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CY 2026 MA and Part D Final Reg: Policies Under Consideration

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Last week, the contract year (CY) 2026 Medicare Advantage (MA) and Part D final reg entered the clearance process at the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). As mentioned in a previous Regs & Eggs blog post, OMB’s review is...more

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Disruptions to the Medicaid System, Alongside Trump Administration’s Freeze of Federal Funding to Agencies, Results in Lawsuit by...

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On the evening of January 27, 2025, the Trump Administration’s Office of Management and Budget (OMB) issued a “Memorandum for Heads of Executive Departments and Agencies” titled, “Temporary Pause of Agency Grant, Loan, and...more

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Funding Freeze for Health Care Providers – What You Need to Know

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The Office of Management and Budget (“OMB”) released a memo directing federal agencies to take several actions impacting federal grant programs (outlined in greater detail below) that are resulting in real money consequences...more

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The Regulatory Race Is On: The Biden Administration Sprints to Issue Key Health Policies

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The upcoming election, and the approaching end of the President’s four-year term, introduce additional dynamics into the agencies’ rulemaking process and even the guidance process. From now through the November election, the...more

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Holland & Knight Health Dose: March 5, 2024

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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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Holland & Knight Health Dose: December 12, 2023

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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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Healthcare & Life Sciences: Drug Pricing Digest - May 2021 #2

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PhRMA Suit Challenges Co-Pay/Accumulator Portion of December 2020 Medicaid Rule - On May 21, 2021, Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America (PhRMA) filed suit in the US District Court for the District of...more

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Senate Finance Committee Holds Confirmation Hearing For Top Biden HHS Nominees

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Deputy Secretary and CMS Administrator Picks Would Fill Two Critical Policy Positions - On Thursday, the Senate Finance Committee held a confirmation hearing for two of the most important health policy officials nominated...more

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Washington Healthcare Update - October 2020 #1

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This week in Washington: The Continuing Resolution (CR) to fund the government until Dec. 11 was signed by President Trump; House passes COVID-19 stimulus bill....more

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CMS Releases Tools to Support States’ Medicaid and CHIP Programs During the COVID-19 Outbreak

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On March 22, 2020, CMS announced a suite of four new tools intended to help states combat the coronavirus by allowing states to streamline enrollment into long-term care and home-based services and by expediting application...more

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CMS Withdraws Block Grant Guidance – What’s Next?

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We’ve posted previously the long-standing rumor (substantiated by several folks within the Administration) that CMS is working on a guidance document to states to receive their Medicaid funding through a block grant. In June,...more

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Washington Healthcare Update

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Congress - House - Bipartisan, Bicameral Legislators Unveil FDA-Inspired Bill Regulating Diagnostic Tests - On Dec. 6, bipartisan House and Senate members released draft legislation for the Food and Drug...more

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Health Care Weekly Preview from ML Strategies – October 2018 #3

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Last week concluded the Senate’s time in Washington prior to the lame duck session. With both the House and the Senate back home and focused on campaigning, we turn our attention to action from the Administration. As of...more

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Trump Administration Fiscal Year (FY) 2019 Budget and Healthcare Programs

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The Trump Administration on Feb. 12 released its Fiscal Year (FY) 2019 budget request, titled "An American Budget." Unlike last year's budget, which was released in late May, the release of this budget conforms to the typical...more

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A&B Healthcare Week in Review

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I. REGULATIONS, NOTICES, & GUIDANCE - On April 4, 2016, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued the Final Calendar Year (CY) 2017 Medicare Advantage Capitation Rates and Medicare Advantage (MA) and...more

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A&B Healthcare Week in Review

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I. REGULATIONS, NOTICES, & GUIDANCE - On March 29, 2016, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a final rule entitled, “Medicaid and Children’s Health Insurance Programs: Mental Health Parity and...more

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Washington Healthcare Update

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This Week: The President took a victory lap in Wisconsin, announcing that 20 million people have gained health insurance through the Affordable Care Act... That figure includes people newly covered through insurance...more

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A&B Healthcare Week in Review

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I. REGULATIONS, NOTICES, & GUIDANCE - On February 24, 2016, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a guidance entitled, “Special Enrollment Confirmation Process” that will enhance program integrity...more

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A&B Healthcare Week In Review, September 2015

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On September 25, 2015, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) released a proposed rule entitled “Medicare Program: Medicare Clinical Diagnostic Laboratory Tests Payment System”. This proposed rule would...more

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Also In The News - Health Headlines - September 2015 #2

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Final ACO Fraud Waiver Under OMB Review – The White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB) reported on September 9, 2015, that it began its review of the final rule (CMS-1439-F; RIN 0938-AR30), titled “Medicare Shared...more

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Also In The News - Health Headlines - September 2015

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CMS Announces New SNF Payment – On August 27, 2015, CMS announced “a new funding opportunity” for SNFs that is intended “to reduce avoidable hospitalizations by funding higher-intensity interventions in nursing...more

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Health Care Update - August 2015 #2

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Major Medicaid Drug Payment Rule Under OMB Review: Last week a highly anticipated rule that could set the standards for the Medicaid Drug Rebate program arrived at the White House for final review. The Medicaid Outpatient...more

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Health Care Update - July 2015 #2

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Congress Slowly Works on Budget Reconciliation; ACA Reform Proposals Still Up in the Air - The FY 2016 budget resolution, which was agreed to by Congress this past April, included broad reconciliation instructions...more

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CMS Proposal to Adopt New OMB Delineations May Affect Medicare Reimbursement, GME Payments, and Regulatory Compliance

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On April 30, 2014, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) issued proposed rules for the Fiscal Year 2015 Medicare Hospital Inpatient Prospective Payment System, in which CMS announced several updates, including...more

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The Deadline for Submitting Comments Regarding the Self-Referral Disclosure Protocol Is Fast Approaching

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On May 2, 2014, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (“CMS”) published a request for comments relating to the Self-Referral Disclosure Protocol (“SRDP”). The SRDP is a voluntary self-disclosure instrument that...more

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