Health Care Law News and Insights

The Public Health Emergency introduced a myriad of changes to federal and state telemedicine and digital health laws and rules. There were expansions to telehealth coverage and reimbursement, suspension of enforcement on HIPAA security for digital health, expedited FDA review processes, DEA exemptions of controlled substance prescribing rules, and state...

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The U.S. House of Representatives generated buzz in November 2020 when it passed a bill aimed at removing a loophole in the Orphan Drug Act. Although the bill did not make it far in the Senate, the bipartisan legislative push has some hoping reform is on the horizon. In this...

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The Ninth Circuit recently found that federal law preempted a consumer's state law causes of action regarding the labeling of a hair health dietary supplement. Greenberg v. Target Corp., 2021 WL 116537 (9th Cir. Jan. 13, 2021). The plaintiff, experiencing hair loss, consumed the supplement biotin to stimulate hair growth. He...

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