Daily Compliance News: August 18, 2025, The All Corruption Edition
State AG Pulse | An Early Peek At the 2026 State AG Elections
Quick Guide to Administrative Hearings
Solicitors General Insights: The Tale of Two Washingtons — Regulatory Oversight Podcast
Cannabis Law Now Podcast - Cannabis in the Show Me State: An Interview with BeLeaf Medical's Mitch Meyers
Nonprofit Quick Tip: State Filings in Maryland and Pennsylvania
State AG Pulse | A FAIR Go For NY Consumers
Navigating Renewable Energy: Insights from the ACP Siting and Permitting Conference - Energy Law Insights
New Executive Order Targets Disparate Impact Claims Nationwide - #WorkforceWednesday® - Employment Law This Week®
Project Catalyst: An Economic Development Podcast | Episode 14: Shaping North Carolina’s Economic Future with Secretary of Commerce Lee Lilley
Nonprofit Quick Tip: State Filings in Virginia and West Virginia
ESG Essentials: What You Need To Know Now - Episode 19 - Power Struggles: Federal vs. State Authority in Energy Law
Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez – Innovative Approach to Safety
Business Better Podcast Episode - Manufacturing Moment: How State Associations Navigate the Policy Landscape
CHPS Podcast Episode 2: Bitcoin in the Halls of Power
AGG Talks: Development Podcast Series - Episode 1: Powering Georgia: Energy Resilience, Data Centers, and Clean Innovation
Taking the Pulse, A Health Care and Life Sciences Video Podcast | Episode 229: Public Health in South Carolina with Dr. Edward Simmer of SC Dept of Public Health
Nonprofit Quick Tip: State Filings in South Dakota and North Dakota
Bridging the Gap: How CivicReach is Revolutionizing Government Customer Service
In mid-June, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) ordered the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) to share the personal information of millions of Medicaid enrollees with the Department of Homeland...more
Within the past few months, the legal landscape for reproductive health care law has changed on both the federal and state levels. The Trump Administration has changed its approach, revising positions in administrative...more
The One Big Beautiful Bill Act was signed into law on July 4 and includes significant changes to the Medicaid program, particularly with regard to state and federal financing for the program. This LawFlash provides a...more
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) recently rescinded its July 2022 guidance titled “Reinforcement of EMTALA Obligations specific to Patients who are Pregnant or are Experiencing Pregnancy Loss” (“2022...more
On June 16, 2025, the U.S. Senate Finance Committee released draft legislative language for its version of the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act,” a comprehensive budget reconciliation proposal that includes significant changes to...more
On June 12, 2025, Vermont Governor Phil Scott signed into law two major healthcare reform bills — H.266 and S.126 — marking a coordinated legislative effort to curb healthcare spending and enhance regulatory oversight in the...more
District of Columbia Mayor Muriel Bowser’s FY 2026 Budget introduces a new Basic Health Program (BHP) that will fundamentally reshape health coverage options for thousands of District residents beginning next calendar year....more
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has rescinded its 2022 guidance and accompanying letter that reinforced hospitals' obligations under the Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act (EMTALA) to provide...more
On May 22, 2025, after a marathon markup session, the U.S. House of Representatives passed a bill containing significant proposed changes to the Medicaid program....more
CMS announced in a letter released on Tuesday, May 27, 2025 (CMS Letter) that it will ramp up financial oversight of states to detect misuse of federal Medicaid funds “[t]o ensure that federal money is not used to pay for or...more
On May 22, 2025, the House passed H.R. 1, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (the Bill), its budget reconciliation legislation that upheld most of the Medicaid-related provisions originally approved by the House Energy and...more
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
On Thursday, May 22, 2025, the U.S. House of Representatives narrowly passed the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, a budget reconciliation bill introduced by House Republicans, by a 215-214 vote. The bill extends key provisions of...more
On May 15, 2025, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (“CMS”) released a proposed rule, entitled “Preserving Medicaid Funding for Vulnerable Populations – Closing a Health Care-Related Tax Loophole” to address a...more
The Medicaid application process can be complicated. However, there are several common mistakes made by filers that can make things even more difficult than they need to be, adding unnecessary obstacles. In this article, we...more
Below is a tracker of healthcare-related executive orders (EOs) issued by the Trump administration, including overviews of each EO and the date each EO was signed. We will regularly update this tracker as additional EOs are...more
CMS announced this month that it does not anticipate using federal funds to match state funds for designated state health programs (DSHP) and designated state investment programs (DSIP) under its section 1115 demonstration...more
A group of 22 Democratic AGs submitted comments opposing the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services’s (CMS) Proposed Rule, which would change enrollment, eligibility, and coverage under the Patient Protection and...more
Gov. Pritzker, other Governors issue joint letter in response to CMS Proposed Rule - “Multiple governors, including Illinois Governor JB Pritzker, issued a join letter to the director of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid...more
In a move signaling a major shift in federal priorities, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (“CMS”) recently announced it will limit federal funding for state Medicaid initiatives that support services beyond direct...more
In recent years, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has approved demonstrations under Section 1115 of the Social Security Act, providing federal matching funds for state expenditures for Designated State...more
As previously discussed, in Engesser v. McDonald, a class of Medicaid beneficiaries who receive personal care and home care services through New York’s CDPA Program (Consumers), and two independent living centers...more
As budget negotiations heat up in Washington, Medicaid has emerged as a key target for cost-cutting measures. With policymakers looking to trim federal spending while maintaining commitments to Social Security and Medicare,...more
The New York State Executive Budget for Fiscal Year (FY) 2026 proposes significant updates to the managed care organization (MCO) provider tax, aiming to enhance Medicaid funding through innovative financial strategies. The...more
On the evening of January 27, 2025, the Trump Administration’s Office of Management and Budget (OMB) issued a “Memorandum for Heads of Executive Departments and Agencies” titled, “Temporary Pause of Agency Grant, Loan, and...more