Today the Supreme Court upheld long-standing precedent that protects the right to file suit in federal court against State and local agencies whose practices violate rights supplied by the U.S. Constitution and [...]
The Health Subcommittee of the House of Representatives’ Energy and Commerce Committee held a markup hearing on May 17, 2023 to discuss a series of bills relating to transparency and competition in [...]
The Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General (OIG) issued a Special Fraud Alert[1] (Alert) on July 20, 2022, to highlight areas of concern that OIG has identified in [...]
On June 25, 2022, President Biden signed into law the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act, Pub. L. No. 117-159. In addition to adding new gun control requirements, including measures relating to background checks [...]
A new law, the Coronavirus Preparedness and Response Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2020 (the Act) was enacted on March 6, 2020, and on March 13, 2020, President Trump declared a national emergency relating [...]
All clients participating in the 340B Discount Drug Program (340B program) should watch carefully for state changes to Medicaid reimbursement for drugs. In 2016, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) [...]
Health centers save money when it comes to Medicaid recipients, according to a recent study that will be published next month in the American Journal of Public Health. Medicaid recipients who received [...]
On April 26, 2016, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (“CMS”) released new guidance (State Health Official Letter #16-006) regarding the Medicaid and Children’s Health Insurance Program (“CHIP”) payment requirements for federally-qualified [...]
On November 2, 2015, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) published a Final Rule with Comment Period (the “Final Rule”) establishing new processes that States must follow to demonstrate compliance with [...]
States that choose not to expand Medicaid may soon face a severe reduction in federal funds used to support the provision of medical care to low-income populations. The Medicaid Disproportionate Share Hospital (“DSH”) [...]
