On Friday, August 13, 2021, a panel of the D.C. Court of Appeals held that Medicare Advantage private insurers must return potentially billions of dollars in overpayments they receive based on incorrect diagnoses. 

On Thursday, July 22, 2021, the Missouri Supreme Court reversed a lower court decision and ruled unanimously that the state legislature is required to fund the new Medicaid expansion program. Doyle, et al., Barber and Chaney v. Tidball, et al. (SC 99185).

On Monday, June 28, 2021, the U.S. Supreme Court declined to hear an appeal upholding the Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS) site-neutral Medicare pay policy.  American Hospital Association, et al v. Alex M. Azar II in his capacity as Secretary of HHS. 

On Thursday, June 17, 2021, the U.S. Supreme Court, by a 7 to 2 vote, held that the plaintiffs in a lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of the ACA lacked standing to bring the action and ordered the case to be dismissed (California et al v. Texas et al, No. 19-840).