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McDermott+ Check-Up – July 25, 2025

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CBO releases final scores for OBBBA. The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) estimates that the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) will increase the uninsurance rate by 10 million individuals over 10 years. House Energy and...more

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Healthcare Preview for the Week of: July 21, 2025

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Two long weeks until August recess - This is the last week with both chambers in session until September, and things are relatively slow as lawmakers count down the days to the month-long August recess. With reconciliation...more

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Healthcare Preview for the Week of: July 14, 2025

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Rescissions rescissions - Congressional focus this week is on the rescissions package and appropriations. The rescissions bill has a July 18 deadline to reach the president’s desk for signature. The bill is pending in the...more

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Healthcare Preview for the Week of: June 23, 2025

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Reconciliation Byrd Rulings and Potential Floor Vote - This week will be busy as Republicans race to try to get the reconciliation package to President Trump’s desk by July 4. Last week, the Senate Finance Committee, which...more

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Look Ahead to the Week of June 9, 2025: Congressional Leaders Stick to July 4 Reconciliation Deadline

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Both chambers are in session this week. Senate Republicans will continue to revise the House-passed reconciliation package. Disagreements remain over the overall size of the package as well as a host of outstanding issues...more

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Healthcare Preview for the Week of: May 19, 2025

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MAHA and More Medicaid - Late Sunday night, May 18, 2025, the House Budget Committee voted to advance the reconciliation package drafted by the Energy and Commerce Committee and Ways and Means Committee last week. The four...more

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Holland & Knight Health Dose: May 13, 2025

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U.S. House of Representatives committees are scheduled to begin markups on additional portions of the budget reconciliation package on May 13, 2025. Both the House Committee on Ways and Means and the House Committee on Energy...more

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Healthcare Preview for the Week of: May 5, 2025

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Reconciliation Hits a Speedbump - As of May 6, 2025, it will not be what was anticipated on Capitol Hill. Multiple committees, including the House Energy and Commerce Committee, reportedly had planned to spend this week...more

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Look Ahead to the Week of May 5: Trump’s ‘Skinny’ Budget Released as Reconciliation Roadblocks Emerge in Key Committees

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Both chambers are in session this week. House Republicans will continue their pursuit of a single reconciliation package that includes President Trump’s key policy priorities. The House Natural Resources Committee will hold...more

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Healthcare Preview for the Week of: April 7, 2025

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Final Week Before Easter Recess - Focus this week on Capitol Hill will remain on reconciliation, as Republicans aim to pass the unified budget resolution in the House before leaving on Thursday for the two-week Easter...more

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New NIH Head: Indirect Payments ‘Tips’; Republican Senator Calls Them ‘Grift’

Research universities have had one less worry (at least temporarily) since Judge Angel Kelley of the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts granted a preliminary restraining order prohibiting NIH from imposing...more

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McDermott+ Check-Up: February 14, 2025

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RFK Jr. Confirmed as HHS Secretary. In a 52 – 48 Senate vote, Robert F. Kennedy (RFK) Jr. was confirmed as the next HHS secretary. All Democrats voted no, and Sen. McConnell (R-KY) was the only Republican to join them. He...more

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Holland & Knight Health Dose: What to Expect in the 119th Congress – January 16, 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. This week's topics include ...more

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Healthcare Preview for the Week of: January 6, 2025

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A lot has happened in the last three weeks, so here’s a high-level recap: Congress successfully, albeit rockily, passed a continuing resolution that will fund the government through March 14, 2025. That legislation...more

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McDermott+ Check-Up: December 20, 2024

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118th Congress Continues to Grapple with Contentious CR. With the collapse of Republican support for the negotiated continuing resolution (CR) package, as of the time of publication on Friday at 3:00 PM EST, Congress is still...more

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Regulatory Implications of the Continuing Resolution Healthcare Package

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Earlier this week, Congress released the text of a continuing resolution that includes a more-robust-than-anticipated healthcare package. While the bill’s primary purpose is to keep the government open through March 14, 2025,...more

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Healthcare Preview for the Week of: December 16, 2024

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118th Congress Wraps Up - Congress has five days to complete remaining business before the December 20 government funding deadline. It is still expected that the government will be funded via a short-term continuing...more

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McDermott+ Check-Up: December 6, 2024

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Congress Negotiates Healthcare Extenders, Continues to Plan for 2025. Lawmakers continue negotiations to wrap up the 118th Congress and pass remaining must-do policies, including government funding, likely through a...more

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BIOSECURE Act: Industry Closely Following in the Lame Duck

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Congress is back in session with a loaded agenda for the lame duck period. One of the top issues the life sciences industry is tracking is the potential passage of the BIOSECURE Act. Speaker Johnson has signaled the House...more

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Healthcare Preview for the Week of: November 18, 2024

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The incoming Trump Administration made several decisions and announcements in the first week of the lame duck session, including announcing his nominee for Secretary of the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)....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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Healthcare Preview for the Week of: November 12, 2024

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Election Day 2024 has come and gone. Republicans have all but officially achieved a trifecta – control of the White House, Senate, and House of Representatives. Both the House and Senate return today for the lame duck...more

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What President-Elect Trump’s Victory Means for Healthcare in 2025

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Donald Trump will be the 47th President of the U.S. Not since 1892 has a President been elected to two non-consecutive terms, and his victory has helped Republicans pick up several critical seats in Congress. Senate...more

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[Webinar] 2024 Elections: What Happened and How the New Washington Will Impact Your Company - November 6th, 12:30 pm - 1:00 pm ET

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The day after the elections, former Congressmen Peter Roskam and Heath Shuler and non-partisan election analyst Jim Ellis of The Ellis Insight will discuss the results, what’s known and the votes still to be counted (and...more

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McDermott+ Check-Up (Special Regulatory Edition): October 11, 2024

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Congress Continues Election Recess. Members are on the campaign trail and are scheduled to return for the lame duck session on November 12, 2024. CMS Releases Proposed NBPP for 2026. The proposed Notice of Benefit and...more

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