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Top Questions Health Care Providers Should Consider in a Post-Chevron World – A Polsinelli Round Table Discussion

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

The Chevron Doctrine: Part II—Congress’s Reaction to the Repeal and the Legislative Process

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

The Chevron Doctrine: Part I

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

Congress Clears Major Agreement to Avert Debt Default

Deal Includes Significant New Regulatory Provisions - 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

President Biden’s Digital Revenue Proposals

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

Telehealth Policy Update

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

So Close...The Cryptocurrency Industry Shows its Strength Even While Failing to Secure an Amendment

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

Tax Cuts and Jobs Act Update: Senate Approval Moves Bill Forward

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

Senate, House Tax Reform Bills at Odds on Tax Exempt Bonds for Nonprofit Organizations, Including Health Care

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

Tax Cuts and Jobs Act Update: Key Differences Between the House and Senate Bills

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

UPDATE: Three Significant Takeaways from the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act

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

House Releases Tax Bill: Talking Points and Takeaways

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

2017 Omnibus Agreement: Key Health Provisions

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

Trump Tax Reform: Tax Policy Outlook

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

American Health Care Act in the U.S. House of Representatives

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

Congressional Budget Office Releases Report on American Health Care Act

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

CMS Proposes Amendments to Payments Furnished from Provider-Based Departments

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

Provider-Based Update: Congress Offers Encouraging Step to Reduce Scope of BBA Reimbursement Reductions

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

MedPAC Report Recommends Reduction in Medicare Part B Payments to 340B Hospitals

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

Congress, CMS Seek Input on Provider-Based Reimbursement Reductions

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

Provider-Based Status: A Quiet Casualty of the Bipartisan Budget Act

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

Breaking News: Proposed 340B Omnibus Guidance Released

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

King v. Burwell: Decision and Impact

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

Special Alert: Congress Passes One of the Most Significant Pieces of Health Care Legislation Since the Affordable Care Act

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

340B Drug Pricing Program Questioned by Congressional Subcommittee

In This Issue: - Recent Developments for Multiemployer Pension Plans - Witness Statements - Questions & Answers - For More Information - Excerpt from Recent Developments for Multiemployer...more

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