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The State AG Report – 04.17.2025

Cozen O'Connor on 4/21/2025

Here are curated AG and federal regulatory news stories highlighting key areas in which state and federal regulators’ decisions are having an impact across the US: •Illegal E-Cigarette Sales Targeted by AG Enforcement...more

Health Headlines: March 2025

Goodwin on 3/30/2025

Welcome to the third issue of Health Headlines, a newsletter created by lawyers in our Healthcare practice....more

Holland & Knight Health Dose: January 21, 2025

Holland & Knight LLP on 1/23/2025

Holland & Knight Health Dose Holland & Knight Health Dose is an in-depth weekly dose of legislative and regulatory insights to keep stakeholders abreast of happenings in Washington, D.C., impacting the health sector....more

Stay ADvised: 2025, Issue 3

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP on 1/23/2025

FTC's Final Junk Fees Rule Narrowed in Scope - On December 17, 2024, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) released its final Rule on Unfair or Deceptive Fees, commonly known as the "Junk Fees Rule." This final rule has a...more

The State AG Report – 12.12.2024

Cozen O'Connor on 12/18/2024

Here are curated AG and federal regulatory news stories highlighting key areas in which state and federal regulators’ decisions are having an impact across the US: •Frontier Required to Clean Up Hazardous Waste Disposal...more

The Trifecta: What to Expect from a Second Trump Administration and a Republican Congress

King & Spalding on 12/11/2024

Republicans have swept the 2024 elections, returning Donald Trump to the White House as the 47th President and flipping the Senate to a Republican majority. Having narrowly maintained control of the House of Representatives,...more

Trump's Second Term: What's Ahead for Eight Key Sectors?

Venable LLP on 11/8/2024

During a campaign season that saw an incumbent president bow out of his own re-election bid and assassination attempts against his challenger, substantive policy debates were sometimes obscured by the drama. ...more

Election 2024: Healthcare Innovation in the US

McDermott Will & Schulte on 10/22/2024

How would a Harris-Walz administration affect clients in your practice? Bottom line: It would likely put to rest or delay debates about the Affordable Care Act (ACA), allowing health policy and legislation to focus on other...more

60 Days After Loper: Health Care Impact of Chevron Deference's End

Baker Donelson on 8/29/2024

The Supreme Court of the United States issued its highly anticipated ruling in a pair of cases challenging the long-standing Chevron doctrine on June 28, 2024. Foreshadowed by decisions in recent years slighting Chevron, it...more

It’s Raining Regs: CMS Releases Major Laboratory-Developed Test Reg in Midst of Massive Reg Storm

McDermott+ on 5/9/2024

Over the last several weeks, the Biden administration has released numerous final regulations in order to “beat the clock” before it ticks down to the Congressional Review Act (CRA) deadline. The CRA authorizes Congress to...more

Cozen Currents: Populism is Popular

Cozen O'Connor on 3/5/2024

The Cozen Lens- • Regardless of which candidate is victorious in November’s presidential election, populism will be sure to shape the next administration’s policies. • In an age of populism, Big Tech has increasingly...more

McDermottPlus Check-Up: May 19, 2023

McDermott+ on 5/19/2023

The House and Senate were both in session this week, with significant healthcare activity at the committee level. The House Ways & Means Committee met to discuss healthcare price transparency, and the Ways & Means Health...more

In Review: SCOTUS Environmental and Administrative Decisions in the 2020 Term

Pillsbury - Gravel2Gavel Construction & Real... on 7/15/2021

Several decisions of interest were issued in the 2020 term, which stretched from October 2020 until early July 2021. This review will concentrate on environmental and administrative law cases....more

The State of Competition in the U.S. Healthcare Industry

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP on 3/31/2021

The U.S. healthcare system has been undergoing significant changes since the passage of the Affordable Care Act in 2010, which helped precipitate a wave of hospital and healthcare system consolidation, as providers sought out...more

Key Supreme Court Cases From the 2019-20 Term and a Look Ahead to the 2020-21 Term

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP on 11/10/2020

On September 23, 2020, a panel of Skadden attorneys hosted a webinar entitled “Key Supreme Court Cases From the 2019-20 Term and a Look Ahead to the 2020-21 Term.” Panelists Julie Bédard, Boris Bershteyn, Jocelyn E. Strauber...more

Will Price Transparency Benefit Consumers or Facilitate Antitrust Violations?

Epstein Becker & Green on 10/31/2019

This past June, President Trump issued an Executive Order on Improving Price and Quality Transparency in American Healthcare to Put Patients First (“Order”), intending to increase price and quality transparency for American...more

Drug Pricing and Surprise Billing: Recent Actions and Outlook

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP on 8/8/2019

Recent months have seen a flurry of activity in Congress on prescription drug pricing and surprise medical bills as lawmakers seek to address rising consumer health care costs. Several House and Senate committees have...more

Executive Order on Hospital Price Transparency May Prompt Disclosure of Negotiated Prices

McDermott Will & Schulte on 6/28/2019

President Trump has issued an Executive Order instructing several federal agencies to begin rulemaking processes intended to increase the transparency of hospital pricing. Among other measures, the Executive Order directs the...more

Year in Review: Top Five Biosimilar Legal Developments of 2018

Goodwin on 12/31/2018

Here are our picks for the top five most significant legal developments of 2018 that may impact the biosimilar industry: 1. New Law Requiring FTC/DOJ Review Of Biosimilar Patent Litigation Settlements - With the...more

The State AG Report Weekly Update December 2018 #3

Cozen O'Connor on 12/21/2018

2020 AG Elections- Democrat Kimberly Dudik Announces Candidacy for Montana Attorney General- State Representative Kimberly Dudik, a Democrat, has declared her candidacy for Montana AG in 2020....more

2018 Health Law Predictions

Saul Ewing LLP on 2/14/2018

2017 was a year in contrasts for the health care delivery system. Congress and President Trump made several attempts to “repeal and replace” the Affordable Care Act. Controversy about marijuana continued as more states...more

Trump Administration: 2017 Recap and 2018 Outlook

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP on 1/17/2018

On January 20, 2017, businessman Donald J. Trump was sworn in as the 45th President of the United States following a contentious and unconventional 2016 presidential election. Republicans also successfully maintained control...more

Window On Washington - This Week in the Nation's Capital - Vol. 1, Issue 31

Clark Hill PLC on 10/23/2017

Senate Adopts Budget Resolution Making Way for Tax Reform: The Senate on a party-line vote of 51-49 adopted its FY18 budget resolution that includes $5.1 trillion in spending reductions and instruction for reconciliation for...more

The State AG Report Weekly Update

Cozen O'Connor on 10/20/2017

AG Elections- Republican Frank White Announces Bid for Florida Attorney General- Republican state Representative Frank White announced his candidacy in the open 2018 race for Florida AG. He is also the general counsel...more

President Orders FTC to Report on Competition in Healthcare Markets

Perkins Coie on 10/13/2017

On October 12, 2017, President Donald J. Trump signed an executive order designed to promote choice and competition in healthcare markets. The order was reported as a first step in the administration’s effort to undermine the...more

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