On July 22, 2025, the Fourth Circuit published its opinion in United States v. Donald Booker, No. 23-461, affirming a 200-month prison sentence for the owner of United Youth Care Services, which billed North Carolina’s...more
On December 11, 2024, the Ninth Circuit struck down an HHS policy that boosted the wage index, and therefore the Medicare reimbursement rate, for hospitals in low-income communities in Kaweah Delta Health Care District v....more
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On November 1, 2024, Senators Bill Cassidy (R-LA) and Maggie Hassan (D-NH) released a framework titled “Lowering Health Costs for Seniors Framework” (the Framework). The Framework proposes site-neutral payment for services in...more