Katie Hayes, MJ

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The First 100 Days: Health Care's Critical Deadlines in 2025
01/15/2025
The 119th Congress faces immediate health care deadlines amid significant leadership transitions. While much attention focuses on high-profile nominations like Dr Oz for Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Administrator and...
The 119th Congress faces immediate health care deadlines amid significant leadership transitions. While much attention focuses on high-profile nominations like Dr Oz for Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Administrator and...
The 119th Congress faces...
01/15/2025
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Trump's Executive Orders in a Post-Chevron World: Implications for Health Care Policy
01/08/2025
Happy New Year! As we dive into 2025, it’s clear that this year promises to bring significant changes to health care. With President-elect Donald Trump's inauguration just weeks away, the spotlight is already shifting to how his...
Happy New Year! As we dive into 2025, it’s clear that this year promises to bring significant changes to health care. With President-elect Donald Trump's inauguration just weeks away, the spotlight is already shifting to how his...
Happy New Year! As we dive into...
01/08/2025
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A Tale of Two Congresses—Health Care Policy in the 117th vs 118th
12/18/2024
The 118th Congress is wrapping up with a whimper rather than a bang when it comes to health care legislation, particularly compared to its predecessor's transformative impact on pharmaceutical policy. As we reflect on these past 4 years, the...
The 118th Congress is wrapping up with a whimper rather than a bang when it comes to health care legislation, particularly compared to its predecessor's transformative impact on pharmaceutical policy. As we reflect on these past 4 years, the...
The 118th Congress is wrapping...
12/18/2024
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Medicare Privatization Under New CMS Leadership: What's Really at Stake
12/11/2024
After writing about Dr Oz's potential impact on Medicare drug negotiations last week, I found myself diving deeper into an aspect of his nomination that deserves closer attention: his vision for Medicare's future. A letter from Senate...
After writing about Dr Oz's potential impact on Medicare drug negotiations last week, I found myself diving deeper into an aspect of his nomination that deserves closer attention: his vision for Medicare's future. A letter from Senate...
After writing about Dr Oz's...
12/11/2024
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Medicare Drug Negotiations Under New CMS Leadership
12/04/2024
President-elect Donald Trump nominated Dr Mehmet Oz to lead the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). With this potential change in leadership, are there any implications for Medicare’s drug price negotiation program,...
President-elect Donald Trump nominated Dr Mehmet Oz to lead the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). With this potential change in leadership, are there any implications for Medicare’s drug price negotiation program,...
President-elect Donald Trump...
12/04/2024
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When Recess Isn’t a Break: What NLRB v Canning Means for HHS
11/20/2024
As Robert F. Kennedy Jr’s nomination for Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) moves through the Senate, there’s growing discussion about whether a recess appointment could be used to bypass confirmation challenges. The Supreme Court’s...
As Robert F. Kennedy Jr’s nomination for Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) moves through the Senate, there’s growing discussion about whether a recess appointment could be used to bypass confirmation challenges. The Supreme Court’s...
As Robert F. Kennedy Jr’s...
11/20/2024
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To the Letter of the Law: Health Agencies in a Textualist Era
11/13/2024
In 2015, Supreme Court Justice Elena Kagan famously declared "we're all textualists now" during a lecture at Harvard Law School.1 The statement reflected a growing consensus that legal interpretation should focus primarily on the plain...
In 2015, Supreme Court Justice Elena Kagan famously declared "we're all textualists now" during a lecture at Harvard Law School.1 The statement reflected a growing consensus that legal interpretation should focus primarily on the plain...
In 2015, Supreme Court Justice...
11/13/2024
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The Battle for the House: The Last Piece of the Political Puzzle
11/06/2024
With Donald Trump securing the presidency and Republicans taking control of the Senate, all eyes are now on the House of Representatives—the final undetermined piece of federal power. Control of the House remains too close to call, with over...
With Donald Trump securing the presidency and Republicans taking control of the Senate, all eyes are now on the House of Representatives—the final undetermined piece of federal power. Control of the House remains too close to call, with over...
With Donald Trump securing the...
11/06/2024
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The Supreme Court’s Latest Election Plot Twist
10/30/2024
Two major election-related cases landed at the Supreme Court on Monday—Republican National Committee v Genser (Pennsylvania) and Beals v Virginia Coalition for Immigrant Rights. With just 6 days until the November 5th election, these cases...
Two major election-related cases landed at the Supreme Court on Monday—Republican National Committee v Genser (Pennsylvania) and Beals v Virginia Coalition for Immigrant Rights. With just 6 days until the November 5th election, these cases...
Two major election-related cases...
10/30/2024
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Unpredictable Polls and Uncharted Policies in the 2024 Elections
10/23/2024
With the 2024 elections just 13 days away, everyone has one question: What happens next? The stakes are particularly high for health policy, but there’s a cloud of uncertainty hanging over the predictions—especially when it comes to polling...
With the 2024 elections just 13 days away, everyone has one question: What happens next? The stakes are particularly high for health policy, but there’s a cloud of uncertainty hanging over the predictions—especially when it comes to polling...
With the 2024 elections just 13...
10/23/2024
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