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Holland & Knight Health Dose: July 15, 2025

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The U.S. House of Representatives returns from a district work period. The U.S. Senate is expected to consider the $9.4 billion rescissions package that passed the House last month. If not passed by July 18, 2025, the...more

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McDermott+ Check-Up – July 11, 2025

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THIS WEEK’S DOSE - - President Trumps signs OBBBA into law. After months of debate, Congress passed and President Trump signed H.R. 1, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA), into law on July 4, 2025. - Senate HELP...more

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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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What Means Means for Mushrooms and Marijuana: How Might Trump’s Surgeon General Nominee Shift the Conversation for Cannabis and...

Earlier this month, President Trump tapped “physician-turned wellness influencer” Casey Means as his nominee for surgeon general. Means has close ties to Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., and Trump...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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Prescription Drugs: Executive Order Aims to Lower Prices

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On April 15, 2025, President Trump signed an executive order (EO) with the aim of reducing the cost of prescription drugs....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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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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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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McDermott+ Check-Up: September 27, 2024

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Congress Votes on CR, Health-Related Legislation. After reaching a deal over the weekend, both chambers passed a CR to avoid a government shutdown and fund the federal government through December 20, 2024. This tees up a push...more

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Congressional Committees Report Telehealth Extension Bills to the House Floor

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Telehealth has become an indispensable method of healthcare delivery, providing access to care and maintaining continuity of care when patients and providers are separated by distance or circumstances. The importance of...more

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End-of-Year Outlook in Health Care

As we near the end of the 118th Congress and head into a lame duck session postelection, policymakers are eyeing opportunities to reauthorize health programs that expire in December and also pass larger health reforms before...more

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Healthcare Preview for the Week of: September 23, 2024

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One More Week Until Election Recess - The House and Senate are in Washington, DC, for one more week before leaving until after election day. Over the weekend, congressional leaders struck a deal on a continuing resolution...more

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Healthcare Preview for the Week of: July 29, 2024

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Senate Staying Busy The House has started its August recess, so members are out until September 9, 2024. The Senate is in session, before joining the House in recess next week. The Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor...more

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McDermottPlus Check-Up: June 28, 2024

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House Ways & Means Health Subcommittee Holds Hearing on Value-Based Care. The hearing examined the challenges and opportunities associated with delivering better health outcomes and Medicare savings through value-based care....more

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McDermottPlus Check-Up: June 21, 2024

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Senate Finance Committee Holds Hearing on Disability Benefits. The hearing discussed ways to improve work incentives for those on Social Security disability programs. Senators and witnesses noted that there are currently...more

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McDermottPlus Check-Up: June 14, 2024

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House Energy & Commerce Committee Advances 13 Health Bills. The bipartisan legislation dealt with public health, Medicaid fraud and some small telehealth bills, but not the Medicare extension legislation that the committee is...more

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McDermottPlus Check-Up: June 7, 2024

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House Oversight Subcommittee Hearing with Fauci. The hearing aimed to gather more information on the response to the COVID-19 pandemic by Anthony Fauci, MD, former National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases...more

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McDermottPlus Check-Up: May 17, 2024

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House Energy & Commerce Health Subcommittee Advances 21 Bills. The markup included legislation around telehealth, Medicaid, workforce and rare diseases. Of note, the subcommittee advanced a bill that included an extension of...more

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McDermottPlus Check-Up: May 10, 2024

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House Ways & Means Committee Marks Up Telehealth and More. The bills considered in the markup support expanding access to telehealth as well as access to healthcare in rural areas. All six bills passed out of the committee,...more

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McDermottPlus Check-Up: April 26, 2024

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A Quiet Healthcare Week on Capitol Hill. Congress was largely in recess this week, although the Senate returned briefly to complete consideration of a long-awaited foreign aid bill. Both chambers will return to session the...more

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McDermottPlus Check-Up: April 17, 2024

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House Energy & Commerce Health Subcommittee Holds Hearing on Cybersecurity. During the hearing, there was bipartisan concern about UnitedHealth Group’s response to the Change Healthcare cyberattack and consensus around the...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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