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The IRS’ Position on HRAs: How the Affordable Care Act and HRAs interact
The notice provides welcome guidance relating to HRAs that are an integral part of many employers’ group health programs. The latest installment of guidance from the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) relating to employer-sponsored health plans was issued on December 16, 2015, in the form of IRS...
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Participation, Collaboration, Quality: The CDRH engages to advance its updated strategic priorities
Building on the FDA’s goals and strategies for creating a national evaluation system for medical devices, the FDA has recently increased its focus on collaboration with the medical device community, as well as patient involvement, to promote public health with high-quality and safe medical...
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A Slow-Moving Animal: The 150-year evolution of the law of patentable subject matter
MCC: We just passed the three-year anniversary of the Supreme Court’s ruling in Mayo v. Prometheus. How much of a game-changer is this case? Maslowski: The law tends to be a slow-moving animal, so at this point, it’s still hard to say whether Mayo is a big game-changer. Its impact...
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