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HHS OIG Continues to Highlight How Medicaid Fraud Control Units Recovered $1.4 Billion in FY 2024

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On June 25, 2025, the Office of the Inspector General (“OIG”) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”) released a short video containing the highlights of the Medicaid Fraud Control Units (“MFCUs”) Annual...more

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Medicaid Fraud Recoveries Top More Than $1 Billion in 2024—But Will the Big Beautiful Bill Impact Those Numbers in 2025?

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On June 25, 2025, the Office of the Inspector General (“OIG”) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”) released a short video containing the highlights of the Medicaid Fraud Control Units (“MFCUs”) Annual...more

Goodwin

Health Headlines: June 2025

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Welcome to the seventh issue of Health Headlines, a newsletter created by lawyers in our Healthcare practice. Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds signed Senate File 383 into law, placing new restrictions on pharmacy benefit...more

King & Spalding

Budget Reconciliation Bill Impacts Medicaid Financing, Programs, and Eligibility

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Last week, the House Energy & Commerce Committee marked up legislation that would significantly affect the Medicaid program, including changes to state Medicaid financing mechanisms, state directed payment programs that...more

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Recent Legal and Regulatory Developments Involving Gender-Affirming Care

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On January 28, 2025, President Trump signed Executive Order 14187 (the “EO”), which directed the federal government to take steps to ensure that the federal government does not “sponsor, promote, assist, or support” the...more

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Gold Dome Report – Legislative Day 7 - January 2025

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Legislators looked back on Tuesday with the unveiling of a portrait of former Representative Calvin Smyre (D-Columbus), the longtime Dean of the House who retired in 2022 after 48 years in the Georgia House of...more

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Advocates File Suit Over Tennessee Waiver – Dissecting the Complaint

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On April 22, 2021 the Tennessee Justice Center and the National Health Law Program, representing thirteen (13) aggrieved Medicaid beneficiaries in the state of Tennessee, filed suit in the U.S. District Court for the District...more

Kerr Russell

Telemedicine in Michigan: 2021

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The COVID-19 pandemic continues to demonstrate the importance and effectiveness of telemedicine as a means of providing patients with access to safe and quality medical care through the use of technology... Originally...more

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COVID-19: Resources for Oncology Providers (Medicaid, Grants, & Stark Law Waivers)

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The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), the Office for Civil Rights (OCR), the Office of the Inspector General (OIG), and other Federal and State agencies and...more

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HHS Issues Advisory Opinion on PREP Act: Immunity May Extend Beyond Actual Covered Persons and Approved Countermeasures

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With crisis comes uncertainty, and even the best-intentioned regulations can leave those combating the current COVID-19 public-health emergency out in the cold.  Many have asked whether the recent Declaration under the...more

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CARES Relief for State and Local Governments

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The CARES Act establishes a $500 billion loan program accessible by cities, states, and businesses, while also providing for more than $250 billion in direct funding to state and local governments. The majority of the direct...more

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IRS Clarifies Interaction of Payroll Tax Deferral with PPP Loan Forgiveness Under CARES Act

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On April 10, the Internal Revenue Service published responses to frequently asked questions with respect to the payroll tax deferral provisions of the CARES Act, including clarification that employers that take loans under...more

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CARES Act Appropriates $100 Billion for Healthcare Providers

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With the passage of the CARES Act, $100 billion has been appropriated to the Public Health and Social Services Emergency Fund (“PHSSEF”), to be administered by a small agency within the Department of Health and Human Services...more

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CMS Announces New Priorities for Facility Surveys and Inspections

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In light of findings from the COVID-19 outbreak at a nursing home in Kirkland, Washington, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has announced that it will suspend all routine facility inspections and surveys...more

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NCGA Week in Review - October 2019 #4

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North Carolina lawmakers headed back to the legislative building this week after taking last week off. Legislators were welcomed back with packed schedules of committee meetings and floor voting sessions in both the House and...more

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NC Politics in the News - August 2019 #4

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Agriculture - PBS: What's fueling the growth in North Carolina hemp production- A growing number of North Carolina's farmers are turning to hemp production as a new source of revenue, spurred by the popularity of CBD...more

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Recent State Action Relating to Medicaid Expansion

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As of December 2018, 37 states (including DC) have adopted Medicaid expansion. Of the remaining 14 states, some are considering expanding Medicaid. States with recent activity relating to Medicaid expansion include – Florida,...more

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Health Care Policy Newsletter - June 2018 pt 3

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Foley & Lardner LLP’s (“Foley”) Bipartisan Public Policy Team is pleased to share our “Public Policy Weekly* Health Care Newsletter” in which we compile the latest Health care policy news and legislation. *Please note that we...more

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CMS and Georgia DCH Representatives Discuss Current Topics in Medicaid at State Bar of Georgia Presentation

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On March 9, 2018, the Health Law Section of the State Bar of Georgia presented speakers from The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) and the Georgia Department of Community Health (DCH) to discuss current topics...more

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Gold Dome Report - February 2018 #7

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Tax reform came to Georgia today with Governor Nathan Deal announcing the State’s response to last year’s federal tax reform. HB 918, carried by Deal’s floor leader Rep. Chuck Efstration (R-Dacula), allows Georgia taxpayers...more

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Gold Dome Report - February 2018 #3

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All eyes are on the Amended FY 2018 Budget this week under the Gold Dome. By a vote of 167 to 8, the House adopted its Appropriations Committee’s recommendations for the Amended Budget, sending the funding proposition to the...more

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