3/17/2026 2:01:10 PM Court Stays the Updated Childhood Vaccine Recommendations By Katie Amin Lisa Campbell Michelle Koltov On March 16, U.S. District Judge Brian E. Murphy issued a 45-page order in American Academy of Pediatrics v. U.S. Department of Health...
3/6/2026 3:07:54 PM IRS Requests Comments on the Burden of External Review's Information Collection By Katie Amin On March 4, the IRS issued an information collection request under the Paperwork Reduction Act ("PRA") regarding the ACA's external...
2/27/2026 2:48:08 PM CMS Releases Key 2027 Plan Year Guidance and Instructions for Issuers By Michelle Koltov Each year, CMS issues key documents that issuers rely on to develop plans and rates for the upcoming plan year. This week, CMS released...
1/15/2026 9:55:59 PM Hot Off the Press! DOL's 2026 Enforcement Priorities By Viv Hunter Turner The U.S. Department of Labor’s Employee Benefits Security Administration ("EBSA") today announced an update to its national enforcement...
12/8/2025 3:12:58 PM ACIP Updates its Recommendation for Hepatitis B Vaccine for Infants By Lisa Campbell Michelle Koltov The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices ("ACIP") of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ("CDC") met on December 4 and...
10/24/2025 1:11:58 PM California's New Sweeping PBM Bill By Viv Hunter Turner On October 11th, California's Governor Newsom signed SB-41, a sweeping bill aimed to reduce prescription drug prices by regulating the...
9/25/2025 1:10:35 PM The High Price of Digital Apps By Shanna Cramer Viv Hunter Turner The Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) has imposed hefty civil penalties up to $1.5 million each against digital health and wellness...
9/18/2025 2:56:10 PM Health and Human Services Regulatory Agenda By Lisa Campbell It is going to be a BUSY Fall and Spring if the Department of Health and Human Services' ("HHS") regulatory agenda is any indication. HHS...
9/11/2025 1:13:43 PM Ways and Means Committee Urges Action on No Surprises Act Implementation By Lisa Campbell On September 5, the Ways and Means Committee sent a letter to the tri-agencies urging implementation of the No Surprises Act ("NSA")....
9/4/2025 8:27:31 PM New HHS Guidance on Catastrophic Plans By Lisa Campbell Today, HHS posted new guidance to streamline access to catastrophic coverage for consumers who are ineligible for advance payments of the...
9/4/2025 8:08:26 PM Federal Judge Holds Arkansas' Pharmacy Reporting Law Is Not Preempted Under ERISA By Viv Hunter Turner Last Tuesday, a federal judge in Illinois ruled that Arkansas' law requiring self-funded plans to report data on dispensing fees is not...
9/4/2025 1:27:23 PM ACIP Meeting Scheduled to Discuss Vaccines By Lisa Campbell On September 18 and 19, 2025, the newly-constructed Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices ("ACIP") of the Centers for Disease...