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Health Law Prof Blog
And the score is 2-2…
I suspect that many of you view the district court opinions alternatively upholding or striking down the Affordable Care Act to be similar to the hockey season; of only passing…
Civil Procedure & Federal Courts Blog
Walsh on Lack of Subject Matter Jurisdiction over Health Care Reform Challenges
By Civil Procedure & Federal Courts Blog
Professor Kevin Walsh (Richmond) has posted on SSRN his essay, The Ghost that Slayed the Mandate. Here’s the abstract:Virginia v. Sebelius is a federal lawsuit in which Virginia seeks the…
Delaware Corporate & Commercial Litigation Blog
Federal Court Finds Health Care Law Unconstitutional
U.S. v. Florida, (N.D. Fl., Jan. 31, 2011), read opinion here. Though this decision may appear far afield from the usual business litigation fare of this blog, because this federal…
Health Industry Washington Watch
CMS Finalizes Sweeping Provider/Supplier Screening Rule
On February 2, 2011, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services is publishing a final rule implementing provisions of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) that strengthen provider and supplier screening…
The Right Coast
Republicans and the Obamacare RepealMike Rappaport
According to the New York Times: The House on Wednesday voted to repeal the Democrats landmark health care overhaul. . . Leaders of the Democratic-controlled Senate have said that they will not…
Sentencing Law and Policy
Lots of (very little?) new guideline amendments proposed by US Sentencing Commission
Main January 14, 2011Lots of (very little?) new guideline amendments proposed by US Sentencing CommissionAs detailed in this official public notice now up on the USSC's website, "the United States…
Health Industry Washington Watch
CMS Proposes Hospital Value Based Purchasing Program
On January 13, 2011, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is publishing a proposed rule that would implement the Hospital Value-Based Purchasing (VBP) program, as mandated by the…
Health Industry Washington Watch
HHS Corrects ACA MLR Rule
HHS has corrected technical errors that appeared in its December 1, 2010 interim final rule with request for comments entitled "Health Insurance Issuers Implementing Medical Loss Ratio (MLR) Requirements Under…
Health Industry Washington Watch
Restrictions on Medicaid Payments to Entities Outside of US
CMS has issued guidance to state Medicaid directors on Section 6505 of the ACA, under which a state may not make payments for items or services provided under the state…
Health Industry Washington Watch
Upcoming Senate Hearings on ACA Implementation
The Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee is planning a series of hearings on the Affordable Care Act, with the first hearing on January 27 focusing on insurance…