The Trump administration on Tuesday said it's kicking about 760,000 enrollees off the Affordable Care Act insurance marketplace, saying they aren't eligible for subsidies or don't exist at all.
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Feds Cut 760K Enrollees From ACA Exchanges, Claim Fraud

By Dan McKay

The Trump administration on Tuesday said it's kicking about 760,000 enrollees off the Affordable Care Act insurance marketplace, saying they aren't eligible for subsidies or don't exist at all.

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8th Circ. Questions Iowa's Bid To Unblock Parts Of PBM Law

By Kellie Mejdrich

The Eighth Circuit on Tuesday appeared skeptical of the state of Iowa's bid to have the appellate court unblock parts of its law limiting pharmacy benefit managers' power to set drug prices, with multiple judges questioning different aspects of the state's standing and federal preemption analysis.

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RI Judge Vacates Feds' Noncitizen Benefit Restrictions

By Tom Lotshaw

New York and other states applauded a Rhode Island federal judge's finding that the Trump administration flouted rulemaking requirements when it reinterpreted a 30-year-old welfare reform bill to try to subject a slew of federally funded benefit programs to immigration status verification requirements.

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Meta Flaunts 'Abuse' Of Atty-Client Privilege, Judge Told

By Dorothy Atkins

A California federal judge ordered Meta on Tuesday to rereview privilege designations on 300 documents in social media addiction litigation, after plaintiffs' lawyers cited a "culture of privilege abuse" epitomized by Instagram swag hats embroidered with "a/c priv" — the shorthand used to log withheld documents.

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POLICY & REGULATION

Commerce Sets Zero-Tariff Rules For Specialty Drugs

By Dylan Moroses

Nuclear medicine and animal healthcare drugs are some of the products that will qualify for a zero rate when tariffs on imported pharmaceuticals take effect at the end of the month, according to a notice issued by the U.S. Department of Commerce's Bureau of Industry and Security.

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ENFORCEMENT & COMPLIANCE

1st Circ. Affirms Prison Term, Repayment In Med Bill Scheme

By Julie Manganis

The First Circuit affirmed a lower court's calculations behind a 99-month prison sentence and $6.5 million restitution order for a psychiatrist convicted of submitting $19 million in claims to insurers for thousands of sessions that never took place.

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LITIGATION

FDA Must Revisit MiMedx Wound Care Powder Classification

By Danielle Ferguson

A Georgia federal judge vacated the Food and Drug Administration's classification of biomedical company MiMedx's wound care treatment as a biological product, which carries heightened regulatory requirements, finding the agency's determination was arbitrary because it had classified similar products as devices.

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CVS Beats Malpractice Suit Over Pharmacy Mix-Up

By Y. Peter Kang

A California appeals court on Tuesday upheld the dismissal of a suit accusing a CVS pharmacy of negligently giving the wrong prescription medication to a woman, which allegedly caused years of seizures, citing flawed expert testimony from plaintiff's expert.

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UMass Hospital Co. Beats Ex-VP's COVID Vaccine Firing Claim

By Carolyn Muyskens

A jury cleared a central Massachusetts hospital system of liability for terminating a compliance officer who refused a COVID-19 shot, finding Tuesday she failed to show a sincere religious belief against vaccination.

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Wash. Appeals Court Revives Colo. Tax Payment Dispute

By Maria Koklanaris

Whether intercompany payments count as profit, royalties or taxable management fees is a disputed question of fact, a Washington state appellate panel said Tuesday, ordering back to a trial court a dispute over whether a Colorado company and its affiliates owe Washington's business and occupation tax.

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United Can't Ground Christian Gate Agent's Vax Bias Suit

By Grace Elletson

An Illinois federal judge refused to fully dismiss a religious bias suit from an ex-United Airlines employee who claimed she was unlawfully denied a COVID-19 vaccine mandate exemption and then fired, citing her argument that a short deadline for documenting her exemption bid was intended to thwart it.

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Colo. Hospital Seeks To Toss Meta Pixel Patient Data Suit

By MJ Koo

A Colorado hospital system has asked a federal court to toss a proposed class action accusing it of illegally sharing patients' browsing data with Meta through a website tracking tool, arguing the patient who sued failed to show he was harmed and that the conduct does not violate federal wiretapping law.

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Healthcare PE Firm Sues Real Estate PE Firm Over 'Ironleaf' TM

By Isaac Monterose

Healthcare technology-focused private equity firm Ironleaf Capital LP is accusing real estate private equity firm Ironleaf Equity Partners LLC in Washington federal court of infringing its "Ironleaf" and "Ironleaf Capital" trademarks by being a similarly named private equity firm.

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Dialysis Co., Workers Agree To Resolve 401(k) Forfeiture Suit

By Patrick Hoff

Dialysis company Fresenius has agreed to resolve a proposed class action accusing it of unlawfully using forfeited 401(k) funds to cover its obligations to the plan rather than pay for the plan's administrative fees, according to a Tuesday filing in Massachusetts federal court.

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Brief

Hospice Co. Strikes $800K Deal In Tobacco Surcharge Case

By Patrick Hoff

A hospice and home healthcare provider will pay $800,000 to resolve a proposed class action alleging the company violated federal benefits law by charging tobacco users $600 more per year for health benefits, according to a filing in Louisiana federal court.

