July 11, 2025
Joining the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), the departments of Agriculture and Education released updated interpretations of the term “federal public benefit” as used in the Personal Responsibility and [...]
July 10, 2025
Updated on July 21, 2025 ****** On Thursday, July 10, 2025, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced a significant policy change by issuing a notice (0991-ZA57) setting forth [...]
May 21, 2025
On Monday, May 19, the U.S. Department of Justice issued a memorandum announcing the launch of a new “Civil Rights Fraud Initiative,” aimed at investigating and pursuing claims under the False Claims [...]
April 16, 2025
On April 15, President Trump signed an Executive Order reviving a previous directive to reduce the cost of insulin and injectable epinephrine for low income individuals. The Executive Order instructs the Secretary [...]
April 9, 2025
The U.S. Department of Health & Human Services (HHS) Office of Inspector General (OIG) recently issued a favorable advisory opinion to a health center proposing to refer individuals receiving non-medical, social, and [...]
March 7, 2025
On March 4, 2025, U.S. District Court Judge Brendan A. Hurson issued a nationwide preliminary injunction restricting the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), the Health Resources and Services Administration [...]
March 6, 2025
Yesterday, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a slip opinion in a widely publicized case, Department of State v. AIDS Vaccine Advocacy Coalition, 604 U.S. ___ (2025). In the opinion, a five-justice majority [...]
March 3, 2025
Trump Administration’s Efforts to Cut Funding to Entities Providing Gender Affirming Care Remain Blocked On February 28, 2025, U.S. District Court Judge Lauren King issued a preliminary injunction in State of Washington [...]
February 24, 2025
As readers may be aware, two Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (“DEI”)-related Executive Orders impacting federal contractors and grantees have been challenged in the Federal District Court for the District of Maryland in [...]
February 20, 2025
Yesterday, the Executive Order titled “Ending Taxpayer Subsidization of Open Borders” may have upended a 1998 interpretation of the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 (PRWORA), commonly known as [...]

