News & Analysis as of August 14, 2025

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Medicaid is a partnership program between states and the federal government to provide healthcare coverage for lower income individuals, people with disabilities, older people, and certain families with... more +

Federal Ruling on CMS Staffing Mandate Offers Relief for Long-Term Care Facilities

Troutman Pepper Locke on 5/16/2025

Long-term care facilities, embattled by rising costs and potential Medicaid cuts, are seeing some relief on the horizon following a recent federal court ruling that struck down portions of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid...more

Federal Judge Vacates Key Provisions of CMS’s Nursing Home Staffing Mandate

Hanson Bridgett on 4/14/2025

Earlier last week, Hon. Matthew J. Kacsmaryk of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas vacated two key provisions of CMS’s 2024 nationwide staffing mandate, the requirements that skilled nursing facilities...more

Florida Medicare and Medicaid Providers' Vaccine Mandate Dilemma

Holland & Knight LLP on 12/9/2021

Florida healthcare providers billing federal programs may again face a complicated COVID-19 quandary. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit has denied the state of Florida's request for an injunction against the...more

Federal COVID-19 Mandates and Lawsuit Roundup

King & Spalding on 11/24/2021

Lawsuits challenging the CMS Interim Final Rule (IFR) on COVID-19 vaccine requirements for healthcare workers and Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s (OSHA) COVID-19 Emergency Temporary Standards on Health Care...more

CMS’ COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate: What Health Care Providers Need to Know

Dorsey & Whitney LLP on 11/9/2021

Last week, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) and the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) published their much-anticipated rules mandating COVID-19 vaccinations. ...more

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