On July 14, 2025, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) released its proposed physician fee schedule (PFS) rule. After five years of Medicare reimbursement reductions, CMS proposes a 3.8% increase in physician…
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/ Administrative Law, Health
FY 2026 Budget -
SB 2510 (Welch/Sims) created the fiscal year (FY) 2026 budget appropriation bill. The budget is based on estimated general funds revenues of $55.29 billion and spending of $55.04 billion for an estimated…
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/ Finance & Banking, Taxation, Transportation
On June 17, Virginia Democrats selected their statewide nominees for lieutenant governor and attorney general, completing the ticket that will appear alongside gubernatorial candidate Abigail Spanberger in November. Early voting…
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/ Civil Rights, Criminal Law, Elections & Politics
On May 29, 2025, President Trump sent a $9.4 billion rescissions request to Congress, which House Majority Leader introduced as H.R. 4. This package would cancel funding for the U.S. Agency for International Development, U.S…
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/ Constitutional Law, Elections & Politics, International Law & Trade
The President’s Budget Request Impact on Programs for the Disabled and Older Americans Act Programs -
This is part three of a series on health care budget cuts…
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/ Administrative Law, Elections & Politics, Health
The 2025 regular session of the Illinois General Assembly adjourned on June 1, 2025. The General Assembly passed a fiscal year (FY) 2026 budget package which includes corporate tax changes that will significantly impact…
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/ Business Organizations, International Law & Trade, Taxation
This is part two of a series on health care budget cuts.
The President’s Budget Requests Dramatically Reduce Biomedical Research -
The president’s budget request was a major disappointment to those interested in medical…
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/ Elections & Politics, Health, Science, Computers, & Technology
This is part one of a series on health care budget cuts.
The Trump administration sent its budget – essentially its appropriation request to the Hill. While such a budget represents the administration’s wish list, in this…
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/ Administrative Law, Elections & Politics, Health
The GENIUS Act: Regulatory Framework for Stablecoins -
On May 20, 2025, the Senate cleared procedural obstacles to consider the GENIUS Act on the Senate floor. Originally introduced on Feb. 4, by Senator Bill Hagerty, R-TN,…
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/ Administrative Law, Finance & Banking, Science, Computers, & Technology
On May 22, 2025, the House of Representatives passed H.R. 1, the budget reconciliation package, commonly referred to as “The One, Big, Beautiful Bill” by a vote of 215-214…
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/ Energy & Utilities, Environmental Law, Taxation
On May 14, 2025, House Speaker Jon Burns, R-Newington, announced the formation of 16 official study committees to review and evaluate major policy areas during the Georgia General Assembly’s 2025 interim. These committees,…
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/ Elections & Politics, Health, Insurance
On May 14, 2025, the House Ways and Means Committee passed their section of the budget reconciliation bill that is commonly referred to as “The One, Big, Beautiful Bill” following a markup. No further amendments were added to…
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/ Energy & Utilities, Health, Immigration Law
On Tuesday, May 13, 2025, the House Energy and Commerce Committee started their 26-hour consideration of their portion of the budget reconciliation bill. The House Energy and Commerce Committee budget reconciliation instructions…
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/ Energy & Utilities, Environmental Law, Health
On May 5, 2025, President Trump signed an executive order designed to increase U.S. capacity to manufacture drugs domestically.
The order instructs the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to..…
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/ Administrative Law, Environmental Law, Health
When Sen. Bill Cassidy became Chairman of the U.S. Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee this year, he stated one of his priorities was reforming the 340B Program. On April 24, 2025, he released a majority staff…
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/ Administrative Law, Consumer Protection, Health
