On December 17, 2019, Senate Finance Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Ranking Member Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) reintroduced legislation to address the backlog of Medicare appeals cases awaiting review before an...more
1/13/2020
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On July 10, 2019, Judge Rudolph Contreras of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia granted HHS’ request for a final judgment, clearing the way for the government to immediately appeal his earlier decision that...more
7/22/2019
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On January 30, 2017, the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) withdrew its 340B Program Omnibus Guidelines (Guidelines) from regulatory review by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). HRSA published the...more
On January 20, 2017, President Trump signed an Executive Order entitled “Minimizing the Economic Burden of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act Pending Repeal.” Executive Orders are legally binding statements...more