Indiana recently enacted Senate Enrolled Act 140 (SEA 140), a significant overhaul of pharmacy reimbursement practices intended to greatly impact pharmacy benefit manager (“PBM”) vertical integration. SEA 140 introduces multiple changes to how…
Employers across all industries should take note of a recent unanimous U.S. Supreme Court decision that stands to impact workplace discrimination claims and risk management strategies. The Court’s ruling in Ames v. Ohio Department of Youth Services…
Tax-exempt organizations of nearly every ilk must monitor recent activities targeting Harvard University to determine if those actions call for a reassessment and possibly redesign of operations and advocacy activities. While direct political…
Uniform Commercial Code (“UCC”) Section 9-504 reads as follows:
§ 9-504. Indication of Collateral. A financing statement sufficiently indicates the collateral that it covers if the financing statement provides:
a description of the…
On May 9,2025, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (“CFPB”) filed a formal notice withdrawing 67 regulatory guidance documents in the Federal Register (here). The withdrawal of these various policy statements, interpretative rules, and advisory…
Clients have asked Brandon Shirley about acquiring a health entity that would qualify for the 340B Drug Pricing Program because, as he explains, “it does enable substantial benefits if you can get into it.” But the program is also complex. A…
In a significant development for healthcare employment law, Indiana’s Senate Enrolled Act No. 475 (“SEA 475”) broadens existing restrictions on physician noncompete agreements to include nearly all physician types—not just primary care providers.…
1. State Budget
Early Friday morning, state lawmakers approved Indiana’s two-year budget- a task that was made much more difficult by the recent revenue forecast that predicted $2 billion less tax revenue over the biennium than was originally…
After months of back and forth, with the fate of tele-prescribing in limbo, the Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”) signaled its continued commitment to some COVID-19 era telemedicine expansions by the recent issuance of two final rules:…
A recent advisory opinion from the Office of Inspector General (“OIG”) provides welcome clarity and encouragement to community health centers looking for ways to incentivize patient access to care. Advisory Opinion 25-02 continues the OIG’s…
Krieg DeVault LLP is pleased to announce that Partner Micah J. Nichols has been elected as a Fellow of the American College of Trust and Estate Counsel (ACTEC). Mr. Nichols focuses his practice on estate planning, trust and estate administration,…
On April 7, 2025, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) granted a limited waiver delaying the effective date of part of Section 64.1200(a)(10), which was issued in a February 2024 Order amending the rules implementing the Telephone Consumer…
