Pursuant to President Biden’s October 2023 executive order on AI, on April 11, 2024, the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO or Office) published “Guidance on Use of Artificial Intelligence-Based Tools in...more
4/23/2024
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Biden Administration ,
Confidential Information ,
Executive Orders ,
Exports ,
Inventions ,
Inventors ,
Licensing Rules ,
Machine Learning ,
New Guidance ,
Patents ,
Policies and Procedures ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
USPTO
1. Following up on a December 2023 hearing on algorithmic price-fixing and self-preferencing, Chair of the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Competition Policy, Antitrust, and Consumer Rights Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) introduced a...more
Congress — Big Agenda & Little Time -
With the holidays behind us, Congress returned this week for the second half of the 118th Congress with a long list of items to address and, as the 2024 campaign season ramps up, limited...more
1/12/2024
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China ,
DEA ,
Department of Energy (DOE) ,
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) ,
Department of Transportation (DOT) ,
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ,
FCC ,
Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) ,
Federal Highway Administration ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
FERC ,
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ,
Healthcare ,
Labor Shortage ,
Legislative Agendas ,
NHTSA ,
Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NOPR) ,
Popular ,
Primary Elections ,
Proposed Legislation ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Research and Development ,
Tariffs ,
Tax Incentives ,
U.S. Commerce Department ,
U.S. Treasury
Welcome to this week’s issue of AI: The Washington Report, a joint undertaking of Mintz and its government affairs affiliate, ML Strategies.
The year 2023 has been a significant one for artificial intelligence and AI...more
12/28/2023
/ Artificial Intelligence ,
Biden Administration ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Consumer Protection Laws ,
Enforcement ,
EU ,
European Council ,
European Parliament ,
Executive Orders ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Popular ,
Regulatory Agenda
Welcome to this week's issue of AI: The Washington Report, a joint undertaking of Mintz and its government affairs affiliate, ML Strategies.
The accelerating advances in artificial intelligence (“AI”) and the practical,...more
Welcome to this week's issue of AI: The Washington Report, a joint undertaking of Mintz and its government affairs affiliate, ML Strategies.
The accelerating advances in artificial intelligence (“AI”) and the practical,...more
11/2/2023
/ Artificial Intelligence ,
Biden Administration ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Security ,
Executive Orders ,
Legislative Agendas ,
National Security ,
New Legislation ,
Popular ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Regulatory Reform ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Technology Sector
This week, the full House is poised to take its first action on drug pricing, voting on a pair of bills that would improve access to drug patents. The first bill is H.R. 1520, the Purple Book Continuity Act of 2019, which...more
5/8/2019
/ Affordable Care Act ,
Congressional Budget Office ,
Drug Pricing ,
Generic Drugs ,
Medicare Part D ,
Orange Book ,
Pharmaceutical Industry ,
Pharmaceutical Patents ,
Pharmacy Benefit Manager (PBM) ,
Prescription Drugs ,
Regulatory Agenda
Major Medicaid Drug Payment Rule Under OMB Review: Last week a highly anticipated rule that could set the standards for the Medicaid Drug Rebate program arrived at the White House for final review. The Medicaid Outpatient...more
8/11/2015
/ Affordable Care Act ,
Amarin ,
Caronia ,
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) ,
Cybersecurity ,
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) ,
FCC ,
First Amendment ,
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ,
Hackers ,
Health Care Providers ,
ICD-10 ,
Medicaid ,
Off-Label Promotion ,
OIG ,
OMB ,
Pending Legislation ,
Pharmaceutical Industry ,
Prescription Drug Coverage ,
Regulatory Agenda
