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Indiana approved legislation banning abortion after 20 weeks [this day at law]
April 27, 2013 by Arjun Mishra
On April 27, 2011, the Indiana House of Representatives approved a bill to ban abortions 20 weeks after conception on account of the possibility that the fetus might feel pain and essentially terminate state funding for Planned Parenthood of Indiana by denying funding to "any entity that performs.... [more]
President Obama expanded hospital visitation rights to same-sex couples [this day at law]
April 15, 2013 by Sarah Steers
On April 15, 2010, the US Department of Health and Human Services (HSS), per an order from President Barack Obama, advised hospitals that accept Medicare and Medicaid funding to broaden patient rights. These rights include honoring any advance directives created by a patient, which usually dictate.... [more]
Supreme Court rules federal Medicaid statute pre-empts state law
March 21, 2013 by Julia Zebley
The US Supreme Court ruled 6?3 Tuesday in Wos v. EMA, formerly Delia v. EMA, that the NC Gen. Stat. § 108A-57, which takes a third of medical malpractice settlements for Medicaid reimbursement, is preempted by the Medicaid Act's anti-lien provision, 42 USC §§ 1396a(a)(25), 13....... [more]
Supreme Court hears arguments on securities fraud, Medicaid
January 9, 2013 by Julia Zebley
The US Supreme Court heard oral arguments Tuesday in two cases. In Gabelli v. Securities and Exchange Commission the court heard arguments on the statute of limitations under 28 USC § 2462 and whether it begins tolling when the government can first bring an action against a penalty. The attorn....... [more]
Cuba passed bill allowing buying and selling of houses [this day at law]
November 3, 2012 by Kimberly Bennett
On November 3, 2011, the Cuban government announced the passage of a bill modifying its housing law to allow permanent residents of the country to buy and sell their homes at will for the first time since 1959. The law limits property owners to one main home and one vacation home, and the Cuban.... [more]
Federal appeals court blocks Indiana abortion funding bill
October 24, 2012 by Matthew Pomy
The US Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit on Tuesday upheld an injunction on an Indiana law that would block Medicaid funding for abortion providers. The court found that the law, which would block federal and state funding to all "entities which perform abortions," violated the Medicaid.... [more]
ACA Medicaid Decision is Judicial Malpractice
September 5, 2012 by Clay Flaherty
JURIST Guest Columnists Joseph Marren, President and Chief Executive Officer of KStone Partners LLC, and Elizabeth Marren, a student at Fordham University School of Law, say that the Supreme Court's refusal to address the meaning of the Statement and Account Clause in its recent healthcare.... [more]
Sixth Circuit strikes down Ohio law restricting doctors' campaign contributions
August 4, 2012 by Jennie Ryan
The US Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit on Friday struck down a portion of an Ohio law that prohibited doctors who treat Medicaid patients from contributing to the political campaigns of candidates for state attorney general or county prosecutor. The Sixth Circuit ruled that the law was an.... [more]
After the Health Care Ruling: Medicaid, But Not Medicaid [op-ed]
July 27, 2012 by Caleb Pittman
JURIST Guest Columnist Nicole Huberfeld of the University of Kentucky College of Law says that the Supreme Court's decision on the constitutionality of the Medicaid expansion provision of the ACA relied on a strange reading of the law, where the Medicaid expansion was deemed to be both a part of.... [more]
Medicaid official rejects Indiana law denying funds to abortion providers
July 10, 2012 by Rebecca DiLeonardo
A federal hearing officer has recommended that the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) in Chicago uphold its initial decision rejecting an Indiana state law that denies Medicaid funding for Planned Parenthood of Indiana (PPIN) and other organizations providing abortion services. A CMS.... [more]
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