Healthcare

Georgia Fights for Healthcare Innovation: Lawsuit Filed Against Federal Government Over Delayed Implementation of Georgia Pathways Program

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ATLANTA (AP) – Georgia has filed a lawsuit against the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) in an effort to regain lost time for the implementation of the Georgia Pathways program. The state claims that CMS’s decision to rescind core elements of the program, despite a previously approved federal-state waiver, has unjustly delayed the expansion of Medicaid coverage to tens of thousands of low-income Georgians. The Georgia Pathways to Coverage initiative, a result of the bipartisan passage of Georgia’s Patients First Act in 2019, aimed to provide Medicaid coverage to previously ineligible individuals. The … Read more

Supreme Court Case Threatens to Drastically Reduce Federal Regulatory Power in Environmental and Healthcare Sectors

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WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Supreme Court heard oral arguments on Jan. 17, 2024, in two cases that could have far-reaching implications for federal regulatory power. The cases, Loper Bright Enterprises vs. Raimondo and Relentless Inc. vs. Department of Commerce, focus on fisheries management but carry implications for broader federal enforcement of environmental and health care regulations. The central question in these cases is whether the Secretary of Commerce, through the National Marine Fisheries Service, has the authority to require commercial fishers to pay for onboard observers on fishing voyages, as mandated by the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery … Read more

Kansas Legislature Introduces New Anti-Abortion Bill Punishing Healthcare Providers

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Topeka, Kansas – New anti-abortion legislation has been introduced in the Kansas Legislature that could result in legal consequences for healthcare providers performing abortion services. House Bill 2515, introduced by Republican Representative Brett Fairchild to the Committee on Federal and State Affairs on January 17, aims to amend the “Born-Alive Infants Protection Act” that became law last year. This act provides legal protections for infants who survive an abortion. Governor Laura Kelly previously vetoed it, stating that it interferes with medical decisions between doctors and patients. The proposed amendment to the act includes the establishment … Read more

McDermott Will & Emery Welcomes Healthcare Experts James Ravitz and Paul Gadiock as New Partners

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San Francisco, California – In a recent announcement, McDermott Will & Emery revealed that James Ravitz and Paul Gadiock have joined the firm as partners in their healthcare practice group. Ravitz, who specializes in the life sciences and healthcare industries, will offer regulatory counsel, enforcement defense, and litigation and compliance guidance to the firm’s clients. Gadiock, based in San Francisco, will provide counsel to FDA-regulated companies throughout the product lifecycle, drawing on his experience as a former member of the senior leadership at the FDA’s Center for Devices and Radiological Health. Ravitz and Gadiock have … Read more