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Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

CMS Issues Final Rule on Medicaid and CHIP Managed Care Access, Finance, and Quality

On April 22, 2024, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a Final Rule (CMS-2439-F), effective July 9, 2024, aimed at advancing healthcare access,...more

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Healthcare Issues to Watch Following the FY2024 Spending Deal

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Six months into the fiscal year, Congress has finally passed FY2024 appropriations. It was a painstaking process, which many expected to include policy victories that both sides could celebrate. Instead, the spring work...more

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Progress Towards PBM Reform: Insights, Political Considerations, and Outlook for 2024-2025

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As we predicted at the end of the 117th Congress, 2023 was a year of progress for advocates of Pharmacy Benefit Manager (PBM) reform. Abusive practices by PBMs received sustained, bipartisan focus in Congress throughout...more

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The Lower Costs More Transparency Act of 2023

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The Lower Costs More Transparency Act of 2023, passed by the House 320-71 on Monday, December 11, 2023, would institute new transparency and pricing rules on pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) and hospitals. The bill would...more

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McDermottPlus Check-Up: September 8, 2023

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CONGRESS - House Republicans Release Healthcare Package. On September 6, House Republicans unveiled the Lower Costs, More Transparency Act, a draft package of healthcare transparency provisions, pharmacy benefit manager...more

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McDermottPlus Check-Up: July 28, 2023

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The House and Senate were both in session this week, with healthcare activity at the committee level. The House Ways and Means Committee held a markup focused on healthcare transparency and consolidation legislation. The...more

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

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

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Illinois Bill Pushes Long-Term Care Operators to Reveal Ownership Interests

Illinois legislators are taking action to increase scrutiny of nursing home ownership. The disclosure provisions are included in the Compromise Nursing Home Rate Reform Bills (HB 4678)....more

Shumaker, Loop & Kendrick, LLP

Client Alert: District Court of Appeals Upholds Hospital Charges Transparency Rule

The Affordable Care Act of 2010 required that hospitals annually establish and make public a list of its “standard charges.” Health and Human Services (HHS) historically allowed hospitals to comply by posting their charge...more

Mintz - Health Care Viewpoints

Recent Executive Order Makes the Road to Increased Healthcare Transparency Unclear

Last week, President Trump signed an “Executive Order on Improving Price and Quality Transparency in American Healthcare to Put Patients First.” The order, which “seeks to enhance the ability of patients to choose the...more

Moore & Van Allen PLLC

North Carolina Legislative Report - January 31, 2014

The General Assembly has officially completed its business for the 2013 long session. The 2014 short session will begin on Wednesday, May 14, 2014. The MVA Public Affairs Legislative Report on North Carolina will be...more

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