Affordable Care Act, Biden Administration, Health Care Providers

Biden Reveals Health Care Priorities in FY 2025 Budget

Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck on 3/12/2024

On Monday, March 11, President Joe Biden unveiled his fiscal year (FY) 2025 budget request, the fourth of his presidency. The $7.3 trillion proposal calls for approximately $1.9 trillion in discretionary spending, $4.4...more

Holland & Knight Health Dose: February 27, 2024

Holland & Knight LLP on 2/28/2024

Holland & Knight Health Dose is an in-depth weekly dose of legislative and regulatory insights to keep stakeholders abreast of happenings in Washington, D.C., impacting the health sector....more

The Fall 2023 Unified Agenda - Implications for 2024

Venable LLP on 1/12/2024

On December 6, the Biden administration released its Fall 2023 Unified Agenda of Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions. A unified agenda is issued in the spring and fall each year; it outlines federal agencies' areas of focus...more

What risks do employers face by excluding coverage for gender affirming care in their health plans?

Dorsey & Whitney LLP on 8/3/2023

In recent years, courts have ruled upon a growing number of cases arising from delivery of and payment for gender affirming care. At the same time, state legislatures have passed a variety of laws aimed at such services. ...more

Proposed Rules Expand Access to Contraceptive Care as a Preventive Service

Snell & Wilmer on 2/23/2023

On January 30, 2023, the Departments of Health and Human Services, Treasury, and Labor (collectively “the Departments”) issued proposed rules entitled “Coverage of Certain Preventive Services under the Affordable Care Act”...more

OCR Addresses Healthcare Discrimination Experienced by Deaf and Hard of Hearing Patients

Holland & Hart - Health Law Blog on 11/17/2022

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights (“OCR”) entered into a Voluntary Resolution Agreement (“Agreement”) with CHI St. Vincent Hot Springs (“CHI”) to ensure there are effective communication...more

Proposal Calls for Increased Transparency of Ownership for Privately Owned Nursing Homes

Arnall Golden Gregory LLP on 3/9/2022

Continuing the theme of increased transparency of ownership of nursing homes included in the 2010 Affordable Care Act, the White House issued a Fact Sheet titled “Protecting Seniors and People with Disabilities by Improving...more

2022 Congressional Outlook and Top 10 Federal Health Policy Issues to Watch

Holland & Knight LLP on 1/7/2022

As Congress reconvenes, it faces a packed agenda in a legislative year that will be shortened by the upcoming midterm elections and remains buffeted by the persistent coronavirus pandemic. The list of healthcare priorities is...more

Better Healthcare Newsletter from Patrick Malone - November 2021

Patrick Malone & Associates P.C. | DC Injury... on 11/4/2021

Welcome trends in health care put bad news in perspective We've had plenty of gloom-and-doom news about health care lately, but as we near the year-end holidays that focus on giving thanks, let's look at some positive...more

Pandemic and Political Shifts in Section 1557 of the Affordable Care Act

Dentons on 9/24/2021

As part of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), Section 1557 is a multilayered approach to prohibit discrimination based on color, national origin, sex, age, and disability in health programs or “activities that receive federal...more

Senate Lays Groundwork for Fall Health Care Negotiations Before Recessing This Month

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP on 8/17/2021

The Big Picture - Before leaving for its August recess, the Senate made progress on two major Biden Administration priorities by passing bipartisan infrastructure legislation and a fiscal year (FY) 2022 budget resolution....more

[Podcast] CDC Guidance, HHS Appointments, ACA Prospects

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP on 4/14/2021

In this debut episode of OnAir: Health Care, Akin Gump health care senior policy advisor Matthew Hittle and consultant Dr. Mario Ramirez welcome partner Kelly Cleary to discuss health policy, medical science and Washington...more

Takeaways from the American Health Law Association’s 2021 Medicare and Medicaid Payments Conference

Arnall Golden Gregory LLP on 4/8/2021

On March 24 – 26, 2021, the American Health Law Association (AHLA) held a virtual Institute on Medicare and Medicaid Payment Issues. The program addresses legal and regulatory issues related to reimbursement and brings...more

Podcast: American Rescue Plan Delivers New Stimulus Funding - Diagnosing Health Care

Epstein Becker & Green on 3/31/2021

The $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief package, the American Rescue Plan, includes money for rural hospitals, billions of dollars for COVID-19 testing and contact tracing, and extra subsidies to help people buy health coverage...more

Healthcare Policy Under the Biden Administration: Key Takeaways

Bass, Berry & Sims PLC on 3/8/2021

Bass, Berry & Sims attorney Angela Humphreys—Chair of the Healthcare Practice and Co-Chair of the Healthcare Private Equity Team—sat down virtually with Paul Keckley—a healthcare policy analyst, industry expert and Managing...more

Health Care Triage: What to Expect in Health Care in 2021

K&L Gates LLP on 2/26/2021

In this week’s episode, Richard Church and Mary Beth Johnston discuss a number of critical issues in the health care industry that are likely to be points of focus in the coming year, including the COVID-19 pandemic, False...more

Top 12 Biden Executive Orders Related to Healthcare and COVID-19

Foley & Lardner LLP on 2/16/2021

During President Biden’s first few weeks in office, he signed 30 executive orders (EO), many of which are designed to improve and protect the safety, well-being, and future of the United States. This blog post provides a high...more

Biden orders expand access and affordability of health care for millions

Patrick Malone & Associates P.C. | DC Injury... on 2/3/2021

President Biden has increased the access and affordability of health care for millions of Americans, issuing executive orders to reopen Obamacare exchanges and review rules or practices that targeted the aged, poor, sick, and...more

Better Healthcare Newsletter from Patrick Malone - February 2021

Patrick Malone & Associates P.C. | DC Injury... on 2/1/2021

Health care has dominated national politics for more than a decade. Voters told pollsters it was a top concern heading into the 2020 campaign, and that only intensified with the coronavirus pandemic. As the new...more

Alston & Bird Health Care Week in Review - January 2021 #4

Alston & Bird on 2/1/2021

Below is Alston & Bird’s Health Care Week in Review, which provides a synopsis of the latest news in healthcare regulations, notices, and guidance; federal legislation and congressional committee action; reports, studies, and...more

Healthcare Policy Outlook with a Democratic-Controlled Senate

Holland & Knight LLP on 1/20/2021

The victories by Democrats Raphael Warnock and Jon Ossoff in the Georgia elections mean that incoming majority leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) will preside over the narrowest possible majority in the U.S. Senate under which...more

Post-Election Health Policy Outlook & Analysis

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP on 11/16/2020

The following provides a high-level overview of how the November 3, 2020 election results will impact certain health care issues and policies. This analysis assumes that the Biden-Harris Electoral College win will be...more

Policy Outlook: How The 2020 Election Outcomes Will Impact Your Business - Health Policy

McDermott Will & Emery on 11/9/2020

In this session, health law policy authorities discussed changes likely in 2021 in a Biden Administration and how these changes will impact business objectives and strategies for health industry stakeholders...more

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