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04.25.23

The Pennsylvania Rural Health Model: Lessons Learned and What’s Next for Rural Payment Policies

Since 2010, a reported 140 rural hospitals have closed their doors, including a record 19 hospitals in 2020 alone as a result of the financial pressures of COVID-19 compounded by many other long-standing challenges facing these health systems.


04.20.23

Greenhouse Gas Disclosure Mandates Advance in California Legislature; SEC Remains Silent

Two bills that would require climate-related disclosures from specified companies doing business in California advanced in the Legislature this week.


04.18.23

Washington’s My Health, My Data Act: What to Know (and What May Surprise You)

Washington state legislators have approved a far-reaching data protection law that could change how businesses collect, use, and disclose consumer health data, including information that is only inferentially related to health and wellness.


04.18.23

Berkeley’s Natural Gas Ban in New Housing and Businesses Not Allowed, Says Ninth Circuit

Local or state regulations seeking to decarbonize new buildings by banning natural gas appliances or infrastructure are preempted under federal law according to the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals.


04.17.23

New York Enters Third Week of Extended Budget Negotiations

On Monday, New York entered a third week of extended budget negotiations as legislative leaders and Governor Kathy Hochul continued to work toward a resolution regarding several larger issues, reportedly including those surrounding bail reform and housing that appear to be pivotal in reaching an ...


04.17.23

NYS Overview of Changes to Sexual Harassment Policies

On April 11, 2023, Governor Kathy Hochul announced updates to New York’s Sexual Harassment Model Policy, which were prepared by the New York State Department of Labor for employers to comply with state laws protecting employees from sexual harassment in the workplace.


04.17.23

HHS Proposes New Data Privacy Protections Related to Reproductive Health Care Services

On April 12, 2023, the Department of Health and Human Services released a notice of proposed rulemaking to address the privacy of protected health information related to reproductive health care services.


04.17.23

FTC Regulation Tracker—April

We have compiled the below chart of FTC proposed rulemakings and guidance relating to consumer protection currently making their way through the administrative process.


04.14.23

Federal Courts Divided: Medication Abortion and the Uncertain Future of FDA’s Drug Oversight

Less than one year after the Supreme Court overturned the federal constitutional right to abortion in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization and “returned [the issue of abortion back] to the people and their elected representatives,” access to safe and legal abortion ...


04.14.23

Axon v. FTC: Now the Fun Begins

In today’s Axon decision, the Supreme Court concluded that a litigant may directly challenge the constitutionality of the structure of the Federal Trade Commission and the Securities and Exchange Commission in federal court without first lumbering through the administrative process.