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DEALS

Healthcare AI Biz Valued At $900M After $100M Series C Round

By Jade Martinez-Pogue

Healthcare-focused artificial intelligence company Heidi on Tuesday revealed that it has reached a $900 million valuation after raising $100 million in its latest funding round.

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BANKRUPTCY

Inspired Healthcare Seeks OK For $713M Asset Sale

By Rick Archer

Inspired Healthcare on Tuesday asked a Texas bankruptcy judge to approve the sale of 30 of its senior living communities but to leave for later the question of how the $713 million in proceeds will be split among its creditors.

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PEOPLE

Norton Rose Adds Husch Blackwell Healthcare Pro In Texas

By Lynn LaRowe

Norton Rose Fulbright announced Tuesday that it has added a healthcare-focused litigator in Austin, Texas, who arrived from Husch Blackwell LLP.

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Brief

Morrison Foerster Adds Former DOJ Official To Roster

By Nadia Dreid

Morrison Foerster LLP is getting a new investigation and white collar defense partner fresh from the U.S. Department of Justice, where the attorney has spent more than a decade honing his legal chops, the firm has announced.

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EXPERT ANALYSIS

AI Rise In Healthcare Demands New Cybersecurity Strategies

As artificial intelligence-related capabilities are increasingly integrated into medical devices and healthcare operations, organizations must adapt their compliance playbook to address evolving cybersecurity needs and implement lifecycle-based risk assessment approaches, say attorneys at Covington.

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Hims & Hers Suit Spotlights Health Data-Sharing Privacy Risks

Regulators' complaint against telehealth company Hims & Hers alleging deceptive practices serves as a reminder that the privacy principles developed under consumer protection laws and predating omnibus statutes remain in force, and sensitive data governance continues to be a crucial component of compliance, say attorneys at Venable.

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LEGAL INDUSTRY

Seyfarth Says Data Breach Exposed Social Security Numbers

By Hailey Konnath

Seyfarth Shaw LLP has disclosed a recent data breach that exposed the names and Social Security numbers of at least 300 individuals, according to notices filed with the Texas and California attorneys general.

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Mich. Fed. Judge On 1-Year Leave Over Drunken Driving Case

By Jack Karp

U.S. District Judge Thomas L. Ludington is taking a one-year paid leave of absence from the bench following his misdemeanor conviction for drunken driving, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan announced Tuesday.

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Womble Bond Can't Quit Dutch Client With TM Trial Looming

By Hayley Fowler

Womble Bond Dickinson can't withdraw from a trademark feud that's dragged on for more than five years between U.S. and Dutch software companies, a North Carolina federal judge ruled, saying the firm's exit at this late stage "would be completely disruptive."

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COMPANIES IN TODAY'S NEWS

Aetna Inc.

Affordable Care LLC

America's Health Insurance Plans Inc.

Baylor University

Blue Cross Blue Shield Association

CVS Health Corp.

Discord Inc.

Fresenius Medical Care AG & Co. KGAA

Fresenius SE & Co. KGaA

GoodRx Holdings Inc.

Google LLC

HealthCare Partners LLC

Hims & Hers Health Inc.

Instagram Inc.

International Business Machines Corp.

LHC Group Inc.

LinkedIn Corp.

Los Angeles Unified School District

Meta Platforms Inc.

MiMedx Group Inc.

Pinnacle Bank

Roblox Corp.

Snap Inc.

TikTok Inc.

Twitter Inc.

UCHealth

UMass Memorial Health

United Airlines Holdings Inc.

Welltower Inc.

X Corp.

YouTube Inc.

LAW FIRMS IN TODAY'S NEWS

Baker & Hostetler

Baker Donelson

Blank Rome

Bradley Arant

Carrington Coleman

Covington & Burling

Dechert LLP

Eckert Seamans

Ellis & Winters

Focal PLLC

Goodwin Procter

Greenberg Traurig

Husch Blackwell

Johnston Tomei

Kampf Schiavone

King & Spalding

Kramer LLP

La Follette Johnson

Lewis Brisbois

Lieff Cabraser

Littler Mendelson

Manning Gross

McDermott Will & Schulte

McGuire Law PC

Miller & Chevalier

Morgan Lewis

Morrison & Foerster

Munsch Hardt

Neal & McDevitt

Norton Rose

Ogletree Deakins

Paul & Perkins

Quinn Emanuel

Riker Danzig

Seyfarth Shaw

Spencer Fane

Taft Stettinius

Tiffany & Bosco

Venable LLP

Walcheske & Luzi

WilmerHale

Womble Bond

GOVERNMENT AGENCIES IN TODAY'S NEWS

Bureau of Industry and Security

California Attorney General's Office

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services

European Union

Executive Office of the President

Federal Trade Commission

Food and Drug Administration

Iowa Attorney General's Office

New York Attorney General's Office

Texas Attorney General's Office

U.S. Attorney's Office

U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Massachusetts

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit

U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit

U.S. Customs and Border Protection

U.S. Department of Commerce

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development

U.S. Department of Justice

U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia

U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts

U.S. District Court for the District of Rhode Island

U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan

U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California

U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia

U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois

U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas

U.S. District Court for the Western District of Louisiana

U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington

U.S. Patent and Trademark Office

U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission

U.S. Supreme Court

United States District Court for the District of Colorado

Utah Division of Consumer Protection

Washington Attorney General's Office