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Judge Orders DOJ to Continue Reviewing CVS-Aetna Despite Shutdown
An 'internal, political squabble over funding' is no reason to put off reviewing the megamerger, the judge wrote, with a...
Finance
Supreme Court Hears Medicare DSH Formula Dispute: What's at Stake
The case could result in hospitals receiving billions of dollars in additional money from the federal government.
Nationwide Injunction: Judge Blocks Broader Exceptions to ACA Birth Control Mandate
The new rules give even nonreligious employers the ability to claim a moral objection to offering coverage for contraceptives.
Judge Blocks Final Rule On Birth Control Coverage
The injunction applies only in the 13 plaintiff states that filed suit against a Trump administration final rule allowing employers...
Strategy
Fifth Circuit Hits Pause on ACA Lawsuit Over Government Shutdown
At the urging of the Trump administration, an appellate judge put legal wrangling over the Obama-era law's constitutionality on hold...
Finance
340B Ruling Helps Hospitals' Bottom Lines
Moody's says that reimbursements for non-profit hospitals will immediately revert to levels before the cuts were imposed in 2018, improving...
Strategy
States Appeal ACA Ruling to Fifth Circuit
Colorado joins California-led coalition to defend the law after Trump's DOJ abandons key provisions on preexisting conditions.
Finance
Federal Judge Halts 340B Drug Payment Cuts
Hospital stakeholders 'immeasurably pleased' with the court's 'carefully reasoned decision.' HHS says the ruling could harm funding for other vital...
Strategy
Democrats Ask Judge to Clarify ACA Ruling, Open Legal Door to Appeal
The group of 17 state attorneys general who stepped in to defend the legislation are pushing Judge Reed O'Connor to...
Finance
Bond Raters Fret Over Possible Impact of ACA Invalidation
Analysts believe Friday's ruling declaring the ACA to be unconstitutional will get tossed out on appeal. Until then, however, the...
Strategy
About That ACA Ruling: More to Come This Week, But Perhaps Not an Appeal
There could be much more said at the District Court level, where the judge has asked the parties to propose...
'The Judge Got It Wrong': Payers, Providers Pan ACA Ruling
A federal judge's ruling that the Affordable Care Act is unconstitutional was greeted with a chorus of boos from key...