As Congress reconvenes, it faces a packed agenda in a legislative year that will be shortened by the upcoming midterm elections and remains buffeted by the persistent coronavirus pandemic. The list of healthcare priorities is...more
1/7/2022
/ Affordable Care Act ,
Appropriations Bill ,
Biden Administration ,
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) ,
CMMI ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Data Collection ,
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) ,
Drug Pricing ,
Federal Budget ,
Graduate Medical Education ,
Health Care Providers ,
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) ,
Industry Consolidation ,
Legislative Agendas ,
Medicaid ,
Medicare ,
National Institute of Health (NIH) ,
NDAA ,
Proposed Legislation ,
Public Health ,
Public Health Emergency ,
Surprise Medical Bills ,
Telehealth ,
Water Resources Development Act
In the first episode of our Public Policy & Regulation Group's "The First 100 Days of the Biden Administration" podcast series, Senior Policy Advisor Miranda Franco leads a discussion with attorney Robert Bradner and Senior...more
The victories by Democrats Raphael Warnock and Jon Ossoff in the Georgia elections mean that incoming majority leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) will preside over the narrowest possible majority in the U.S. Senate under which...more
1/20/2021
/ Administrative Procedure Act ,
Affordable Care Act ,
Antitrust Provisions ,
Biden Administration ,
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) ,
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) ,
Health Care Providers ,
Legislative Agendas ,
Medicaid ,
Medicare ,
Most-Favored Nations ,
Physician Fee Schedule ,
Political Parties ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Tax Cuts and Jobs Act
A presidential race called by media outlets for former Vice President Joe Biden, coupled with a diminished Democratic majority in the U.S. House of Representatives and a narrowly divided Senate, translates into a federal...more
11/12/2020
/ Affordable Care Act ,
Biden Administration ,
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) ,
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) ,
Federal Budget ,
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ,
Healthcare Reform ,
Judicial Appointments ,
Legislative Agendas ,
Presidential Elections ,
Public Policy ,
Regulatory Agenda
Below is a summary of recent U.S. Senate action on healthcare legislation and our outlook regarding coming issues and possible actions. Holland & Knight's Healthcare & Life Sciences Team will follow up as developments...more
8/3/2017
/ Affordable Care Act ,
Cost-Sharing ,
Disproportionate Share Adjustments ,
DSH ,
Health Insurance ,
Health Insurance Exchanges ,
Healthcare Reform ,
HELP ,
Individual Mandate ,
Legislative Agendas ,
Medicaid ,
Repeal ,
Trump Administration ,
Waivers
U.S. Senate Republicans on June 22, 2017, unveiled a "discussion draft" of their healthcare plan, the Better Care Reconciliation Act. This memorandum provides highlights of key provisions.
The Congressional Budget Office...more
6/27/2017
/ Affordable Care Act ,
Block Grants ,
Cadillac Tax ,
Congressional Budget Office ,
Disproportionate Share Adjustments ,
Employer Mandates ,
Health Insurance ,
Healthcare Reform ,
Individual Mandate ,
Legislative Agendas ,
Medicaid ,
Medicaid Expansion ,
Popular ,
Proposed Legislation ,
Repeal ,
Stabilization Issues ,
Tax Credits