Mark Payne
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Health policy and law reporter @law360. Previously Kentucky state government and politics. mark.payne@law360.com (retweets ≠ endorsement)
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Mark Payne
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· Oct 22
Healthcare advocates in more than a dozen states are bracing for Planned Parenthood's ouster from public benefit programs after a U.S. Supreme Court decision in June. The change could upend healthcare delivery in rural and low-income areas. www.law360.com/artic...
New analysis: Since the Supreme Court's Medina Decision in June, four states have taken action to either remove Planned Parenthood from their public benefits or revisit litigation that could block its Medicaid reimbursements, even though Medicaid can't be used to pay for abortions.
New: HonorBridge told a federal court this week that a new CMS runs afoul of federal law by contradicting congressional intent, replacing the current system of regional exclusivity for organ procurers with a competitive model that pits OPOs against one another in a "Hunger-Games-style" competition.
A North Carolina-based organ procurement organization wants a federal court to toss aside a Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services rule taking effect this year that will alter how organ procurers are certified.
Organ Procurer Says CMS Rule Will Toss Industry Into Chaos - Law360
A North Carolina-based organ procurement organization wants a federal court to toss aside a Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services rule taking effect this year that will alter how organ procurers are certified, arguing the rule pits them against one another in a "Hunger-Games-style" competition.
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January 9, 2026 at 3:16 PM
New: HonorBridge told a federal court this week that a new CMS runs afoul of federal law by contradicting congressional intent, replacing the current system of regional exclusivity for organ procurers with a competitive model that pits OPOs against one another in a "Hunger-Games-style" competition.
New: A biotech company that developed a patented protein technology that expedited the development of Moderna's COVID-19 Spikevax vaccine sued HHS on Wednesday, claiming the feds infringed its patent through a contract to develop a vaccine with the pharma giant. www.law360.com/articles/242...
Biotech Co. Says HHS Infringed Patent With Moderna Vax Deal - Law360
A biotech company that developed a patented protein technology that allegedly expedited the development of Moderna's COVID-19 Spikevax vaccine sued the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services on ...
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January 8, 2026 at 5:05 PM
New: A biotech company that developed a patented protein technology that expedited the development of Moderna's COVID-19 Spikevax vaccine sued HHS on Wednesday, claiming the feds infringed its patent through a contract to develop a vaccine with the pharma giant. www.law360.com/articles/242...
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The Wyoming Supreme Court struck down the state's near-total abortion ban and a first-of-its-kind prohibition on abortion pills on Tuesday, saying the laws violated the state constitution.
Wyoming High Court Strikes Down Abortion Ban Laws - Law360
The Wyoming Supreme Court struck down the state's near-total abortion ban and a first-of-its-kind prohibition on abortion pills on Tuesday, saying the laws violated the state constitution.
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January 6, 2026 at 11:30 PM
The Wyoming Supreme Court struck down the state's near-total abortion ban and a first-of-its-kind prohibition on abortion pills on Tuesday, saying the laws violated the state constitution.
New: The Wyoming Supreme Court struck down the state's near-total abortion ban and a first-of-its-kind prohibition on abortion pills on Tuesday, saying the laws violated the state constitution.
www.law360.com/articles/242...
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Wyoming High Court Strikes Down Abortion Ban Laws - Law360
The Wyoming Supreme Court struck down the state's near-total abortion ban and a first-of-its-kind prohibition on abortion pills on Tuesday, saying the laws violated the state constitution.
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January 6, 2026 at 10:46 PM
New: The Wyoming Supreme Court struck down the state's near-total abortion ban and a first-of-its-kind prohibition on abortion pills on Tuesday, saying the laws violated the state constitution.
www.law360.com/articles/242...
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A Kentucky woman was indicted by a grand jury today for first-degree fetal homicide after taking abortion medication without a doctor’s advisement.
She was also indicted for concealing the birth of an infant, abuse of a corpse & tampering with physical evidence, according to court records.
She was also indicted for concealing the birth of an infant, abuse of a corpse & tampering with physical evidence, according to court records.
Kentucky woman indicted for fetal homicide after taking abortion medication
The indictment comes before the woman’s first appearance in court for the charges, which was set to take place Wednesday morning.
