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Supreme Court affirms constitutionality of U.S. Preventive Services Task Force

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On June 27, 2025, the Supreme Court in Kennedy v. Braidwood Management, Inc. upheld the structure of the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF, or “Task Force”), overturning a Fifth Circuit decision that had ruled that...more

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Supreme Court Decision Is A Win for Preventative Services Providers

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Last week, in a 6-3 decision, the Supreme Court overturned a Fifth Circuit decision holding that HHS-appointed United States Preventative Task Force (USPTF) members are inferior officers that do not need to be approved by the...more

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Texas Court Overturns Biden Administration’s Expansion of Abortion Privacy

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On June 18, 2025, Judge Matthew Kacsmaryk of the Northern District of Texas vacated the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) Privacy Rule to Support Reproductive Health Care Privacy (the Rule). The...more

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Two Recent Supreme Court Injunction Rulings Support Affordable Care Act

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Two recent U.S. Supreme Court rulings support provisions of the Affordable Care Act, one directly and one indirectly....more

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Federal Court Vacates HIPAA Reproductive Health Rule

As anticipated, a Texas federal district court has vacated the HIPAA Reproductive Health Rule (the “Rule”) nationwide. (Memorandum Opinion and Order, Purl v. HHS, 2:24-CV-228-Z (N. Dist. Tex (Jun. 18, 2025), available here)....more

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Nationwide Impact: HIPAA Reproductive Health Care Privacy Rule Vacated

On June 18, 2025, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas invalidated provisions of the HIPAA Privacy Rule To Support Reproductive Health Care Privacy (2024 Rule) in the case of Purl v. United States Dep’t...more

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Texas Court Strikes Down 2024 HIPAA Reproductive Health Care Rule

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A Texas federal court has vacated a 2024 HIPAA rule that created special protections for reproductive health care information. Our Health Care Group examines the ruling and its impact on health care providers and plan...more

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HIPAA Attestation Requirement Is No More

On June 18, 2025, in Purl v. U.S. Dep't of Health and Human Services, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas vacated the 2024 amendments to the HIPAA Privacy Rule that enhanced certain privacy protections...more

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Court Vacates HIPAA Reproductive Information Privacy Regulations

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A federal district court has vacated a federal regulation under HIPAA that provided special restrictions on the disclosure of reproductive health information....more

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HIPAA Final Rule on Reproductive Health Care Privacy Struck Down

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In June 2024, the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services’ Office for Civil Rights (HHS) issued a Final Rule modifying the HIPAA Privacy Rule to enhance reproductive health care privacy affecting all HIPAA covered entities...more

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Affordable Care Act Preventative Care Mandate At Risk Pending Supreme Court Decision

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A case pending before the Supreme Court could jeopardize the Affordable Care Act’s (ACA) mandate that certain preventive services be provided on a first dollar coverage basis to plan members. Kennedy v. Braidwood Management...more

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Twenty States Sue the Trump Administration for HHS Program Eliminations and Staff Layoffs

Nineteen states plus the District of Columbia filed a federal Complaint in U.S. District Court for the District of Rhode Island on May 5, 2025 alleging that the Trump Administration’s recent activities to downsize and...more

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