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Biden Administration Streamlines CHIP and Medicaid Enrollment, Expands Protections for Covered Population

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Last week, the Biden-Harris administration (the Administration) announced a new rule simplifying the process for enrolling in Medicaid, the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP), and the Basic Health Program (BHP)....more

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CMS Issues IPPS and LTCH PPS Final Rule for FY 2024

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On August 1, 2023, CMS issued its annual Hospital Inpatient Prospective Payment System (IPPS) and Long-Term Care Hospital Prospective Payment System (LTCH PPS) Final Rule for FY 2024 (the Final Rule). In the Final Rule, CMS,...more

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End of COVID and Loss of Medicaid Expansion During COVID – A Request from Governing Agencies

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In a new form of outreach from the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services, the U.S. Department of Treasury, and the U.S. Department of Labor, a letter was issued to employers, plan sponsors, and insurance issuers (the...more

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McDermottPlus Check-Up: May 19, 2023

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The House and Senate were both in session this week, with significant healthcare activity at the committee level. The House Ways & Means Committee met to discuss healthcare price transparency, and the Ways & Means Health...more

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Health Care Week in Review: CMMI Announces Three New Models, President Biden Issues Executive Order

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

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Health Care Week in Review: CMS Issues Prior Authorization Proposed Rule

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

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Cozen Currents: The Changing Politics of Crises

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The Cozen Lens- •Democrats and Republicans on Capitol Hill face differing political calculations on climate change policy but both are experiencing divisions in their parties and shifting public opinions....more

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Hot Topics in Health Care – September 2022

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Physicians and Pharmacists Concerned Over Post Dobbs State Laws Limiting Independent Medical Judgment - On September 8, 2022, the American Medical Association (AMA), American Pharmacists Association (APhA), American...more

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With Inflation Reduction Act Signed, Other Health Policy Issues Ahead for Congress

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Congress ended a busy work period after passing the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) last week. This Holland & Knight alert summarizes the healthcare provisions in the IRA and provides an outlook on health policy issues that may...more

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

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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

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Better Healthcare Newsletter from Patrick Malone - November 2021

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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

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Medicaid Enrollment Trends During the COVID-19 Pandemic

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Medicaid has seen significant increases in enrollment across all states since the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic. According to the latest data from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), total Medicaid...more

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June 2021: The Top 19 Labor And Employment Law Stories

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It’s hard to keep up with all the recent changes to labor and employment law. While the law always seems to evolve at a rapid pace, there have been an unprecedented number of changes for the past few years—and this past month...more

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Senate Finance Committee Holds Confirmation Hearing For Top Biden HHS Nominees

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Deputy Secretary and CMS Administrator Picks Would Fill Two Critical Policy Positions - On Thursday, the Senate Finance Committee held a confirmation hearing for two of the most important health policy officials nominated...more

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[Podcast] CDC Guidance, HHS Appointments, ACA Prospects

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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

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The American Rescue Plan Act of 2021: A New Lease on Life for the Affordable Care Act?

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On March 10, 2021, President Biden signed into law the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (the “Act”). This $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief package not only includes a whole host of healthcare-related provisions, but, along with...more

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Congress Passes American Rescue Plan; Health Coverage Provisions Could Have Lasting Impacts

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On March 11, President Joe Biden signed an approximately $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief bill—the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (American Rescue Plan). It includes myriad health care provisions, focused primarily in two...more

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American Rescue Plan Act of 2021: Healthcare Highlights

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Yesterday, President Biden signed into law the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (Act), which narrowly passed the U.S. Senate (50 – 49) and House of Representatives (220 – 211) earlier this week. The Act provides for $1.9...more

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Senate Passes $1.9 Trillion American Rescue Plan Act; Bill Heads to House and Then to President Biden

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On Saturday, March 6, 2021, by a vote of 50-49, the Senate amended and approved the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, which is reconciliation legislation to provide $1.9 trillion in COVID-19 relief. The House of...more

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Coronavirus: The Hill and the Headlines, March 2021 # 8

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In Washington: The House on Wednesday passed a sweeping $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief package in a 220-211 vote. No Republican lawmakers backed the legislation. Just one Democrat, Rep. Jared Golden (ME), opposed it. The White...more

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New House of Representatives COVID Relief Bill Contains Multiple Medicaid Provisions

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Here at the Medicaid and the Law Blog, we’ve spent the past couple of days going through the American Rescue Plan Act, legislation introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives last Friday that is the latest attempt by...more

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

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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

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Podcast: Congressional Health Care Legislative Agenda - Diagnosing Health Care

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The 117th Congressional health care agenda, including COVID-19 related action, will require 60 votes in the Senate or passage through budget reconciliation. Epstein Becker Green attorneys Mark Lutes, Philo Hall, and Timothy...more

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Affordable Care Act: Executive Actions and Legislative Outlook

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On January 28, 2021, President Biden issued an Executive Order on Strengthening Medicaid and the Affordable Care Act, responsive to Democrats’ longstanding commitment to “roll back Trump’s health care sabotage [of the...more

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President Biden Orders Special Enrollment Period for Federal Marketplaces and Review of Policies “Inconsistent” with ACA and...

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On January 28, 2021, President Biden signed the “Executive Order on Strengthening Medicaid and the Affordable Care Act” which, among other things, ordered a special enrollment period (SEP) for the federal Health Insurance...more

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