Affordable Care Act, Medicare, Coronavirus/COVID-19

Executive Orders and Policy Updates

Jones Day on 4/3/2025

Since President Trump's inauguration, the Trump administration has issued a number of executive orders and policy actions with potential impacts for the life sciences industry. Notable actions include rescinding Biden-era...more

CMS Issues IPPS and LTCH PPS Final Rule for FY 2024

King & Spalding on 8/9/2023

On August 1, 2023, CMS issued its annual Hospital Inpatient Prospective Payment System (IPPS) and Long-Term Care Hospital Prospective Payment System (LTCH PPS) Final Rule for FY 2024 (the Final Rule). In the Final Rule, CMS,...more

Telehealth and the End of the COVID-19 Emergency

McDermott Will & Schulte on 3/22/2023

The Biden administration has announced its intent to end the COVID-19 National Emergency (NE) and the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency (PHE) on May 11, 2023 (read our prior article for more information). In response to the...more

Health Care Week in Review: CMMI Announces Three New Models, President Biden Issues Executive Order

Alston & Bird on 2/20/2023

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

Health Care Week in Review: CMS Issues Prior Authorization Proposed Rule

Alston & Bird on 12/12/2022

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

With Inflation Reduction Act Signed, Other Health Policy Issues Ahead for Congress

Holland & Knight LLP on 8/17/2022

Congress ended a busy work period after passing the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) last week. This Holland & Knight alert summarizes the healthcare provisions in the IRA and provides an outlook on health policy issues that may...more

2022 Congressional Outlook and Top 10 Federal Health Policy Issues to Watch

Holland & Knight LLP on 1/7/2022

As Congress reconvenes, it faces a packed agenda in a legislative year that will be shortened by the upcoming midterm elections and remains buffeted by the persistent coronavirus pandemic. The list of healthcare priorities is...more

Washington Healthcare Update - October 2021 #2

McGuireWoods Consulting on 10/12/2021

This week in Washington: Reconciliation delayed; short-term debt ceiling fix passed....more

Senate Finance Committee Holds Confirmation Hearing For Top Biden HHS Nominees

ArentFox Schiff on 4/16/2021

Deputy Secretary and CMS Administrator Picks Would Fill Two Critical Policy Positions - On Thursday, the Senate Finance Committee held a confirmation hearing for two of the most important health policy officials nominated...more

Relevant Highlights: Hearing to Consider the Nomination of Chiquita Brooks-LaSure to be Administrator for the Centers for Medicare...

Foley & Lardner LLP on 4/16/2021

This morning, the United States Senate Committee on Finance questioned Pres. Biden’s nominee, Chiquita Brooks-LaSure, for Administrator for Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), as well as Andrea Palm, the nominee...more

Understanding the Topline Provisions within the American Action Plan

Foley & Lardner LLP on 3/12/2021

This week, Congress approved the latest coronavirus relief package to the tune of $1.9 trillion. This package is largely based off President Biden’s proposal; however, it excludes some principal policy priorities of the Biden...more

Update: House Passes, President to Sign American Rescue Plan With Senate Healthcare Provisions

McGuireWoods LLP on 3/11/2021

On March 10, 2021, the U.S. House of Representatives narrowly passed H.R. 1319, the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, on a largely partisan basis by a 220-211 vote. Final passage came four days after the U.S. Senate amended...more

Better Healthcare Newsletter from Patrick Malone - February 2021

Patrick Malone & Associates P.C. | DC Injury... on 2/1/2021

Health care has dominated national politics for more than a decade. Voters told pollsters it was a top concern heading into the 2020 campaign, and that only intensified with the coronavirus pandemic. As the new...more

Alston & Bird Health Care Week in Review - January 2021 #4

Alston & Bird on 2/1/2021

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

Healthcare Policy Outlook with a Democratic-Controlled Senate

Holland & Knight LLP on 1/20/2021

The victories by Democrats Raphael Warnock and Jon Ossoff in the Georgia elections mean that incoming majority leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) will preside over the narrowest possible majority in the U.S. Senate under which...more

Day 1 Notes for the 39th Annual J.P Morgan Healthcare Conference, 2021

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP on 1/12/2021

Sitting in the dark before 6 am in my Los Angeles house with my face lit up by yet another Zoom screen, wearing a stylish combination of sweatpants, dress shirt and last year’s JPM conference badge dangling around my neck for...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

President-Elect Biden’s Potential Executive Actions: A Health Care & Life Sciences Perspective

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP on 11/24/2020

President-elect Biden’s agenda and approach for his first 100 days in office will depend to a large degree on which party controls the United States Senate. Many of the incoming President’s major campaign promises—such as...more

COVID-19 Report for Life Sciences and Health Care Companies (UPDATED)

Hogan Lovells on 11/24/2020

Tuesday, 24 November 2020 - U.S. President-elect Joe Biden has pledged to expand the role of the federal government in response to the COVID-19 public health emergency, build on the Affordable Care Act, and continue drug...more

Overview of President-Elect Biden's Policies

Baker Donelson on 11/12/2020

Below is a broad overview of policies for which President-Elect Biden has indicated support (PDF). It is important to note that, while some of these policies fall under the President's executive power, many will require...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

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