As we’ve discussed in previous alerts (here and here), after the Supreme Court’s Dobbs decision, which eliminated the federal constitutional right to abortion and returned the question of abortion regulation to the states,...more
At the onset of the COVID pandemic in March of 2020, Congress made an important policy decision: continued access to health coverage was crucial, especially because, at the time, it was uncertain how the economy would...more
9/19/2023
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Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) ,
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Enrollment ,
Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) ,
Health Insurance ,
Public Health ,
Redeterminations ,
SCOTUS ,
State Medicaid Programs
In eliminating the federal constitutional right to abortion, the United States Supreme Court’s July 24, 2022 decision, Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, returned the question of abortion regulation to the “people...more
Following the Supreme Court’s decision in Dobbs, one federal law, the Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act (EMTALA), has become a focal point in the Biden administration’s efforts to challenge state attempts to restrict...more
On July 25, 2022, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) released a long-awaited proposed rule on Section 1557 of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), the nondiscrimination protections...more
7/29/2022
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Bostock v Clayton County Georgia ,
Civil Rights Act ,
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) ,
Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization ,
Gender Discrimination ,
Medicare Part B ,
Non-Discrimination Rules ,
OCR ,
Proposed Rules ,
Regulatory Reform ,
Reproductive Healthcare Issues ,
Sex Discrimination ,
Telehealth ,
Trump Administration
On January 28th, President Biden issued an “Executive Order on Strengthening Medicaid and the Affordable Care Act.” The E.O. states that the Biden Administration will promote policies that “protect and strengthen Medicaid and...more
2/1/2021
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Biden Administration ,
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) ,
Executive Orders ,
Final Rules ,
Medicaid ,
Open Enrollment ,
SCOTUS ,
Secretary of HHS ,
Trump Administration
Donald Trump extended two directives restricting the admission of certain immigrants and nonimmigrants to the U.S. Specifically, Presidential Proclamation (PP) 10014 restricting the admission of first-time immigrants and PP...more
1/6/2021
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Compliance ,
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Health Care Providers ,
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Medicaid ,
OGC ,
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Section 340B