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January 6, 2026 at 8:52 PM
A Kentucky woman was indicted by a grand jury today for first-degree fetal homicide after taking abortion medication without a doctor’s advisement.
She was also indicted for concealing the birth of an infant, abuse of a corpse & tampering with physical evidence, according to court records.
She was also indicted for concealing the birth of an infant, abuse of a corpse & tampering with physical evidence, according to court records.
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Amid public outcry, federal health officials on Monday revised vaccine recommendations for American children, cutting the number from 18 to 11 and bringing the United States in line with other developed countries such as Denmark.
Health Officials Roll Back Child Vaccine Recommendations - Law360 UK
Amid public outcry, federal health officials on Monday revised vaccine recommendations for American children, cutting the number from 18 to 11 and bringing the United States in line with other developed countries such as Denmark.
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January 5, 2026 at 11:30 PM
Amid public outcry, federal health officials on Monday revised vaccine recommendations for American children, cutting the number from 18 to 11 and bringing the United States in line with other developed countries such as Denmark.
New: Amid public outcry, federal health officials on Monday revised vaccine recommendations for American children, cutting the number from 18 to 11 and bringing the United States in line with other developed countries such as Denmark. www.law360.com/articles/242...
Health Officials Roll Back Child Vaccine Recommendations - Law360
Amid public outcry, federal health officials on Monday revised vaccine recommendations for American children, cutting the number from 18 to 11 and bringing the United States in line with other develop...
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January 5, 2026 at 10:37 PM
New: Amid public outcry, federal health officials on Monday revised vaccine recommendations for American children, cutting the number from 18 to 11 and bringing the United States in line with other developed countries such as Denmark. www.law360.com/articles/242...
New: The Trump administration is backing Biden's signature Medicare drug price negotiation law before the Supreme Court, arguing that other agencies regularly negotiate prescription drug prices and that Medicare should be no different.
The Trump administration is defending the Biden-era Medicare Drug Price Negotiation program to the U.S. Supreme Court, asking the justices to deny AstraZeneca's petition challenging the program as unconstitutional. www.law360.com/artic...
January 5, 2026 at 9:36 PM
New: The Trump administration is backing Biden's signature Medicare drug price negotiation law before the Supreme Court, arguing that other agencies regularly negotiate prescription drug prices and that Medicare should be no different.
New: As drugmakers test drug pricing policies in court, healthcare advocates will be paying particular interest to the next, and perhaps final, stage of pharma's effort to stymie the Medicare Drug Price Negotiation Program through AstraZeneca's petition to the U.S. Supreme Court.
With drugmakers already pushing back on a growing slate of state and federal drug affordability programs and policies, healthcare and life sciences attorneys will be paying keen attention in 2026 to see which, if any, of those efforts drug companies can hold up in court. www.law360.com/artic...
January 5, 2026 at 6:20 PM
New: As drugmakers test drug pricing policies in court, healthcare advocates will be paying particular interest to the next, and perhaps final, stage of pharma's effort to stymie the Medicare Drug Price Negotiation Program through AstraZeneca's petition to the U.S. Supreme Court.
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A grand jury has indicted telehealth startup Done Global, alleging it had a role in a healthcare fraud conspiracy that involved submitting false claims to government health programs and distributing $100 million in Adderall and other drugs through subscription services. www.law360.com/artic...
December 17, 2025 at 9:30 PM
A grand jury has indicted telehealth startup Done Global, alleging it had a role in a healthcare fraud conspiracy that involved submitting false claims to government health programs and distributing $100 million in Adderall and other drugs through subscription services. www.law360.com/artic...
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The U.S. Supreme Court said it won't review a decision allowing a retrial of a Maryland doctor who was initially found guilty of a COVID-19 testing scheme but then secured an acquittal. www.law360.com/artic...
December 15, 2025 at 6:45 PM
The U.S. Supreme Court said it won't review a decision allowing a retrial of a Maryland doctor who was initially found guilty of a COVID-19 testing scheme but then secured an acquittal. www.law360.com/artic...
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A Sixth Circuit appeals panel gave few hints Thursday on whether it would send back to state court a lawsuit from Ohio alleging that pharmacy benefit managers were driving up prescription prices through rebate schemes. www.law360.com/artic...
