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DOJ and HHS Announce New False Claims Act Working Group

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On July 2, 2025, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced that they are forming the DOJ-HHS False Claims Act Working Group to further combat healthcare fraud—an...more

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FTC Holds Its First Listening Session on Practices and Regulations Impacting Pharmaceutical Generic or Biosimilar Competition

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On June 30, the Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) held the first of three listening sessions focused on ways to lower Americans’ drug prices through competition. The panels are being held as...more

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Enforcement of Mental Health Parity Regulations Suspended: Takeaways for Plan Sponsors and Health Insurance Issuers

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In January 2025, The ERISA Industry Committee (ERIC) filed a complaint against the US Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and the Treasury (the departments) seeking to invalidate the 2024 final regulations under...more

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FTC and DOJ Direct Agency Heads to Identify Anticompetitive Regulations for Elimination—Including in Health Care

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President Trump’s Executive Order No. 14267, “Reducing Anti-Competitive Regulatory Barriers” (“EO 14267”), requires agency heads to provide by June 18, 2025, a list of anticompetitive regulations to the Federal Trade...more

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Executive Order Tracker - April 2025

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Littler's Executive Order Tracker is your go-to resource for staying up to date on all executive orders and actions issued by the Trump administration. We are tracking every order, analyzing its impact, and providing...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Red Tape Rollback: DOJ’s Anticompetitive Regulations Task Force

As we predicted before the inauguration, Trump 2.0 antitrust enforcers have shown continued support for the pro-worker, anti-tech antitrust agenda that has permeated recent antitrust enforcement through the last two...more

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Executive Order Continues Focuses on Anticompetitive Regulations

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On April 9, 2025, President Trump issued an executive order, titled “Reducing Anti-Competitive Regulatory Barriers” (the EO), directing federal agencies to identify and rescind or modify anticompetitive regulations. The EO...more

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The US Antitrust Agencies Join Forces to Cut the Red Tape

The Department of Justice (DOJ) recently announced a task force designed to eliminate anticompetitive state and federal laws and regulations that “undermine free market competition and harm consumers, workers, and...more

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DOJ Launches Task Force to Identify and Eliminate Anticompetitive Laws and Regulations

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On March 27, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced that it was launching an Anticompetitive Regulations Task Force, whose stated purpose is to advocate for the elimination of anticompetitive state and federal laws...more

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Regulatory Landscape of Insurance Claims Denial Practices and Suggestions for a Path Forward to a Sustainable Healthcare Future

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In the wake of the December 4, 2024 fatal shooting of UnitedHealthcare’s CEO Brian Thompson, questions were raised about insurance claim denial practices. Several news outlets noted that UnitedHealth Group’s profits have been...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Drug Pricing and Health Care Fraud Remain Key Issues

Key Points - - It remains to be seen what priorities Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Marty Makary might set if confirmed as HHS secretary and FDA commissioner, respectively. - The Trump administration will likely focus on drug...more

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Pennsylvania Perspective for Thursday, January 9, 2025

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New Legislative Session Begins- Pennsylvania lawmakers began the 2025-26 legislative session this week, with Rep. Joanna McClinton (D-Philadelphia) reelected as House Speaker, securing the position with bipartisan support...more

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Introducing Wiley’s Trump Administration Resource Center & Guide – Your Essential Tools for 2025

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As President-Elect Trump’s second Administration begins in January 2025, businesses face a critical juncture with potential shifts in regulatory focus across industries and sectors including artificial intelligence,...more

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No More Safety Net: The Justice Department Withdraws Key Antitrust Guidance for the Healthcare Industry

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The most recent effort by the Biden Administration to “modernize” antitrust policy and enforcement involves withdrawing decades of guidance for the health care industry. On February 2, 2023, the U.S. Department of Justice...more

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