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The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released a proposed rule with new policies for the Medicare Advantage (MA) and Part D programs for contract year 2026.

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has released and solicited comment on its draft Calendar Year (CY) 2026 Part D Redesign Program Instructions. This document, once final, would set Part D.

The Affordable Care Act (ACA) Marketplaces have nearly tripled their enrollment in their first decade of operation, from eight million people in 2014 to 21.4 million in 2024.

Stakeholders are understandably interested in assessing the extent to which the IRA will drive changes to formulary design

On September 26, 2024, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released a State Health Official letter to states on federal Medicaid Early and Periodic Screening...

On May 16, the House Energy and Commerce Health Subcommittee held a markup of 23 bills. The subcommittee voted on legislation to extend several pandemic-era telehealth flexibilities in the Medicare program.

Many common early stage go-to-market strategies of the past decade—including direct-to-consumer (DTC) and employer benefits purchasing (separate from their health insurance offering)—are facing growing regulatory...

On June 18, the Supreme Court issued an opinion in United States v. Skrmetti upholding a Tennessee law banning the provision of gender-affirming care for youth under 18...

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The Republican majorities in Congress have already taken the first steps to advancing President Trump's policy agenda by passing a budget resolution in both the House and Senate.

Last week, Governor Kathy Hochul announced the appointment of Blake Washington as the next New York State Budget Director. Mr. Washington has served in his current role since 2015...

On Monday, New York entered a third week of extended budget negotiations as legislative leaders and Governor Kathy Hochul continued to work toward a resolution regarding several larger...

On January 20, the first day of his second term, President Trump signed a slew of EOs. Presidents issue EOs to signal their priorities, preview future policymaking, and manage operations within the federal government.

On July 1, 2021, more than 460,000 NCAA student-athletes attending 1,100+ colleges and universities across the United States became able to license and use their name, image and likeness (NIL) ...

On April 29, Manatt Privacy and Data Security Partner Brandon Reilly testified before the California Senate Public Safety Committee at a hearing on the advancement of S.B. 690, which aims to curb...

Massachusetts has passed a bill expanding its money transmitter law to include domestic money transmission. While Massachusetts historically has only regulated entities facilitating money transmission.

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) decided not to appeal a district court decision issued on March 31 vacating the agency's final rule attempting to regulate laboratory developed tests (LDTs)...

On April 15, the White House issued a drug pricing executive order (EO), along with an associated fact sheet, with a stated goal of "providing access to prescription drugs at lower costs to American...

On December 31, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) issued a proposed rule for the calculation of the excise tax under the Medicare Drug Price Negotiation Program, as enacted under the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA).