The Supreme Court Lifts Stay On CMS Vaccine Mandate For Health Care Workers

In a 5-4 decision yesterday, the Supreme Court ruled that the federal government can enforce a final rule mandating health care workers to be vaccinated against COVID-19 while cases challenging the mandate are being appealed.  By temporarily lifting the lower courts’ injunctive stays, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) may proceed to enforce its vaccine mandate rule as a condition of participation, covering more than 17 million workers.

In November 2021, the Secretary of […]

By | January 19th, 2022 ||

2022 Congressional Outlook And Top 10 Federal Health Policy Issues To Watch

As Congress reconvenes, it faces a packed agenda in a legislative year that will be shortened by the upcoming midterm elections and remains buffeted by the persistent coronavirus pandemic. The list of healthcare priorities is notably lengthy, and how much of this crowded agenda will move forward this year through the Build Back Better Act (BBBA) or other means remains to be seen. The following is our perspective on what to watch as we […]

By | January 10th, 2022 ||

Health Care Litigators Recoup Significant Insurance Payments For Vibra Healthcare, Other Providers In 2021

In November 2021, Thompson Coburn’s health care litigators successfully resolved another set of payment disputes for a health care provider without the need to file litigation. In the most recent example of this highly effective payment strategy, Thompson Coburn secured significant insurer payments for client Vibra Healthcare for a set of claims related to Vibra’s care and treatment of patients at a rehabilitation hospital in El Paso, Texas.

The patients were all insured by the same Medicare […]

By | December 22nd, 2021 ||