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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

Ballard Spahr LLP

Section 1557: Deadlines Approach, But Long-Term Prognosis Unclear Under Executive Orders

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Section 1557 of the Affordable Care Act mandates nondiscrimination in health care programs managed or funded by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), with upcoming deadlines for compliance set for May and July...more

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Constitutional Challenges to Inflation Reduction Act Head to Courts of Appeals

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No legislation has garnered more attention in the life sciences industry in recent past than the so-called Drug Price Negotiation Program of the Inflation Reduction Act (the "Program"). ...more

Mintz - Health Care Viewpoints

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

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

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

Holland & Knight LLP

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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5 New ACA Reporting and Penalty Rules Employers Will Be Happy About

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Two new federal laws bring good news to employers subject to reporting and other requirements under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA). President Biden approved laws in December that not only ease the...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Enforcing the Hyde Amendment (Trump EO Tracker)

Summary - This Order makes it the policy of the United States to enforce the Hyde Amendment, preventing the use of Federal money to fund or promote elective abortion. The EO further revokes two Executive Orders from the Biden...more

McGuireWoods Consulting

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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Healthcare Preview for the Week of: January 21, 2025

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First Official Week of Trump 2.0 - President Trump officially began his second term yesterday. He briefly discussed healthcare in his first inaugural speech, committing to tackle chronic disease and keep children safe,...more

Baker Donelson

Medicare Telehealth Waivers Extended Until March 2025

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At the close of 2024, Congress passed, and President Biden signed into law, a long-awaited Continuing Resolution that temporarily extends certain critical programs and appropriations through March 31, 2025. The legislation,...more

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2025 ACA Compliance Updates: Essential Insights for Employers

As we turn the page to 2025, employers and HR professionals are turning their attention to ensuring compliance with the reporting and disclosure requirements of the Affordable Care Act (ACA). ...more

Venable LLP

Changes to the ACA: Reporting and Employer Penalties

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President Biden recently signed into law the Paperwork Burden Reduction Act and the Employer Reporting Improvement Act. These new laws make important changes to the Affordable Care Act (ACA)....more

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What’s this… a gift for employers? You may have less ACA reporting!

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On December 17, 2024, the House Ways and Means Committee and the Senate Finance Committee presented two bills – the Paperwork Burden Reduction Act (HR 3797) and the Employer Reporting Improvement Act (HR 3801) – to President...more

Akerman LLP - Health Law Rx

Year-End Watch List: Possible Simplification to Employer Group Health Plan Reporting

2024 might almost be over, but the Senate recently passed two bills that are intended to ease at least some employer burdens under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA)....more

Akerman LLP - HR Defense

Year-End Watch List: Possible Simplification to Employer Group Health Plan Reporting

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2024 might almost be over, but the Senate recently passed two bills that are intended to ease at least some employer burdens under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) moving forward. The bills, both of which...more

Steptoe & Johnson PLLC

Expect Major Changes to Employment Benefits Under the Incoming Trump Administration

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Although President-elect Trump provided few, if any, specific details surrounding his proposed changes to policies affecting employee benefits during his 2024 presidential campaign, employers and employees should expect a...more

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ACO REACH: What Recent Performance Results Could Mean for the Model’s Future

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Decisions, decisions, decisions. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) under the Trump Administration will have its hands full making decisions about Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation (CMMI) models...more

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McDermott+ Check-Up: November 15, 2024

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Congress Returns for Lame Duck Session. The House and Senate returned this week, kicking off the post-election lame duck session. The focus this week was not on legislating, but on organizing for the upcoming 119th Congress,...more

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IRS Guidance Expands List of Preventive Care Benefits Under HDHPs

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The IRS recently issued Notices 2024-71 and 2024-75, which expand the list of “preventive care” benefits permitted to be provided by a high deductible health plan (HDHP) without a deductible and the list of benefits...more

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Regulation of AI in Healthcare Utilization Management and Prior Authorization Increases

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Over the past two years, federal and state government agencies have moved to regulate the deployment of artificial intelligence (AI) in the healthcare setting, including in the utilization management (UM) and prior...more

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It’s the Final Countdown: Comparing the Last Regulatory Actions of the Biden and Trump Administrations

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The election is approaching fast, and no matter who wins, there will be a change in administration come January 20, 2025. Thus, the Biden Administration is in the midst of making its final mark on priority healthcare...more

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Regs Coming Through the End of the Year: Expect the Expected and the Unexpected

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There could be an all-you-can-eat buffet of regs (and eggs) from now until the end of the year! As you may recall, a July 2024 Regs & Eggs blog post highlighted the spring 2024 “unified agenda” that listed all the regs...more

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2025 Deadline for Health Insurance Subsidies Looms Over Elections

As part of the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), signed into law in August 2022, Congress passed a three-year extension of enhanced subsidies for individuals purchasing their own health coverage on the Affordable Care Act (ACA)...more

Shipman & Goodwin LLP

New Federal Regulations Strengthening Mental Health Parity Coverage

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On September 9, 2024, the U.S. Department of Labor (the “DOL”), the U.S. Department of the Treasury and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”) jointly released regulations entitled “Requirements Related to...more

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