2/18/2026 4:27:39 PM “The Great American Recovery Initiative”: What President Trump’s New Executive Order Means for Behavioral Health Providers By Frankie Camacho Alex Maulden Hannah Zaitlin On January 29, 2026, President Trump signed Executive Order 14379, titled: “Addressing Addiction Through the Great American Recovery...
2/10/2026 6:12:09 PM PBM Reform Cheat Sheet: Chart Comparing the Recent Rules for Group Plans By Nick Welle Hannah Demsien Iris Grossman Key Takeaways: Within a one-week period, there were two actions at the federal level to increase pharmacy benefits manager (PBM)...
2/9/2026 2:15:10 PM Medicare Advantage: New OIG Compliance Guidance Has Implications for Providers By Alex Maulden Judy Waltz Background On February 3, 2026, the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services, Office of Inspector General (OIG), published the...
2/4/2026 5:21:38 PM A New Humanized Fc Mouse Model to De-Risk and Scale Antibody Programs, and Enable Innovation By Oyvind Dahle A recent Science Immunology paper reports a humanized Fc receptor mouse model designed to reflect human immune biology relevant to...
2/2/2026 9:11:09 PM DOL Proposes Sweeping New Disclosure Rules for Pharmacy Benefit Managers By Nick Welle Hannah Demsien Iris Grossman Background On January 30, 2026, the Department of Labor’s (DOL) Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA) published proposed...
1/29/2026 4:00:39 PM Medicare Telehealth Flexibilities: Countdown to January 30, 2026 (and What Comes Next) By Marika Miller Key Takeaways The Medicare telehealth flexibilities are set to expire on January 30, 2026. Without Congressional action, Medicare...
1/27/2026 8:40:10 PM Digital Health Policy: FDA Relaxes Restrictions over Wearables and AI Decision Making Tools in Two New 2026 Guidances By Jessa Boubker Nate Beaver Monica Chmielewski Kyle Faget Bill Holtz David Rosen +3 more... Show less On January 6, 2026, the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) updated two guidance documents, General Wellness: Policy for Low Risk...
1/22/2026 9:22:09 PM Texas Governor Issues New Directive on Medicaid Fraud Enforcement: Five Things That Managed Care Organizations Should Do Now By Nanette Beaird David Cabrales John Sepehri Key Takeaways: Enhanced Scrutiny of MCO SIUs: All Medicaid Managed Care Organizations must demonstrate full compliance with Texas’ SIU...
1/22/2026 7:31:39 PM Medicaid Moratoria: CMS Directs State to Limit Provider Enrollment in Minnesota By Judy Waltz Key Takeaways. CMS’ action signals a broader federal focus on using provider enrollment moratoria to address perceived fraud...
1/21/2026 7:48:39 PM Immigrant Access to Health Centers: Confronting Unknowns in the Administration’s Revised Interpretation of PRWORA By Adam Hepworth Anil Shankar Lauren Carboni This article was originally published in the ABA’s Health Law Section, December 2025, and is reposted here with permission. In July...
1/21/2026 6:11:40 PM Medicare Advantage in Uncertain Times By Judy Waltz Copyright 2026, American Health Law Association, Washington, DC. Reprint permission granted. As of 2025, 54% of all Medicare...
1/21/2026 5:44:38 PM Proposed Transparency in Coverage Rules Seek to Increase the Usefulness of Machine Readable Files By Nick Welle Hannah Demsien Iris Grossman The Departments of the Treasury, Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Health and Human Services (HHS) and Labor (DOL) (together, the...
1/21/2026 5:37:09 PM IRS Provides Favorable Guidance to ICHRA Industry on the New HDHP Status of Bronze and Catastrophic Plans By Nick Welle Hannah Demsien Iris Grossman On December 9, 2025, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) provided clarifying guidance in Notice 2026-5 (the Notice) regarding several...
1/21/2026 2:57:39 PM AI, Privacy, and Cybersecurity in Digital Health: A CEO Playbook for Reducing Risk While Scaling Fast By Aaron Maguregui Jennifer Hennessy Digital health and telehealth companies are scaling faster than regulators can write rules. AI-driven clinical workflows, remote...
1/21/2026 2:29:39 PM Pennsylvania Bill Would Expand Attorney General Oversight of Health Care Transactions By Jarrod Brodsky Claire Canestrino On January 6, 2026, Pennsylvania lawmakers introduced House Bill 2115 (HB 2115), which would significantly expand the Pennsylvania...
1/14/2026 3:02:39 PM Protecting the AI Advantage: Why Patents Are a Critical Growth and Risk-Management Tool for Digital Health Platforms By Aaron Maguregui Matthew Horton For CEOs, general counsels, and CTOs, the question is no longer whether patents matter. The question is whether the company has an...