Legal Documents

Apr 12, 2021
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ Hospital Price Transparency final rule goes into effect on Jan. 1, 2021. The AHA and three other national organizations sued the federal government challenging the final rule. The case is pending in a federal appeals court.
Apr 10, 2023
Plaintiffs the American Hospital Association (“AHA”), Baxter Regional Medical Center, Covenant Health, and Rutland Regional Medical Center (collectively, “Plaintiffs”) bring this mandamus complaint to compel the Secretary of Health and Human Services (“HHS”) to meet the statutory deadlines for…
Apr 10, 2023
ALJ Delay April 2023 Status Report Filed April 7, 2023 regarding AHA, Hospitals Sue to Require HHS to Meet Deadlines for Deciding Appeals.
Mar 2, 2023
The U.S. District Court for the District of Connecticut yesterday largely dismissed a lawsuit alleging that Yale New Haven Hospital violated its fiduciary duties by selecting a retirement plan with excessive fees or poorly performing investments.
Mar 1, 2023
The U.S. District Court for the District of Connecticut yesterday largely dismissed a lawsuit alleging that Yale New Haven Hospital violated its fiduciary duties by selecting a retirement plan with excessive fees or poorly performing investments. The court allowed certain ancillary claims related…
Jan 30, 2023
Drugmakers that participate in the 340B drug pricing program do not have to provide discounted 340B drugs to an unlimited number of contract pharmacies, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 3rd Circuit ruled in Sanofi-Aventis U.S. v. HHS et al.
Jan 10, 2023
Memorandum Opinion: Granting in Part, Denying In Part Plaintiffs Motion to Hold Unlawful and Remedy Defendants’ Past Underpayments of 340b Drugs
Dec 16, 2022
Pending are Plaintiff’s Motion for Summary Judgment on Preemption (Doc. No. 24), Defendant Leslie Rutledge’s Cross-Motion for Summary Judgment (Doc. No. 32), and Intervenors’ Cross-Motion for Summary Judgment on Preemption (Doc. No. 35). The parties have responded and replied.1 For the reasons set…
Nov 18, 2022
A tax-exempt organization must file an annual information return or notice with the IRS, unless an exception applies. Form 990 is the IRS' primary tool for gathering information about tax-exempt organizations, educating organizations about tax law requirements and promoting compliance.…
Nov 4, 2022
AHA urges the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia to order the Department of Health and Human Services to promptly repay 340B hospitals for unlawful payment cuts in previous years, given the agency’s continued delay in implementing or even proposing a remedy on its own.