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Government Procurement Is Going Green

Client Alert | less than 1 min read | 10.17.08

Federal and state governments are increasingly "greening" their procurement practices through new laws, regulations, and policy goals, all of which can present both compliance risks for contractors and business opportunities. Learn more through recent articles published by C&M attorneys at http://www.crowell.com/documents/The-Greening-of-Government-Procurement.pdf and http://www.crowell.com/NewsEvents/Article.aspx?id=1301.

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Client Alert | 4 min read | 07.02.25

Supreme Court Upholds the Constitutionality of the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force and the Affordable Care Act’s Preventive Service Coverage Scheme

On June 27, 2025, the Supreme Court upheld the constitutionality of the USPSTF and its role in identifying preventive services for coverage under the ACA in Kennedy v. Braidwood Management.[1]In the case, the Supreme Court considered whether the Secretary of HHS’s appointment of USPSTF members without the advice and consent of the Senate complied with the Appointments Clause in Article II of the United States Constitution. The Supreme Court found that USPSTF members were “inferior Officers” under the Appointments Clause who did not require Senate confirmation because the Secretary of HHS had the authority to remove USPSTF members at will and “to directly review and block Task Force recommendations before they take effect.” The Supreme Court therefore affirmed that the USPSTF as currently structured may legally recommend preventive services for coverage without cost-sharing requirements under the ACA....