Alissa Smith

This year, Utah commenced a contract with Doctronic to pilot a medication renewal program where Doctronic’s AI system autonomously authorizes refills for certain routine medications. ...more The Iowa Supreme Court recently decided Teig v. Hart, No. 24-0029 (Nov. 25, 2025), which provides much-needed clarity to governmental bodies on the limits to Iowa’s open meetings law. ...more On June 18, 2025, a Texas court issued a ruling that vacated, on a nationwide basis, the HIPAA Privacy Rule to Support Reproductive Health Care Privacy (the “Reproductive Health Rule”), just one year after the rule went into...more A memorandum from the Office of Management and Budget (“OMB”) on January 27, 2025 notified heads of federal agencies of a temporary pause on all disbursements of federal grants and loans, effective at 5pm Eastern on January...more