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CMS 2026 IRA Price Negotiations Results Likely to Create Upstream and Downstream Effects

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On August 15, 2024, CMS announced the results of the first round of the negotiated prices between CMS and participating drug manufacturers for the 10 selected drugs under the Inflation Reduction Act’s (IRA) Medicare Drug...more

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Healthcare Vaccine Mandate Deadline Pushed In 24 States

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Following the United States Supreme Court’s recent decision to enforce the COVID-19 vaccine mandate over healthcare workers at facilities that participate in Medicare and Medicaid, the deadline to become fully vaccinated has...more

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Supreme Court Upholds Vaccine Mandate for Medicare and Medicaid-Certified Providers and Suppliers

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On the same day that the United States Supreme Court imposed a stay of enforcement on OSHA’s vaccine mandate for private employers with over 100 employees, the Court ruled that the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services...more

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U.S. Supreme Court Lifts Injunction Against CMS’ Health Care Facility Vaccine Mandate: What Does This Mean for Your Health Care...

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Health care employers are not alone in feeling overwhelmed by the constantly changing legal status of the various federal vaccine mandates. On Thursday afternoon, the Supreme Court made its rulings on two preliminary...more

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SCOTUS Narrowly Allows CMS Vaccine Mandate to Survive; Preemption Battles to Ensue

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On December 7, 2021, the Supreme Court of the United States heard oral argument on the cases challenging both the secretary of Health and Human Services’ interim final rule and the secretary of Labor’s emergency temporary...more

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The Supreme Court - January 13, 2022

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National Federation of Independent Businesses v. Department of Labor, Nos. 21-244, 21-247: Numerous challenges were brought against the emergency rule issued on November 5, 2021, by the Occupational Safety and Health...more

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Supreme Court Stays OSHA Vaccine Rule

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The United States Supreme Court blocked the Biden administration from implementing and enforcing its OSHA vaccine-or-test requirements for large, private companies, see here. In a 6-3 majority opinion, the Court found that...more

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OFCCP Week In Review: November 2021 #2

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The DE OFCCP Week in Review (WIR) is a simple, fast and direct summary of relevant happenings in the OFCCP regulatory environment, authored by experts John C. Fox, Candee Chambers and Jennifer Polcer. In today’s edition, they...more

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CMS’ COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate: What Health Care Providers Need to Know

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Last week, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) and the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) published their much-anticipated rules mandating COVID-19 vaccinations. ...more

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The Courts and Healthcare Policy - August 2021

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The courts continue to play an important role in health policy. 2020 saw several notable lawsuits related to the Affordable Care Act (ACA). Several other Trump administration policies were challenged, including Medicare...more

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In Significant Shift, DOJ Takes Position that Affordable Care Act Is Unconstitutional

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On Monday, March 25, 2019, the Department of Justice (DOJ) endorsed the decision of a district court judge in the Northern District of Texas that invalidated the entire Affordable Care Act (ACA) as unconstitutional. Texas v....more

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Polsinelli Obtains Favorable Decision in Challenge to Colorado’s Medicaid Funding Program

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Medicaid is a shared federal and state program. Federal and state dollars are combined so states can furnish Medicaid health coverage to poor and disabled Coloradans including many who need nursing facility care. ...more

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Affordable Care Act Declared Unconstitutional: What Does It Mean?

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On Dec. 14, U.S. District Judge Reed O’Connor declared the Affordable Care Act (ACA) unconstitutional. The case, Texas v. Azaar, was brought earlier this year, arguing that the U.S. Supreme Court ruling of the law as...more

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Is the Affordable Care Act a House of Cards? If Yes, What Does the Recent Texas Court Decision Mean for the US Health Insurance...

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In an unexpectedly broad ruling issued December 14, 2018, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas declared the Affordable Care Act (“ACA”) as unconstitutional in its entirety. This decision, if ultimately...more

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Ads will be Required to Disclose Prices for Rx Drugs

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Ever since the FDA approved advertisements for prescription drugs on television, pharmaceutical companies have been heavily relying on them and collectively represent the third highest spender of any industry in national TV...more

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Illinois Supreme Court Hears Oral Argument on Hospital Property Tax Exemptions

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Yesterday, the Illinois Supreme Court heard oral argument in Oswald v. Beard, a case challenging the constitutionality of the statute exempting most hospitals from paying any property taxes. ...more

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The Latest on Property Tax Exemptions for Illinois Hospitals

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Recently, there have been several noteworthy developments in the controversy surrounding property tax exemptions for Illinois hospitals. For the past decade we’ve been providing updates as this issue progressed through the...more

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