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

ACA-Required Coverage of Contraceptive Care Remains Agency Focus

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 3/7/2024

Once again, the U.S. Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and the Treasury have issued guidance on the Affordable Care Act’s (ACA) required coverage of contraception without cost sharing, clarifying the permitted...more

Agencies Update Guidance on Group Health Plan Contraceptive Coverage Requirements

Proskauer - Employee Benefits & Executive... on 2/15/2024

The Departments of Labor, Treasury, and Health and Human Services (the “Departments”) recently issued guidance for group health plans outlining a “therapeutic equivalence” medical management technique for required preventive...more

Health Care Week In Review: Fifth Circuit Review of ACA Requirement and HRSA Funds Health Centers

Alston & Bird on 5/22/2023

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: HHS Issued Proposed Rules and a Request for Information

Alston & Bird on 12/6/2022

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

Federal Agencies Issue Firm Reminder that No-Cost Coverage Requirements for Employee Contraceptives Remain Post-Roe

Foley & Lardner LLP on 8/9/2022

On July 28, 2022, in light of the United States Supreme Court’s recent decision overturning Roe v. Wade, the United States Department of Labor (DOL), in conjunction with the Departments of Health and Human Services (“HHS”)...more

Biden Administration Reminds Employers that Contraception is Required under ACA’s Preventive Care Mandate with a Few Surprises

Kilpatrick on 8/9/2022

On July 28, 2022, the federal regulators (referred to as the “Departments”) released a new set of FAQs (Part 54) under the Affordable Care Act (“ACA”) to clarify the scope of the preventive care mandate, in particular, with...more

Alston & Bird Health Care Week in Review - June 2021 #3

Alston & Bird on 6/21/2021

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

Washington Healthcare Update - February 2020 #1

McGuireWoods Consulting on 2/4/2020

This week in Washington: The House of Representatives passes legislation on fentanyl analogues; Senate continues impeachment trial....more

Washington Healthcare Update - December 2019 #3

McGuireWoods Consulting on 12/24/2019

This Week in Washington: The House and Senate are out of session until the new year. Congress - House - House Passes USMCA Trade Deal ...more

Washington Healthcare Update

McGuireWoods Consulting on 12/4/2018

This Week: Congress focuses on organizing for the next Congress and the continuing resolution; previews of drug pricing legislation for the next Congress; CMS issues controversial guidance concerning how states can use...more

Washington Healthcare Update

McGuireWoods Consulting on 10/30/2018

Administration - Trump Administration Announces HRA Regulatory Proposal to Prevent Adverse Selection - The Trump administration announced a regulatory proposal to permit employees to go to the individual market to...more

President's Budget on Health Care: Entitlement Reform, Opioid Funding, and Cuts to Health Programs

Baker Donelson on 2/20/2018

Note: All fiscal estimates cited over a ten-year budget window refer to the Fiscal Year 2019-2028 budget window. The President's fiscal year 2019 (FY19) budget proposal for the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)...more

Trump Administration Fiscal Year (FY) 2019 Budget and Healthcare Programs

Holland & Knight LLP on 2/19/2018

The Trump Administration on Feb. 12 released its Fiscal Year (FY) 2019 budget request, titled "An American Budget." Unlike last year's budget, which was released in late May, the release of this budget conforms to the typical...more

Capitol Hill Healthcare Update

BakerHostetler on 1/23/2018

With the government shutdown entering its third day, the Senate scheduled a procedural vote at noon today that could pave the way to end the stalemate – but it’s not clear there’s enough support to break the logjam and reopen...more

Capitol Hill Healthcare Update

BakerHostetler on 7/18/2017

Delayed Senate Health Vote Boon to GOP or Just Prolonging the Inevitable? Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell’s announcement that he would delay a key procedural vote scheduled for this week on the Republicans’...more

Capitol Hill Healthcare Update

BakerHostetler on 6/6/2017

Senate Republicans return to Washington this week after a 10-day recess facing a key inflection point in their effort to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act (ACA) as GOP leaders will outline policy options they hope...more

Trump Administration Releases Fiscal Year 2018 Budget Proposal

Baker Donelson on 5/29/2017

On Tuesday, May 23, the White House released the President's fiscal year 2018 (FY18) budget, launching a contentious and consequential debate that is expected to last through the end of the fiscal year and possibly beyond....more

Trump Administration FY 2018 Budget and Healthcare Programs

Holland & Knight LLP on 5/29/2017

The Trump Administration released on May 23, 2017, its full Fiscal Year (FY) 2018 budget request, titled "A New Foundation for American Greatness." President Donald Trump's request builds off of the administration's March 16...more

A&B Healthcare Week in Review

Alston & Bird on 4/28/2016

I. REGULATIONS, NOTICES, & GUIDANCE - On April 21, 2016, CMS issued a proposed rule entitled, “Medicare Program: FY 2017 Hospice Wage Index and Payment Rate Update and Hospice Quality Reporting Requirements.” This...more

A&B Healthcare Week in Review

Alston & Bird on 4/21/2016

I. REGULATIONS, NOTICES, & GUIDANCE - On April 15, 2016, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a proposed rule entitled, “Applications for Approval and Combinations of Active Ingredients Under Consideration for...more

A&B Healthcare Week in Review

Alston & Bird on 4/8/2016

I. REGULATIONS, NOTICES, & GUIDANCE - On April 4, 2016, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued the Final Calendar Year (CY) 2017 Medicare Advantage Capitation Rates and Medicare Advantage (MA) and...more

A&B Healthcare Week in Review

Alston & Bird on 4/1/2016

I. REGULATIONS, NOTICES, & GUIDANCE - On March 29, 2016, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a final rule entitled, “Medicaid and Children’s Health Insurance Programs: Mental Health Parity and...more

A&B Healthcare Week in Review

Alston & Bird on 3/18/2016

I. REGULATIONS, NOTICES, & GUIDANCE - On March 15, 2016, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) issued voluntary guidelines entitled, “CDC Guidelines for Prescribing Opioids for Chronic Pain — United...more

A&B Healthcare Week in Review, November 2015

Alston & Bird on 11/25/2015

I. REGULATIONS, NOTICES, & GUIDANCE - On November 21, 2015, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) released a proposed rule entitled “Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; HHS Notice of Benefit and...more

340B Orphan Drug Interpretive Rule Struck Down by D.C. District Court: HHS and HRSA Lose In Second Round of Litigation Over 340B...

K&L Gates LLP on 10/26/2015

In an Opinion issued October 14, 2015, D.C. District Court Judge Rudolph Contreras granted Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America’s (“PhRMA”) motion for summary judgment against the U.S. Department of Health and...more

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