December 11, 2025 at 9:30 PM
A Sixth Circuit appeals panel gave few hints Thursday on whether it would send back to state court a lawsuit from Ohio alleging that pharmacy benefit managers were driving up prescription prices through rebate schemes. www.law360.com/artic...
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The U.S. Supreme Court said a Louisiana appeals court incorrectly found that a state law bars an HIV patient from alleging federal discrimination claims after being denied aquatherapy during the COVID-19 pandemic. www.law360.com/artic...
December 8, 2025 at 8:30 PM
The U.S. Supreme Court said a Louisiana appeals court incorrectly found that a state law bars an HIV patient from alleging federal discrimination claims after being denied aquatherapy during the COVID-19 pandemic. www.law360.com/artic...
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RELEASE: NewsGuild journalists are sounding the alarm – media companies are undermining public trust with unethical AI in the newsroom.
Today, we launch #NewsNotSlop, a national campaign kicking off a Week of Action on AI, December 1–5.
newsguild.org/release-stan...
Today, we launch #NewsNotSlop, a national campaign kicking off a Week of Action on AI, December 1–5.
newsguild.org/release-stan...
RELEASE: STANDING UP TO PROTECT JOURNALISM FROM AI SLOP | The NewsGuild - TNG-CWA
On the heels of a ground-breaking arbitration win at POLITICO, NewsGuild-CWA members launch national campaign and week of action on AI.
newsguild.org
December 1, 2025 at 5:44 PM
RELEASE: NewsGuild journalists are sounding the alarm – media companies are undermining public trust with unethical AI in the newsroom.
Today, we launch #NewsNotSlop, a national campaign kicking off a Week of Action on AI, December 1–5.
newsguild.org/release-stan...
Today, we launch #NewsNotSlop, a national campaign kicking off a Week of Action on AI, December 1–5.
newsguild.org/release-stan...
New: An Eleventh Circuit panel ruled Thursday that no Alabama state law prevents a county from facing liability for an incarcerated person's death due to substandard healthcare from a third-party medical provider the county hired. www.law360.com/health/artic...
Ala. County Must Face Inmate Death Claim, 11th Circ. Rules - Law360
An Eleventh Circuit panel ruled Thursday that no Alabama state law prevents a county from facing liability for an incarcerated person's death after substandard healthcare from a third-party medical pr...
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November 21, 2025 at 4:36 PM
New: An Eleventh Circuit panel ruled Thursday that no Alabama state law prevents a county from facing liability for an incarcerated person's death due to substandard healthcare from a third-party medical provider the county hired. www.law360.com/health/artic...
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Five years after suing state officials over a denied "certificate of need" application, a North Carolina eye surgeon was back in court to challenge a state medical control spending law. www.law360.com/healt... #HealthcareAuthority
November 19, 2025 at 6:30 PM
Five years after suing state officials over a denied "certificate of need" application, a North Carolina eye surgeon was back in court to challenge a state medical control spending law. www.law360.com/healt... #HealthcareAuthority
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A Washington federal judge rejected the Trump administration's bid to halt a temporary injunction, which blocks federal officials from withholding federal healthcare funds to hospitals in four states that provide gender-affirming care.
Judge Won't Halt Injunction Blocking Trump's Trans Care Ban - Law360
A Washington federal judge rejected the Trump administration's bid to halt a temporary injunction, saying the president took too long to request a pause in the order, which blocks federal officials from withholding federal healthcare funds to hospitals in four states that provide gender-affirming care.
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November 13, 2025 at 1:30 AM
A Washington federal judge rejected the Trump administration's bid to halt a temporary injunction, which blocks federal officials from withholding federal healthcare funds to hospitals in four states that provide gender-affirming care.
New analysis: Legal experts fear an inconsistent patchwork of state court rulings, which fail to establish a uniform approach to complex pre-embryo legal disputes, promises to generate more difficult decisions for judges as the number of people relying on egg freezing and IVF continues to grow.
As more couples who can't naturally procreate turn to in vitro fertilization, state judges are grappling with an evolving legal landscape that's emerging from disputes about pre-embryos making their way to court.
Patchwork of Pre-Embryo Rulings Challenges Courts - Law360 Healthcare Authority
As a greater number of couples who can't naturally procreate turn to in vitro fertilization, state judges are grappling with an evolving legal landscape as more disputes about pre-embryos make their way to court.
