Health Care Law News and Insights

The end of 2018 saw major developments in some of health care's key areas, from cybersecurity to medical cannabis. As another year begins, here are some of the significant developments over the past year that are likely to impact health care providers in 2019. Missouri medical cannabis legislation On November...

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On January 24, 2019, CMS published its annual Notice of Benefit and Payment Parameters for 2020 ("Proposed 2020 Payment Notice") proposing parameters applicable to qualified health plans (QHPs) on the Exchanges for plan years beginning January 1, 2020. Among several other proposals, CMS is proposing that issuers be permitted to exclude drug...

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Donald Trump's election in 2016 placed pharmaceutical companies in uncharted territory. Unlike predecessors from both major political parties, Trump did not shy away from directly criticizing the industry. Whether better seen as creating, or capitalizing on, widespread dissatisfaction with drug prices, President-elect Trump claimed that pharmaceutical companies were "getting away...

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