To print this article, all you need is to be registered or login on Mondaq.com. The legal distinction between independent contractors and employees is often written about: not so often the question of whether a working doctor is better off as an independent contractor or as an employee. If you have a choice, or the…
To print this article, all you need is to be registered or login on Mondaq.com. On June 14 and 15, 2022, the Department of Justice Antitrust Division (“DOJ”) and the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) hosted a virtual workshop to discuss antitrust analysis of pharmaceutical mergers and anticipated focal points for the agencies moving…
To print this article, all you need is to be registered or login on Mondaq.com. Legislative Updates FDA User Fee Bill Advances in Senate HELP Committee On June 14, the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee advanced the Food and Drug Administration Safety and Landmark Advancements (FDASLA) Act (P. 4348), reauthorizing medical product…
To print this article, all you need is to be registered or login on Mondaq.com. Historically, location, rent rolls, and marketability signed value in healthcare facilities. Facilities located on or near the hospital campus were considered the best. Today, strategic alignment and operational efficiencies are of the highest importance. An asset performs well if it…
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The commercialisation of new food products, such as “meat” and “dairy” from new cell-based production techniques, may give rise to a range of intellectual property, regulatory and other legal issues. Both meat and dairy products are now able to be produced with minimal or no animal involvement. In the case of cell-based or “cultured” meat,…
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We previously discussed the requirements of the Hospital Price Transparency Rule (“Rule”) on health care providers and health plans, as well as CMS’s proposal to increase penalties for a hospital’s failure to comply with the Rule. About a year and a half after the Rule became effective, CMS has now imposed its first set of…
18 June 2022 Nexsen Pruet To print this article, all you need is to be registered or login on Mondaq.com. In today’s dynamic health care industry, health care providers are pressed to constantly adapt and innovate at an unprecedented rate while facing major changes in the applicable reimbursement systems. In such an environment,…
To print this article, all you need is to be registered or login on Mondaq.com. The world of health care has changed dramatically during the past two years. It was already experiencing various pressures, and with the arrival of the COVID-19 pandemic, existing problems, like increasing costs and worker shortages, were exacerbated. Tasked with caring…
To print this article, all you need is to be registered or login on Mondaq.com. With the development of biotechnology, a variety of enzymes have been used in industrial production, such as enzyme-catalyzed synthesis of compounds, especially chiral drugs or chiral drug intermediates. Compared with the traditional chemical synthesis that may require a large amount…
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To print this article, all you need is to be registered or login on Mondaq.com. Key takeaways: The Health Care Consolidation and Contracting Fairness Act of 2022 is poised to significantly alter California’s regulatory landscape by granting the Attorney General broad authority to review and approve (or reject) certain healthcare mergers, acquisitions and other…
