A memorandum from the Office of Management and Budget (“OMB”) on January 27, 2025 notified heads of federal agencies of a temporary pause on all disbursements of federal grants and loans, effective at 5pm Eastern on January...more
For over a decade, agents with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (“ICE”) were instructed pursuant to official policies to refrain from conducting law enforcement actions in or near various “sensitive locations”...more
1/29/2025
/ Churches ,
Data Privacy ,
Executive Orders ,
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) ,
Healthcare Facilities ,
Hospitals ,
Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) ,
Immigration Procedures ,
Patient Privacy Rights ,
Public Schools ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Trump Administration
In a much anticipated decision, a federal judge ruled this week that the Trump Administration’s rule requiring drug manufacturers to list drug prices in television advertisements exceeds the agency’s authority.
Back in May...more
7/10/2019
/ Advertising ,
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) ,
Drug Pricing ,
Final Rules ,
Lack of Authority ,
Medicaid ,
Medicare ,
Pharmaceutical Industry ,
Prescription Drugs ,
Public Health ,
Rulemaking Process ,
Social Security Act ,
Trump Administration
On May 11, 2018, President Trump gave his long-awaited speech on his administration’s plan to lower prescription drug prices. In addition, the administration published its Blueprint to Lower Drug Prices and Reduce...more
When the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”) announced a new Conscience and Religious Freedom Division in the HHS Office for Civil Rights (“OCR”), it framed a problem and a solution. The press release stated...more
Today, in a move that is widely supported by those in both political parties and across the country, President Trump declared the opioid epidemic a national emergency. Doing so will allow for additional resources to be used...more
8/11/2017
/ Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) ,
Controlled Substances ,
Drug & Alcohol Abuse ,
Medicare Part D ,
Opioid ,
Pending Legislation ,
Pharmacies ,
Physicians ,
Prescription Drugs ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Trump Administration
On June 20, 2017, the New York Times reported that it had obtained a draft proposal of President Trump’s Executive Order on drug prices. The draft Executive Order, which has not been published, has been characterized as...more
According to an article posted today on the BioCentury website, the Trump administration is drafting an executive order that will take on the high costs of pharmaceuticals by instructing “executive agencies to use value-based...more
One of President Trump’s first actions in office was to sign an Executive Order stating that his Administration will seek to repeal the Affordable Care Act (the “Act”). In the meantime, President Trump directed the executive...more