For states, managed care organizations, and providers—who all play a vital role in ensuring access to family planning services and supplies for the nearly 20 million women ages 18-44 enrolled in Medicaid1—the CIB reiterates...more
8/28/2024
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Best Practices ,
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) ,
Contraceptives ,
Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization ,
Family Planning Clinics ,
Health Insurance ,
Healthcare ,
Managed Care Contracts ,
Medicaid ,
New Guidance ,
Patient Access ,
Reproductive Healthcare Issues
Abstract Issue:
As states continue to enact new restrictions on abortion since the Supreme Court’s decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, access to critical reproductive health and abortion care...more
In the aftermath of the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn the federal constitutional right to abortion in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, individual states continue to decide the legality of abortion on a...more
4/16/2024
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Arizona ,
AZ Supreme Court ,
Constitutional Challenges ,
Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization ,
Equal Protection ,
FL Supreme Court ,
Florida ,
Healthcare ,
Human Rights ,
Patient Access ,
Pregnancy ,
Reproductive Healthcare Issues ,
Roe v Wade ,
State Bans ,
Women's Rights
Editor’s Note: Manatt Health conducted a survey of all 34 states in which abortion is legal as of November 7, 2023, broadly classifying them based on their Medicaid coverage policies, private or exchange-based insurance...more
1/11/2024
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Equal Protection ,
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Human Rights ,
Life Sciences ,
Patient Access ,
Pregnancy ,
Reproductive Healthcare Issues ,
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SCOTUS ,
Women's Rights
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On December 13, 2023, the Supreme Court announced its intention to review the August 16 ruling by the Fifth Circuit in Alliance for Hippocratic Medicine (AHM) v. U.S. Food and Drug Administration, et al....more
12/20/2023
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Alliance for Hippocratic Medicine v Food and Drug Administration ,
Article III ,
Certiorari ,
Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization ,
Equal Protection ,
Food & Drug Regulations ,
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ,
Generic Drugs ,
Healthcare ,
Human Rights ,
Life Sciences ,
Medical Necessity ,
Patient Access ,
Pregnancy ,
Prescription Drugs ,
REMS ,
Reproductive Healthcare Issues ,
Roe v Wade ,
SCOTUS ,
Standing ,
Women's Rights
Since the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade and states became responsible for abortion protections, a patchwork of laws has been passed across the United States. Some states have strengthened their protections and promoted...more
9/6/2023
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Continuing Legal Education ,
Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization ,
Health Care Providers ,
Patient Privacy Rights ,
Pregnancy ,
Professional Liability ,
Reproductive Healthcare Issues ,
Roe v Wade ,
Shield Laws ,
Webinars
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On April 12, 2023, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) released a notice of proposed rulemaking to address the privacy of protected health information (PHI) related to reproductive health...more
4/17/2023
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Health Care Providers ,
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) ,
Healthcare Reform ,
New Guidance ,
PHI ,
Proposed Rules ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Reproductive Healthcare Issues ,
Women's Rights
A multitude of forces are converging to remap our health care landscape—from the impact of the Dobbs decision to the controversies around transgender rights to the uncertainty around telehealth coverage as the COVID-19 public...more
4/12/2023
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Continuing Legal Education ,
Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization ,
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Freedom of Religion ,
Gender Identity ,
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Health Plan Sponsors ,
Healthcare Reform ,
Inducements ,
Physicians ,
Public Health Emergency ,
Risk Mitigation ,
Telehealth ,
Transgender ,
Webinars
In the aftermath of the Dobbs v. Jackson Supreme Court decision, there is ongoing discussion about the role that medication abortion—particularly tele-medication abortion (teleMAB)— will play in connecting women to abortion...more
On September 27, 2022, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed two bills (summarized below) that collectively aim to strengthen privacy safeguards for individuals seeking abortion services. After the U.S. Supreme Court’s...more
In the post-Dobbs world, where a woman’s ability to get an abortion is left to individual states, dissemination of information about abortion-related services has become crucial to ensuring women can access abortion care. In...more
9/28/2022
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Advertising ,
Continuing Legal Education ,
Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization ,
Health Care Providers ,
Life Sciences ,
Marketing ,
Pregnancy ,
Reproductive Healthcare Issues ,
Social Media ,
Webinars
In the wake of the Supreme Court’s decision overturning Roe v. Wade, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued guidance to health care providers on July 11, 2022, underscoring that the federal Emergency...more
In the two weeks following the Supreme Court’s decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, the Biden Administration has taken several actions to provide clarity about women’s access to reproductive health...more
7/11/2022
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Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization ,
EMTALA ,
Equal Protection ,
Healthcare ,
Healthcare Reform ,
New Guidance ,
OCR ,
Patient Access ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Reproductive Healthcare Issues ,
Roe v Wade ,
SCOTUS
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On June 24, the Supreme Court of the United States issued a far-reaching decision, Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, that repudiates nearly 50 years of precedent on a woman’s right to abortion...more
6/28/2022
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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) ,
Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization ,
Equal Protection ,
First Amendment ,
Healthcare ,
HIPAA Security Rule ,
Patient Access ,
Planned Parenthood of Southeastern Pennsylvania v Casey ,
Popular ,
Pregnancy ,
Professional Liability ,
Professional License ,
Reproductive Healthcare Issues ,
Roe v Wade ,
SCOTUS