Supreme Court Update: City of Chicago v. Fulton (No. 19-357)

Greetings, Court fans! With the imminent inauguration of a new President and the mob attack on Congress dominating the news in recent weeks, the third branch continued humming along in the background. Late last week, the Court issued its sixth signed opinion of the...

Congress Ramps Up Survey Enforcement for Medicare Hospice Programs

Tucked away in the recently enacted 5,500+ page Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2021 (the “Act”) are important provisions tightening up the survey and enforcement procedures for Medicare hospice programs.  The Act (Pub. L. 116-260) was signed into law on...

Supreme Court Update: Trump v. New York (No. 20-366)

Greetings, Court Fans! On Friday, the Court issued its much (but only briefly) awaited decision in Trump v. New York (No. 20-366), rejecting (for now) a challenge to the Trump administration’s recently announced policy of trying to exclude those without lawful...