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Missouri to Expand Medicaid
August 11th, 2020
On August 4, 2020, Missouri voters approved expanding Medicaid coverage in the state through an amendment to the state constitution, making Missouri the 38th to expand. The vote narrowly passed, receiving support from 53% of voters. It provides cover…
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AHA Seeking Overturn Regarding Reduced Outpatient Payments
July 25th, 2020
The American Hospital Association and the Association of American Medical Colleges have announced that they will seek a rehearing of their lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Health in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit…
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North Carolina to Delay Medicaid Expansion
July 9th, 2020
North Carolina’s legislature has chosen to delay implementing Medicaid expansion for at least another year. Instead, the legislature passed NC Senate Bill 808, which was signed by Governor Roy Cooper on July 2, 2020. The bill provides funding for t…
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Oklahoma Approves Medicaid Expansion
July 7th, 2020
On June 30, 2020, the citizens of Oklahoma narrowly approved a state question to expand Medicaid in the state. State Question 802 passed with 50.5% of voters’ support and is predicted to allow at least 200,000 Oklahoma adults to become eligible for…
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Georgia Supreme Court Lien Decision
July 6th, 2020
On June 29, 2020, the Georgia Supreme Court unanimously issued an opinion in a class action addressing claims that a hospital was committing fraud by filing liens for full charges when the negotiated amount paid may be significantly less. In the deci…
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Price Transparency Ruling
June 30th, 2020
On June 23, 2020, Judge Carl Nichols of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia issued a ruling in The American Hospital Association, et al., v. Azar case. The case, filed by a coalition of hospital groups, challenged the federal rule st…
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Court of Appeals Upholds Ruling Against Arkansas Medicaid Work Requirements
February 25th, 2020
On February 14, 2019, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit affirmed the lower court ruling in Charles Gresham v. Alex Azar, II that struck down the Arkansas Medicaid work requirement provisions. The three-judge panel ruled u…
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