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Health Care Week in Review: Biden Administration Announces $100 Million for ACA Marketplace Navigators and $81.3 Million for...

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Below is Alston & Bird’s Health Care Week in Review, which provides a synopsis of the latest news in health care regulations, notices, and guidance; federal legislation and congressional committee action; reports, studies,...more

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Highlights from the Inaugural Hot Topics in Health Care Law

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The Miles & Stockbridge Health Care Practice Group hosted its inaugural Hot Topics in Health Care Law seminar last month for clients from Maryland and beyond. Miles & Stockbridge health care lawyers kicked off the seminar...more

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CMS Announces New Primary and Behavioral Health Care Integration Demonstration Model

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On January 18th, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced a new demonstration model called the Innovation in Behavioral Health (IBH) Model, which is designed to improve outcomes for adults with mental...more

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McDermottPlus Check-Up: June 9, 2023

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On June 3, President Biden signed the debt limit legislation into law, averting default and allowing Congress to return to regularly scheduled business. However, that return was short-lived in the House when a small group of...more

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Health Care Week In Review: Fifth Circuit Review of ACA Requirement and HRSA Funds Health Centers

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Below is Alston & Bird’s Health Care Week in Review, which provides a synopsis of the latest news in health care regulations, notices, and guidance; federal legislation and congressional committee action; reports, studies,...more

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New CMS Standards Pave the Way for Expanded Access to Mental Health, Substance Abuse Services

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In April, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) finalized new regulations that will make critical healthcare services more accessible and affordable for Americans while expanding opportunities for physicians and...more

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Health Equity Elevated to a Joint Commission National Patient Safety Goal

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Starting July 1, 2023, The Joint Commission (TJC) will set health equity as a National Patient Safety Goal for certain TJC-accredited organizations and roll out a new Health Care Equity certification program to recognize and...more

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Holland & Knight Health Dose: December 6, 2022

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Holland & Knight Health Dose is an in-depth weekly dose of legislative and regulatory insights to keep stakeholders abreast of happenings in Washington, D.C., impacting the health sector. This week's topics include: -...more

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With Inflation Reduction Act Signed, Other Health Policy Issues Ahead for Congress

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Congress ended a busy work period after passing the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) last week. This Holland & Knight alert summarizes the healthcare provisions in the IRA and provides an outlook on health policy issues that may...more

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CMS Proposes Key Details for Payment Methodology, Quality Measures and Enrollment Policies for Rural Emergency Hospitals

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Rural emergency hospitals (REHs) are a new Medicare provider type that will allow Medicare to pay for emergency department and other outpatient hospital services in rural areas beginning on January 1, 2023, without requiring...more

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President Biden Announces Healthcare Provisions in Build Back Better Framework

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Last week, President Biden presented an outline of a $1.75 trillion Build Back Better (BBB) social spending reconciliation framework resulting from months of negotiations with House and Senate Democrats. Congressional...more

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Senate Finance Committee Holds Confirmation Hearing For Top Biden HHS Nominees

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Deputy Secretary and CMS Administrator Picks Would Fill Two Critical Policy Positions - On Thursday, the Senate Finance Committee held a confirmation hearing for two of the most important health policy officials nominated...more

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Health Care Policy Newsletter

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Foley & Lardner LLP’s (“Foley”) Bipartisan Public Policy Team is pleased to share our second “Public Policy Weekly* Health Care Newsletter” in which we compile the latest health care policy news and legislation. Please...more

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Trump Administration Fiscal Year (FY) 2019 Budget and Healthcare Programs

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The Trump Administration on Feb. 12 released its Fiscal Year (FY) 2019 budget request, titled "An American Budget." Unlike last year's budget, which was released in late May, the release of this budget conforms to the typical...more

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Manatt on Medicaid: Monthly Expansion Recap, March 2017 #2

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Arkansas - Governor Proposes Changes to Medicaid Expansion Waiver as House Passes Bill to Cap Expansion Enrollment - Governor Asa Hutchinson (R) released a proposal to amend the State's Medicaid expansion waiver by...more

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Manatt on Health Reform: Weekly Highlights - February 2017

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HealthCare.gov enrollment is down, while State-based Marketplace enrollment is up at the end of 2017 open enrollment; Hawaii, Massachusetts and Oregon introduce legislation to codify ACA reforms in state law in case of...more

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Manatt on Health Reform: Weekly Highlights - November 2016 #3

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In a special “Manatt on Health Reform” feature, we track Governors’ and state healthcare officials’ reactions to the Presidential election; HHS plans investigations into rising drug costs; and Colorado voters reject a...more

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Washington Healthcare Update

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This Week: Congress funds the government until Dec. 9. 1. Congress - Continuing Resolution Passes: Funds Zika and Opioid Legislation - On Sept. 28, Congress passed a Continuing Resolution to fund the...more

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Manatt on Health Reform: Weekly Highlights - April 2016

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Oklahoma proposes Medicaid coverage for 175,000 currently uninsured; a report finds State-based Marketplaces boost Medicaid enrollment growth rates; and CMS issues a final rule on mental health parity in Medicaid and CHIP....more

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A&B Healthcare Week in Review

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I. REGULATIONS, NOTICES, & GUIDANCE - On March 29, 2016, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a final rule entitled, “Medicaid and Children’s Health Insurance Programs: Mental Health Parity and...more

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Health Care Update - February 2016 #2

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Martin Shkreli Not the Big Story on the Hill Last Week - Congress’s complex relationship with prescription drugs was on display last week in the House of Representatives. In the House Committee on Oversight and...more

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Washington Healthcare Update

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This Week: The president’s proposed budget for fiscal year 2017 came out Tuesday... the House and Senate Budget Committees broke with tradition and did not hold hearings on the proposed budget... Please see the special Budget...more

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A&B Healthcare Week in Review - January 2016

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On January 5, 2016, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) received for review a final rule from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) entitled Covered Outpatient Drugs (CMS-2345-F). The rule had previously...more

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Health Care Update - November 2015

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Ways & Means Leadership Changes – Health Policy Implications Looming: As Congress pushes forward with a two-year budget deal, and new Speaker Paul Ryan begins his tenure as the top Republican in the House of...more

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Washington Healthcare Update

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This Week: Congress Avoids a Government Shutdown... House and Senate Approves Measure to Expand the Affordable Care (ACA) Act Small Group Market to 100 Employees...Affordable Care Act (ACA) Health Insurers to Receive Only...more

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