Healthcare Co-Chair, Houston Partner Explains Texas’ CMS COVID-19 Mandate in Inside Health Policy

In an Inside Health Policy article, Kevin Troutman discussed the impact of the recent U.S. Supreme Court decision that ruled that the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ (CMS) COVID-19 vaccine mandate is in line with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS) mission. The CMS mandate is set to go into effect across the country after Texas – the state with a lawsuit over the regulation setting up the requirement – asked the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas to dismiss its case.

“This decision effectively recognizes that the lawsuit in Texas had become moot as a result of the Supreme Court’s decision to allow the CMS mandate to proceed across the rest of the country,” Kevin said.

Read the full article in Inside Health Policy (subscription required).