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Biometric Policies Will Likely Be Debated Nationwide in 2021

New York has introduced Assembly Bill 27. According to the proposed bill, AB 27 seeks “to establish the biometric privacy act;

biometric, biotechnology, data privacy, government affairs, healthcare, HealthIT, legislation, life sciences, pharmaceuticals, tech, technologyRon LantonJanuary 11, 2021New York, Assembly Bill 27, Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act, legal, lobbyist

How to Choose a Lobbyist

Now more than ever it is important to choose the right lobbyist.

legislation, legislature, lobbyistRon LantonJanuary 6, 2021healthcare, technology, HealthIT, Banking, Renewable Energy, Clean Energy

November Election Yields Gains for Marijuana Legalization

The result of a few November 3, 2020 election ballot measures have yielded additional gains for marijuana.

cannabis, CBD, healthcare, legislation, medical marijuanaRon LantonNovember 4, 2020cannabis, medical marijuana, recreational marijuana, Arizona, South Dakota, Mississippi, New Jersey

Where Do Biden & Trump Stand On The Issues?

With election season underway many are wondering where the two Presidential candidates stand on the issues of importance to voters.

Reuters did a great summary found here that explains the major differences from the economy, trade, healthcare, etc.

New York Comptroller finds $605 million in unnecessary costs to the Medicaid program

The New York Comptroller recently released the results of an audit titled “Medicaid Program-Cost of Pharmacy Services Under Managed Care.” The audit covered the period January 1, 2016 to December 31, 2019.

healthcare, legislation, Long term care pharmacy, LTC, pharmaceuticals, pharmacy, pharmacy benefit manager, insuranceRon LantonSeptember 24, 2020New York Medicaid, New York Comptroller, Medicaid, MCO, drug formulary, carve out

New Congressional Bill Aimed at Tech ISPs

The Platform Accountability and Consumer Transparency Act has been introduced by Sens. Brian Schatz (D-Hawaii) and John Thune (R-South Dakota), which targets Internet Service Providers and attempts to limit their protections under 47 U.S. Code § 230 of the Communications Decency Act (CDA), also called Title V of the Telecommunications Act of 1996.

data, Congress, communications, government affairs, legislation, technology, tech, telecommunicationsRon LantonAugust 6, 2020Platform Accountability and Consumer Transparency Act, PACT Act, CDA, section 230, Senator Schatz, Senator Thune, Communications Decency Act

Senator Hawley Proposes New Congressional Legislation Targeting Behavioral Ads

U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-MO) has recently announced his new legislation titled the Behavioral Advertising Decisions Are Downgrading Services (BAD ADS) Act. This bill proposes to remove Section 230 immunity from Big Tech companies that display manipulative, behavioral ads or provide data to be used for them. Behavioral ads are defined in the legislation.

communications, data, government affairs, legislation, tech, technology, telecommunicationsRon LantonAugust 6, 2020Behavioral Advertising Decisions Are Downgrading Services (BAD ADS) Act, section 230, legislation, Congress, Senator Hawley

Lanton Law Newsletter is Out

We have released our August newsletter.

Congress, government affairs, healthcare, legislation, Long term care pharmacy, LTC, pharmacy benefit manager, prescription drug costsRon LantonAugust 3, 2020LTC, PBM, Pharmacy Benefit Manager, Tufts Center for the Study of Drug Development, Rutledge v. PCMA

Big Tech Company Executives Pressed On Capitol Hill On Their Market Influence

On July 29th four of the biggest tech companies, CEOs testified in front of Congress. Jeff Bezos of Amazon, Tim Cook of Apple, Mark Zuckerberg of Facebook, and Sundar Pichai of Google all took questions from the U.S House Judiciary Subcommittee on Antitrust, Commercial, and Administrative Law.

Long Term Care Pharmacy (LTC) Legislation Introduced Aimed at Defining LTC Pharmacy

The Long-Term Care Pharmacy Definition Act of 2020 has been introduced by U.S. Senator Scott (R-SC) and co-sponsored by Senator Warner (D-VA). The bill has been introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives by Congressman Mullin (R-OK) and Congressman Schrader (D-OR). The bill seeks to establish a clear statutory definition of long term care pharmacy.

LTC, Long term care pharmacy, pharmacy, pharmaceuticals, healthcare, government affairs, Congress, legislationRon LantonJuly 29, 2020LTC, Long term care pharmacy