Nota Bene Podcast Episode 134: U.S. Q3 Check In: Infrastructure Bill Updates and Big Tech Antitrust with Elizabeth Frazee and Chani Wiggins
The First 100 Days of the Biden Administration: Healthcare Priorities and Landscape
Crystal Ball Perspective: Will Healthcare Reform be Repealed if Romney Wins the Presidential Election?
On August 7, 2022, after extensive deliberation, Senate Democrats passed their long-awaited reconciliation bill, the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (the Reconciliation Bill). In addition to climate and tax provisions, the...more
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
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
Drug Pricing Initiatives: Late on Nov. 5, 2021, the House of Representatives passed H.R. 3684 (the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act). This $1 trillion infrastructure bill, which was passed earlier by the Senate, is part...more
Drug Pricing Initiatives: Congress is proceeding with the budget reconciliation process, which includes proposed measures related to drug pricing. House committees are beginning to mark up sections of the legislation related...more
The Senate action sets the stage for weeks of fierce negotiation and tough compromises, including for those seeking infrastructure funding “wins” and the targets of new “pay-for” measures to fund the bill, including through...more
What A Ride- No one anticipated that the Administration’s proposed tax increases would fly through Congress easily – at least no one residing in a state in which the recreational use of marijuana has not been legalized....more
On March 10, 2021, US Congress finalized and passed the American Rescue Plan of 2021 (ARPA), the latest COVID-19 relief package that largely tracks President Joe Biden’s initial $1.9 trillion proposal. The ARPA extends...more
On Feb. 9, 2018, the Trump Administration released a 30-page report analyzing domestic and global factors influencing drug pricing. The report by the Council of Economic Advisers (CEA) is expected to inform the HHS' Fiscal...more
ABSTRACT - Although the American Health Care Act, as passed by the U.S. House of Representatives, mainly affects the individual and small group health insurance markets, it has implications for large employers. The repeal of...more
Fulfilling their promises, Congressional Republicans moved to repeal the Affordable Care Act (ACA) on the first day of the new Congress when Senate Budget Committee Chair Michael Enzi (R-WY) introduced “reconciliation...more
Congress Slowly Works on Budget Reconciliation; ACA Reform Proposals Still Up in the Air - The FY 2016 budget resolution, which was agreed to by Congress this past April, included broad reconciliation instructions...more