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The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) on July 31, 2025, issued the final rule to update Medicare payment policies and rates for fiscal year 2026 under the Inpatient Prospective Payment System (IPPS) and the...more
The United States Department of Labor (DOL) has ambitious plans to repeal or rewrite over 60 regulations affecting workplaces across the country. Although the department did not specify which regulations will be targeted, two...more
As part of its deregulatory initiative on July 1, the federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration proposed deleting requirements for medical evaluations before employees are permitted to use certain classes of...more
OSHA just issued a heap of new proposed rules and took other agency actions as part of broader deregulatory efforts at the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) – which are being called one of the most ambitious federal red tape...more
Since President Trump's inauguration, the Trump administration has issued a number of executive orders and policy actions with potential impacts for the life sciences industry. Notable actions include rescinding Biden-era...more
The Trump DOJ rescinded five COVID-19 related documents and six older guidance documents designed to educate businesses on the requirements of the ADA, claiming that the recission will reduce the burden on businesses to...more
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
So . . . . Nice, quiet week while we were gone, right? Wall Street forecasts are always dicey, but it sure looks like Pfizer’s solid vaccine news (along with this weekend’s newfound presidential certainty) could make for...more
On June 4, 2020, President Trump signed an executive order instructing his administration to use any applicable “emergency authorities” to waive requirements within certain environmental laws in order to facilitate permitting...more
The President issued an executive order directing agencies to address the economic impact of COVID-19 by eliminating regulations, providing reopening guidance to businesses, and recognizing that regulatory compliance can be...more
On May 7, 2020, the EEOC announced that due to COVID-19 it will delay opening of the 2019 EEO-1 Component 1 data collection. Currently, the agency anticipates collecting EEO-1 Component 1 data for both 2019 and 2020, in March...more
The Coronavirus Preparedness and Response Supplemental Appropriations Act (the "Act") includes a provision allowing the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to waive certain Medicare telehealth payment...more
We’ve been blogging periodically on the various actions taken and enforcement policies being developed by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to support and expand the national response to the declared COVID-19 public...more
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services ("CMS") have promulgated a number of temporary regulatory waivers and rules in an effort to mitigate the hardships facing the healthcare system amid the COVID-19 outbreak. The...more
Citing potential coronavirus-related disruptions, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) announced on March 26, 2020 that it would use “enforcement discretion” when regulated facilities fail to meet certain...more
On March 13, 2020, President Donald Trump declared a national emergency under the National Emergencies Act and made an emergency determination under the Stafford Act. This announcement follows the January 31, 2020,...more
On March 16, Connecticut agencies released two important guidance documents for state health care providers and organizations confronting the COVID-19 pandemic...more