News & Analysis as of August 24, 2025

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The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPAC), also known as Obamacare, is a United States federal statute passed in March of 2010. The Act creates a nationwide insurance system and provides federal... more +

Health Headlines: July 2025

Goodwin on 8/4/2025

Welcome to the sixth issue of Health Headlines, a newsletter created by lawyers in our Healthcare practice....more

McDermott+ Check-Up: May 16, 2025

McDermott+ on 5/19/2025

THIS WEEK’S DOSE - - Key House Health Committees Advance Reconciliation, Bill Held Up in Budget Committee. The Energy and Commerce Committee and Ways and Means Committee passed their recommendations for reconciliation out of...more

Recent Developments in Pharmacy-Related Legislation and Regulations

Wiley Rein LLP on 5/15/2024

Over the last two months, there has been a steady influx of regulatory and legislative efforts regarding drug pricing and the pharmacy industry. To streamline your review, we summarize below a few noteworthy developments that...more

CMS & HHS Withdraw Appeal to Recent Copay Accumulator Federal District Court Decision: 2020 Accumulator Rule Still in Effect

Bass, Berry & Sims PLC on 2/6/2024

On January 16, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) & the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) withdrew an appeal to a recent copay accumulator court decision, HIV and Hepatitis Policy Institute et...more

McDermottPlus Check-Up: May 19, 2023

McDermott+ on 5/19/2023

The House and Senate were both in session this week, with significant healthcare activity at the committee level. The House Ways & Means Committee met to discuss healthcare price transparency, and the Ways & Means Health...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

Impact of 2020’s Final Transparency Requirements on Employer-Sponsored Health Plans

Alston & Bird on 12/18/2020

On October 29, 2020, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) along with the Department of Labor (DOL) and Treasury issued a final rule on price transparency to enable patients to accurately predict health care...more

Washington Healthcare Update May 2019 #2

McGuireWoods Consulting on 5/14/2019

This week in Washington: House to hold hearings on PFAS contamination and exposure, the maternal mortality crisis and single-payer issues....more

Washington Healthcare Update April 2019 #2

McGuireWoods Consulting on 4/9/2019

Coming Week’s Highlights: Congress will continue to examine drug pricing; on Tuesday, the Senate Finance Committee will hold the third in a series of hearings, this one focused on pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs). The House...more

Washington Healthcare Update April 2019

McGuireWoods Consulting on 4/2/2019

Upcoming Hearings - Tuesday, April 2, 2019 - House Committee on Energy and Commerce: “Priced Out of a Lifesaving Drug: The Human Impact of Rising Insulin Costs” - The Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations of the...more

Washington Healthcare Update March 2019 #1

McGuireWoods Consulting on 3/5/2019

Upcoming Hearings - Tuesday, March 5, 2019 - Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP): “Vaccines Save Lives: What is Driving Preventable Disease Outbreaks?” - The Senate Committee on Health,...more

Washington Healthcare Update February 2019 #1

McGuireWoods Consulting on 2/5/2019

Coming Week’s Highlights: State of the Union scheduled for Feb. 5; House committees continue discussion on pre-existing conditions....more

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