On August 27, Senator Mike Rounds (R-SD) unveiled five AI bills for Congress to consider when its members return from the August recess on September 8.
Three are stand-alone bills that would promote the use of AI in the...more
On July 31, 2024, the Senate Commerce Committee advanced 10 AI-related bills for consideration in the full Senate.
The bills touch on nearly every facet of the AI ecosystem, from AI standards and requirements to AI...more
On July 11, 2024, Senators Maria Cantwell (D-WA), Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), and Martin Heinrich (D-NM) introduced the Content Origin Protection and Integrity from Edited and Deepfaked Media Act (COPIED Act)....more
Senators Gary Peters (D-MI) and Thom Tillis (R-NC) introduced the PREPARED for AI Act.
The bill aims to position federal agencies to safely and effectively adopt AI technologies by creating a comprehensive risk-mitigating...more
Congress — Big Agenda & Little Time -
With the holidays behind us, Congress returned this week for the second half of the 118th Congress with a long list of items to address and, as the 2024 campaign season ramps up, limited...more
1/12/2024
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The second half of 2021 will be a busy stretch for Congress. In addition to the typical must-pass legislation, Democrats controlling both chambers and the White House are committed to several big spending bills, too. What...more
The bills listed reflect a relatively active cybersecurity agenda for the 117th Congress. As reflected in the proposed legislation, many Members are interested in focusing federal policy on matters such as supply chain...more
5/7/2021
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Consumer Privacy Rights ,
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Personal Information ,
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Supply Chain
Following last month’s letter from the attorneys general of all 50 states, Congress has continued to push forward on robocall legislation. On April 3, the Senate Commerce Committee held a markup, which featured the Telephone...more
Lawmakers are again considering changes to the EB-5 Program. In fact, before the end of this month, we may see provisions from the “Immigrant Investor Visa and Regional Center Program Comprehensive Reform Act” or “EB-5 Reform...more
With all eyes in Washington focused on tax reform, let’s not forget that there is a hard deadline approaching to address funding of federal activities with the current continuing resolution (CR) set to expire soon. The CR has...more
This morning, the Senate HELP Committee will hold an executive session regarding the Mental Health Reform Act of 2016, a comprehensive mental health package negotiated in part by the Senate HELP Committee and the...more
The Administration is Ramping Up Drug Pricing Response -
The President’s budget makes clear for all to see that the Administration wants to do something related to drug pricing. Unfortunately for the Administration,...more
2/17/2016
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Substance Abuse ,
Zika
On February 3, 2016, a bipartisan group of Senators led by Senator Brian Schatz (D-HI) and Senator Roger Wicker (R-MS) have unveiled legislation that would expand the use of telemedicine and remote patient monitoring under...more
Ways & Means Leadership Changes – Health Policy Implications Looming:
As Congress pushes forward with a two-year budget deal, and new Speaker Paul Ryan begins his tenure as the top Republican in the House of...more
11/4/2015
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Co-Op ,
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Contraceptive Coverage Mandate ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Drug Pricing ,
E-Cigarettes ,
Federal Budget ,
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ,
FTEs ,
Generic Drugs ,
Health Care Providers ,
Health Information Technologies ,
Healthcare ,
Healthcare Reform ,
Home Health Care ,
Hospitals ,
ICD-10 ,
Medicare ,
Medicare Part B ,
MedPAC ,
Mental Health ,
New Legislation ,
Open Enrollment ,
OPPS ,
Prescription Drugs ,
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Rebates ,
Rulemaking Process ,
SCOTUS ,
Substance Abuse ,
Telehealth ,
Telemedicine ,
Tobacco Regulations ,
Two-Midnight Rule ,
U.S. Treasury
Cuts in Mandatory Entitlement Programs Center of Budget Negotiations: As budget negotiators from both sides of the Hill come together to work out a two-year budget deal, determining how sequestration relief will be paid for...more
10/20/2015
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Barack Obama ,
Cadillac Tax ,
Co-Op ,
