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Navigating Political Waves and Policy Shifts - European Health & Life Sciences Symposium 2025

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In April, McDermott gathered more than 100 health and life sciences innovators, investors, business leaders and advisers in Paris for our annual European Health & Life Sciences symposium. With such an esteemed crowd available...more

Mintz - Health Care Viewpoints

Trump Administration Issues Drug Pricing Executive Order

On April 15, 2025, President Trump issued an Executive Order instructing federal agencies to implement a variety of drug pricing reforms. The Executive Order addresses drug pricing from several different angles, including...more

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP

The Effects of HHS Workforce Reductions, Tariffs on Pharma, the ‘Pill Penalty’ and More

With the rapidly evolving regulatory landscape, staying on top of the latest updates is crucial for companies in biopharma and medical devices. In this briefing, we highlight recent regulatory and legislative developments...more

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Trump’s Drug Price Executive Order: What Drugmakers Should Know

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On April 15, 2025, President Trump issued an executive order titled “Lowering Drug Prices by Once Again Putting Americans First.” The order reaffirms and seeks to expand on policy initiatives introduced during the president’s...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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2024 U.S. elections - Health industry impact

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In the wake of the biggest American political comeback in more than 100 years, stakeholders in the health industry are asking themselves: What does this portend for health policy—patients, providers, manufacturers, and...more

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2024 Post-Election Analysis

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Following a hotly contested election, Donald Trump is once again the president-elect and will return to the White House on January 20, 2025. He will do so with a dominant electoral college win, potentially a win of the...more

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McDermott+ Check-Up: September 20, 2024

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Senate Judiciary Human Rights and the Law Subcommittee Holds Hearing on Georgia Abortion Ban. The field hearing examined how Georgia’s abortion ban impacts women’s health, and featured patient and physician witnesses. ...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Unfinished Health Care Business: 10 Issues to Watch as Congress Rings in the New Year

Health care was one of the most active issue areas in 2023 and this trend is expected to continue when Congress returns in the New Year for the second session of the 118th Congress. The activity by the health committees of...more

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Mintz IRA Update — Basics of the Medicare Drug Price Negotiation Program

The Inflation Reduction Act (“IRA”) was passed just over a year ago with a goal of lowering high drug costs for Medicare beneficiaries and reducing costs incurred by Medicare. A central piece to achieving the IRA’s goal of...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

10 Health Issues to Watch as Congress Returns from August Recess

Health care has been one of the most active issue areas in the 118th Congress. The activity by the health committees of jurisdiction in both the House and the Senate has been fueled in part by efforts to reauthorize various...more

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Finance in Five Minutes: Healthcare Finance Checkup

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While mergers and acquisitions, and attendant financings may not be at a blistering pace globally, the prognosis for deal activity in the healthcare sector remains healthy, in particular as the consolidation of providers, the...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Drug Pricing Déjà Vu: The Biden-Harris Administration’s Fiscal Year 2024 Budget Doubles Down on Inflation Reduction Act Reforms;...

Are Accelerated Approval Drugs a New Target for Cost Reductions? As outlined in our prior analysis, the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) included sweeping drug pricing reforms for the Medicare program and the Biden-Harris...more

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HHS Issues Report Outlining Three New Drug Models for Testing by CMMI

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On February 14, 2023, and in response to Executive Order 14087 (“Lowering Prescription Drug Costs for Americans”), the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) issued a report announcing the selection of three models that...more

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Pharmacy Benefit Manager Reform Remains Legislative Priority

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The 2022 midterms have concluded, but the Republican underperformance is not expected to dampen Congressional enthusiasm for Pharmacy Benefit Manager (PBM) reform. The issue remains at the forefront of the healthcare pricing...more

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Medicare Drug Price Negotiation Program and Drug Pricing Reform: Eligible Drugs to Know and Understanding What’s Next

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On August 16, 2022, President Biden signed into law the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (IRA), which contains prescription drug pricing reform provisions. The three main Medicare prescription drug pricing reform provisions...more

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Holland & Knight Health Dose: October 18, 2022

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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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Health Care & Life Sciences: Drug Pricing Digest - September 2022

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Inflation Reduction Act: Stakeholders and commentators continue to review H.R. 5376, the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (the Act), which became law on Aug. 16, 2022. Republican leaders on the House Energy & Commerce and...more

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The Inflation Reduction Act of 2022: Healthcare Provisions

After almost a year of negotiations among congressional Democrats and the White House, the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (IRA) was signed into law by President Biden on August 16, 2022. It passed in the US Senate by a vote...more

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP

Fall 2022 Federal Healthcare Legislative Landscape

With President Biden signing the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) into law on August 16, the next big question is what the last third of 2022 will bring. Enacting the IRA takes the “will it or won’t it happen” issue of...more

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Health Care Week in Review: The Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 Becomes Law

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Below is Alston & Bird's Health Care Week in Review, which provides a synopsis of the latest news in health care regulations, notices, and guidance; federal legislation and congressional committee action; reports, studies,...more

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