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Chambliss, Bahner & Stophel, P.C.

What Impact Could the HHS Downsizing Have on Older Adults?

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has been undergoing organizational changes and layoffs in recent weeks. These changes include the dismantling of such agencies as the Administration for Community...more

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HHS Restructuring and Workforce Reductions – Key Implications for the Health Care Industry

As spring arrived in the mid-Atlantic region, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) under Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. followed through with a previously announced Reduction in Force (RIF) that reduced the department’s...more

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U.S. HHS Announces Closure of Six Regional Locations of the Office of the General Counsel

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On March 11, 2025, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced plans for a “reorganization of the Office of the General Counsel” (OGC) “[a]s part of the department’s ongoing efforts to advance the...more

Arnall Golden Gregory LLP

HHS to Close 6 of 10 Regional OGC Offices, With Potentially Significant Impacts on Providers and Suppliers

On Tuesday, March 11, 2025, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”) announced plans to close six of the nation’s 10 regional offices for the HHS Office of the General Counsel (“OGC”). These closures, which...more

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Fast Five: Important Law and Policy Updates for US Health Care Transactions

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With the end of the first quarter of 2024, we highlight five developments, changes, or challenges that health systems, hospitals, nursing homes, clinics, physician practices, health insurers, and other health care providers,...more

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OIG Declines To Challenge Debt Cancellation and Restructured Financial Arrangements Between Health System and FQHC “Look-Alike”...

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In Advisory Opinion 22-17, the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of Inspector General (OIG) concluded that a proposed restructuring of a loan and other contractual relationships between a health system...more

McDermott Will & Emery

2020 Starts Off with Two Government Publications Critical of 340B Program Oversight

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Less than two weeks into the new year, the federal government has released two new publications addressing concerns related to 340B Program oversight by both state and federal agencies. After a relatively quiet 2019, 340B...more

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New PACE Rules Reduce Oversight, Increase Flexibility for Participating Organizations

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For the first time since 2006, CMS has issued updated rules affecting the Program for All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly, or PACE organizations. The final rule, published in the June 3, 2019 issue of the Federal Register,...more

Troutman Pepper Locke

HHS to Require Manufacturers to Disclose Drug Pricing in Television Advertisements

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U.S. health officials have taken the first concrete step toward implementing the vision set out in the “American Patients First” blueprint published by President Trump and Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Alex Azar...more

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CMS proposes requiring drug prices in TV ads

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On October 15, CMS released a proposed rule titled “Medicare and Medicaid Programs: Drug Pricing Transparency,” which would require direct-to-consumer (DTC) advertisements for prescription drugs covered by Medicare or...more

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The New “Price” of U.S. Health Care: The Future of Value-based Reimbursement Under President-elect Trump and Tom Price

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The total U.S. health care expenditure was $3.2 trillion in 2015, and is projected to grow to nearly $5.6 trillion by 2025. As our nation’s cost of care rises, both Democrats and Republicans recognize the overwhelming need to...more

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