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Appeals Court Blocks Vaccine Mandate for Federal Workers
February 8th, 2022
Appeals Court Blocks Vaccine Mandate for Federal Workers On February 8, 2022, the 5th U.S. Circuit of Appeals in New Orleans, LA ruled to maintain a block of the mandate that federal employees must be vaccinated against COVID-19. The mandate was anno…
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Georgia Sues the Biden Administration over Medicaid Work Requirements
January 24th, 2022
Georgia Sues the Biden Administration over Medicaid Work Requirements January 24, 2022 On January 21, 2022, Georgia sued the Biden Administration over its revocation of Georgia’s previously approved Medicaid work requirement. The work requirement w…
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CMS Releases No Surprises Act Approved Forms
December 16th, 2021
CMS Releases No Surprises Act Approved Forms December 16, 2021 CMS has released documents titled “Requirements related to Surprise Billing: Qualified Payment Amount, Notice and Consent, Disclosure on Patient Protections Against Balance Billing, and…
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Second Surprise Billing Interim Final Rule Issued
October 15th, 2021
Second Surprise Billing Interim Final Rule Issued October 15, 2021 The Second Interim Final Rule (“IFR2”) for the No Surprises Act was released on September 30, 2021, for a 60-day comment period, to become effective on December 6, 2021.IFR2 addre…
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Texas Supreme Court Opinion Regarding Controverting Section 18.001 Affidavits
May 7th, 2021
On May 7, 2021, The Texas Supreme Court issued its opinion in In Re Allstate Indemnity Company, Relator granting a writ of mandamus and affirming that the trial court abused its discretion by striking a counteraffidavit served under section 18.001 of…
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American Rescue Plan Act COBRA Subsidies
March 11th, 2021
On March 11, 2021, President Biden signed the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (“ARPA”), which includes provisions for COBRA subsidies that will apply to self-funded and fully insured plans, multi-employer plans and governmental employer plans. T…
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Medicaid Work Requirements
February 12th, 2021
On February 12, 2021, the Biden Administration made its first move to revoke approval for Medicaid work requirements. CMS Acting Administrator Elizabeth Richter sent a letter to the eight (8) states that had previously received approval for a Section…
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Executive Order on Strengthening Medicaid and the Affordable Care Act
January 29th, 2021
On January 28, 2021, President Biden released an executive order titled Executive Order on Strengthening Medicaid and the Affordable Care Act, stating that a goal of his administration will be to increase the accessibility of high-quality healthcare…
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CMS Releases Rule to Streamline Prior Authorizations and Ease Exchange of Health Information
January 15th, 2021
On January 15, 2021, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) released a final rule, the CMS Interoperability and Prior Authorization Rule, to streamline prior authorization and patient and provider access to medical records. The rule req…
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AHA v. Azar
January 6th, 2021
On December 29, 2020, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit issued an opinion in American Hospital Association, et al., v. Azar, affirming the district court’s decision to uphold the rule that requires hospitals to disclose negotiated…
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