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President Biden Signs End-of-Year Legislation Including Telehealth, Medicare & Medicaid, Mental Health, Pandemic Preparedness, and Other Health Care Provisions

C&M Health Law

trillion spending package, which consists of all 12 fiscal year (FY) 2023 appropriations bills and funds the federal government through September 30, 2023, provides additional assistance to Ukraine, and makes numerous health care policy changes. 117-164 ) (the “Act”)—an approximately $1.7

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The BFDs – The Ten Best Prescription Drug/Medical Device Decisions of 2023

Drug & Device Law

2023) ( Buckman preemption barred MDL asserting fraud on EPA), cert. United States Department of Health and Human Services , 58 F.4th Thus, CEH turned on implied impossibility preemption, specifically an application of Mensing ( 2011+1 ) independence principle. Monsanto Co. , 4th 1261 (11th Cir. 4th 851 (6th Cir. denied , 144 S.

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Terrible Decision Contravenes the Vaccine Act’s Purpose and Would Gut Its Protections

Drug & Device Law

223, 231-33 (2011), holding that the Vaccine Act preempted all design defect claims asserted by claimants who rejected Vaccine Act awards and sought to litigate their claims instead. The Supreme Court did its part in Bruesewitz v. Wyeth LLC , 562 U.S. Now comes DeCostanzo v. at 226 (footnote and quotation marks omitted). Olin Corp. ,

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Another Attack On A Contraceptive Is Dismissed (For Now)

Drug & Device Law

While most contraceptives are short-acting, in part to allow for the possibility of conception when desired, there is clearly a role from public health perspective—among other perspectives—for long-acting and permanent contraception. Obviously, under Buckman direct fraud-on-the-FDA claims, however titled, are impliedly preempted.

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