On the evening of May 1, 2020, HHS announced that it will distribute an additional $22 billion in payments from the Provider Relief Fund to hospitals with high volumes of COVID-19 patients ($12 billion) and rural hospitals ($10 billion) in
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Allina Update: Supreme Court holds Medicare statute requires notice and comment for DSH payment change
By Yvonne Puig (US) & Jeff Wurzburg (US) on
In a decision with potentially far reaching implications for Medicare hospital reimbursement, on June 3 the U.S. Supreme Court ruled 7-1 against the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”) in Azar v. Allina Health Services. The Court…
Maine court hears argument on Medicaid expansion
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Recent effort to regulate pharmaceutical pricing deemed unconstitutional by Fourth Circuit
By Robin Adelstein (US) on
In the absence of federal action, states have attempted to rein in high pharmaceutical pricing by enacting laws aimed at regulating drug pricing. Following what now has become a trend, on March 13, 2018, Oregon became the newest state to…
Budget Act codifies Stark liberalizations
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As we previously reported, on February 9, the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives approved the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018 (the “Act”) and President Trump subsequently signed the bill into law. Section 50404 of the Act includes several…