340B Covered Entities are breathing a sigh of relief in light of a court ruling that halted the 340B rebate model from taking effect at the beginning of the year. On December 29, 2025, the U.S. District Court for the District of Maine issued a…
Many importers are filing protective lawsuits in the U.S. Court of International Trade (“CIT”) to preserve potential refund rights relating to tariffs imposed by the Trump Administration under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act…
On December 18, 2025, President Donald J. Trump issued an Executive Order (the “Order”) directing the federal government to expedite administrative rescheduling of cannabis1 from Schedule I to Schedule III under the Controlled Substances Act of 1970…
In 2024, CMS issued regulations implementing certain requirements in the Affordable Care Act regarding the disclosure of ownership, managerial and other information for Medicare and Medicaid participating nursing facilities (“SNFs”). The new…
A recent lawsuit challenging the Health Resources and Services Administration's (“HRSA”) 340B Rebate pilot program is giving 340B covered entities even more uncertainty as they plan for January 1, 2026. The lawsuit, filed in a federal district…
The Indiana Consumer Data Protection Act (INCDPA), effective January 1, 2026, introduces new requirements for businesses that handle personal data of Indiana residents. If your company operates in Indiana or targets Indiana consumers, now is the…
On November 10, 2025, the Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals upheld Colorado’s legislative opt-out from the federal interest rate exportation provisions of the Depository Institutions Deregulation and Monetary Control Act of 1980 (“DIDMCA”). This…
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (“CFPB”) has proposed changes to the small business lending data collection requirements under section 1071 of the Equal Credit Opportunity Act (“ECOA”). Section 1071 requires financial institutions to…
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (“CFPB”) proposed sweeping changes to Regulation B, the implementing regulation of the Equal Credit Opportunity Act (“ECOA”), which is expected to ease the regulatory compliance burden of creditors as well as…
Since its creation, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s (“CFPB” or the “Bureau”) funding mechanism has been under attack. To date, these attacks have been unsuccessful, but the latest challenge by the Bureau itself may finally succeed, or at…
The United States and China have reached a fragile but meaningful truce that halts, for now, the escalation of tariffs that had been set to take effect on November 1. The announcement follows high-level discussions between President Donald Trump and…
Despite the ongoing government shutdown, the Health Resources and Services Administration (“HRSA”) has approved eight drug manufacturer plans for participation in its 340B rebate pilot program, which is set to launch on January 1, 2026. Under this…
