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Budget 2013-14: Impacts to the Life Sciences Industry - Baker & McKenzie

by Ben McLaughlin | Baker & McKenzie Australia on 5/20/2013

Earlier this week on 14 May, the Treasurer delivered the Australian Federal Budget for 2013-14. Whilst it contains no real surprises for the pharmaceutical or medical technology sectors, it shows how much the Pharmaceutical...more

Alabama Legislative Update – Week 13: Budgets Approved, Medicaid and Tax Bills Sent to Governor Bentley

by Denise Killebrew, Dennis Nabors | Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell &... on 5/15/2013

With the constitutional deadline of midnight on the 30th day closing in, Alabama lawmakers worked at a feverish pace to complete work on some of the most substantial and controversial legislation in the 2013 session....more

Alabama Legislative Update – Week 9: Bills Make Significant Progress in the House

by Denise Killebrew, Dennis Nabors | Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell &... on 4/16/2013

Legislators convened for a three-day work week that ended in early adjournment on Thursday afternoon as lawmakers left Montgomery to beat anticipated severe weather. Day 20 concluded a week that saw progress on several...more

Under The Dome: Inside The Maine State House 3-22-13

by Avery T. Day, John D. Delahanty, Andrea Cianchette Maker | Pierce Atwood LLP on 3/25/2013

In This Issue: - Governor Does Not Act on Veto Threat - Appropriations Committee Continues Public Hearings on Biennial Budget - Governor Explores Medicaid Expansion - Legislature Gets a Snow Day - Governor...more

Now In Session: Florida’s 2013 Legislature - Summary Of Expected Higher-Level Policy Issues

by Rheb Harbison | Carlton Fields on 3/8/2013

Florida’s 2013 legislative session opened this week, beginning a 60-day trek to adjournment on May 3, unless extended. The state’s new 2013-2014 presiding legislative officers have endeavored to publicly present a coordinated...more

Under the Dome: Inside the Maine State House Marsch 1, 2013

by Avery T. Day, John D. Delahanty, Andrea Cianchette Maker | Pierce Atwood LLP on 3/5/2013

Under the Dome: Inside the Maine State House is a weekly update that provides a high-level overview of recent activity at the Maine State House. If you would like more specific information regarding an item in this newsletter...more

Capital Thinking Update - February 11, 2013

by Jennifer Cetta, Amy Davenport, Tanya DeRivi, Eugenia Edwards, Karen Kudelko, Matthew Kulkin, Amy Budner Smith, Scott Thompson, Joseph Urso, Sarah Vilms, Dana Weeks, Pam Welsh | Patton Boggs LLP on 2/14/2013

In This Issue: - General Legislative - Agriculture & Food - Budget, Appropriations, and Sequestration - Cybersecurity - Education - Energy - Environment - Financial Services -...more

Capital Thinking Update - January 21, 2013

by Amy Davenport, Eugenia Edwards, Matthew Kulkin, Erin McGrain, Scott Thompson, Joseph Urso, Sarah Vilms, Dana Weeks | Patton Boggs LLP on 1/25/2013

In This Issue: - General Legislative - Agriculture & Food - Budget, Appropriations - Cybersecurity - Education - Energy - Environment - Financial Services -...more

McNees Insights - Asset Planning and Federal Taxation - Winter 2013

by McNees Wallace & Nurick LLC on 1/14/2013

2012 Tax Act - The American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012 (the “Act”) was signed into law on January 1, 2013 to avert the tax law changes that were one part of the “fiscal cliff” facing our country’s economy (the other...more

Government Relations Report: A Preview of Iowa's 86th General Assembly

by Katherine Carlucci, Thomas Stanberry | Davis Brown Law Firm on 1/13/2013

The 2013 Iowa legislative session will gavel in on Monday, January 14, the first of the two-year 86th General Assembly. For the most part, the 86th General Assembly will look very much like the last with a split legislature....more

Under the Dome: Inside the Maine State House 1-11-13

by Avery T. Day, John D. Delahanty, Andrea Cianchette Maker | Pierce Atwood LLP on 1/11/2013

In this week’s issue: - Legislature Completes Its First Week - Majority Party Discusses Its Legislative Agenda - New Constitutional Officers Sworn into Office - Federal Decision Issued Regarding MaineCare...more

