Regina DeSantis on Medicare

Sweeping Changes in Store for Federal Healthcare Programs After the Enactment of the "One Big Beautiful Bill Act"

Key Takeaways: - The One Big Beautiful Bill Act will create a sea change in the healthcare landscape. - This law will make significant changes to federal healthcare programs, especially Medicaid’s financing and eligibility...more

8/1/2025 / Affordable Care Act , Federal Budget , Federal Funding , Health Insurance , Health Savings Accounts , Healthcare , Healthcare Reform , Medicaid , Medicare , New Legislation , Rural Health Care Providers , Telehealth , Trump Administration

Department of Health and Human Services Seeks to Revise Rulemaking Policies

On Friday, February 28, 2025, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) issued a policy statement announcing changes to rulemaking processes for agencies within HHS. According to the statement, HHS is rescinding a...more

3/10/2025 / Administrative Procedure Act , Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) , Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) , Final Rules , Medicaid , Medicare , Regulatory Reform , Regulatory Requirements , Rulemaking Process

CMS Rings in the New Year with Updated Guidance on ‘In Lieu of Services and Settings’ (ILOS) in Medicaid Managed Care

Welcome back! We hope everyone had a great start to 2023. A new year provides an opportunity to look back on previous successes and identify areas for growth (this said, we certainly don’t expect everyone to make—let alone...more

1/10/2023 / Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) , Managed Care Contracts , MCOs , Medicare , Medicare Advantage , State and Local Government

Summary and Considerations on CMS’ RFI on ‘Access to Coverage and Care in Medicaid & CHIP’

Medicare and Medicaid programs themselves are not old enough to qualify for Medicare coverage (quick history lesson: President Lyndon Johnson signed the Social Security Amendments into law on July 30, 1965, and the Medicaid...more

4/14/2022 / Affordable Care Act , Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) , Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) , Medicaid , Medicare , Medicare Part D , Request For Information

Supreme Court Hears Arguments on 340B Outpatient Payment Cuts—and Discusses ‘Chevron Deference’

Over the summer, my colleague Tom Barker discussed how the Supreme Court was planning to hear several health care cases during the October 2021 term. Last week, the Court heard oral arguments for two noted cases: during...more

12/10/2021 / Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) , Chevron Deference , Drug Pricing , Hospitals , Medicare , Outpatient Prospective Payment System (OPPS) , Prescription Drugs , SCOTUS , Section 340B

Regina DeSantis

Foley Hoag LLP

Popular Topics by This Author

Latest Posts › Medicare

Sweeping Changes in Store for Federal Healthcare Programs After the Enactment of the "One Big Beautiful Bill Act"

Department of Health and Human Services Seeks to Revise Rulemaking Policies

CMS Rings in the New Year with Updated Guidance on ‘In Lieu of Services and Settings’ (ILOS) in Medicaid Managed Care

Summary and Considerations on CMS’ RFI on ‘Access to Coverage and Care in Medicaid & CHIP’

Supreme Court Hears Arguments on 340B Outpatient Payment Cuts—and Discusses ‘Chevron Deference’

Regina DeSantis

Foley Hoag LLP

Popular Topics by This Author

Latest Posts › Medicare

Sweeping Changes in Store for Federal Healthcare Programs After the Enactment of the "One Big Beautiful Bill Act"

Department of Health and Human Services Seeks to Revise Rulemaking Policies

CMS Rings in the New Year with Updated Guidance on ‘In Lieu of Services and Settings’ (ILOS) in Medicaid Managed Care

Summary and Considerations on CMS’ RFI on ‘Access to Coverage and Care in Medicaid & CHIP’

Supreme Court Hears Arguments on 340B Outpatient Payment Cuts—and Discusses ‘Chevron Deference’

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