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The Regulatory Race Is On: The Biden Administration Sprints to Issue Key Health Policies

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP on 4/25/2024

The upcoming election, and the approaching end of the President’s four-year term, introduce additional dynamics into the agencies’ rulemaking process and even the guidance process. From now through the November election, the...more

Holland & Knight Health Dose: March 5, 2024

Holland & Knight LLP on 3/7/2024

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. ...more

Holland & Knight Health Dose: December 12, 2023

Holland & Knight LLP on 12/15/2023

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....more

Healthcare & Life Sciences: Drug Pricing Digest - May 2021 #2

Latham & Watkins LLP on 5/24/2021

PhRMA Suit Challenges Co-Pay/Accumulator Portion of December 2020 Medicaid Rule - On May 21, 2021, Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America (PhRMA) filed suit in the US District Court for the District of...more

Senate Finance Committee Holds Confirmation Hearing For Top Biden HHS Nominees

ArentFox Schiff on 4/16/2021

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

340B Update: HRSA Moves Forward with 340B ADR Rule as Covered Entities Challenge Contract Pharmacy Actions

K&L Gates LLP on 12/3/2020

In this episode of Triage, Andrew Ruskin and Victoria Hamscho provide an update on recent developments in the 340B Program and, in particular, on two recent legal challenges covered entities brought in response to drug...more

Washington Healthcare Update - October 2020 #1

McGuireWoods Consulting on 10/6/2020

This week in Washington: The Continuing Resolution (CR) to fund the government until Dec. 11 was signed by President Trump; House passes COVID-19 stimulus bill....more

CMS Releases Tools to Support States’ Medicaid and CHIP Programs During the COVID-19 Outbreak

King & Spalding on 4/1/2020

On March 22, 2020, CMS announced a suite of four new tools intended to help states combat the coronavirus by allowing states to streamline enrollment into long-term care and home-based services and by expediting application...more

CMS Withdraws Block Grant Guidance – What’s Next?

Foley Hoag LLP - Medicaid and the Law on 11/19/2019

We’ve posted previously the long-standing rumor (substantiated by several folks within the Administration) that CMS is working on a guidance document to states to receive their Medicaid funding through a block grant. In June,...more

As a Public Charge Rule is Finalized by DHS, Concern Over Upcoming DOJ Rule Grows

Foley Hoag LLP - Medicaid and the Law on 8/19/2019

Last Fall, we wrote about a proposed regulation issued by the Department of Homeland Security that involved one of our favorite topics: the intersection of immigration and health care law. My colleague Christian Springer and...more

Washington Healthcare Update

McGuireWoods Consulting on 12/11/2018

Congress - House - Bipartisan, Bicameral Legislators Unveil FDA-Inspired Bill Regulating Diagnostic Tests - On Dec. 6, bipartisan House and Senate members released draft legislation for the Food and Drug...more

Health Care Weekly Preview from ML Strategies – October 2018 #3

Mintz - Health Care Viewpoints on 10/16/2018

Last week concluded the Senate’s time in Washington prior to the lame duck session. With both the House and the Senate back home and focused on campaigning, we turn our attention to action from the Administration. As of...more

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

Holland & Knight LLP on 2/19/2018

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

Forty-Five Days and Counting for Current HHS Leadership: Implications for Rulemaking

Mintz - Health Care Viewpoints on 12/7/2016

Before we all turn our full attention to the nominations of Representative Tom Price as Secretary of Health and Human Services, and policy consultant Seema Verma to lead CMS, we need to remember that there are still...more

Also In The News - Health Headlines - September 2016

King & Spalding on 9/12/2016

Interim Final Rule Increases Civil Monetary Penalty Amounts – On September 2, 2016, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) released an interim final rule that “adjust[s] for inflation the maximum civil monetary...more

A&B Healthcare Week in Review

Alston & Bird on 4/8/2016

I. REGULATIONS, NOTICES, & GUIDANCE - On April 4, 2016, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued the Final Calendar Year (CY) 2017 Medicare Advantage Capitation Rates and Medicare Advantage (MA) and...more

A&B Healthcare Week in Review

Alston & Bird on 4/1/2016

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

Washington Healthcare Update

McGuireWoods LLP on 3/8/2016

This Week: The President took a victory lap in Wisconsin, announcing that 20 million people have gained health insurance through the Affordable Care Act... That figure includes people newly covered through insurance...more

A&B Healthcare Week in Review

Alston & Bird on 2/26/2016

I. REGULATIONS, NOTICES, & GUIDANCE - On February 24, 2016, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a guidance entitled, “Special Enrollment Confirmation Process” that will enhance program integrity...more

A&B Healthcare Week In Review, September 2015

Alston & Bird on 10/1/2015

On September 25, 2015, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) released a proposed rule entitled “Medicare Program: Medicare Clinical Diagnostic Laboratory Tests Payment System”. This proposed rule would...more

Also In The News - Health Headlines - September 2015 #2

King & Spalding on 9/21/2015

Final ACO Fraud Waiver Under OMB Review – The White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB) reported on September 9, 2015, that it began its review of the final rule (CMS-1439-F; RIN 0938-AR30), titled “Medicare Shared...more

Also In The News - Health Headlines - September 2015

King & Spalding on 9/15/2015

CMS Announces New SNF Payment – On August 27, 2015, CMS announced “a new funding opportunity” for SNFs that is intended “to reduce avoidable hospitalizations by funding higher-intensity interventions in nursing...more

Health Care Update - August 2015 #2

Mintz - ML Strategies on 8/11/2015

Major Medicaid Drug Payment Rule Under OMB Review: Last week a highly anticipated rule that could set the standards for the Medicaid Drug Rebate program arrived at the White House for final review. The Medicaid Outpatient...more

Manatt on Health Reform: Weekly Highlights - July 2015 #3

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP on 7/22/2015

In quick succession, governors in Alaska and Utah announce Medicaid expansions this week; Iowa is transitioning its expansion away from the Marketplace to Medicaid managed care, for now; and, HHS extends its exception to...more

Health Care Update - July 2015 #2

Mintz - ML Strategies on 7/21/2015

Congress Slowly Works on Budget Reconciliation; ACA Reform Proposals Still Up in the Air - The FY 2016 budget resolution, which was agreed to by Congress this past April, included broad reconciliation instructions...more

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