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Healthcare Industry Segment-Specific Compliance Program Guidances (ICPGs)
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CBO releases final scores for OBBBA. The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) estimates that the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) will increase the uninsurance rate by 10 million individuals over 10 years. House Energy and...more
The One Big Beautiful Bill Act (P.L.119-21) (the “OBBB”) passed by slim margins in the U.S. Senate (51-50) and U.S. House (218-214) and was signed into law by President Trump on July 4, 2025....more
Last month, New York State began a formal review of its Certificate of Need (CON) process for nursing homes, launching a timely conversation about how best to align regulatory oversight with evolving system needs. A new...more
In June 2025, Colorado passed a new law that makes significant changes to the state’s Medicaid Recovery Audit Contractor (RAC) program. Colorado has one of the most aggressive RAC programs in the country that has been rife...more
New York’s Medicaid financing strategy—particularly its use of a managed care organization (MCO) tax—has come under renewed federal scrutiny amid recent legislative proposals and regulatory developments. The federal...more
The House is out this week for the Juneteenth holiday, but the Senate will be in town through Wednesday. We expect these three days to be significant because the Senate Finance Committee has announced that it intends to...more
The Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation ("CMMI") is set to reshape value-based care. In the first of a three-part series highlighting this new direction, this summary is focused on CMMI's efforts regarding health care...more
On May 15, 2025, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (“CMS”) released a proposed rule, entitled “Preserving Medicaid Funding for Vulnerable Populations – Closing a Health Care-Related Tax Loophole” to address a...more
After months of signaling that a new strategy was in the works, on May 13, 2025, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released a new strategic direction for the CMS Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation...more
On April 16, Arkansas Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders signed into law HB1150 and HB1531, two significant pieces of legislation affecting pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) and pharmaceutical manufacturers operating within the...more
ESRD ETC among value-based care models being ended early by CMS - This decision to end the ESRD ETC payment model and several others on Dec. 31 aligns with CMS’ goal to focus on models that demonstrate potential for...more
The Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services ("CMS") has announced significant changes to its value-based payment model portfolio projected to save $750 million as part of a shift in the agency's refocused strategy toward...more
In recent years, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has approved demonstrations under Section 1115 of the Social Security Act, providing federal matching funds for state expenditures for Designated State...more
THIS WEEK’S DOSE - House Passes Concurrent Budget Resolution for Reconciliation Process. Passage of the resolution didn’t resolve the policy differences between the House and the Senate. Those still need to be addressed as...more
Since President Trump's inauguration, the Trump administration has issued a number of executive orders and policy actions with potential impacts for the life sciences industry. Notable actions include rescinding Biden-era...more
On March 11, 2025, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced plans for a “reorganization of the Office of the General Counsel” (OGC) “[a]s part of the department’s ongoing efforts to advance the...more
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
Senate Passes Budget Resolution. Last week, the Senate and House Budget Committees each passed separate, and very different, budget resolutions as their first steps toward negotiating a unified budget resolution that must...more
The PBM regulatory landscape is rapidly evolving at both federal and state levels, making it critical for our clients involved in the PBM space to stay apprised of developments in the industry as they happen. Our team...more
RFK Nomination Hearing Week - Robert F. Kennedy Jr. (RFK), nominated for Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS), has a busy week with two Senate nomination hearings. He will testify in front of the Senate Finance...more
Senate Committees Continue Nomination Hearings. The Senate VA Committee held a hearing for VA secretary nominee Doug Collins and subsequently voted for his confirmation with broad bipartisan support. His confirmation vote...more
This issue of McDermott’s Healthcare Regulatory Check-Up highlights regulatory activity for December 2024. We discuss several civil and criminal enforcement actions pertaining to healthcare fraud and abuse authorities,...more
Earlier this week, Congress released the text of a continuing resolution that includes a more-robust-than-anticipated healthcare package. While the bill’s primary purpose is to keep the government open through March 14, 2025,...more
Last week, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) held the second annual CMS Health Equity Conference. The event drew several hundred in-person attendees, including my colleague Kayla Holgash, and thousands of...more
This issue of McDermott’s Healthcare Regulatory Check-Up highlights regulatory activity for January 2024. We discuss several US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) agency actions, including the new Innovation in...more