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Key Challenges Still Loom for Covered Entities On Monday, May 12, the White House issued an Executive Order (EO) aimed at addressing  prescription drug prices. The EO opens with a remarkable [...]

In the fall of 2024, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) announced the first enforcement action in its “Risk Analysis Initiative.”  Since then, a [...]

Trump Administration’s Efforts to Cut Funding to Entities Providing Gender Affirming Care Remain Blocked On February 28, 2025, U.S. District Court Judge Lauren King issued a preliminary injunction in State of Washington [...]

This week, two federal courts issued temporary restraining orders related to two of the Trump Administration’s Executive Orders impacting gender affirming care, Executive Order 14168 (“Defending Women…”) and Executive Order 14187 (“Protecting [...]

This article was updated on Wednesday, February 12, 2025, at 10:50 a.m. CAP Purports to Apply to All Current and Future NIH Grants The Trump Administration’s recent efforts to apply stricter controls [...]

On Friday, January 31, 2025, the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) sent to all of its grantees, Health Centers, Ryan White programs and others an email stating the following: Effective immediately, [...]

Please note this article has been updated with the latest developments. See more here. Today, the Firm learned that there is a new banner on the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services [...]

Please note this article has been updated with the latest developments. See more here. As Feldesman monitors the Trump Administration’s actions, a significant concern is the “pause” on grant announcements by the U.S. [...]

New Administrative False Claims Act, Buried within the NDAA, Gives Agencies Heightened Authority to Pursue False Claims and Statements Enforcement of civil fraud at the agency level received an under-the-radar boost at [...]

HHS-OIG’s recently released Fall 2024 Semiannual Report to Congress highlights an aggressive enforcement landscape and increased scrutiny for recipients of HHS funds, whether those funds are received through grants, contracts, or participation [...]