New analysis: A new $100,000 fee for healthcare worker visas is sowing confusion in the medical community and raising concerns that the price tag could block thousands of doctors from practicing in underserved and rural communities. www.law360.com/healthcare-a...

The Supreme Court asked for the solicitor general to weigh in on a case involving the regulation of nonprofit healthcare-sharing ministries that provide cheap, Christian-friendly health insurance options but aren't legally bound to pay for medical care. www.law360.com/artic...

New: The Supreme Court Tuesday asked for the Solicitor General's input on a "lightning rod" of a case over the regulation of healthcare-sharing ministries that provide cheap, Christian-friendly health insurance options but aren't legally bound to pay for healthcare. www.law360.com/articles/239...

Colorado's drug price regulation board put a first-of-its-kind cap on a pricey autoimmune disease drug. Law360 Healthcare Authority breaks down the Colorado announcement and other moves by state regulators. www.law360.com/healt...

New: Last week, Colorado became the first state to set a hard cap on the price of a prescription medication. It likely won't be the last. www.law360.com/healthcare-a...

Covington Police arrested CityBeat photo intern Lucas Griffith during a march on the Roebling Bridge in July. The case has made national headlines and drawn protest from press freedom groups. www.lpm.org/news/2025-10...

New analysis: Abortion activists from across the political spectrum will be watching as South Carolina lawmakers meet Wed. to consider an abortion ban that would make no exceptions for rape or incest and allow lengthy prison sentences under federal conspiracy law. www.law360.com/healthcare-a...

New: The civil rights office at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services is moving to cut off Harvard University from future funding, a maneuver legal experts say could stymie healthcare and biomedical research. www.law360.com/healthcare-a...

On Trial for Journalism in Kentucky: Two months after their arrests while covering a protest, a pair of local reporters face criminal charges. By @liamjscott.bsky.social. www.cjr.org/news/madelin...

“I can’t think of anything more chilling to First Amendment activity, or more designed to prevent coverage of high-profile, newsworthy events, than to criminally charge reporters for being present on the scene.”

As legal losses pile up for drug manufacturers in their fight to overturn the Medicare Drug Price Negotiation program, pharma giant AstraZeneca is asking the U.S. Supreme Court to decide if the program infringes on its constitutional rights. www.law360.com/artic...

New: As legal losses pile up for drug manufacturers in their fight to overturn the Medicare Drug Price Negotiation program, pharma giant AstraZeneca is asking the U.S. Supreme Court to decide if the program infringes on its constitutional rights. www.law360.com/articles/239...

New analysis: Lawmakers are including lengthy statutes of limitations — often decades-long — in new bans on transgender care for minors. Advocates say long time frames for lawsuits make sense if a child is involved. Others see a "chilling" effect for providers. www.law360.com/healthcare-a...

New: The states argued that while they don't directly receive mental health grants, slashing the funding will harm K-12 public schools and universities in those states that receive money for mental health programs that support students after school shootings.

The largest provider of reproductive healthcare in Kansas will face off with state officials this week at a trial outside Kansas City focused on a slate of state restrictions and requirements on abortion services, some of which long predate Dobbs.

BREAKING: President Donald Trump asks the Supreme Court to allow the Department of State to stop issuing passports with "X" sex designations, arguing a lower court order requiring it "has no basis in logic or law." #SCOTUS www.documentcloud.org/documents/26...

Andy Wolfson, journalist whose beat was justice, dies in Louisville @dyetter.bsky.social kentuckylantern.com/2025/09/18/a...

Prosecutors must drop charges against two Cincinnati journalists arrested while covering a protest. Their jury trials are scheduled in just a couple weeks. A coalition of rights groups and journalism professors explained why this prosecution is so dangerous.

Two circuit courts issued notable rulings over the past week upholding federal and state laws aimed at lowering prescription drug prices. Law360 Healthcare Authority looks at these and other key cases you might have missed over the last week. www.law360.com/healt...

There are 10,000 rare diseases and only 46 gene therapies approved by the FDA. When New York Atty John MacGregor found out his son had Dravet Syndrome, a rare form of epilepsy, he set out to advocate in courts for better access to rare drugs. (No Paywall) www.law360.com/access-to-ju...

A group of former Wells Fargo employees is heading back to federal court this week with allegations it mismanaged their prescription drug benefits, leading to millions in overpayments. Law360 Healthcare Authority looks at what you should know. www.law360.com/artic...

A group of health law experts told the U.S. Supreme Court that Colorado's conversion therapy ban doesn't violate healthcare providers' First Amendment rights. www.law360.com/artic...

New: A group of health law experts told the Supreme Court that Colorado's conversion therapy ban doesn't violate healthcare providers' First Amendment rights, arguing that the law is consistent with states' and the federal government's ability to regulate healthcare. www.law360.com/healthcare-a...

In South Carolina, Planned Parenthood filed a new complaint challenging a state policy kicking the provider out of the state's Medicaid program for providing abortions. Law360 Healthcare Authority reviews this and more Medicaid and Medicare litigation. www.law360.com/healt...

New: This week, a federal court in Hawaii will hear arguments in a challenge to changes to the safety review process for the abortion drug mifepristone and whether they went beyond the scope of U.S. Food and Drug Administration authority. Here's 3 things to know. www.law360.com/healthcare-a...

