McDermott+ is pleased to bring you Regs & Eggs, a weekly Regulatory Affairs blog by Jeffrey Davis. Click here to subscribe to future blog posts. June 5, 2025 – On May 30, 2025, the US Department of Health and Human Services…
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/ Administrative Law, Health
Congress is back from recess this week, and focus is on the Senate’s consideration of the House-passed reconciliation bill. Much of this work – for example, ensuring that provisions are consistent with the Byrd Rule – will be…
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/ Elections & Politics, Health
On May 28, 2025, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) sent a letter to “select hospitals” that provide gender-affirming care services, requesting information about how those hospitals adhere to quality standards…
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Senate Prepares to Take Up Reconciliation Bill. Discussions about the bill’s real-world implications continued during this week’s recess…
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/ Administrative Law, Elections & Politics, Health
Below is a tracker of healthcare-related executive orders (EOs) issued by the Trump administration, including overviews of each EO and the date each EO was signed. We will regularly update this tracker as additional EOs are…
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/ Education Law, Government Contracting, Health
Recently, the Trump administration took steps toward implementing one of its major priorities: improving price transparency. As discussed in a previous Regs & Eggs blog post, President Trump signed an executive order (EO) on…
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/ Administrative Law, Consumer Protection, Health
Short Congressional Recess, Short Preview -
While Congress is in recess this week, we are still on reconciliation watch as consideration of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act moves to the Senate. We are on the lookout for a printed…
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/ Elections & Politics, Health, Taxation
THIS WEEK’S DOSE -
- House Passes Reconciliation Package. The package now moves to the Senate, where substantive changes, including in healthcare, will likely be made.
- HHS Secretary Kennedy, FDA Commissioner Makary Testify…
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/ Administrative Law, Health, Taxation
It’s getting hot outside, which means that the summer regulatory season is almost upon us. In June or July, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) will release proposed regs impacting Medicare payments in calendar…
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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…
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/ Administrative Law, Elections & Politics, Health
Below is a tracker of healthcare-related executive orders (EOs) issued by the Trump administration, including overviews of each EO and the date each EO was signed. We will regularly update this tracker as additional EOs are…
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/ Administrative Law, Commercial Law & Contracts, Government Contracting, Health, Science, Computers, & Technology
THIS WEEK’S DOSE -
- Key House Health Committees Advance Reconciliation, Bill Held Up in Budget Committee. The Energy and Commerce Committee and Ways and Means Committee passed their recommendations for reconciliation out of…
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/ Antitrust & Trade Regulation, Health, Taxation
While much of Washington, DC’s attention this week has been focused on congressional action around budget reconciliation, including proposed changes to the Medicaid program, the White House also made news with release of a new…
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/ Administrative Law, Health, International Law & Trade
Reconciliation Text Is Here -
Late Sunday night, May 11, 2025, the House Committee on Energy and Commerce released the much-anticipated budget reconciliation bill text ahead of its scheduled markup on May 13, 2025.
While…
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/ Antitrust & Trade Regulation, Health, Immigration Law, Science, Computers, & Technology
Below is a tracker of healthcare-related executive orders (EOs) issued by the Trump administration, including overviews of each EO and the date each EO was signed. We will regularly update this tracker as additional EOs are…
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/ Administrative Law, Antitrust & Trade Regulation, Commercial Law & Contracts, Government Contracting, Health
