7/16/2026 12:51:29 PM Feasible or Impossible? Competing Declarations Follow Oral Argument in City of Columbus II By Michelle Koltov Lisa Campbell On July 8, the U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland heard oral argument in City of Columbus v. Kennedy (Columbus II), which...
7/6/2026 1:20:01 PM H&W Items on Treasury's 2026 Regulatory Agenda By Katie Amin On Friday, July 3, Treasury posted its regulatory agenda, which includes the following health and welfare-related provisions: Proposed...
6/24/2026 1:28:12 PM HHS Files Opposition in Columbus II Litigation By Michelle Koltov Lisa Campbell On June 22, 2026, as required by the court, the Defendants, the Department of Health and Human Services ("HHS"), filed their opposition...
6/10/2026 7:55:11 PM City of Columbus et al. Challenge Provisions of the HHS 2027 Payment Notice Final Rule By Michelle Koltov Lisa Campbell On June 3, 2026, plaintiffs City of Columbus et al. (including municipalities, local governments, and advocacy organizations) filed a...
5/28/2026 2:24:57 PM Tri-Agencies IDR Ops Final Rule Finally Released By Lisa Campbell On 5/28/26, the Departments of Health and Human Services, Labor, and the Treasury released final rules modifying the Federal independent...
5/19/2026 2:58:59 PM The Friday Evening Surprise: CMS Releases the 2027 Payment Notice Final Rule By Michelle Koltov Lisa Campbell On May 15, 2026, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), through the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS),...
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 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 On October 11th, California's Governor Newsom signed SB-41, a sweeping bill aimed to reduce prescription drug prices by regulating the...