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FDA Proposes Modified “Intended Use” Regulations

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In its latest effort to provide direction and clarity to regulated industry and stakeholders, on September 23, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) published a proposed rule and preamble amending its medical product...more

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Full stop - Funding bill repeals Cadillac Tax and includes other provisions impacting group health plans

On December 20, President Trump signed the Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020 (the “Act”), a year-end spending bill that includes key provisions that will affect employer-sponsored benefit plans. This legal alert...more

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Congress passes FY 2020 funding bill with tax benefits for energy, health care, and retirement plans

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In a rare display of bipartisanship, after intense last minute negotiations between congressional leadership and the Executive Branch, President Donald Trump signed into law legislation passed last week by Congress to...more

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The Weekly Hill Update

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HEADLINES - President Donald Trump has two Midwest trips scheduled this week, while he continues to face bipartisan criticism on his performance last week in Europe....more

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Capitol Hill Healthcare Update

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Republican senators pushing a last-ditch effort to overhaul the Affordable Care Act (ACA) say they are within one vote of having the support needed to pass their bill. Sens. Bill Cassidy (R-La.) and Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.)...more

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The Medical Device Tax Lives On

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For opponents of the 2.3 percent medical device tax, it looked like the repeal/replacement of the Affordable Care Act would alleviate their concerns. However, following the failure of repeal legislation that would have...more

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Capitol Hill Healthcare Update

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Eight weeks after its introduction, legislation to “repeal and replace” the Affordable Care Act (ACA) won House approval today by a 217-213 vote. Vice President Mike Pence on Sunday said a vote in Congress to repeal the ACA...more

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Medical Device Excise Tax Remains in Limbo

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President Trump and Paul Ryan (R-Wis) have not yet successfully replaced the Affordable Care Act with the American Health Care Act (“AHCA”). The medical device industry had been paying particular attention to the proposed...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

What’s New in Washington: 10 Things You Need to Know

As the Trump presidency completes its first 10 weeks, the administration is celebrating big wins on the regulatory reform front while nursing some wounds from a major defeat on efforts to repeal and replace the Affordable...more

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Obamacare Replacement Would Repeal Medical Device Tax

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Republican lawmakers recently proposed a replacement of Obamacare known as the American Health Care Act (AHCA). One provision of the proposed legislation would permanently repeal Obamacare’s 2.3% medical device excise tax. ...more

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Capitol Hill Healthcare Update

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Meeting privately with Senate Republicans to discuss next steps on the ACA was among the first actions taken last week by the new Secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Tom Price. But GOP senators left...more

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Potential Repeal of Medical Device Tax

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With the upcoming Republican-dominated Presidency and Congress in 2017, the Affordable Care Act, or at least parts of it, look to be on the chopping block. One of the changes that may be forthcoming is a repeal of the 2.3%...more

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The ERISA Litigation Newsletter - December 2016

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This month Richard Zall, Chair of Proskauer's Health Care Department, explores developments likely to occur with respect to the Affordable Care Act as a result of the new administration. In our Rulings, Filings and...more

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Repealing and Replacing the ACA: Five Developments Likely to Occur in the Years Ahead

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On the back of the 2016 United States presidential election results, the health care industry ponders how a Republican president and Congress will transform the business environment. The health care industry has a number of...more

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B. Braun Executive Urges Medical Device Tax Repeal

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The Morning Call reports that an executive from B. Braun Medical Inc. has urged federal lawmakers to undo a tax on medical devices. According to the report, Bruce Heugel, the chief financial officer of B. Braun, recently...more

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

The SGR Fix: Congress Charts a New Course for Physician Payments and Gainsharing

On April 16, President Obama signed into law the “Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015,” (“MACRA”) which repealed the Sustainable Growth Rate (“SGR”) payment formula used to limit annual updates to Medicare...more

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Bills to Repeal Medical Device Excise Tax Introduced

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Congressman Erik Paulsen (R., Minn.) and Senator Orrin Hatch (R., Utah) recently introduced bills H.R. 160 and S.149, respectively. Both bills are part of an effort to repeal the 2.3% excise tax on medical device...more

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The Medical Device Tax in the Wake of 2014 Midterm Elections

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Repeal of the medical device tax has seen frequent news coverage since the tax’s enactment in 2010 as part of the Affordable Care Act. The tax, which went into effect in January, 2013, imposes a 2.3% sales tax on a range of...more

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