Oral argument heard Friday, May 1, 2026 in Smart Approaches to Marijuana v. Kennedy — with Ilya Shapiro arguing for plaintiffs and Matthew Zorn for the government — centered on whether CMS had authority to create a new physician reimbursement …
Oral argument heard Friday, May 1, 2026 in Smart Approaches to Marijuana v. Kennedy — with Ilya Shapiro arguing for plaintiffs and Matthew Zorn for the government — centered on whether CMS had authority to create a new physician reimbursement …
Oral argument heard Friday, May 1, 2026 in Smart Approaches to Marijuana v. Kennedy — with Ilya Shapiro arguing for plaintiffs and Matthew Zorn for the government — centered on whether CMS had authority to create a new physician reimbursement …
Oral argument heard Friday, May 1, 2026 in Smart Approaches to Marijuana v. Kennedy — with Ilya Shapiro arguing for plaintiffs and Matthew Zorn for the government — centered on whether CMS had authority to create a new physician reimbursement …
Oral argument heard Friday, May 1, 2026 in Smart Approaches to Marijuana v. Kennedy — with Ilya Shapiro arguing for plaintiffs and Matthew Zorn for the government — centered on whether CMS had authority to create a new physician reimbursement incentive for clinically unvalidated hemp derived products covering up to $500 per Medicare beneficiary per year without notice-and-comment rule making, public input, or FDA involvement. The court signaled a ruling is expected soon.
WASHINGTON, DC / ACCESS Newswire / May 2, 2026 / A federal district court judge in Washington, D.C. signaled significant concern Friday over whether the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) exceeded its statutory authority when it launched a hemp-marijuana incentive program reimbursing cannabinoid products for Medicare beneficiaries without public rule making or FDA involvement. The program took effect on April 1, 2026.
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