Medicaid, U.S. Treasury

Cozen Currents: Are Trump and MAGA One in The Same?

Cozen O'Connor on 6/24/2025

“Famously the author of “The Art of the Deal,” President Donald Trump considers himself more of a dealmaker than an ideologue. He sees the world as zero sum and aims to gain maximum leverage. As a result, he’s not as wedded...more

Healthcare Preview for the Week of: April 28, 2025

McDermott+ on 4/29/2025

After a two-week recess, lawmakers are back on Capitol Hill to begin marking up their budget reconciliation legislation. The budget resolution that passed in early April instructs committees to spend or save a certain amount....more

How Plaintiff and Defense Attorneys Can Protect Beneficiaries’ Finances and Health Care in MMSEA Section 111 Reporting

Epiq on 4/3/2025

Insufficient collaboration between plaintiff and defense attorneys regarding Medicare, Medicaid, and SCHIP Extension Act (MMSEA) Section 111 reporting requirements creates administrative complications which can negatively...more

This Week From the Hill (February 16 – February 22, 2025)

Groom Law Group, Chartered on 2/18/2025

Each week while Congress is in session, our Policy team delivers a key update to highlight a topical benefits, health, or retirement news item from the Hill, such as a newly introduced bill, a summary of a committee hearing,...more

Federal Rules Limit “Junk” Health Plans

Rivkin Radler LLP on 4/5/2024

On March 28, the U.S. Departments of Health and Human Services, Labor and the Treasury collectively issued final rules with respect to short-term and limited duration insurance (STLDI) plans in an effort to reduce healthcare...more

Federal Regulators Solicit Comments Regarding Healthcare Point-of-Sale Financing

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP on 8/24/2023

On July 7, the CFPB, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), Department of Health & Human Services (HHS), and Department of the Treasury issued a formal request for information regarding forms of consumer-facing...more

Breaching the Federal Debt Ceiling: Healthcare Implications

Holland & Knight LLP on 6/1/2023

The federal statutory debt limit is currently set at $31.4 trillion. As congressional Republicans and President Joe Biden continue to haggle over a budget agreement that would include an increase in the debt ceiling, the date...more

The End of the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency: Federal Agencies Clarify Coverage Implications for Group Health Plans

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP on 4/14/2023

With the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency (PHE) set to end on May 11, 2023, the Department of Labor, Department of the Treasury, and Department of Health and Human Services (the “departments”) have published FAQs explaining...more

Holland & Knight Health Dose: November 15, 2022

Holland & Knight LLP on 11/17/2022

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. This week's topics include: ...more

What’s Next in Washington? - July Edition

Foley & Lardner LLP on 7/8/2022

With just a few short weeks left until August recess, there is no shortage of items on the congressional to-do list. The latest round of Supreme Court decisions has inspired new action within Congress to pass legislation...more

The No Surprises Act: New and Surprising Challenges for Clinical Laboratories

Epstein Becker & Green on 7/28/2021

On July 13, 2021, the U.S. Departments of Health and Human Services, Labor, and the Treasury, and the Office of Personnel Management (collectively, “Departments”) published their highly anticipated interim final rule (“First...more

Federal Government Approves Georgia’s State Relief and Empowerment Waiver

King & Spalding on 11/13/2020

On November 1, 2020, CMS and the Department of the Treasury approved Georgia’s request for a 1332 State Relief and Empowerment waiver (1332 waiver), permitting the state to implement a new healthcare plan to address growing...more

Employment Law Now IV-62-Weekend Roundtable Discussion on Various Impacts of the Federal CARES/Coronavirus Programs

Cozen O'Connor on 4/4/2020

In this special weekend edition, Michael Schmidt hosts a roundtable discussion with 6 of his Cozen O'Connor colleagues to discuss frequently asked questions on the following issues: (1) labor and employment considerations;...more

Trump Administration: 2017 Recap and 2018 Outlook

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP on 1/17/2018

On January 20, 2017, businessman Donald J. Trump was sworn in as the 45th President of the United States following a contentious and unconventional 2016 presidential election. Republicans also successfully maintained control...more

The Affordable Care Act’s Reporting Requirements for Carriers and Employers (Part 16 of 24): Reporting for, and Clearing Up...

Mintz - Employment, Labor & Benefits... on 11/3/2015

In an earlier post, we reported on a troubling development in the draft 2015 instructions for Forms 1094-B and 1095-B which, if adopted, would have required sponsors of Health Reimbursement Arrangements (“HRA”) to issue...more

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