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McDermott+ Check-Up: June 13, 2025

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THIS WEEK’S DOSE - - Reconciliation Moves Forward. Senate committees continue to release their reconciliation provisions. - NIH Director Testifies on FY 2026 Budget. National Institutes of Health (NIH) Director Bhattacharya...more

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Healthcare Regulatory & Compliance Summit 2025 Recap

Health Policy Fireside Chat: What to Expect from the New Administration - Bill Mathias, Member at Bass, Berry & Sims, engaged in a fireside chat with Colin Roskey, Principal at FHP Strategies, former Deputy Assistant...more

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Holland & Knight Health Dose: February 11, 2025

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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

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Regs on the Menu for Rescission Under Budget Reconciliation

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Over the next several weeks, both the Trump Administration and the 119th Congress will review the “menu” of Biden-era regulations that they may want to rescind or modify. In one of his first orders, President Trump (like...more

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McDermott+ Check-Up: November 15, 2024

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Congress Returns for Lame Duck Session. The House and Senate returned this week, kicking off the post-election lame duck session. The focus this week was not on legislating, but on organizing for the upcoming 119th Congress,...more

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Medicare FFS Regs: Thrills and Chills Under the Trump and Biden Administrations

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Happy Halloween! In the health policy world, there are two things on everyone’s mind this spooky season: the upcoming election and the major calendar year (CY) 2025 Medicare fee-for-service (FFS) final regs that should be...more

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Regs Coming Through the End of the Year: Expect the Expected and the Unexpected

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There could be an all-you-can-eat buffet of regs (and eggs) from now until the end of the year! As you may recall, a July 2024 Regs & Eggs blog post highlighted the spring 2024 “unified agenda” that listed all the regs...more

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Regs, Regs and More Regs: The Biden Administration Releases Spring 2024 Unified Agenda

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We are in the midst of a storm of regulations that are being released by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) and the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), including the Calendar Year (CY) 2025...more

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DOJ Releases COVID-19 Fraud Enforcement Task Force Report Touting Its Successes and Urging Lawmakers to Enact New Legislation

The government’s continued dedication of resources to investigating and prosecuting fraud against COVID-19 pandemic relief programs appears to have borne fruit according to the results of the COVID-19 Fraud Enforcement Task...more

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HHS Releases New Proposal to Address Drug Shortages

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A few weeks ago, Regs & Eggs focused on nine health-related issues that were not included in the Fiscal Year (FY) 2025 President’s Budget. Another policy absent from the budget was the Administration’s plan to address drug...more

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Veep Urges DEA to Reschedule Marijuana “As Quickly as Possible”

In case you missed it, Fat Joe visited the White House late last week to discuss federal marijuana policy. 2024, man. During a roundtable discussion with Mr. Joe (?), Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear, and several individuals who...more

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McDermottPlus Check-Up: March 15, 2024

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THIS WEEK’S DOSE President Releases FY 2025 Budget: The budget requests $130.7 billion in discretionary spending for the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) for fiscal year (FY) 2025. House Ways & Means Committee...more

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Cannabis in 2024: HHS Rescheduling Recommendation and SAFER Banking

Key Points - The scientific review supporting HHS’s recommendation to DEA that cannabis be reclassified from a Schedule I to a Schedule III drug was published on January 12, 2024. Classifying cannabis as a Schedule III...more

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Holland & Knight Health Dose: February 6, 2024

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Baby Steps Toward Implementing a Regulatory Framework for AI in Healthcare

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A few weeks ago, Regs & Eggs highlighted the major issues that McDermott+Consulting is monitoring this year – and the implementation of the president’s executive order (EO) on artificial intelligence (AI) was definitely part...more

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New Artificial Intelligence Executive Order Contains Numerous Healthcare Implications

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President Joe Biden on Oct. 30, 2023, signed a sweeping executive order (EO) and invoked the Defense Production Act to establish the first set of standards for using artificial intelligence (AI) in healthcare and other...more

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White House Unveils Landmark Executive Order on Safe, Secure, and Trustworthy Artificial Intelligence

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On October 30, 2023, President Biden issued an Executive Order (EO) on the Safe, Secure, and Trustworthy Development and Use of Artificial Intelligence. The EO establishes sweeping directives and priorities for federal...more

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Federal Cannabis Scheduling Decision Expected This Year

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Secretary Xavier Becerra shared during a press conference on June 15 that relevant federal agencies are working to complete their administrative review of cannabis scheduling this year, according to Marijuana Moment....more

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Holland & Knight Health Dose: March 14, 2023

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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. This week's topics include ... ...more

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Window on Washington – Vol. 6, Issue 47

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Outlook for This Week in the Nation’s Capital - Congress. The House and Senate are both in session this week. Government funding expires at midnight Friday, making passage of a short-term extension of the current Continuing...more

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Priorities of the 118th Congress and the Biden Administration

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As the final votes of the 2022 Midterm Elections are counted, Republicans have taken back control of the House of Representatives, while the Democrats will retain control of the Senate. Both chambers will be held by extremely...more

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BREAKING NEWS: Biden to Pardon Federal Marijuana Possession Convictions

In a historic move, on October 6, 2022, President Joe Biden announced a three-step program to bring broad changes to federal cannabis policy. As an initial step towards reform, President Biden will pardon all federal...more

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Change (May) Come at Last? Biden Announces Review of Marijuana Scheduling and Mass Pardons for Simple Marijuana Possession

Yesterday, President Joe Biden made two historic announcements which he described as steps to “end” the federal government’s “failed approach” to marijuana. First, he is issuing mass pardons for federal convictions of simple...more

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Window on Washington – Vol. 6, Issue 35

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Outlook for This Week in the Nation’s Capital - Congress. The House and Senate are both in session this week. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) filed cloture last week on the Kigali amendment to the Montreal...more

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Window on Washington – Vol. 6, Issue 30

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Outlook for This Week in the Nation’s Capital - Congress. The House is in recess this week, though the Senate is in session with an expected busy agenda this week. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) is currently leading a...more

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