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Eric Claeys on Obamacare and the Limits of Judicial ConservatismMike Rappaport
Obamacare and the Limits of Judicial Conservatism: (1) Contrary to most expectations, there is a significant likelihood that Justices Roberts, Alito or Scalia will refrain from voting to void the…
Health Industry Washington Watch
National Prevention Strategy Unveiled
The National Prevention, Health Promotion, and Public Health Council has released its final “National Prevention and Health Promotion Strategy,” as mandated by the ACA. The strategy identifies four “strategic directions”…
Health Law Prof Blog
Policy Bargains
Ezra Klein, here, explores a scenario where, with ACA protections in place, the employer tax deduction could be traded for an Exchange option for Medicare, and why it's unlikely to…
Health Industry Washington Watch
CMS Final Rule on ACA Medicaid Provider-Preventable Condition Policy
On June 6, 2011, CMS published a final rule to implement an Affordable Care Act (ACA) provision that prohibits Medicaid payments for care associated with “provider-preventable conditions” (PPCs). There are two…
Health Industry Washington Watch
IRS Invites Comments on Insurance Fee to Finance PCORI Trust Fund
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) is seeking comments on the funding mechanism for the ACA’s Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Trust Fund. The Trust Fund will finance the work of the Patient-Centered Outcomes…
Sixth Circuit Appellate Blog
Just Like in the Sixth Circuit, the Government Faces Sharp Questions from the Eleventh Circuit on the Constitutionality of the Health Care Statute
As we previously reported and analyzed, Acting Solicitor General Neal Katyal was in Cincinnati, Ohio last week before the Sixth Circuit to argue the government’s position in the appeal involving…
Health Industry Washington Watch
HHS Issues Final Rule on Reviews of Health Insurance Rate Increases
On May 23, 2011, HHS published a final rule with comment period to implement the ACA's requirements regarding disclosure and review of “unreasonable” health insurance premium increases. Under the rule, premium…
Health Industry Washington Watch
IRS Extends to June 10 the Deadline for Submitting Error Reports on Branded Prescription Drug Sales
This post was originally written for the Life Sciences Legal Update blog by Ruth N. Holzman, Angelo Ciavarella, Joseph W. Metro and Vicky G. Gormanly. On Friday, May 27, 2011,…
Med Law Blog
EASIER SOFTER ACOs
Although the ink is barely dry on the proposed regulations for Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs), there are already harbingers that ACOs may not be the Health Care Reform savior…
Nursing Home Abuse Advocate
More Evidence Nursing Homes Do Not Pay Staff Enough – Homes Want Exemption From Health Care Law’s Requirements
In an article in today's New York Times, Robert Pear describes the efforts the nursing home industry is undertaking to escape from the requirements of the new Affordable Care Act.…