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The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPAC), also known as Obamacare, is a United States federal statute passed in March of 2010. The Act creates a nationwide insurance system and provides federal... more +
The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPAC), also known as Obamacare, is a United States federal statute passed in March of 2010. The Act creates a nationwide insurance system and provides federal subsidies to reduce the number of uninsured citizens. less -
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Holland & Knight Health Dose: March 12, 2024

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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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This Week From the Hill (March 10 – 16, 2024)

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Each week while Congress is in session, our Policy team delivers a key update to highlight a topical benefits, health, or retirement news item from the Hill, such as a newly introduced bill, a summary of a committee hearing,...more

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Biden Reveals Health Care Priorities in FY 2025 Budget

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On Monday, March 11, President Joe Biden unveiled his fiscal year (FY) 2025 budget request, the fourth of his presidency. The $7.3 trillion proposal calls for approximately $1.9 trillion in discretionary spending, $4.4...more

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Cozen Currents: The Bipartisan Impact of Partisan Legislation

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The Cozen Lens- •Republicans have been talking a big game about repealing the Inflation Reduction Act in its entirety but actually going through with it will be more difficult. •Non-defense spending is poised to be hit...more

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President’s Proposed Budget Emphasizes Existing Healthcare Priorities Ahead of 2024 Election

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Released on March 9, 2023, President Biden’s proposed fiscal year (FY) 2024 budget focuses on existing healthcare initiatives while attempting to lower healthcare costs with an emphasis on prescription drug prices, seeking to...more

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President Biden’s Budget Invests in Healthcare

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Although President Biden’s budget is almost always dead on arrival on Capitol Hill, it serves as an outline of the administration’s priorities. In the budget process, the House and Senate are to work separately on budget...more

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Biden Reveals Health Care Priorities in FY 2024 Budget

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Today, Thursday, March 9, President Biden unveiled his Fiscal Year (FY) 2024 budget request, the third of his presidency. The $6.1 trillion proposal calls for $1.9 trillion in discretionary spending and $4.2 trillion in...more

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Window on Washington – Vol. 6, Issue 31

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Outlook for This Week in the Nation’s Capital - Congress. After a busy weekend voting on the reconciliation bill, the Senate is now in recess through Labor Day. The House, in recess since late July, returns this week on...more

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The Inflation Reduction Act: Summary of the Budget Reconciliation Act

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The U.S. Senate on Aug. 7, 2022, passed the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (IRA). This comprehensive legislation is the result of many months of negotiations among Democrats to advance some of President Joe Biden's highest...more

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2022 Congressional Outlook and Top 10 Federal Health Policy Issues to Watch

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As Congress reconvenes, it faces a packed agenda in a legislative year that will be shortened by the upcoming midterm elections and remains buffeted by the persistent coronavirus pandemic. The list of healthcare priorities is...more

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Budget Resolutions, Reconciliation And Tax Increases: Is it Time For The Weight-Challenged Individual To Sing?

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Procedural Mumbo Jumbo? Remember your civics class in elementary school? * * * . What’s that? Not really. * * *. Doodling, you say? * * * . The principal’s office? OK, what about high school social studies? * * * ....more

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Budget Reconciliation use in Recent Years

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The looming 50-50 Senate, in which ties will be broken by Vice President-elect Kamala Harris, has triggered much interest in the budget reconciliation process. Budget reconciliation has many complexities, but at its core it...more

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Healthcare Policy Update: Election Edition

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A presidential race called by media outlets for former Vice President Joe Biden, coupled with a diminished Democratic majority in the U.S. House of Representatives and a narrowly divided Senate, translates into a federal...more

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Overview of President-Elect Biden's Policies

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Below is a broad overview of policies for which President-Elect Biden has indicated support (PDF). It is important to note that, while some of these policies fall under the President's executive power, many will require...more

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Will voters buy $1 trillion in U.S. health care cuts, as ’21 budget proposes?

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President Trump’s 2021 budget proposal is thicker than an old-fashioned phone book. Lots of the document became little more than chaff the instant it was printed, due to the likelihood of big changes in the spending plan by...more

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Federal Government Funded for Fiscal Year 2020; Surprise Billing and Comprehensive Drug Pricing Legislation Postponed Until 2020

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Last Friday, President Trump signed into law two bipartisan legislative packages that included all twelve Fiscal Year 2020 funding bills. Comprehensive surprise billing and drug pricing legislation were not included in the...more

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Repeal of Cadillac Tax, increase of RMD age included in end-of-year federal spending bill

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Last Friday night, President Trump signed into law a year-end $1.4 trillion spending bill that will fund the government through September 30, 2020. Included in the bill were a number of provisions that impact...more

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Spending Bill Expected to Eliminate Certain Taxes

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The congressional spending bill for 2020 will be released today. Reports indicate that the bill will permanently repeal three separate taxes originally implemented by the Affordable Care Act (ACA). All three of the taxes are...more

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Year-End Spending Bill Includes Tax Extenders, Disaster Tax Relief

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Just past midnight on Dec. 17, lawmakers released an amendment to one of two spending bills released on Dec. 16—H.R. 1865—the Further Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2020. Most notably, the amendment included an extension...more

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Health Care Weekly Preview from ML Strategies – January 2019

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There is still no end in sight to the government shutdown which is entering its 17th day. How policymakers find an exit ramp to this latest impasse will have lasting implications on the 116th Congress. Compromise can often be...more

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Window On Washington - Vol. 3, Issue 1

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Outlook for This Week in the Nation's Capital - The 116th Congress. The 116th Congress, with 100 new members of the US House of Representatives (63 Democrats), convenes on Thursday, January 3, with Democrats returning to...more

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Window On Washington - Vol. 2, Issue 51

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Outlook for This Week in the Nation's Capital - Clark Hill wishes you and yours a happy holiday season. The Window will be on hiatus until the New Year, as our next publication will be on January 2nd unless the news...more

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Health Care Weekly Preview from ML Strategies – December 2018 #2

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This week, Congress is in session for what should be the last week of the 115th Congress. That said, best not to count your chickens before they hatch. The spending fight that has been raging since the last continuing...more

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Window On Washington - Vol. 2, Issue 42

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Outlook for This Week in the Nation's Capital - Recess. The House and Senate remain in recess. However, the Senate Judiciary Committee held a hearing last week to consider judicial nominations and plans to hold another next...more

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Will counter-factual claims and Big Pharma cash sway critical midterm votes?

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At a time when Americans experience high anxiety and financial insecurity due to medical costs — with more than 20 percent of those with health insurance experiencing trouble paying for necessities, more than a quarter of...more

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