NEW: A Kansas law requiring abortion providers to disclose specific information about medication-induced abortion was put on hold Monday by a state judge. More here for Bloomberg Law: news.bloomberglaw.com/health-law-and…

NEW: A $9 billion reimbursement from the Biden administration will serve as the remedy for hospitals shortchanged in a federal drug discount program. news.bloomberglaw.com/health-law-and…

Food and Drug Administration Deputy Commissioner Dr. Janet Woodcock will retire next year after nearly four decades at the regulator. Woodcock confirmed the news in an email. More here from Fiona Rutherford Jeannie Baumann & Nyah Phengsitthy: news.bloomberglaw.com/health-law-and…

Breaking 2 am news: UN Probes DuPont, Chemours Over Human Rights Harms From #PFAS. Independent UN office seeks answers from US, Netherlands, Chemours, DuPont, and Corteva reg. Two companies, Netherlands respond. news.bloomberglaw.com/environment-an…

Companies & industrial sectors that claim PFAS are essential for the goods they produce have until March 1 to notify a Maine agency as the first step to help continue selling those products in the state. maine.gov/dep/spills/top… & news.bloomberglaw.com/environment-an…

. AAM aims to build on its success in challenging state anti-price gouging laws with a lawsuit filed in Illinois—the outcome of which analysts say will affect states' willingness to pursue efforts to rein in drug costs. More here for Bloomberg Law: news.bloomberglaw.com/health-law-and…

This will make the first time that the NFL ever has played an opening-week Friday night game.

My worlds are colliding

NEW: A major pharmaceutical industry group is urging the Biden administration to withdraw a plan for the government to license patents on expensive drugs to third-party companies for cheaper manufacturing. By Ian Lopez. news.bloomberglaw.com/health-law-and…

Opposition to expanding Medicaid programs to cover more low-income individuals is becoming increasingly difficult to maintain amid growing public support for adoption across states, policy analysts told me in my latest deep dive for Bloomberg Law: news.bloomberglaw.com/health-law-and…

The U.S. FDA's role in regulating prescription drug ads is under scrutiny. Senator Dick Durbin and @SenatorBraun sent a letter to the agency yesterday requesting action on social media ads. The letter cites my Bloomberg Law investigation into the issue. durbin.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/…

The Alabama Supreme Court’s ruling recognizing unimplanted human embryos as children underscores the anti-abortion movement’s efforts to build legal support for fetal and embryonic personhood, policy watchers told me in my latest for Bloomberg Law: news.bloomberglaw.com/health-law-and…

BREAKING: The Biden administration secured another major win Friday in its battle to defend a government drug price-setting program after a federal judge struck down administrative and constitutional claims brought by AstraZeneca. news.bloomberglaw.com/health-law-and…

The penalties drug manufacturers will face if they choose to withdraw from a government price-setting program were the focus of debate as four of them faced a federal judge. blawgo.com/8wQvzAA

▶️ Watch below to get caught up on the abortion pill litigation ahead of oral arguments before the Supreme Court tomorrow. And be sure to follow Bloomberg Law for updates.

Breaking: Vermont just became the first state to legalize charging fossil fuel companies for their role in climate change over the last three decades. Gov. Phil Scott allowed the measure but said he was “deeply concerned.” news.bloomberglaw.com/environment-an…

BREAKING: The US Supreme Court is poised to allow abortions in medical emergencies in Idaho, according to a copy of the opinion that was briefly posted on the court’s website. blawgo.com/2RpBkES

HHS' Xavier Becerra reaffirmed the Biden administration’s commitment to ensuring women get abortion care, though wouldn't speculate on a posted version of a SCOTUS opinion allowing Idaho doctors to provide emergency abortions despite state restrictions. news.bloomberglaw.com/health-law-and…

Oregon logging project would harm small seabird, court affirms Bloomberg Law news.bloomberglaw.com/health-law-and…

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