8/21/2026 1:38:41 PM Session’s Out! Summary of State Health Care Transaction Legislative Updates Since January 1, 2026 By Idena Allen Katie Asquith Rachel Byrd Jansen Carver Lara Flatau +2 more... Show less Key Takeaways Eight states have enacted laws or regulations impacting health care transactions that include new or expanded notice and/or...
8/21/2026 1:35:28 PM OFAC Settlement Highlights Iran Sanctions Risks for Non-U.S. Subsidiaries of U.S. Companies By Thad McBride On August 12, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) announced a $60,764 settlement with Rice Lake...
8/20/2026 1:26:25 PM CMS Imposes Prohibition on Federal Medicaid and CHIP Payment for Certain Gender-Affirming Healthcare for Minors: What Providers Need to Know By Jeff Davis Michael Hess Craig Stewart Key Takeaways CMS has prohibited Medicaid and CHIP reimbursement for certain types of gender-affirming healthcare for minors, including...
8/20/2026 1:23:11 PM BIS Settlement Highlights Export Control Risks for Medical and Research Technology By Faith Dibble Thad McBride On August 14, the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) announced a settlement with Plexon, Inc., a Texas...
8/19/2026 5:03:09 PM No More SEC Responses to Rule 14a-8 No-Action Requests: What Public Companies Should Know for the Upcoming Proxy Season By Sehrish Siddiqui On August 14, 2026, the SEC’s Division of Corporation Finance (Corp Fin) announced a significant change to the shareholder proposal...
8/14/2026 1:26:38 PM SBA Finalizes New Social Disadvantage Standard for 8(a) Program By Todd Overman The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) has finalized a significant change to how small businesses establish social disadvantage for...
8/14/2026 1:25:04 PM NLRB Gains 3-1 Republican Majority, Setting Stage for Major Policy Shifts By Tim Garrett Hunter Yoches On August 7, James Macy, a Republican, was confirmed by the Senate to become the third Republican member of the National Labor Relations...
8/13/2026 1:25:11 PM Shannon Wiley Co-Authors Article on Building Compliance-Driven Infrastructure for Direct-to-Patient Programs By Shannon Wiley Bass, Berry & Sims attorney Shannon Wiley co-authored an article in Pharmaceutical Commerce examining the growing adoption of...
8/12/2026 5:29:15 PM What Happens in Vegas…Gets DOJ’s Attention: $95M Wound Care Fraud Indictment By Denise Barnes Emily Fountain Ben Schrader David Wilson +1 more... Show less On August 5, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced that a federal grand jury in the District of Nevada returned a six-count...
8/11/2026 6:14:24 PM Public Finance Legislative Update from the Final Session of 114th Tennessee General Assembly By Betsy Knotts In the Final Session of the 114th General Assembly, Tennessee legislators enacted several public chapters of particular interest to local...
8/10/2026 6:14:26 PM 2026 Tennessee Primary Election Update By Mallorie Kerby Erica Penley Ross Smith Key Takeaways U.S. Senator Marsha Blackburn secured the Republican nomination for Governor, defeating Congressman John Rose by...
8/6/2026 6:30:29 PM Attorneys Contribute to Health Law Handbook, 2026 Edition By Taylor Chenery John Eason Travis Lloyd Danielle Sloane +1 more... Show less Bass, Berry & Sims attorneys Danielle Sloane, Taylor Chenery, John Eason and Travis Lloyd contributed content to the Health Law Handbook,...
8/6/2026 6:29:22 PM OFAC Launches Reconsideration Portal to Streamline Delisting Petitions By Faith Dibble Thad McBride On June 29, the U.S. Department of the Treasury, Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) launched an online Reconsideration Portal for...
8/5/2026 6:30:19 PM Arkansas Suspends Enforcement of Act 630 Following Constitutional Challenges to Restrictions on Use of Limited Distribution Networks By Scott Gallisdorfer Michael Hess Brian Roark Shannon Wiley +1 more... Show less Key Takeaways The Arkansas State Board of Pharmacy has indefinitely suspended enforcement of Act 630, which restricted drug manufacturers...
8/5/2026 6:27:55 PM Tightening the Reins on Remote Monitoring: CMS Proposes Major Changes to RPM and RTM for CY 2027 By Hannah Ketring Brown Danielle Sloane Nesrin Tift Key Takeaways CMS proposes limiting coverage of RPM and RTM such that the billing practitioner must utilize clinical staff who are direct...
8/4/2026 6:28:25 PM Federal Appeals Court Strikes Down NLRB’s Successor Bar, Changing Labor Analysis for Business Acquisitions By Tim Garrett Hunter Yoches The U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit has invalidated the National Labor Relations Board’s (NLRB or Board) “successor bar,”...