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CMS Issues “In Lieu of” Services Guidance to Address Health-Related Social Needs in Medicaid Managed Care

C&M Health Law

The guidance demonstrates the Administration’s interest and commitment to bolster federal support for reimbursement of “in lieu of” services to address HRSNs. States can leverage existing federal policy flexibilities to offer expanded benefits to Medicaid beneficiaries and improve population health.

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Federal Judge Dismisses Former NFL Player’s Marijuana Decriminalization Suit

Pharmacy Law Blog

Marijuana is right up there with LSD and heroin (15,466 heroin overdose deaths in 2016). The suit brought by Super Bowl winner and now weed entrepreneur Marvin Washington and others, seeks to challenge aspects of the Controlled Substances Act (CSA) through the court when remedies are available through federal agencies, like the U.S.

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Logical Contradiction Doctrine:  Buckman for Textualists

Drug & Device Law

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Federal Preemption of State Attempts To Ban FDA-Approved Abortion Drugs After Dobbs

Drug & Device Law

See Lars Noah, “State Affronts to Federal Primacy in the Licensure of Pharmaceutical Products,” 2016 Mich. 1, 16-22 (2016) (collecting examples). constitutes a ‘stop-selling’ theory, which courts have consistently found to be preempted by federal law.” Dec. Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. , 3d 166, 186 (S.D.N.Y.

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