 2027 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Proposed Rule, which contains a proposal that could reshape...
8/19/2026 11:29:07 PM Illinois Makes Health Care Transaction Notice Law Permanent, Expands Private Equity Coverage By Scot T. Hasselman Paul Pitts James Hennessy Arielle Lusardi Liyun Huang Matthew Loughran +3 more... Show less On August 7, Governor Pritzker signed into law HB 5000 (Public Act 104-0782), which amended the health care transaction notice laws in...
8/14/2026 10:00:07 PM DOJ’s National Fraud Enforcement Division Announces Priorities By Scot T. Hasselman Selina Coleman Matthew Loughran In an August 13 memo, Assistant Attorney General Colin M. McDonald set forth the priorities of the Department of Justice (DOJ) National...
8/10/2026 9:41:08 PM Substantially Increased Burdens: Harman-izing the Texas Healthcare Fraud Prevention Act with the Supreme Court’s Implied Materiality Standard By Michael Cooper In June, the Texas Supreme Court determined that the state’s counterpart to the False Claims Act implies a materiality standard in...
7/23/2026 2:57:38 PM OIG Declines to Apply Sanctions Despite AKS Risk for Food-as-Medicine Program By Gracen Hashem The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General (OIG) recently issued Advisory Opinion 26-16, concluding...
7/7/2026 11:25:06 PM CMS Proposes an Interim Payment Policy for Software as a Medical Service in Outpatient Rule By Nancy Halstead Allie Klimkiewicz Isabelle Auble, a law student at the College of William & Mary and a member of the 2026 Reed Smith summer associate class, co-authored...
6/19/2026 4:09:07 PM DOJ to Expedite Review of FCA Qui Tam Suits Alleging Public Benefits Fraud By Evan Barr Sarah Cummings Stewart David Bender Jessica Christensen +1 more... Show less Key Takeaways The DOJ will now expedite review of a subset of all newly filed qui tam complaints within 60-120 days, much faster than...
6/12/2026 4:18:36 AM New IDR Operations Rule Offers Meaningful Improvements for Physicians, But Concerns Remain By Tom Greeson Paul Pitts James Hennessy Liyun Huang Smita Patil Matthew Loughran +3 more... Show less The federal No Surprises Act’s Independent Dispute Resolution (IDR) process has caused physician frustration since its inception....