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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Enrollment ,
Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) ,
Health Insurance ,
Public Health ,
Redeterminations ,
SCOTUS ,
State Medicaid Programs
Today’s post provides an important update on the Supreme Court case Health & Hospital Corporation of Marion County (HHC) v. Talevski. As readers will remember, our blog has been following this case since it made its way to...more
6/13/2023
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Federal Nursing Home Reform Act (FNHRA) ,
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Nurses ,
Patient Access ,
Patient Rights ,
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Spending Clause ,
Talevski vs. Health and Hospital Corporation of Marion County
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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On August 4th, CMS released a proposed rule titled Treatment of Medicare Part C Days in the Calculation of a Hospital’s Medicare Disproportionate Patient Percentage (DPP). We’ve written before about the Medicaid...more
8/23/2020
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Azar v Allina Health Services ,
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DSH ,
Medicaid ,
Medicare Advantage ,
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Medicare Part C ,
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