Legal Alert: The Fiscal-Cliff Tax Relief Affected Benefits, Too

by Jeffrey S. Ashendorf | FordHarrison on 1/5/2013

As most everyone knows by now, Congress adopted, and President Obama signed, legislation – the American Taxpayer Relief Act (the "Act") – that resolves many elements of the so-called "fiscal cliff," i.e., the various tax...more

Late Action to Avert “Fiscal Cliff” Includes Several Health Policy Changes

by Alexander Hecht, Kevin M. Kappel, Stephen Weiner | Mintz Levin - Health Law on 1/5/2013

As was widely expected over the month of December, the Obama Administration and Congress scrambled in the late hours of 2012 and on New Year’s Day devising a legislative package to prevent the United States from going over...more

This Week in Washington - December 14, 2012

by Patton Boggs LLP on 12/21/2012

In This Issue: - DOMESTIC POLICY MATTERS - The Fiscal Cliff Debate. On Monday, the White House presented a revised “fiscal cliff” offer to Speaker of the House John Boehner (R-Ohio) calling for $1.4 trillion in new...more

Election Behind Us: Looking Ahead to the Fiscal Cliff and 2013

by Howard Schweitzer | Cozen O'Connor on 11/9/2012

The balance of power in Washington remains intact: control of The White House and Congress remains as it was prior to the election. Notwithstanding that balance of power, we are NOT in a status quo political environment....more

2012 Post-Election Analysis: A Narrowly Divided Electorate Has Spoken: How Will The President and The Congress Respond?

by Patton Boggs LLP on 11/9/2012

INTRODUCTION - With President Barack Obama having been reelected and the Senate and the House having stayed in Democratic and Republican hands, respectively, attention now will turn to the lame duck session that will...more

Medicare and Medicaid Reforms Coming in a Second Obama Administration

by McDermott Will & Emery on 11/7/2012

While Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan campaigned on the promise to repeal the U.S. Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, and to reform Medicare and Medicaid, their defeat does not mean the health industry should expect no...more

Congressional Research Service Finds Sequestration Would Have “Somewhat Limited” Effect on Health Reform Spending

by King & Spalding on 10/12/2012

An October 1, 2012 report from the Congressional Research Service (CRS) analyzes the impact of impending across-the-board cuts to Federal spending known as “sequestration” on implementation of the Affordable Care Act (ACA). ...more

Campaign Debate Over Medicare Could Ripple Out To Deficit Reduction Talks Next Year

by InsideHealthPolicy.com on 9/28/2012

If polls continue to show public support eroding for Medicare premium support and Medicaid block grants, Republicans might have a difficult time pushing those reforms next year during the deficit reduction debates, some...more

While FDA and NIH would do worse... NHC: Many HHS Agencies Fare Better Under Sequester Than Under Ryan Budget

by InsideHealthPolicy.com on 9/27/2012

Many HHS agencies -- including CMS, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, and Health Resources and Services Administration -- could fare better under the across-the-board cuts mandated by sequestration than if the...more

Under the Dome: Inside the Maine State House 9.21.12

by Pierce Atwood LLP on 9/24/2012

Under the Dome: Inside the Maine State House provides a high-level overview of recent activity at the Maine State House. If you would like more specific information regarding an item in this newsletter or related to...more

OMB Issues Report on Likely Effects of Sequestration

by King & Spalding on 9/18/2012

The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) issued a report on September 14, 2012 detailing the magnitude of impending across-the-board cuts to Federal spending beginning on January 2, 2013 in a process known as...more

Federal Stem Cell Funding Approved by Appellate Court

by Foley & Lardner LLP on 8/28/2012

Good news for patients and stem cell researchers alike. On August 24th, the United States Courts of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit affirmed the District of Columbia court decision granting the government’s...more

Government Relations Insight: Primary Recap, Health Insurance Exchange Update and Latest Budget Developments

by Leonard, Street and Deinard on 8/20/2012

In This Issue: Tuesday's Primary Produces Few Surprises; Affordable Care Act: Health Insurance Exchange Update; and, Preliminary Budget Forecast and Update. ...more

Senators Ask CFPB to Consider Regulation of Medical Debt Collection

by King & Spalding on 8/15/2012

Four Democratic senators recently submitted a letter to Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) Director Richard Cordray requesting that the agency consider regulations restricting the use of medical debts in credit...more

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