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On June 13, 2024, the Supreme Court issued its decision in the consolidated cases U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) v. Alliance for Hippocratic Medicine and Danco Laboratories L.L.C. v. [...]

Treatment for substance use disorders (SUDs) typically involves pharmacological or psychosocial therapies. For instance, certain medications are used in treatment for alcohol, tobacco, or opioid use. Meanwhile, for substances such [...]

April 22, 2024 On April 24, 2024, the Supreme Court is set to hear oral argument in Moyle v. United States, a case about access to emergency abortion services. Specifically, [...]

Updated April 24, 2023 After the Supreme Court's decision in Dobbs v Jackson Women's Health Organization, there has been greater focus on federal and state regulation of medication abortion--a pregnancy [...]

Updated April 17, 2023 Introduction In Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization, a five-Justice majority overruled the Supreme Court's prior decisions in Roe v. Wade and Planned Parenthood of Southeastern [...]

November 20, 2023 Several bills introduced in the 118th Congress address the rising cost of prescription drugs for American consumers. Some of these proposals concern the role of pharmacy benefit [...]

September 12, 2023 Preventive care benefits for millions of privately insured individuals may be impacted by Braidwood Management Inc. et al. v. Becerra (Braidwood), an ongoing legal challenge to a [...]

March 21, 2023 The Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act (EMTALA, largely codified in Section 1867 of the Social Security Act, 42 U.S.C. [section] 1395dd) is a federal law [...]

December 8, 2022 Introduction In Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization, a five-Justice majority overruled the Court's prior decisions in Roe v. Wade and Planned Parenthood of Southeastern Pennsylvania v. [...]

Updated October 5, 2022 Following the Supreme Court's decision in Dobbs v Jackson Women's Health Organization, questions have been raised about continued access to medication abortion, a pregnancy termination method [...]

September 14, 2022 This past term, the Supreme Court issued a variety of impactful decisions in the health care arena, including some that affect coverage and reimbursement for health care [...]

March 9, 2022 As the Supreme Court considers the constitutionality of abortion prohibitions before fetal viability in Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization, there have been recent legal developments related [...]

Contents Introduction COVID-19 Testing Overview What Are the Different Types of COVID-19 Tests? Molecular Diagnostic Testing Antigen Testing Serology Testing For What Purposes Is COVID-19 Testing Used? When Is COVID-19 [...]

Referred to as 'the most challenged statute in American history' by some commentators, the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) has been the subject of numerous lawsuits since its [...]

Updated June 21, 2021 On June 17, 2021, the Supreme Court issued its decision in California v. Texas, one of the most closely watched cases of this term. At stake [...]

UPDATE: After this Sidebar was published on March 4, 2021, the Supreme Court removed the Medicaid work requirement litigation from its oral argument calendar. The Court has not yet ruled [...]

Alongside recent federal efforts to combat escalating prescription drug costs, state governments have sought to address these high costs within their borders. Many state efforts involve restrictions on pharmacy benefit [...]

December 8, 2020 Contents Background on Private Health Insurance Market Reforms ERISA Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) and Beyond. Enforcement [...]

Contents Introduction COVID-19 Testing Overview What Are the Different Types of COVID-19 Tests? Molecular Diagnostic Testing Antigen Testing Serology Testing For What Purposes Is COVID-19 Testing Used? When Is COVID-19 [...]

March 25, 2020 In response to the novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak in the United States, both Congress and the Trump Administration have acted to confront the challenges of providing health [...]

The Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act (TCA), P.L. 111-31, establishes the central federal regulatory regime for the manufacture, marketing, and distribution of tobacco products. The statute aims to [...]

Updated July 9, 2019 Update: On July 8, 2019, the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia held that the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) exceeded its [...]

Updated January 2, 2019 Contents Introduction Budgetary Impact Related Prior Laws SUPPORT ACT Provisions Medicare Coverage of Opioids and OUD Treatment Medicare Provisions of the SUPPORT Act Title II: Medicare [...]

Updated December 3, 2018 On October 24, 2018, President Donald J. Trump signed into law H.R. 6, the Substance Use-Disorder Prevention that Promotes Opioid Recovery and Treatment for Patients and [...]

December 6, 2018 Given the severity of the opioid epidemic and its prominence as a matter of national concern, efforts to combat the issue are of significant interest to Congress. [...]

Updated March 9, 2018 Contents Introduction Abbreviated Summary of Provisions Tables Table 1. Title 1 (CHIP): Description and CRS Contact Information, by Section Table 2. Title II (Medicare Extenders): Description [...]

March 30, 2018 Congress has been engaged in a vigorous debate over how patients with life- threatening conditions may access investigational therapies that have not been approved under the Federal [...]

Contents Introduction Overview of the Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act General Questions About the Enforcement of the FD&C Act Who Enforces the FD&C Act? What is FDA's Enforcement Jurisdiction? Does [...]

Updated July 22, 2016 Contents Basic Civil and Criminal Penalties and Exclusions The Anti-Kickback Statute Stark Law: Physician Self-Referrals False Claims Act Contacts Author Information The issue of health care [...]

Updated August 10, 2015 Contents Overview Summary of Provisions Section 2. NIH and Cures Innovation Fund Title I--Discovery Subtitle A--National Institutes of Health Funding Section 1001. National Institutes of Health [...]

Updated May 1, 2015 Contents Background GINA Overview GINA Title I and the ACA Introduction GINA The ACA Analysis of Title I of GINA and the ACA GINA Title II [...]

March 9, 2015 Contents Introduction Budget Summary Medicare Medicaid Program Integrity CHIP State Grants and Demonstrations Private Health Insurance Protections and Programs Center for Medicare & Medicaid Innovation Program Management [...]

Contents Overview of Health Reform Law Coverage Expansions and Market Reforms: Pre-2014 Coverage Expansions and Market Reforms: Beginning in 2014 Health Care Quality and Payment Incentives Estimated Costs and Impact [...]

Contents Background Constitutional Authority to Require an Individual to Have Health Insurance Taxing Power Limits on the Taxing Power Supreme Court Review Power to Regulate Commerce Supreme Court Review Religious [...]

The article highlights the findings of a report by the U.S. Congressional Research Service related to categories of Federal Civil service employment. Topics discussed include competitive service appointment which includes non-executive branch positions and positions in the District of Columbia government; excepted service; and Senior Executive Service. Article also discusses about pay structure and performance appraisal.

The article offers information on Merit Systems Protection Board (MSPB), a quasi-judicial independent agency in the executive branch charged with protecting federal employees against improper employment-related actions. It reveals that Board also maintains original jurisdiction over certain types of cases in which it hears and decides the case initially rather than reviews an agency decision.

The article offers information on the several U.S. supreme court case, Texas v. United States and the Maryland v. United States Topics discussed include information on the litigation and defend the validity of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA); discussions on the statutory directive to maintain health insurance injured the individuals; and the information on the role of the federal government from further implementing or enforcing the ACA.