Texas v. U.S. Department Of Health & Human Services & Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services

On August 14, 2024, the U.S. District Court in the Northern District of Texas' Amarillo Division published this original complaint in the case of Texas v. U.S. Department Of Health & Human Services & Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. The state’s complaint alleges that the new Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) rule on minimum staffing requirements for nursing homes violates the Major Questions Doctrine, which according to the Supreme Court of the United States means that government agencies cannot independently act on, or decide issues of, major national significance. The action must instead be . . .