CMS Releases Proposed 2014 Star Ratings Methodology
Client Alert | less than 1 min read | 12.12.12
November 30, CMS released its proposed methodology for 2014 Star Ratings for Medicare Advantage and Prescription Drug Plans, also referred to as Plan Ratings. It also includes some potential changes for the 2015 Star Ratings and beyond to give plans advance notice. Comments are due January 3, 2014.
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Client Alert | 5 min read | 08.26.26
D.C. Circuit Upholds Designation of PFOA and PFOS as CERCLA Hazardous Substances
In a significant and unanimous ruling, the D.C. Circuit upheld the Environmental Protection Agency’s (“EPA”) final rule designating perfluorooctanoic acid (“PFOA”) and perfluorooctanesulfonic acid (“PFOS”) as “hazardous substances” under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (“CERCLA”), denying the petitions of seven industry groups seeking to overturn that designation.[1] CERCLA, also known as the “Superfund Statute,” allows EPA to require potentially responsible parties to fund cleanup of hazardous substances.
Client Alert | 5 min read | 08.26.26
Client Alert | 6 min read | 08.26.26
The Risky Fifth: A Long Hot Summer in Congressional Jurisprudence
Client Alert | 4 min read | 08.25.26
DOJ Signals Increased Antitrust Scrutiny of Algorithmic Pricing in Willow Bridge Decision
