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On April 8, 2026, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) issued guidance directing states to restrict Medicaid and Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) eligibility for certain categories of non-citizens effective [...]

On May 7, 2026, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) issued an Interim Final Rule (IFR) extending, for one year, the compliance deadlines for [...]

Background On March 31, a divided 2-1 panel of the U.S Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit decided that the federal drug discount provisions under Section 340B of the Public Health [...]

On February 13, 2026, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) announced a new civil enforcement program focused on protecting the confidentiality of substance use [...]

See the latest Client Alert from May 11, 2026, here. Community health centers, Head Start agencies, and other recipients of U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) federal financial assistance should [...]

On March 31, 2026, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, in a 2-1 decision, upheld a preliminary injunction blocking enforcement of West Virginia’s 340B contract pharmacy law. The statute [...]

Feldesman Health Care Compliance Counsel Natalie Lesnick will present “Challenges for Small Covered Entities: How to Build a Robust Privacy/Security Program with Limited Resources” at the 43rd HIPAA Summit, taking place April [...]

The U.S. District Court for the District of Maine has issued a temporary restraining order blocking the Health Resources and Services Administration’s (HRSA) 340B Rebate Model Pilot Program from taking effect on [...]