Laura R. Cohen
Sidley Austin LLP
Articles
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Appoints Additional Leadership and Staff Positions
USA - July 7 2017 Dr. Jerome Adams has been nominated to be Surgeon General. An anesthesiologist by background, Dr. Adams served as the Indiana state health…
Senate Continues to Negotiate Language to Repeal and Replace Affordable Care Act, Radically Restructure Medicaid
USA - July 7 2017 On June 22, the U.S. Senate Budget Committee unveiled the draft Better Care Reconciliation Act of 2017 (BCRA), which would repeal and replace the…
U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Requests Information Regarding Affordable Care Act Regulations
USA - July 7 2017 On June 8, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released a Request for Information (RFI) regarding the Affordable Care Act (ACA). The…
House and Senate Agree on a 2017 Fiscal Year Budget
USA - May 9 2017 On May 1, the U.S. House and Senate agreed to a 2017 fiscal year budget to keep the government funded through the remainder of the fiscal year. The…
House Narrowly Passes the American Health Care Act, 217-213
USA - May 9 2017 On May 4, the U.S. House passed the American Health Care Act (AHCA) seven years after Republicans pledged to repeal the Affordable Care Act (ACA)…