New: A New York federal judge has given the green light to allow the state to revamp its Medicaid mental health services for children to expand greater in-home and crisis care to prevent the institutionalization of kids. www.law360.com/healthcare-a...

The HHS is restarting a 1980s-era childhood vaccine task force that aims to improve safety and oversight, months after an anti-vaccine group previously headed by Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. sued the agency to reinstate the panel. www.law360.com/artic...

New: HHS said on Thursday it is restarting a 1980s-era childhood vaccine task force that aims to improve safety and oversight, months after an anti-vaccine group previously headed by Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. sued the agency to reinstate the panel. www.law360.com/health/artic...

A Kentucky county prosecutor is moving forward with misdemeanor charges against 2 Cincinnati journalists who were arrested while covering a protest that crossed a bridge from Ohio to Kentucky in July. A felony rioting charge was dismissed. On Aug. 14, a judge set trial dates for late Sept. and Oct.

New analysis: With the U.S. Supreme Court expanding religious protections, a groundswell of lawsuits challenging state abortion bans on free-exercise grounds has emerged. (Photo via Getty Images) www.law360.com/healthcare-a...

New: Since the pandemic, concerns over vaccines have spread at the federal and state levels. More than 2,500 vaccine-related bills have been introduced in statehouses across the country since 2021, according to the National Conference of State Legislatures.

New: A Texas federal court dealt another blow to the pharmaceutical industry Thursday when it ruled in favor of Medicare's Drug Price Negotiation Program, turning away arguments that the program is unconstitutional — the third such decision in two days. www.law360.com/articles/237...

New analysis: U.S. District Judge Daniel Domenico concluded that Colorado's law didn't meet the strict scrutiny required of the state government to prove it has a compelling interest. Instead, he found the plaintiffs' "religious practice has been singled out for differential treatment."

New analysis: A Texas man's decision to sue in federal court, as opposed to state court, is an attempt to bypass California shield law protections by claiming a doctor violated the 150-year-old federal Comstock Act.

New: Texas Judge Jeffrey Brown dismissed the claims brought by the Association of American Physicians and Surgeons Educational Foundation alleging doctors faced retaliation for advising pregnant women against receiving the COVID-19 vaccine and criticizing the government over lockdown policies.

New analysis from me: A federal probe into a Kentucky organ procurement organization for allegedly moving forward with an organ donation, despite the would-be donor showing "signs of life," has put the spotlight on the often complicated ways that doctors diagnose death.

New: The DOJ has opened an investigation into NewYork-Presbyterian Healthcare System for allegedly violating antitrust laws by cutting deals with insurance companies that have led to rising healthcare costs, according to a subpoena viewed by Law360. www.law360.com/health/artic...

New: A Maryland doctor found guilty by a federal jury two years ago in a COVID-19 testing scheme, only to see his conviction thrown out, is once again facing a criminal trial. Here's a look at the restarted prosecution and what experts say about the unusual case. www.law360.com/healthcare-a...

New: The nation's organ transplant system is again under the microscope of federal lawmakers after a federal investigation found that a Kentucky organ procurement organization moved forward with the transplant process despite the patient showing "signs of life." www.law360.com/healthcare-a...

New: The Ohio Supreme Court on Tuesday agreed to review an appeals court's finding that portions of a state law restricting gender-affirming care for transgender youths are unconstitutional. www.law360.com/articles/236...

2 journalists, including @madelinefening.bsky.social, were arrested by the Covington, Ky. PD last night while on assignment covering an ICE Protest. They were charged with 1st Degree Rioting, a Class D Felony in the commonwealth punishable by up to 5 years in jail. www.cincinnati.com/story/news/2...

Massachusetts is on the verge of passing a law to let shield law providers w/hold their names prescriptions for abortion pills. It's part of a strategy to protect providers from out-of-state lawsuits. But most abortion prescriptions are filled in California — where a similar bill is still in limbo.

New analysis: A recent Washington federal court decision is a legal "green light" for the Trump administration and the new U.S. Food and Drug Administration commissioner as they seek to review regulations on the abortion drug mifepristone, according to legal experts. www.law360.com/healthcare-a...

Bucking a trend of state efforts to rein in prescription drug prices, New Hampshire lawmakers have dissolved a state drug affordability board launched just five years ago. www.law360.com/healt...

Scoop: RFK Jr.’s super PAC stirs, fueling speculation about a 2028 White House bid. www.axios.com/2025/07/16/r...

FDA Offers to Trade Faster Drug Reviews for Lower US Prices www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

New: U.S. District Judge Thomas Rice granted the government's cross-motion for summary judgment in an 11-page order Tuesday, removing his own preliminary injunction that had temporarily required the FDA to maintain the availability of mifepristone in those states and Washington, D.C.

New: A new California bill would extend the authority of the California Office of Health Care Affordability, or OCHA, to oversee deals by managed services organizations, hedge funds and private equity groups buying healthcare entities.

New analysis from me: Legal experts say the federal government's use of high-profile use of AI and data tools in healthcare fraud investigations raise a host of questions, including about patient privacy and ethical guardrails.

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