Health Care is one of the most regulated industries in the country, and for many years, one of the key administrative agencies overseeing health care in the United States, the Department of Health and Human Services’ (“HHS”)...more
On June 28th, in Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo, the U.S. Supreme Court overturned the Chevron Doctrine. The 6-3 decision was anticipated. But its breadth marks the Court’s opinion as a modern-day Marbury v. Madison....more
7/24/2024
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In 1984, the U.S. Supreme Court decided in Chevron U.S.A. v. Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc. (467 U.S. 837) that Federal departments and agencies can interpret federal law when the statute is unclear. Over the years,...more
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Days ahead of the Treasury Department’s projected default date, the U.S. House and Senate cleared a bipartisan package to raise the debt ceiling, extend the country’s...more
On March 8, 2022, President Biden signed Executive Order 14067, “Ensuring Responsible Development of Digital Assets.” The order set national policy for digital assets emphasizing six priorities. Those priorities were consumer...more
There have been several significant developments with regard to Federal government telehealth policy. These include the recently enacted appropriations bill funding the Federal government for the balance of the fiscal year, a...more
3/24/2022
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As the United States Senate considered H.R. 3684, the “Investing in a New Vision for the Environment and Surface Transportation In America Act (INVEST in America Act)”, an attempt to modify legislative language concerning...more
8/18/2021
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The Senate passed a version of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act that differs significantly from the House-passed bill but still contains several similar proposals that lower individual and business tax rates, completely revamp the...more
12/5/2017
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Tax Reform ,
Trump Administration
On November 9, the Senate released the Joint Committee on Taxation, Description of the Chairman’s Mark of the “Tax Cuts and Jobs Act,” which summarizes the Senate’s version of a “Tax Cuts and Jobs Act” bill (the “Senate...more
The Senate Finance Committee Chairman’s Mark for the “Tax Cuts and Jobs Act,” released Nov. 9, describes in detail the Senate tax bill and is significantly different than the House bill, as it currently stands....more
11/14/2017
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Trump Administration
This update to our Tax Alert on Nov. 2nd describes additional key provisions in the “Tax Cuts and Jobs Act” (H.R. 1), released by the Chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee on Nov. 2nd, as well as the Chairman’s...more
11/8/2017
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Trump Administration
On November 2, 2017, the House Ways and Means Committee released the “Tax Cuts and Jobs Act” (H.R. 1). Key elements include reducing the tax rate on corporations to 20%, and reducing the tax rate paid on income earned by...more
11/3/2017
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Congress has completed action on H.R. 244, the “Consolidated Appropriations Act for FY 2017” [P. L. 115-31]. This bipartisan legislation, which funds the Federal government for the balance of the fiscal year, passed the House...more
Comprehensive tax reform that lowers business and individual tax rates, streamlines the tax code, and allows U.S. businesses to become more competitive in the global economy are among the top priorities of the Trump...more
On January 13th, Congress passed the Fiscal Year 2017 Budget Resolution (S. Con. Res. 3) which included reconciliation instructions for the House Committees on Energy and Commerce and Ways and Means and the Senate Committees...more
3/15/2017
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The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) released its cost estimate of the American Health Care Act (AHCA) as reported by the Committees on Ways and Means and Energy and Commerce. CBO estimates that AHCA would reduce federal...more
3/14/2017
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As part of the CY 2017 proposed Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System rules (OPPS) the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) released the long awaited proposed payment changes for items and services...more
On Wednesday, members of the House Ways and Means Health Subcommittee introduced bipartisan legislation that would provide some welcome relief to hospitals who had already invested resources to develop new provider-based...more
On March 15, 2016, the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC) released its latest report to Congress that included 340B Implications for Medicare Part B Drugs along with a quick fact sheet regarding the report. Key...more
Late last year, Congress made sweeping changes to Medicare provider-based reimbursement that virtually shut down any future off-campus, provider-based site developments. Section 603 of the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015 (BBA)...more
Without fanfare or any significant discussion, the Bipartisan Budget Act (Act) contains the first legislative action related to provider-based status—and it is a sweeping action with negative financial consequences to many...more
11/2/2015
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Pharmaceutical Industry ,
Physician Fee Schedule ,
Prescription Drugs ,
Section 340B
The Health Resources and Services Administration (“HRSA”) released an advanced copy of its long-awaited proposed 340B Omnibus Guidance (“Guidance”) today. The document can be found here. Polsinelli is currently reviewing the...more
In a 6 to 3 decision today, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in the case King v. Burwell and upheld federal tax subsidies in the federally operated health exchanges created under the Affordable Care Act. King v. Burwell is the...more
The Senate on April 14 passed H.R. 2, the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015, which eliminates the Medicare Sustainable Growth Rate (SGR) physician payment system and transitions it away from fee-for-service...more
In This Issue:
- Recent Developments for Multiemployer Pension Plans
- Witness Statements
- Questions & Answers
- For More Information
- Excerpt from Recent Developments for Multiemployer...more