Affordable Care Act, Food and Drug Administration (FDA), Medicaid

Health Care Week in Review: Biden Administration Announces $100 Million for ACA Marketplace Navigators and $81.3 Million for...

Alston & Bird on 9/3/2024

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

It’s Raining Regs: CMS Releases Major Laboratory-Developed Test Reg in Midst of Massive Reg Storm

McDermott+ on 5/9/2024

Over the last several weeks, the Biden administration has released numerous final regulations in order to “beat the clock” before it ticks down to the Congressional Review Act (CRA) deadline. The CRA authorizes Congress to...more

Fast 5: Five Quick Regulatory Takeaways for Pharmaceutical Companies

ArentFox Schiff on 10/30/2023

Here we are in fourth quarter of 2023 already! As companies start wrapping up 2023 and preparing and modeling for 2024, we thought it was a good time to highlight five regulatory developments, changes, or challenges on the...more

CMS Issues IPPS and LTCH PPS Final Rule for FY 2024

King & Spalding on 8/9/2023

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

McDermottPlus Check-Up: May 19, 2023

McDermott+ on 5/19/2023

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

Prenatal Vaccines in Medicaid and CHIP: Coverage, Reimbursement, and State Policy Solutions to Increase Access

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP on 5/17/2023

Prenatal vaccines—those administered during a pregnancy—provide crucial protections to pregnant women and/or newborns against communicable diseases such as whooping cough and influenza. Additional prenatal vaccines are in...more

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

Alston & Bird on 2/20/2023

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

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

Alston & Bird on 12/12/2022

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

Enforcing Medicaid’s Guarantee of Access to Prescription Drugs

Foley Hoag LLP - Medicaid and the Law on 3/15/2022

Over the years, we’ve written about the difficulties in challenging the entitlement to Medicaid in the federal courts. In light of a series of Supreme Court decisions dating back to 1990, the pathway for an aggrieved Medicaid...more

The Courts and Healthcare Policy

McGuireWoods Consulting on 2/2/2021

2020 saw the courts continuing to play an important role in health policy with several notable lawsuits related to the Affordable Care Act (ACA). Several other Trump administration policies were challenged, including Medicare...more

[Webinar] Looking ahead to 2021: Impacts of the election for the life sciences and health care industry - November 19th, 12:30 pm...

Hogan Lovells on 11/9/2020

Life Sciences and Health Care Horizons virtual event series - The fast pace of innovation in the life sciences and health care industry has reached an all-time high in 2020 as the industry grapples with the new reality of...more

Are We Nearing the End of the ACA?: Return to California v. Texas

White and Williams LLP on 11/6/2020

This alert is Part 1 of a three-part series where White and Williams will examine the United States Supreme Court case, California v. Texas. Part 1, below, examines the case in full and how the decision in the case will...more

In Latest Medicaid Rule, CMS Aims to Define Line Extensions

Foley Hoag LLP - Medicaid and the Law on 6/22/2020

As many of our astute readers are aware, on June 17, 2020 CMS released a long-awaited Medicaid proposed rule addressing a number of far-ranging issued involving Medicaid coverage and payment for prescription drugs, including...more

Washington Healthcare Update - June 2020 #2

McGuireWoods Consulting on 6/9/2020

This week in Washington: Senate to hold hearing on unemployment insurance during COVID-19 and will hold a second hearing on going back to school safely. House to hold hearings on COVID-19's disproportionate impact on...more

FDA Publishes Enforcement Policies to Address Coronavirus Personal Protective Equipment Shortages

Foley & Lardner LLP on 4/7/2020

In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, the FDA has sought to expand the availability of needed personal protective equipment (PPE) for the general public and healthcare professionals. Recently, for example, FDA published two...more

The Next Big Things: Insights for 2020

Morgan Lewis on 2/10/2020

Autonomous cars, sports betting, and CBD products have burst onto the scene, setting the stage for major developments in how companies do business and how regulators monitor new innovations....more

Washington Healthcare Update - January 2020 #4

McGuireWoods Consulting on 1/28/2020

This week in Washington: Both the House and Senate are back in session....more

Courts and Healthcare Policy in 2020

McGuireWoods Consulting on 1/15/2020

2019 saw court hearings of a number of cases related to the Affordable Care Act (ACA). Several other Trump administration policies were also challenged, including Medicare payment policies, price transparency, how the...more

Drug Pricing and Surprise Billing: Recent Actions and Outlook

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP on 8/8/2019

Recent months have seen a flurry of activity in Congress on prescription drug pricing and surprise medical bills as lawmakers seek to address rising consumer health care costs. Several House and Senate committees have...more

Capitol Hill Healthcare Update

BakerHostetler on 3/25/2019

Below is this week’s “Capitol Hill Healthcare Update,” which is posted on Mondays when Congress is in session. GOTTLIEB, HARGAN TO TESTIFY ON 2020 HEALTH BUDGET, PROGRAMS - Outgoing FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb and...more

President Trump's Budget: Key Takeaways for Health Care

Baker Donelson on 3/18/2019

President Trump's fiscal year 2020 (FY20) budget proposal for the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) reflects the Trump Administration's priorities to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act (ACA), implement...more

Washington Healthcare Update February 2019 #2

McGuireWoods Consulting on 2/12/2019

Coming Week’s Highlights: This week’s focus by many will be whether the government shuts down once more. Legislation must be passed and signed by the President by February 15, in order to keep the departments not yet funded...more

Washington Healthcare Update

McGuireWoods Consulting on 1/8/2019

This Week: Happy New Year! The 116th Congress begins and healthcare issues are part of the "buzz" of day one. Part of the government is still closed. ...more

Capitol Hill Healthcare Update

BakerHostetler on 1/8/2019

Highlights this week: how the partial government shutdown is affecting operations at the FDA; House Democrats take steps to defend the ACA; the House votes this week to renew emergency health response programs; new senators...more

Washington Healthcare Update

McGuireWoods Consulting on 12/24/2018

This Week: To shut down or not to shut down the issue as Congress tries to wrap up and leave; opioids back in the news; Alexander says he will not run for reelection in 2020. ...more

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