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Congressional Investigations & Hearings ,
Consumer Price Index ,
Cost-of-Living Adjustment (COLA) ,
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Federal Budget ,
GAO ,
Health Insurance ,
Health Insurance Exchanges ,
Healthcare ,
Medicaid Expansion ,
Medicare ,
Medicare Part B ,
Medicare Part D ,
MedPAC ,
Proposed Legislation ,
Reconciliation ,
Social Security Act ,
Social Security Benefits ,
Undocumented Immigrants
Coinciding with the end of the current fiscal year, the EB-5 regional center program is set to expire on September 30, 2015 but will get a temporary reprieve with expected final passage of a Continuing Resolution (CR) that...more
CMS Releases Final Payment Rules (IPPS, IRF, LTCHs, Hospice, and Psych): At the end of last week, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) released a set of final 2016 payment rules affecting acute care hospitals...more
8/4/2015
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Alternative Payment Models (APM) ,
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Healthcare ,
Healthcare Reform ,
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Long Term Care Facilities ,
Medicaid ,
Medicare ,
Proposed Legislation ,
Psychiatric Hospitals ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Two-Midnight Rule ,
Value-Based Purchasing
ACA Repeal Votes Continue: As part of a rare Senate Sunday session to consider a bill to replenish the highway trust fund for six years, Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) brought up an amendment to repeal the ACA—in...more
7/29/2015
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Health Insurance Exchanges ,
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Healthcare Reform ,
Medicaid ,
Medicaid Expansion ,
Medicare ,
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Substance Abuse
Created by the Immigration Act of 1990, the Immigrant Investor Program, more commonly referred to as the EB-5 program, offers foreign investors an opportunity to secure permanent residency in the United States by making a...more
7/8/2015
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Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) ,
Foreign Investment ,
Green Cards ,
Immigrant Investor Program ,
Immigration and Nationality Act ,
Investors ,
Job Creation ,
Lawful Permanent Residents ,
Legislative Agendas ,
Permanent Residence Cards ,
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Reauthorization ,
Regional Centers ,
Targeted Employment Area ,
USCIS ,
Visas
In recent months, as the conversation about reforming the health care system has shifted to achieving greater delivery system efficiencies, cost containment, and patient satisfaction, the role of health care...more
9/5/2014
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ICD-10 ,
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Medical Devices ,
Medicare ,
PHSA ,
Physicians ,
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Telemedicine
Although the 113th Congress continues to see a dearth of legislation seeing final approval, over the past six months, Congress has managed to finalize Fiscal Year 2014 appropriations; address the Sustainable Growth Rate...more
In This Issue:
- Hobby Lobby decision further complicates ACA implementation
- Implementation of the Affordable Care Act
- Other Federal Regulatory Initiatives
- Other Congressional and State...more
7/1/2014
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Burwell v Hobby Lobby ,
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) ,
Contraceptive Coverage Mandate ,
Contraceptives ,
Employer Group Health Plans ,
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ,
Healthcare ,
Hobby Lobby ,
Legislative Agendas ,
Pending Legislation ,
Preventive Health Care ,
Proposed Legislation ,
SCOTUS
In This Issue:
Leading the News; Implementation of the Affordable Care Act; Other HHS and Federal Regulatory Initiatives; Other Congressional and State Initiatives; Other Health Care News; and Hearings and Mark-Ups...more
7/2/2013
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Healthcare ,
HSA ,
Medicaid ,
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Same-Sex Marriage ,
SCOTUS ,
USDA
In This Issue:
Leading the News; Implementation of the Affordable Care Act; Other HHS and Federal Regulatory Initiatives; Other Congressional and State Initiatives; Other Health Care News; and Hearings and Mark-Ups...more
In This Issue:
Leading the News; Other HHS and Federal Regulatory Initiatives; Other Congressional and State Initiatives; Other Health Care News; and Hearing and Mark-Ups Scheduled.
Excerpt from Leading the News...more