The recent U.S. Supreme Court decision overturning the Chevron Doctrine, which curtailed the power of the federal agencies to interpret the laws they administer, could prove to be disruptive in the health care realm, said two...more
7/23/2024
/ Administrative Procedure Act ,
American Hospital Association ,
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) ,
Chevron Deference ,
Government Agencies ,
Healthcare ,
Judicial Authority ,
Loper Bright Enterprises v Raimondo ,
Regulatory Authority ,
SCOTUS ,
Statutory Interpretation
“Chevron is overruled.” The U.S. Supreme Court’s June 28 decision in Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo and its companion case, Relentless v. Department of Commerce, will have enormous effects on the healthcare sector....more
7/9/2024
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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) ,
Chevron Deference ,
Civil Rights Act ,
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) ,
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ,
Government Agencies ,
Healthcare ,
Judicial Authority ,
Life Sciences ,
Loper Bright Enterprises v Raimondo ,
Regulatory Authority ,
SCOTUS ,
Statutory Interpretation
Health care leaders intent on growing their businesses in the Pacific Northwest through mergers and acquisitions have difficult timing decisions to make. On the one hand, many larger health systems and hospitals have just now...more
6/11/2024
/ Acquisitions ,
Antitrust Division ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Healthcare ,
Mergers ,
Oregon ,
Popular ,
Private Equity Firms ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
State and Local Government ,
State Legislatures
The rules will take effect on April 16.
For years, health systems and health care providers have struggled to make sense of the rules that govern the use and disclosure of substance use disorder (SUD) treatment records. In...more
On July 19, 2021, Governor Kate Brown signed a bill that is intended to combat discrimination in health care. SB 567 prohibits health care providers in Oregon from denying medical treatment, or limiting the amount of medical...more
8/6/2021
/ Age Discrimination ,
Disability Discrimination ,
Gender Identity ,
Governor Brown ,
Health Care Providers ,
Healthcare ,
New Legislation ,
New Rules ,
Non-Discrimination Rules ,
Patients ,
Preferred Treatment ,
Race Discrimination ,
Sexual Orientation Discrimination ,
State and Local Government ,
State Legislatures