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November 12, 2025 at 7:52 PM
New analysis: Legal experts fear an inconsistent patchwork of state court rulings, which fail to establish a uniform approach to complex pre-embryo legal disputes, promises to generate more difficult decisions for judges as the number of people relying on egg freezing and IVF continues to grow.
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A Massachusetts doctor and a group of public health trade associations want the federal government to break up a key vaccine committee tasked with nationwide vaccine policy, arguing that the panel has been tainted with anti-vaccine sentiment. www.law360.com/artic...
November 6, 2025 at 11:45 PM
A Massachusetts doctor and a group of public health trade associations want the federal government to break up a key vaccine committee tasked with nationwide vaccine policy, arguing that the panel has been tainted with anti-vaccine sentiment. www.law360.com/artic...
New: A Mass. doctor and a group of health trade associations want the federal government to break up a key vaccine committee tasked with nationwide vaccine policy, arguing in an amended lawsuit Thursday that the panel has been tainted with anti-vaccine sentiment. www.law360.com/healthcare-a...
Med Groups Call To Break Up 'Politicized' CDC Vax Committee - Law360 Healthcare Authority
A Massachusetts doctor and a group of public health trade associations want the federal government to break up a key vaccine committee tasked with nationwide vaccine policy, arguing in an amended laws...
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November 6, 2025 at 10:36 PM
New: A Mass. doctor and a group of health trade associations want the federal government to break up a key vaccine committee tasked with nationwide vaccine policy, arguing in an amended lawsuit Thursday that the panel has been tainted with anti-vaccine sentiment. www.law360.com/healthcare-a...
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A First Circuit panel seemed poised to uphold a district court decision finding that the Trump administration lacks the authority to cap indirect costs for research grants at the National Institutes of Health.
1st Circ. Questions Trump Admin On NIH Indirect Cost Cuts - Law360
A First Circuit panel seemed poised on Wednesday to uphold a district court decision finding that the Trump administration lacks the authority to cap indirect costs for research grants at the National Institutes of Health.
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November 6, 2025 at 3:17 PM
A First Circuit panel seemed poised to uphold a district court decision finding that the Trump administration lacks the authority to cap indirect costs for research grants at the National Institutes of Health.
New: A First Circuit panel seemed poised on Wednesday to uphold a district court decision finding that the Trump administration lacks the authority to cap indirect costs for research grants at the National Institutes of Health. www.law360.com/articles/240...
1st Circ. Questions Trump Admin On NIH Indirect Cost Cuts - Law360
A First Circuit panel seemed poised on Wednesday to uphold a district court decision finding that the Trump administration lacks the authority to cap indirect costs for research grants at the National...
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November 6, 2025 at 2:31 PM
New: A First Circuit panel seemed poised on Wednesday to uphold a district court decision finding that the Trump administration lacks the authority to cap indirect costs for research grants at the National Institutes of Health. www.law360.com/articles/240...
New analysis: A Minnesota investigation promises to answer a key question for doctors across the state, along with the hospitals and practices that employ them: When do changes to employment contracts amount to a new contract? www.law360.com/healthcare-a...
Minn. Hospital Noncompetes Face Test In State AG Probe - Law360 Healthcare Authority
A Minnesota investigation could help answer key questions for doctors and employers about a 2023 state ban on noncompete provisions: When do changes to employment contracts amount to a new contract?
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October 30, 2025 at 1:43 PM
New analysis: A Minnesota investigation promises to answer a key question for doctors across the state, along with the hospitals and practices that employ them: When do changes to employment contracts amount to a new contract? www.law360.com/healthcare-a...
New: Colorado appellate judges have upheld a state trial court finding that a nonmarried couple must donate their cryogenically preserved pre-embryos that were created before the dissolution of their relationship. www.law360.com/healthcare-a...
Colo. Appellate Panel Backs Order To Donate Pre-Embryos - Law360 Healthcare Authority
Colorado appellate judges have upheld a state trial court finding that a nonmarried couple must donate their cryogenically preserved pre-embryos that were created before the dissolution of their relat...
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October 29, 2025 at 7:22 PM
New: Colorado appellate judges have upheld a state trial court finding that a nonmarried couple must donate their cryogenically preserved pre-embryos that were created before the dissolution of their relationship. www.law360.com/healthcare-a...