A new Medicaid rule that bars federal funding for minors’ gender-affirming care is likely to ignite a swift legal fight over discrimination law, procedural requirements and the reach of last year’s landmark Supreme Court decision in U.S. v. Skrmetti, experts say.
A healthcare transparency group is asking a judge for permission to publish the medical codes that help determine the billing for medical procedures, setting up a confrontation with the American Medical Association, which developed the coding system. Here, Law360 takes a closer look at the case and the broader transparency debate.
Healthcare providers who work with autistic people are facing greater scrutiny from the federal government over fraud concerns. Experts say the drivers of ballooning costs are complex.