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On December 29, 2022, the President signed into law the Prepare for and Respond to Existing Viruses, Emerging New Threats and Pandemics Act (PREVENT Pandemics Act) as part of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023 (P.L....more
The U.S. Supreme Court (SCOTUS) has again determined that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) lacks the authority to institute a nationwide prohibition of evictions under the guise of preventing the...more
The United States Supreme Court nullified a nationwide residential eviction moratorium that has been in place for nearly a year. Alabama Association of Realtors v. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, 594 U.S. ----...more
Early in the pandemic, there was a patchwork of federal, state, and local eviction moratoriums, so not all rental housing was covered by a moratorium. On September 4, 2020, the CDC issued an order declaring a national...more
On August 26th, the Supreme Court ended the nationwide eviction moratorium that began in September, 2020, and was set to expire on October 3, 2021. In an unsigned majority opinion, the Court ruled that the CDC exceeded its...more
Eviction moratoria at both the state and federal levels are appearing increasingly vulnerable. On August 12, the U.S. Supreme Court partially enjoined New York’s eviction moratorium, concluding that the state’s...more
On June 29, 2021, the Supreme Court refused to end the nationwide eviction moratorium issued by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), leading to quite a bit of confusion among the Courts of Appeal. In Alabama...more
It has been over a year since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic and although many restrictions are beginning to lift, one that has not is the eviction moratorium. In August of 2020, (after the CARES Act eviction...more
The nationwide eviction ban imposed by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (the “CDC”) was vacated following a sweeping ruling issued by the United States District Court for the District of Columbia earlier this...more
On May 5, 2021, the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia struck down the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's nationwide eviction moratorium. According to the court, the CDC exceeded the scope of its...more
On May 5, 2021, Federal District Judge Dabney Friedrich vacated the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) nationwide moratorium on residential evictions (the “Order”), which the CDC had recently extended beyond its...more
Earlier this year, the Eastern District of Texas invalidated — commerce clause grounds — the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC’s) ability to halt residential evictions during the COVID-19 pandemic....more
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC’s) federal moratorium for residential evictions, which was set to expire on March 31st, was just extended through the end of June. A recent trend in federal cases may put...more
On September 1, 2020, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced that it was issuing an order (CDC Order) to temporarily halt residential evictions to prevent the further spread of COVID-19. The CDC Order...more
On September 4, 2020, to prevent the further spread of COVID-19, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (“CDC”) issued an Order under Section 361 of the Public Health Service Act to temporarily halt residential...more
The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) recently issued a sweeping moratorium on most evictions through the end of 2020 as a means to stop the spread of COVID-19, which will go into effect on September 4, 2020. According to...more
I. REGULATIONS, NOTICES, & GUIDANCE - On March 8, 2016, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a proposed rule entitled, “Medicare Program; Part B Drug Payment Model.” The proposed rule seeks...more
This Week: CMS Releases Guidance on Fast Track Process for 1115 Waivers for Medicaid and CHIP... Healthcare.gov CEO Sends Letter to State Insurance Commissioners Concerning 2016 Premium Decisions... Medicare Board of Trustees...more