Medicaid, Executive Orders, Healthcare Reform

McDermott+ Check-Up – July 11, 2025

McDermott+ on 7/14/2025

THIS WEEK’S DOSE - - President Trumps signs OBBBA into law. After months of debate, Congress passed and President Trump signed H.R. 1, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA), into law on July 4, 2025. - Senate HELP...more

Holland & Knight Health Dose: June 17, 2025

Holland & Knight LLP on 6/18/2025

The U.S. Senate is in session for three days this week while the U.S. House of Representatives is in recess all week. Both chambers will return for a week before breaking for the July 4 recess. Negotiations on the...more

McDermott+ Check-Up: June 13, 2025

McDermott+ on 6/16/2025

THIS WEEK’S DOSE - - Reconciliation Moves Forward. Senate committees continue to release their reconciliation provisions. - NIH Director Testifies on FY 2026 Budget. National Institutes of Health (NIH) Director Bhattacharya...more

Eliminating Waste, Fraud, and Abuse in Medicaid (Trump EO Tracker)

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP on 6/9/2025

This memorandum directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to take appropriate action to eliminate waste, fraud, and abuse in Medicaid, including by ensuring Medicaid payments rates are not higher than Medicare....more

McDermott+ Check-Up: May 30, 2025

McDermott+ on 6/2/2025

Senate Prepares to Take Up Reconciliation Bill. Discussions about the bill’s real-world implications continued during this week’s recess....more

McDermott+ Check-Up: May 23, 2025

McDermott+ on 5/27/2025

THIS WEEK’S DOSE - - House Passes Reconciliation Package. The package now moves to the Senate, where substantive changes, including in healthcare, will likely be made. - HHS Secretary Kennedy, FDA Commissioner Makary...more

Healthcare Life Sciences Drug Pricing Digest - May 2025 #2

Latham & Watkins LLP on 5/20/2025

Our Drug Pricing and Market Access team tracks recent developments in healthcare reform, the Medicaid Drug Rebate Program, the 340B Program, Medicare, and state law....more

Health Care Week in Review | President Trump Announces Actions to Lower Prescription Drug Costs; House Committees Mark Up Their...

Alston & Bird on 5/19/2025

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

McDermott+ Check-Up: May 16, 2025

McDermott+ on 5/19/2025

THIS WEEK’S DOSE - - Key House Health Committees Advance Reconciliation, Bill Held Up in Budget Committee. The Energy and Commerce Committee and Ways and Means Committee passed their recommendations for reconciliation out of...more

Healthcare Preview for the Week of: May 12, 2025

McDermott+ on 5/13/2025

Reconciliation Text Is Here - Late Sunday night, May 11, 2025, the House Committee on Energy and Commerce released the much-anticipated budget reconciliation bill text ahead of its scheduled markup on May 13, 2025. ...more

McDermott+ Check-Up: May 9, 2025

McDermott+ on 5/12/2025

THIS WEEK’S DOSE - - Republicans Advance Reconciliation Debate. Work continued behind the scenes among Republicans to reach consensus on Medicaid policies, with a House Energy and Commerce Committee markup announced for May...more

Holland & Knight Health Dose: May 6, 2025

Holland & Knight LLP on 5/7/2025

Reconciliation markups in the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Energy and Commerce, as well as the House Committee on Ways and Means, were expected to be held this week but have been postponed until next week at the...more

Healthcare Life Sciences Drug Pricing Digest - May 2025

Latham & Watkins LLP on 5/6/2025

Our Drug Pricing and Market Access team tracks recent developments in healthcare reform, the Medicaid Drug Rebate Program, the 340B Program, Medicare, and state law....more

The First 100 Days: By the Numbers

McDermott+ on 5/1/2025

To state the obvious, a lot has happened in healthcare over the first 100 days of President Trump’s second term. But how much? ...more

Health Headlines: April 2025

Goodwin on 5/1/2025

Welcome to the fifth issue of Health Headlines, a newsletter created by lawyers in our Healthcare practice....more

McDermott+ Check-Up: April 25, 2025

McDermott+ on 4/28/2025

HELP Committee Releases 340B Report. Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Chair Cassidy (R-LA) released findings from his investigation and laid out potential reforms to the 340B Drug Pricing Program....more

McDermott+ Check-Up: April 11, 2025

McDermott+ on 4/14/2025

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

Medina v. Planned Parenthood South Atlantic: Oral Arguments Focus on Statutory ‘Magic Words’

Foley Hoag LLP - Medicaid and the Law on 4/10/2025

On April 2, 2025, the U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments in Medina v. Planned Parenthood South Atlantic. At issue in Medina is § 1902(a)(23) of the Social Security Act (the Act),1 or the “free-choice-of-provider”...more

Executive Orders and Policy Updates

Jones Day on 4/3/2025

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

Health Care Week in Review | HHS Announces Significant Workforce Reductions and Reorganization; FDA and NIH Nominees are Confirmed

Alston & Bird on 3/31/2025