Affordable Care Act, Section 340B, Medicaid

Holland & Knight Health Dose: July 8, 2025

Holland & Knight LLP on 7/10/2025

With the reconciliation package signed into law, the U.S. House of Representatives is in recess and will return on July 14, 2025. In the interim, the U.S. Senate will focus on the appropriations bills for fiscal year (FY)...more

A Deep Dive Into the CMS Program Management FY 2026 Budget Request

McDermott+ on 6/11/2025

As discussed in last week’s Regs & Eggs blog post, the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) recently released additional budget documents to support the department’s fiscal year (FY) 2026 discretionary request....more

Holland & Knight Health Dose: December 6, 2022

Holland & Knight LLP on 12/7/2022

Holland & Knight Health Dose is an in-depth weekly dose of legislative and regulatory insights to keep stakeholders abreast of happenings in Washington, D.C., impacting the health sector. This week's topics include: -...more

Healthcare & Life Sciences: Drug Pricing Digest - July 2022 #2

Latham & Watkins LLP on 7/20/2022

Drug Pricing Initiatives: Democrats renewed their efforts to pass drug pricing reform measures in the form of a revised H.R. 5376 (the Build Back Better Act, or BBBA). Democrats intend to adopt the BBBA as part of the budget...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

Summer Reruns: ‘340B Contract Pharmacy Saga’ Back in the Spotlight as OGC Withdraws Advisory Opinion

Foley Hoag LLP - Medicaid and the Law on 6/25/2021

Like the Brood X cicadas emerging from their 17-year chthonic slumber, summer 2021 saw the reemergence of something else set to dominate headlines: 340B contract pharmacies. Given the link between the Medicaid drug rebate...more

Healthcare & Life Sciences: Drug Pricing Digest - June 2021 #2

Latham & Watkins LLP on 6/22/2021

Supreme Court Upholds Affordable Care Act: On June 17, 2021, the Supreme Court ruled 7 to 2 to dismiss for lack of standing a challenge to the Affordable Care Act (ACA) brought by Texas and other states. The states had...more

The Courts and Healthcare Policy - April 2021

McGuireWoods Consulting on 4/28/2021

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

The Courts and Healthcare Policy

McGuireWoods Consulting on 2/2/2021

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

Courts and Healthcare Policy in 2020

McGuireWoods Consulting on 1/15/2020

2019 saw court hearings of a number of cases related to the Affordable Care Act (ACA). Several other Trump administration policies were also challenged, including Medicare payment policies, price transparency, how the...more

President Trump's Budget: Key Takeaways for Health Care

Baker Donelson on 3/18/2019

President Trump's fiscal year 2020 (FY20) budget proposal for the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) reflects the Trump Administration's priorities to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act (ACA), implement...more

Washington Healthcare Update

McGuireWoods Consulting on 1/8/2019

This Week: Happy New Year! The 116th Congress begins and healthcare issues are part of the "buzz" of day one. Part of the government is still closed. ...more

Health Care Policy Newsletter - July 2018 pt 2

Foley & Lardner LLP on 7/16/2018

Foley & Lardner LLP’s (“Foley”) Bipartisan Public Policy Team is pleased to share our “Public Policy Weekly* Health Care Newsletter” in which we compile the latest Health Care policy news and legislation. *Please note that we...more

Healthcare Law Update: May 2018

Holland & Knight LLP on 5/30/2018

Enforcement - OIG Issues Advisory Opinion on Provision of Samples by a Device Distributor - On April 30, 2018, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of Inspector General (OIG) issued a...more

Health Care Policy Newsletter - May 2018 pt 2

Foley & Lardner LLP on 5/21/2018

Foley & Lardner LLP’s (“Foley”) Bipartisan Public Policy Team is pleased to share our “Public Policy Weekly Health Care Newsletter” in which we compile the latest health care policy news and legislation.*Please note that we...more

Health Care Policy Newsletter

Foley & Lardner LLP on 5/14/2018

Foley & Lardner LLP’s (“Foley”) Bipartisan Public Policy Team is pleased to share our second “Public Policy Weekly* Health Care Newsletter” in which we compile the latest health care policy news and legislation. Please...more

Capitol Hill Healthcare Update

BakerHostetler on 1/3/2018

Lawmakers return to Capitol Hill this week ahead of more self-imposed deadlines to resolve a series of thorny healthcare policies, including funding for the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the rest of the...more

Capitol Hill Healthcare Update

BakerHostetler on 6/20/2017

With only 10 legislative days before Senate Republicans’ self-imposed deadline, GOP lawmakers face growing obstacles in their quest to vote on replacing the Affordable Care Act (ACA) before the beginning of their scheduled...more

Capitol Hill Healthcare Update

BakerHostetler on 6/6/2017

Senate Republicans return to Washington this week after a 10-day recess facing a key inflection point in their effort to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act (ACA) as GOP leaders will outline policy options they hope...more

The Uncertain Future of the 340B Drug Discount Program

Mintz - Health Care Viewpoints on 3/16/2017

Here we are in March 2017 and no one is sure where things stand with the 340B Drug Discount Program. HRSA and its oversight of the 340B program are subject to the recent Executive Orders restricting issuance of federal...more

Potential Implications to the ACA Under the Incoming Republican Administration – Part IV: Pharmacies

Akerman LLP - Health Law Rx on 1/31/2017

The Affordable Care Act (ACA), as a whole, did not have a significant impact on pharmacy services per se. However, a complete repeal would likely impact certain areas of pharmacy services including the drug benefit for the...more

A&B Healthcare Week in Review

Alston & Bird on 4/28/2016

I. REGULATIONS, NOTICES, & GUIDANCE - On April 21, 2016, CMS issued a proposed rule entitled, “Medicare Program: FY 2017 Hospice Wage Index and Payment Rate Update and Hospice Quality Reporting Requirements.” This...more

Medicaid Program: Covered Outpatient Drugs, Final Rule with Comment Period Summary

Foley Hoag LLP on 2/1/2016

On January 21, 2016, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released the final rule implementing the prescription drug rebate provisions enacted as part of the health care reform law, the Affordable Care Act...more

Final ACA Medicaid Drug Pricing Rule Published: Changes to 5i, Bundling, RCP and Other Provisions Leave a Lot for Manufacturers to...

King & Spalding on 1/26/2016

On Thursday, January 21, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS or “the Agency”) published its long-awaited final rule with comment period implementing the Medicaid pricing and reimbursement provisions of the...more

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) › Section 340B › Medicaid

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