News & Analysis as of August 18, 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 +

McDermott+ Check-Up: March 21, 2025

McDermott+ on 3/24/2025

Government Is Funded, Congress at Home for the Week. On March 15, 2025, President Trump signed a continuing resolution (CR) into law that funds the government and provides short-term extensions of certain healthcare programs...more

McDermott+ Check-Up: February 28, 2025

McDermott+ on 3/3/2025

House Passes Budget Resolution. On February 25, the House voted 217 – 215 to advance its version of a budget resolution to outline the reconciliation process. In a dramatic display of how quickly things can change, the vote...more

McDermottPlus Check-Up: April 26, 2024

McDermott+ on 4/26/2024

A Quiet Healthcare Week on Capitol Hill. Congress was largely in recess this week, although the Senate returned briefly to complete consideration of a long-awaited foreign aid bill. Both chambers will return to session the...more

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

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP on 4/25/2024

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

McDermottPlus Check-Up: May 19, 2023

McDermott+ on 5/19/2023

The House and Senate were both in session this week, with significant healthcare activity at the committee level. The House Ways & Means Committee met to discuss healthcare price transparency, and the Ways & Means Health...more

FTC Says New York’s Medicaid Redesign Program May Promote Anticompetitive Behavior

Mintz - Health Care Viewpoints on 5/8/2015

In an April 22, 2015 letter to the New York State Department of Health (DOH), the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) cautioned that part of the State’s Medicaid reform program may sanction anticompetitive behavior. The FTC’s...more

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