Affordable Care Act, Drug Pricing, Health Insurance

Holland & Knight Health Dose: July 29, 2025

Holland & Knight LLP on 7/30/2025

This week, the U.S. House of Representatives will be out of session, as the chamber has adjourned for the August 2025 district work period. The U.S. Senate remains in session and continues to consider nominations to lead...more

Healthcare Authority Newsletter - April 2025 #4

Arnall Golden Gregory LLP on 4/28/2025

News Briefs - High Court to Hear Case Challenging ACA Free Preventive Care - The Supreme Court is set to hear arguments in a case challenging a provision of the Affordable Care Act that requires private insurers to cover...more

Healthcare Preview for the Week of: March 31, 2025

McDermott+ on 4/1/2025

Reconciliation Watch - Reports indicate that the Senate will move as soon as Wednesday to begin advancing a unified budget plan. The Senate hopes to be able to advance the budget resolution by having the two chambers...more

Better Health Care Newsletter - March 2025

Patrick Malone & Associates P.C. | DC Injury... on 3/6/2025

The giant firms that track trends for big businesses have glum news for all of us: Health care costs are spiking anew this year. The rise, one consultancy predicts, will be the highest in 13 years....more

Navigating the Health Care Impacts of President Trump's First Executive Actions

Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck on 1/30/2025

Since taking office for his second term on Jan. 20, 2025, President Donald Trump has issued a series of executive orders (EOs) aimed at undoing several health care policies implemented by the Biden administration, indicating...more

Rescission of a Biden Executive Order on Healthcare

McGuireWoods Consulting on 1/24/2025

Among the many rescissions of Biden administration Executive Orders, signed by President Trump on his administration’s first day, was a rescission of an Executive Order that encouraged Medicare to lower drug costs and makes...more

Health Care Week in Review: HHS Releases Notice of Benefit and Payment Parameters for 2026 and CMS Identifies Drugs for Second...

Alston & Bird on 1/20/2025

Below is Alston & Bird’s Health Care Week in Review, which provides a synopsis of the latest news in health care regulations, notices, and guidance; federal legislation and congressional committee action; reports, studies,...more

Trump’s Alliance with RFK Jr. Indicates Realignment of Priorities for HHS in Second Term

Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck on 11/7/2024

As former President Donald Trump has clinched a second term with a victory, his health care priorities will differ somewhat from his first term, which focused heavily on repealing and replacing the Affordable Care Act (ACA)....more

2024 Pre-Election Analysis: Health Care Issues

Mintz - Health Care Viewpoints on 8/27/2024

In recent elections, health care has been one of the most hot-button issues with consequences for millions of Americans, and this election is no exception. The next administration and the 119th Congress have the potential to...more

Caution! Contents Hot: Key Benefits Issues to Watch During the Remainder of 2024

Bass, Berry & Sims PLC on 4/10/2024

While the sweltering roil of temporary regulatory changes related to the COVID-19 pandemic may have cooled and the initial burst of SECURE 2.0 steam begins to dissipate, sponsors of employee benefit plans should keep their...more

President’s Proposed Budget Emphasizes Existing Healthcare Priorities Ahead of 2024 Election

King & Spalding on 3/15/2023

Released on March 9, 2023, President Biden’s proposed fiscal year (FY) 2024 budget focuses on existing healthcare initiatives while attempting to lower healthcare costs with an emphasis on prescription drug prices, seeking to...more

Agencies Provide Guidance on Transparency in Coverage Rule Implementation

McDermott Will & Schulte on 4/26/2022

On April 19, 2022, the US Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and the Treasury (collectively, the Departments) released Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) regarding the implementation of certain reporting...more

House Passes Build Back Better Act

Groom Law Group, Chartered on 11/24/2021

On November 19, 2021, the U.S. House of Representatives voted to approve the Build Back Better Act (H.R. 5376, the “BBB Act”), the budget reconciliation bill that includes much of President Biden’s economic and social policy...more

Departments Delay Enforcement of Transparency Disclosure Requirements

Fisher Phillips on 9/7/2021

Group health plan sponsors soon will face daunting new disclosure and transparency requirements under multiple laws including the Affordable Care Act (ACA), the No Surprises Act (the Act) and the Consolidated Appropriations...more

The Courts and Healthcare Policy - August 2021

McGuireWoods Consulting on 8/10/2021

The courts continue to play an important role in health policy. 2020 saw several notable lawsuits related to the Affordable Care Act (ACA). Several other Trump administration policies were challenged, including Medicare...more

Healthcare Policy Under the Biden Administration: Key Takeaways

Bass, Berry & Sims PLC on 3/8/2021

Bass, Berry & Sims attorney Angela Humphreys—Chair of the Healthcare Practice and Co-Chair of the Healthcare Private Equity Team—sat down virtually with Paul Keckley—a healthcare policy analyst, industry expert and Managing...more

Costs of COVID-19 Vaccines: What We Do and Don’t Yet Know

Proskauer - Minding Your Business on 1/8/2021

The roll-out of vaccine approvals has led to some confusion over what charges consumers might be asked to cover. This echoes the confusion previously discussed with respect to COVID-19 diagnostic and antibody test pricing....more

Post-Election 2020: Healthcare Priorities Under a Biden Administration

Groom Law Group, Chartered on 12/15/2020

The dust has settled and the 2020 election has concluded with former Vice President Biden poised to become president. At the same time, Democratic control of the House of Representatives has narrowed to the smallest margin...more

Post-Election 2020 - Health Care Preview

Mintz - ML Strategies on 11/24/2020

With the presidential transition underway, we now look forward to what the Biden administration will seek to accomplish, particularly in the realm of health care policy. President-elect Biden has been clear that he wants to...more

Post-Election Health Policy Outlook & Analysis

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP on 11/16/2020

The following provides a high-level overview of how the November 3, 2020 election results will impact certain health care issues and policies. This analysis assumes that the Biden-Harris Electoral College win will be...more

Agencies Issue Final Employer Healthcare Price Transparency Rule

McDermott Will & Schulte on 11/11/2020

On October 29, 2020, the US Departments of Health and Human Services, Labor and Treasury (collectively, the Departments) issued the Transparency in Coverage final rule (the Rule), along with a fact sheet, setting forth...more

[Webinar] Looking ahead to 2021: Impacts of the election for the life sciences and health care industry - November 19th, 12:30 pm...

Hogan Lovells on 11/9/2020

Life Sciences and Health Care Horizons virtual event series - The fast pace of innovation in the life sciences and health care industry has reached an all-time high in 2020 as the industry grapples with the new reality of...more

Federal Government Funded for Fiscal Year 2020; Surprise Billing and Comprehensive Drug Pricing Legislation Postponed Until 2020

King & Spalding on 12/31/2019

Last Friday, President Trump signed into law two bipartisan legislative packages that included all twelve Fiscal Year 2020 funding bills. Comprehensive surprise billing and drug pricing legislation were not included in the...more

Politicians disconnect from good sense, even as U.S. health care worries soar

Patrick Malone & Associates P.C. | DC Injury... on 4/8/2019

When it comes to something as crucial as health care, let’s keep it simple: Americans deserve better than this …...more

Skadden's 2019 Insights: Trump Policy Actions Could Reshape Health Care and Life Sciences Landscape

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP on 1/18/2019

In 2018, President Donald Trump and numerous executive branch agencies announced proposals that, if implemented, will reshape the landscape for virtually every sector of the health care industry. Many of these proposals are...more

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