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Below is Alston & Bird’s Health Care Week in Review, which provides a synopsis of the latest news in healthcare regulations, notices, and guidance; federal legislation and congressional committee action; reports, studies, and analyses; and other health policy news. Week in Review Highlight of the Week: This week, President Biden unveiled a $2.25 trillion infrastructure and tax proposal called the American Jobs Plan. Read more about the plan and other news below. I. Regulations, Notices & Guidance On March 30, 2021, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) issued its Semiannual Reg...

Below is Alston & Bird’s Health Care Week in Review, which provides a synopsis of the latest news in healthcare regulations, notices, and guidance; federal legislation and congressional committee action; reports, studies, and analyses; and other health policy news. Week in Review Highlight of the Week: This week, CMS issued several rules, while President-elect Biden announced the framework for his COVID-19 relief plan. Read more about these actions and other news below. I. Regulations, Notices & Guidance On January 12, 2021, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a final...

Utah’s first Guanidinoacetate methyltransferase (GAMT) deficiency diagnosis through its newborn screening program today could spur the creation of similar testing in other states. According to Kim Hart, Program Director for the Newborn Screening Program at the Utah Department of Health, other states are likely to look to Utah’s success and implement their own newborn GAMT screening requirements. Utah was the first out of three states to require GAMT deficiency screening for newborns.      A rare disorder that inhibits the body’s ability to produce creatine, GAMPT causes low creatine ...