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McDermott+ Check-Up – August 1, 2025

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Senate HELP Committee advances legislation, examines healthcare affordability. The legislation would reauthorize expiring programs, including the Over-the-Counter Monograph Drug User Fee Program. Senate Appropriations...more

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CMS’s Rescission of 2022 EMTALA Guidance Presents New Considerations for Hospitals, Post-Dobbs

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The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) recently rescinded its July 2022 guidance titled “Reinforcement of EMTALA Obligations specific to Patients who are Pregnant or are Experiencing Pregnancy Loss” (“2022...more

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CMS Rescinds Post-Dobbs EMTALA Guidance, Raising New Questions for Emergency Departments

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I. Key Takeaways - Federal enforcement under the Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act (EMTALA) may be changing after the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) rescinded guidance issued under the Biden...more

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McDermott+ Check-Up: June 13, 2025

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THIS WEEK’S DOSE - - Reconciliation Moves Forward. Senate committees continue to release their reconciliation provisions. - NIH Director Testifies on FY 2026 Budget. National Institutes of Health (NIH) Director Bhattacharya...more

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CMS Rescinds EMTALA Abortion Guidance Amid Ongoing Legal Conflicts

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The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) recently published a press release rescinding its June 2022 guidance concerning hospitals’ obligations to pregnant women under the Emergency Medical Treatment & Labor Act...more

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Holland & Knight Health Dose: June 10, 2025

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The U.S. Senate will likely release additional sections of the reconciliation package this week. It is unlikely the Senate Committee on Finance, which has jurisdiction over Medicaid, will hold a markup on its portion of the...more

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Health Care Week in Review | CMS Rescinds Biden-Era EMTALA Abortion Guidance; CBO Projects 16 Million Could Lose Coverage Under...

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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

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Trump Administration Rescinds Emergency Abortion Guidance

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On June 3, 2025, the Trump administration announced (the Announcement) that it would no longer follow Biden-era guidance (the Guidance) that directed hospitals to provide emergency abortions to pregnant women in emergency...more

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In Surprise Move, DHHS Appeals District Court Decision to Strike Down Long Term Care Staffing Mandates

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On April 7, 2025, U.S. District Judge Matthew J. Kacsmaryk of the Northern District of Texas struck down the Biden administration’s final rule related to federally imposed minimum staffing requirements for long term care...more

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Destabilizing Federal Medicaid Proposals Dangle Like Damocles’s Sword Over New York’s Health Care System

New York State’s FY '26 budget is balancing precariously on a banana peel. Although Governor Hochul finally approved the budget in May after a weekslong standoff with the legislature, the budget rests on assumptions that...more

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CMMI Unveils New Strategic Direction: Preventive Care, Patient Empowerment, and Competition

The Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation (CMMI) recently announced a new strategic direction during a public webinar and accompanying white paper, outlining its evolving priorities under the current administration....more

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CMS’s 2026 Final Medicare Advantage Rule Focuses on Implementing the IRA and Deregulation

In April, CMS finalized its Contract Year (CY) 2026 Medicare Advantage and Part D Final Rule (Final Rule). With CMS releasing the 2026 Medicare Advantage and Part D Proposed Rule in December under the Biden Administration,...more

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Healthcare Regulatory & Compliance Summit 2025 Recap

Health Policy Fireside Chat: What to Expect from the New Administration - Bill Mathias, Member at Bass, Berry & Sims, engaged in a fireside chat with Colin Roskey, Principal at FHP Strategies, former Deputy Assistant...more

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The First 100 Days: By the Numbers

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To state the obvious, a lot has happened in healthcare over the first 100 days of President Trump’s second term. But how much? ...more

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Texas Court Strikes Down Key Portions of Biden-Era Rule Imposing Minimum Nurse Staffing Requirements at Nursing Homes

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On April 7, 2025, Judge Matthew Kacsmaryk of the Northern District of Texas vacated two provisions of a major 2024 CMS nurse staffing regulation requiring nursing homes to have an RN on site 24 hours a day, 7 days per week...more

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Nursing Home Industry Cheers While Also Signaling a Continuing Need for Workforce Solutions

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When the Biden administration issued its final rule related to federally imposed minimum staffing requirements for long-term care facilities (“Final Rule”) on April 22, 2024, it sought to mandate minimum levels of nursing...more

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Health Care Executive Orders And Legal Actions: Part Five

This is part five in a series of executive orders related to health care. Trump Recission of Biden Administration Executive Orders - Medicaid and the Affordable Care Act (ACA)...more

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CMS’s ACA Marketplace Integrity and Affordability Proposed Rule – What it may mean for Health Plans

Earlier this month, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released its 2025 Marketplace Integrity and Affordability Proposed Rule (Proposed Rule), proposing a number of enrollment and eligibility policies...more

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Center For Medicare And Medicaid Innovation Ends Payment Models Early

On March 12, 2025, the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation (CMMI) announced it was ending four Biden administration payment models early. No reason was provided other than the changes were to “align its statutory...more

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What to Take Away from CMMI’s Early Termination of Four Demonstration Models

On March 12, 2025, in one of the Trump Administration’s first actions with respect to the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation (CMMI), CMMI announced that it would prematurely terminate four alternative payment model...more

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Medicaid in the Crosshairs What Restructuring Could Mean for States, Providers, and Beneficiaries

As budget negotiations heat up in Washington, Medicaid has emerged as a key target for cost-cutting measures. With policymakers looking to trim federal spending while maintaining commitments to Social Security and Medicare,...more

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Holland & Knight Health Dose: February 11, 2025

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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....more

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Trump Executive Order Signals Drug Pricing Reforms Likely on the Horizon

Through the issuance of Inauguration Day executive orders, the Trump Administration signaled its apparent intent to tackle drug pricing reforms over the next four years. However, Biden-era policies are likely to limit a...more

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Rescission of a Biden Executive Order on Healthcare

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

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Regs on the Menu for Rescission Under Budget Reconciliation

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Over the next several weeks, both the Trump Administration and the 119th Congress will review the “menu” of Biden-era regulations that they may want to rescind or modify. In one of his first orders, President Trump (like...more

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