Expert Analysis

A Nuanced Reading Of DOL's Mental Health Parity Guidance

Though a recent U.S. Department of Labor bulletin may suggest that agency enforcement pressure on group health pla... (more story)

Where DOJ's Fraud Directive May Actually Affect Enforcement

The U.S. Department of Justice’s recent directive outlining corporate fraud enforcement priorities is mostly a man... (more story)

FTC Hospital Review Shows Hurdles To Failing-Firm Defense

The Federal Trade Commission's recent announcement about Fairfield Medical Center's abandoned sale to OhioHealth s... (more story)

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FTC Wants More Info On Curium's $8B Deal For Lantheus

The Federal Trade Commission has requested additional information about Curium's planned $8 billion acquisition of fellow radiopharmaceutical company Lantheus Holdings Inc., extending a waiting period that pre... (more story)

Imperative Gets PTAB To Trim Inari Medical Device Claims

The Patent Trial and Appeal Board has invalidated claims in an Inari Medical Inc. patent on valves used in surgery to prevent blood loss, handing another win to challenger Imperative Care as it fends off an in... (more story)

Wachtell Lipton Guides Abbott Nutrition Spinoff

Wachtell Lipton Rosen & Katz guided healthcare company Abbott in a plan to spin off its nutrition business into an independent, publicly traded company anchored by brands such as adult supplement Ensure and in... (more story)

Prior 5th Amendment Pleadings Complicate Mylan Testimony

Mylan can use deposition testimony from one current and one former executive in next year's price-fixing trial, a Connecticut federal judge ruled Friday, but state attorneys general can bring up the company "p... (more story)

Hospital Operator Challenges NC AG's Power Over Merger

HCA Healthcare is taking another crack at throwing out the North Carolina attorney general's suit alleging HCA broke its promise to maintain a certain level of care at an Asheville hospital it purchased, sayin... (more story)

Quarterly IPO Volume Fell Short Of Expectations Amid Delays

Third-quarter capital markets activity in the U.S. proved to be robust with a solid string of initial public offerings, but capital markets attorneys say it did not fully meet expectations due to delays of not... (more story)

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Intuitive Surgical Strikes $450M Deal In Robot Antitrust Suit

Intuitive Surgical said in its quarterly earnings report Tuesday that it reached a $450 million settlement to resolve a hospital class action alleging it monopolized the market for servicing its da Vinci surgi... (more story)

Metabase, Pediatric Telehealth Biz Sued Over Patient Info Leak

Open-source AI analytics company Metabase Inc. and pediatric telehealth provider Blueberry Medical failed to protect patients' personal health information from being exposed during a cybersecurity attack, and ... (more story)

7th Circ. Rejects Removal Of Hospital Patient Privacy Suits

The Seventh Circuit on Tuesday joined a host of other appellate courts in determining healthcare providers were not "acting under" the federal government when they created patient web portals, finding actions ... (more story)

Meet The Attorneys Behind ACA Broker Registration Suit

A Kellogg Hansen Todd Figel & Frederick PLLC team represents the National Association of Benefits and Insurance Professionals in its bid to lift a broker moratorium for the Affordable Care Act marketplace. 

Freshfields Hires Gibson Dunn Life Sciences Lawyer In DC

Freshfields LLP has hired a former Gibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP lawyer who focuses his practice on identifying, assessing and mitigating risks associated with U.S. Food and Drug Administration oversight, the fir... (more story)

23andMe Successor Co. Inks $6M Data Breach Deal With Calif.

California and 23andMe's corporate successor have reached a $6 million settlement that, if approved, would resolve the state's allegations that the genetic testing company failed to protect customers' sensitiv... (more story)

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CMS Hit With Another Broker Suit Over ACA Registration Bar

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has been hit with another suit by health insurance brokers alleging the agency is unlawfully blocking them from registering to help individuals find Affordable Care... (more story)

'Substantially Impaired' Main Topic Of Medicaid Rule Hearing

A Massachusetts federal judge pressed the Trump administration Thursday on its argument that Congress intentionally left it with the task of defining who is considered too medically frail to comply with Medica... (more story)

Shriners Hospital System Escapes Race Bias Suit

Shriners Hospitals for Children escaped a suit from a Black and Korean ex-employee who said she faced mistreatment for complaining that she was being held to a higher standard than other workers, with an Illin... (more story)

​​DOJ Accuses Ohio State Med School Of Race Discrimination

The Ohio State University College of Medicine gave a leg up to Black and Hispanic student applicants in violation of civil rights law, the U.S. Department of Justice claimed, alleging the school crafted admiss... (more story)

Ill. Judge Questions Bid To Block 340B Drug Discount Law

An Illinois federal judge seemed hesitant Wednesday to halt a state law barring drugmakers from trying to impose restrictions on pharmacies under contract with a federal drug pricing discount program, saying t... (more story)

High Court Lets Block On Prison Gender Care Ban Stand

The U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday allowed federal prisons to continue to offer gender transition medical services to incarcerated people.