Litigation
The Supreme Court June 28 overturned a 1984 ruling in Chevron U.S.A., Inc. v. Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc., which required courts to defer to federal agencies to interpret ambiguous laws.
The AHA, 340B Health, the Maryland Hospital Association and the Mid-Atlantic Association of Community Health Centers June 26 filed an amicus brief in a federal district court in Maryland, defending the state's law protecting 340B pricing for contract pharmacy arrangements.
The Supreme Court June 27 dismissed a case about whether an Idaho law can coexist with the federal Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act (EMTALA), which requires hospitals to provide stabilizing care for those in an emergency medical condition
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit June 21 partially affirmed the district court judgment that the Preventative Services Task Force charged with determining coverage of certain preventative services was unconstitutional, as well as the grant of injunctive relief for the plaintiffs in the…
The Department of Health and Human Services’ Office for Civil Rights March 18 released updated guidance for HIPAA-covered entities and business associates on using online tracking technologies.
A federal court March 8 vacated the National Labor Relations Board’s 2023 rule for determining joint-employer status under the National Labor Relations Act and reinstated the 2020 rule, agreeing with the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and other plaintiffs that the new rule violates the Administrative…
A friend-of-the-court brief in support of a Louisiana law that prohibits drug companies from denying Louisiana hospitals the same 340B discounts for drugs dispensed at community pharmacies that would be provided via in-house pharmacies.
The AHA, joined by five other national associations representing hospitals, today urged the U.S. Supreme Court to review a case challenging how the Department of Health and Human Services applies Congress’ formula for calculating Disproportionate Share Hospital payments.
Thirty hospitals and health systems friend-of-the-court briefs supporting the AHA in its lawsuit challenging a Department of Health and Human Services’ Office for Civil Rights rule that restricts the use of standard third-party web technologies that capture IP addresses on portions of hospitals’…
Seventeen state hospital associations friend-of-the-court brief supporting the AHA in its lawsuit challenging a Department of Health and Human Services’ Office for Civil Rights rule that restricts the use of standard third-party web technologies that capture IP addresses on portions of hospitals’…