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The United States Supreme Court is the highest court of the United States and is charged with interpreting federal law, including the United States Constitution. The Court's docket is largely discretionary with only a limited number of cases granted review each term.  The Court is comprised of one chief justice and eight associate justices, who are nominated by the President and confirmed by the Senate to hold lifetime positions. less -
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The Supreme Court Update - April 30, 2025

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On Tuesday, April 29, the Supreme Court of the United States issued one decision: Advocate Christ Medical Center v. Kennedy, No. 23-715: This case addresses the proper method for calculating the “disproportionate share...more

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SCOTUS Says Workers Can Sue State Over Post-COVID Unemployment Benefits Processing Times: Key Takeaways for Employers

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The Supreme Court recently issued a decision that raises big implications for workplace claims brought under state law. Alabama residents who applied for unemployment benefits during the COVID-19 pandemic challenged the way...more

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Labor and Employment Cases in the 2024/2025 Supreme Court Term

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The Supreme Court of the United States opened up the new term on October 7, 2024. The Court is currently slated to address 40 cases this term. Oral arguments will be heard for nine cases in October and an additional seven in...more

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5 SCOTUS Cases for Employers to Track as 2024/2025 Term Begins

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The Supreme Court will begin a new term on October 7, and we’re watching several cases that will likely have a big impact on the workplace. The Justices will grapple with wage and hour issues, coverage under the Americans...more

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Transitional Coverage for Emerging Technologies: CMS’s Latest, But Not Necessarily Greatest, Coverage with Evidence Approach

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On August 7, 2024, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (“CMS” or the “Agency”) issued a final procedural notice (“Notice”) outlining a new Medicare coverage pathway, aimed at achieving timelier and predictable access...more

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What the Supreme Court's "Chevron Deference" Ruling Could Mean for Health Care Law

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Baker Donelson recently published Anticipating SCOTUS Ruling on Chevron Deference – What to Know and Five Ways to Prepare explaining the United States Supreme Court's upcoming ruling which is expected to impact the regulatory...more

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The Supreme Court Update - January 18, 2024

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On Friday, January 12, the Supreme Court of the United States granted certiorari in five cases: Smith v. Spizzirri, No. 22-1218: This case involves the interpretation of Section 3 of the Federal Arbitration Act (“FAA”),...more

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Medicare Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System (HOPPS) and Physician Fee Schedule (PFS) Final Rules Released; What Pharma...

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The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has issued its annual final rules related to both the Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment and Ambulatory Surgical Center Payment Systems for calendar year 2023 (the HOPPS...more

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Supreme Court Upends Medicare 340B Drug Payment Policy

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Key Points - The Supreme Court invalidated 2018 and 2019 cuts to Medicare reimbursement rates for hospital outpatient drugs acquired through the 340B Drug Pricing Program, effectively reinstating the default rate of ASP...more

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Supreme Court Decides Babcock v. Kijakazi

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On January 13, 2022, the U.S. Supreme Court decided that civil-service pension payments received by dual-status military technicians are not payments based on “service as a member of a uniformed service” under 42 U.S.C. §...more

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Supreme Court Denies Claim of Dual-Status Military Technician in Retirement Benefits Dispute: SCOTUS Today

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The Court has resumed issuing opinions with its holding in Babcock v. Kijakazi, Acting Commissioner of Social Security. This case of statutory interpretation is of particular interest to the relatively small set of...more

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HHS Revokes Arkansas and New Hampshire Medicaid Work Requirements

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On March 17, 2021, HHS notified Arkansas and New Hampshire officials that it was withdrawing its approval of demonstration projects which had permitted those states to impose work requirements as a condition for eligibility...more

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The Supreme Court - March 1, 2021

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Today, the Supreme Court of the United States granted certiorari in two cases: United States v. Vaello-Madero, No. 20-303: Whether Congress violated the equal-protection component of the Due Process Clause of the Fifth...more

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The Availability of a Private Right of Action in Medicaid

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A few years ago, we told you about the “ongoing saga” surrounding the ability of a Medicaid beneficiary or a provider of health care services to a Medicaid beneficiary to challenge a state Medicaid agency’s putative violation...more

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New Guidance on Medicare Payment Rule Enforcement

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A few days before Thanksgiving, the news media published an internal memo by the Office of General Counsel (OGC) at the US Department of Health and Human Services (Department) to officials at the Centers for Medicare and...more

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The Supreme Court - May 28, 2019

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The Supreme Court of the United States issued four decisions this morning: Home Depot U.S.A., Inc. v. Jackson, No. 17-1471: After Citibank, N.A., filed a debt-collection action in state court against respondent George...more

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Supreme Court Decides Culbertson v. Berryhill

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On January 8, 2019, the Supreme Court of the United States decided Culbertson v. Berryhill, No. 17-773, holding that the Social Security Act permits an attorney fee award greater than 25 percent of the claimant’s past-due...more

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Obergefell v. Hodges – Same-Sex Marriage Now Legal in All 50 States

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In 2013, the Supreme Court, in United States v. Windsor, struck down Section 3 of the Defense of Marriage Act (“DOMA”) which defined marriage, for Federal purposes, as between one man and one woman. The Windsor ruling...more

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