What We Do
Launched in 2023, our Health Care Litigation Tracker makes it easy to track hundreds of high-impact health care cases that are shaping the future of U.S. health policy. This free, publicly accessible resource is designed with non-lawyers in mind and includes an extensive library of court documents, the option to receive real-time updates on key cases, and expert legal and policy insights from our team.
“In today’s reality the federal courts often have the final word on major health care policies.”
Andrew Twinamatsiko, J.D.
Those who care about health care have long focused on getting Congress to enact strong laws that are then implemented by federal agencies. But that is no longer the full story when it comes to health policy. Yet, it can be difficult to find and follow lawsuits on health policy issues before the nation’s 94 federal judicial districts, 13 appellate courts, and the Supreme Court. We set out to fix that by making the process of navigating and understanding health care litigation easy.
For more information about how the Tracker works, please visit our frequently asked questions.
Our Goals
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Help non-lawyers find and follow new lawsuits
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Stay up-to-date on all the latest twists and turns in litigation.
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Our Team
The Litigation Tracker is managed by experts at Georgetown Law’s Center for Health Policy and the Law.
Katie Keith, JD, MPH, is founding director of the Center for Health Policy and the Law. She is a nationally recognized expert on health policy litigation and oversees the Center’s work to demystify the important role that the courts play in influencing the public’s health.
Andrew Twinamatsiko, JD, is director of the Center for Health Policy and the Law. As a practicing attorney and tobacco expert, he knows the courts inside and out and has a long history of advising policymakers on how to think about and respond to the latest court cases.
Miriam Straus, JD, is an Associate Director with the Center for Health Policy and the Law. Miriam uses her prior experience in private practice and advocacy to address medical debt to analyze a wide range of health policy litigation.
Sarah Wetter, JD, MPH, is a Senior Associate with the Center for Health Policy and the Law. Her deep experience working under Prof. Lawrence Gostin informs her analysis of developments in reproductive health and other pressing health policy legal issues.
Sloane Daly, BA, is a Research Associate with the Center for Health Policy and the Law. She also supports the work of Georgetown’s Center on Health Insurance Reforms where she provides research support on a range of coverage policy issues.
Ellie DeGarmo, JD, MPH, is a Senior Associate with the Center for Health Policy and the Law. Her experience in private practice, Congress, and the executive branch informs her approach to demystifying a wide range of health policy legal issues.
Isaac Kabrick, JD, is an Associate with the Center for Health Policy and the Law. He previously served as a law clerk for the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs and is dedicated to advancing evidence-based, people-centered health policies that strengthen communities.
What We Cover
We track and analyze a wide range of health policy litigation, with an emphasis on access to coverage, affordability, transparency, and equity.
Our tracker focuses on:
Litigation over recent federal health care laws, like the Affordable Care Act, the Inflation Reduction Act, and the No Surprises Act
Lawsuits over policies that could help reduce health care costs, like health care price transparency and anticompetitive practices.
Trends that are impossible to understand without some guidance, like litigation over the 340B program and site-neutral payments.
No one resource can cover everything. For now, we leave most litigation on hugely important but already well-covered topics like Medicaid, public health, immigration, and climate change to other experts. We are always examining relevant legal trends and developments to inform which cases to add to the Tracker.
If you have questions about the Tracker, please visit our frequently asked questions.
DISCLAIMER
The Tracker is designed for research and teaching purposes. Case pages link to complaints and other legal documents, which allege conduct (or respond to allegations) that may or may not be true or accurate. No user should, in reliance on information contained in or referenced by the Tracker, assume that any allegations (or responses to these allegations) are true. And we have no knowledge or information as to the truth, accuracy, or completeness of information that is posted in court filings included on the Tracker. Neither Georgetown University, nor any of its components, employees, agents, contractors, or affiliates warrants the accuracy or completeness of the information or analyses, and the inclusion of any information on this site does not constitute an endorsement of the truthfulness or accuracy of that information. Nothing on this website constitutes legal advice and we do not otherwise offer legal advice, assistance, or referrals.
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