CMS Seeks Additional Information on Georgia’s Sec. 1332 Waiver Application
On February 6, 2020, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) sent a letter…
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“Healthy Adult Opportunity” Program Targets State Medicaid Spending at the Expense of Enrollees
On January 30, 2020, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced the “Healthy…
Proposed CMS Policy Will Allow Insurers to Broadly Implement Copay Accumulators
On January 31, 2020, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released the proposed…
Idaho Insurers File Amicus Brief in Short-Term Plan Lawsuit
On January 28, 2020, Idaho, along with two insurers selling “Enhanced Short-Term Plans” in the…
Department of Justice Asks Supreme Court Not to Review Texas v. Azar
On February 3, 2020, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) filed a brief with the…
Supreme Court Rejects Motion to Delay Briefings in Texas v. Azar
Earlier this month, a coalition of state attorneys general appealed the decision of the U.S.…
Georgia’s Sec. 1332 Waiver Proposal Invites Legal Challenges
On December 23, 2019, Georgia submitted a 1332 waiver application to the Centers for Medicare…
Supreme Court Declines to Expedite Review of Texas v. Azar
On January 21, 2020, the Supreme Court of the United States released an order, declining…
Congressional Cannabis Hearing Highlights a Need for Cautious Reform
On January 15, 2020, the House Energy and Commerce Health Subcommittee held a hearing on…
U.S. Solicitor General Urges Supreme Court Not to Review Texas v. Azar
In late 2019, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit upheld the lower…