New information on Long COVID is emerging as researchers investigate the causes and symptoms of the elusive condition. Meanwhile, stakeholder groups and providers are appealing to the federal government for guidance on returning to normal operating procedures as perception of the pandemic subsides.
The U.S. Department of Health and...
Last week, Judge Rudolph Contreras, a federal judge with the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia ruled that the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) must restore full 340B payments to participating hospitals for the rest of the calendar year.
This is the second successive blow to HHS regarding 340B payments,...National News
Controversy reigns supreme as the GOP argues that the case, Texas vs. US (formerly Texas vs. Azar) is not ready for SCOTUS' review, as the fifth district has sent the case back to Texas for reconsideration of the severability of the law. The Democrats and ACA advocates argue that uncertainty about the law should be resolved before the...National News
Repealing and replacing the Affordable Care Act (ACA) has been central to the GOP crusade on healthcare since President Trump's election in 2016. He promised to overhaul the legislation and completely reform America's healthcare system right away, but now that SCOTUS could rule and declare it unconstitutional, there seems to be no...National News
Efforts by Kansas and Louisiana, two Republican-led states, seeking to defund Medicaid funding for organizations offering women’s reproductive health services, such as abortions, was thwarted when the U.S. Supreme Court refused to hear the case in a 6 to 3 decision.
The two states attempted to block Medicaid funding for...
At issue is the CMS rulemaking process and whether the agency must use notice and comment rather than issue its own interpretations of federal law.
The U.S. Supreme Court agreed to review a 2017 court ruling by Federal Appellate Judge Brett Kavanaugh after he ruled that when CMS changed its Medicare payment formula for...
