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...
9/25/2025 1:10:35 PM The High Price of Digital Apps By Shanna Cramer Viv Hunter 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")....