CMS Releases Final Payment Rules (IPPS, IRF, LTCHs, Hospice, and Psych): At the end of last week, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) released a set of final 2016 payment rules affecting acute care hospitals...more
8/4/2015
/ Affordable Care Act ,
Alternative Payment Models (APM) ,
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) ,
Congressional Investigations & Hearings ,
DSH ,
Electronic Medical Records ,
Final Rules ,
Health Care Providers ,
Health Information Technologies ,
Healthcare ,
Healthcare Reform ,
Hospitals ,
Long Term Care Facilities ,
Medicaid ,
Medicare ,
Proposed Legislation ,
Psychiatric Hospitals ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Two-Midnight Rule ,
Value-Based Purchasing
ACA Repeal Votes Continue: As part of a rare Senate Sunday session to consider a bill to replenish the highway trust fund for six years, Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) brought up an amendment to repeal the ACA—in...more
7/29/2015
/ Affordable Care Act ,
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) ,
Congressional Investigations & Hearings ,
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) ,
Health Care Providers ,
Health Insurance ,
Health Insurance Exchanges ,
Healthcare ,
Healthcare Reform ,
Medicaid ,
Medicaid Expansion ,
Medicare ,
Obama Administration ,
Proposed Legislation ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Substance Abuse
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
7/21/2015
/ Affordable Care Act ,
AHRQ ,
Budget Reconciliation ,
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) ,
Congressional Investigations & Hearings ,
Drug Pricing ,
Electronic Medical Records ,
Federal Budget ,
Fraud Prevention ,
GAO ,
Health Care Providers ,
Health Information Technologies ,
Healthcare ,
Healthcare.gov ,
Home Health Care ,
ICD-10 ,
Legislative Agendas ,
Long Term Care Facilities ,
Medicaid ,
Medical Records ,
Medicare ,
Mental Health ,
Obama Administration ,
OMB ,
ONC ,
Pending Legislation ,
Prescription Drugs ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Telehealth ,
Telemedicine
In This Issue:
- Medicare Releases Set of Payment Rules, Physician Fee Schedule on Deck
- Implementation of the Affordable Care Act
- Federal Regulatory Initiatives
- Congressional Initiatives
- Other...more
7/8/2015
/ Affordable Care Act ,
Ambulatory Surgery Centers ,
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) ,
Congressional Investigations & Hearings ,
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) ,
Ebola ,
ESRD ,
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ,
Health Care Providers ,
Health Insurance ,
Health Insurance Exchanges ,
Home Health Agencies ,
Hospitals ,
Medicaid ,
Medical Devices ,
Medicare ,
Medicare Payment Reform ,
OIG ,
OPPS ,
Physician Fee Schedule ,
Premiums ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Reinsurance ,
SAMHSA ,
Unique Device Identifiers
In This Issue:
- Pathway for Bipartisanship following King v. Burwell
- Federal Regulatory Initiatives
- Congressional Initiatives
- Other Health Care News
- Upcoming Congressional...more
In This Issue:
- House Energy and Commerce Unanimously Advances 21st Century Cures Legislation
- Implementation of the Affordable Care Act
- Federal Regulatory Initiatives
- Congressional...more
In This Issue:
- 340B Drug Discount Program Guidance Nearing Finish Line
- Implementation of the Affordable Care Act
- Federal Regulatory Initiatives
- Congressional Initiatives
- Other...more
In This Issue:
- With SGR Behind Us, Delivery Reform Up Next
- Implementation of the Affordable Care Act
- Other Federal Regulatory Initiatives
- Congressional Initiatives
- Other Health...more
In This Issue:
- SGR Bill Facing Final Hurdles This Week
- Implementation of the Affordable Care Act
- Other Federal Regulatory Initiatives
- Congressional Initiatives
- Other Health Care...more
4/14/2015
/ Affordable Care Act ,
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) ,
Congressional Investigations & Hearings ,
Health Care Providers ,
Healthcare ,
ICD-10 ,
Legislative Agendas ,
Medicare ,
Physician SGR Formula ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Revenue Growth
In This Issue:
- Hospital-Acquired Infections Hit Hospitals’ Bottom Line
- Will a new treatment option for hepatitis C bring down health care costs?
- Implementation of the Affordable Care Act
-...more