On January 30, 2024, CMS published in the Federal Register an RFI to seek input from the public regarding increased public releases of MA data to improve transparency in the program. CMS stated responses to this RFI may be...more
On November 6, 2021, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals temporarily blocked enforcement of the OSHA vaccination-or-testing rule. Citing “grave statutory and constitutional issues” with the rule, a three-judge panel issued the...more
11/8/2021
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Healthcare Workers ,
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OSHA ,
Religious Exemption ,
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Vaccinations ,
Virus Testing
On Friday, November 20, 2020, 60 calendar days prior to the inauguration of President-Elect Biden, the Trump administration released three rulemakings with significant implications for life sciences companies and healthcare...more
11/30/2020
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Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) ,
Drug Pricing ,
Health Care Providers ,
Life Sciences ,
OIG ,
Pharmaceutical Industry ,
Rulemaking Process ,
Stark Law ,
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On October, 1, 2020, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced the availability of an additional $20 billion in relief funding for providers – including specifically for behavioral health providers and...more
10/19/2020
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Health Care Providers ,
Healthcare Facilities ,
Hospitals ,
Medicare ,
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Relief Measures ,
Terms and Conditions
On April 24, 2020, President Trump signed into law the Paycheck Protection Program and Health Care Enhancement Act (HCEA), which appropriated an additional $75 billion to the Public Health and Social Services Emergency Fund...more
On November 19, 2019, CMS announced key results from the 2019 HHS Agency Financial Report, which generally provides fiscal and high-level performance data for HHS for the reporting period of October 1, 2018 through September...more
11/25/2019
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Managed Care Contracts ,
Medicaid ,
Medicare ,
PERM ,
Proposed Rules ,
Regulatory Agenda
We’ve posted previously the long-standing rumor (substantiated by several folks within the Administration) that CMS is working on a guidance document to states to receive their Medicaid funding through a block grant. In June,...more
On July 25, 2019 the Senate Finance Committee voted to advance their long-awaited drug pricing package to the Senate floor (we anticipate a Floor vote sometime this Fall). The Prescription Drug Pricing Reduction Act (PDPRA)...more
8/15/2019
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Generic Drugs ,
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Hospitals ,
Medicaid ,
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Pharmacies ,
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Risk-Sharing ,
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On November 13, 2017, a group of hospital trade associations (the American Hospital Association, the Association of American Medical Colleges, and America’s Essential Hospitals), along with two health system providers, filed...more