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Texas Telehealth Pharmacy Rule Signals a New Compliance Era: What Every Pharmacy Should Know About the Board's Proposed Informed Consent Requirements
20+ hour, 38+ min ago (465+ words) Telehealth is no longer an emerging service for pharmacies'it has become a routine part of patient care. Whether counseling patients after discharge, managing chronic diseases, supporting remote clinical services or providing medication therapy management, pharmacists increasingly interact with patients without…...
First Declination of Prosecution Under DOJ Corporate Enforcement and Voluntary Self-Disclosure Policy
2+ day, 3+ hour ago (497+ words) Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney PC First Declination of Prosecution Under DOJ Corporate Enforcement and Voluntary Self-Disclosure Policy On June 17, 2026, the Department of Justice (DOJ) made a significant announcement by issuing its first declination of prosecution under the Corporate Enforcement and Voluntary…...
National Conference Hot Topics - AILA
2+ day, 20+ hour ago (15+ words) Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney PC National Conference Hot Topics - AILA...
DOJ's 2026 Health Care Fraud Takedown: Why Pharmacies Should Act Before an Audit Becomes an Investigation
2+ day, 20+ hour ago (865+ words) The Department of Justice's 2026 National Health Care Fraud Takedown should get the attention of every pharmacy owner and operator. According to the DOJ, the coordinated enforcement action involved 455 defendants and more than $6. 5 billion in allegedly false claims. The cases spanned…...
The Clock is Ticking: What the Faster Labor Contracts Act Means for Employers
3+ day, 3+ hour ago (362+ words) Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney PC The Clock is Ticking: What the Faster Labor Contracts Act Means for Employers Newly proposed federal legislation would, for the first time in more than five decades, impose hard federal deadlines on negotiating a company's first…...
Florida Takes Aim at CVS Caremark: Why the Sunshine State's Investigation Could Be a Turning Point for PBM Oversight
5+ day, 20+ hour ago (1341+ words) Arkansas led the way. Tennessee recently followed with legislation restricting PBM ownership of pharmacies. Congress, CMS, the FTC and state attorneys general have continued to examine PBM reimbursement practices, patient steering, rebate arrangements, pharmacy network design and the competitive effects…...
Arizona Joins the Growing Movement to Separate PBMs from Pharmacy Ownership
1+ week, 1+ hour ago (737+ words) Arizona lawmakers have introduced legislation that could significantly reshape the pharmacy marketplace and add momentum to a growing national movement aimed at separating pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) from pharmacy ownership. For years, debates surrounding PBMs have focused on reimbursement methodologies,…...
Maryland Expands Prescriber'Pharmacist Agreements and Opens New Opportunities for Opioid Use Disorder Treatment
1+ week, 20+ hour ago (464+ words) Beginning July 1, 2026, Maryland pharmacists will have expanded opportunities to participate in collaborative patient care under newly enacted House Bill 838. Signed into law as Chapter 53, the legislation modernizes Maryland's prescriber'pharmacist agreement framework and creates a pathway for qualified pharmacists to play…...
Lawsuit Challenges NCAA and Conference NIL Restrictions as Antitrust Violations
1+ week, 6+ day ago (701+ words) Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney PC Lawsuit Challenges NCAA and Conference NIL Restrictions as Antitrust Violations On June 9, 2026, Talanoa Ili and Charlie Mirer, college football players at the University of Southern California and Stanford University, respectively, filed a class action lawsuit in…...
To Expense or Amortize R&D, That is the Question: July 6, 2026 Deadline and Planning Opportunities under the One Big Beautiful Bill Act
2+ week, 3+ day ago (626+ words) The enactment of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act of 2025, P. L. No. 119-2 (OBBBA), introduced amendments to Section 174[1] and created new Section 174 A under the Code, which directly impact whether a taxpayer may expense or amortize their foreign and domestic research or…...