Revisions to preventive care and screening guidelines will require health plans and health insurance policies to provide 100 percent coverage for additional services for women, adolescents, children, and infants, following an update issued by the Health Resources Services Administration (HRSA)
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La JUB (Juridiction Unifiée du Brevet) devrait être opérationnelle avant la fin de l’année
Une nouvelle étape vient d’être franchie pour la « JUB », la très attendue Juridiction Unifiée du Brevet dont nous vous avons déjà parlé dans cette Revue.
Le Protocole sur l’application provisoire de l’Accord relatif à une juridiction unifiée du brevet…
CMS health care staff vaccination rule enforceable as challenges continue UPDATED
UPDATE 1/20/22:
At the request of the state of Texas, the federal court has dismissed that state’s challenge to the Omnibus Covid-19 Health Care Staff Vaccination Rule. As a result, facilities within that state will now be subject to the…
Setting the Record Straight: Opposition to the Missouri Division of Professional Registration
When an Association Press story broke a few months ago, the MFDEA response was to suggest that the reporter had been influenced by individuals who were anti-Governor Parson and anti-Division. But the reality is that funeral directors opposed to Ms.…
At-Home COVID-19 Testing Options and Alternatives
In fulfillment of President Biden’s promise to make at-home COVID tests more available for all of us, two significant action steps have now occurred:
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Fader Featured on LexBlog Podcast
Eric Fader was featured on the LexBlog podcast, “This Week in Legal Blogging,” where he discussed his blog, Rivkin Rounds. The LexBlog article, “Eric Fader on his push to launch Rivkin Rounds and how it has paid off for him…
Understanding the Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act
Summary
This is the second briefing in our series on the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (CAA) and transparency regulations. It concerns a new rule under the Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act (MHPAEA) that requires health plans to conduct…
Voici que la Cour de cassation fait peser sur les avocats la responsabilité du nombre limité de caractères d’une déclaration d’appel par RPVA
Cass. Civ. 2, 13 janvier 2022, n° 20-17.516
Le 13 janvier 2022 la Cour de cassation a rendu un arrêt qui a déjà fait grand bruit, relatif au contenu « millimétré » d’une déclaration d’appel.
Dans cette affaire, une banque a interjeté…
Just Skinny Enough: District Court Dismisses Inducement Claims Against Generic “Skinny Label”
On January 4, 2022, the District Court for the District of Delaware granted Hikma Pharmaceuticals USA Inc.’s (“Hikma”) motion to dismiss Amarin Pharma Inc.’s (“Amarin”) infringement claims, finding that Hikma’s “skinny label” for its generic heart drug, icosapent ethyl, did…
New Merger Guidelines Could Have Significant Impact on Healthcare Transactions
The Federal Trade Commission and the DOJ Antitrust Division recently announced that they would be reviewing, and likely revising, the Horizontal Merger Guidelines – the guidelines used by the agencies when assessing whether a proposed transaction may have adverse impacts…