On April 3, 2026, United States President Donald Trump issued an executive order and corresponding fact sheet titled “Urgent National Action to Save College Sports,” outlining a plan with the stated intent of “preserv[ing]...more
4/9/2026
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In January 2025, the Trump administration’s Executive Order 14173, Ending Illegal Discrimination and Restoring Merit‑Based Opportunity (hereinafter “EO 14173”), directed federal agencies to incorporate an antidiscrimination...more
2/23/2026
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In 2026, each state will receive a federal award through the Rural Health Transformation (“RHT”) Program, a five-year program authorized by Congress in 2025....more
2/13/2026
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In mid-December 2025, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (“CDC”) and the Health Resources and Services Administration (“HRSA”)—both agencies of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”)—terminated...more
1/29/2026
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On January 22, 2026, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) issued NOT-OD-26-028, prohibiting the use of NIH funds for research involving human fetal tissue (HFT) obtained from elective abortions (the Notice)....more
1/28/2026
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On January 5, 2026, the First Circuit Court of Appeals upheld a district court judgment preventing the National Institutes of Health (“NIH”) from implementing a policy that adopted a uniform cap of 15 percent on the...more
1/9/2026
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On September 17, 2025, Joint Commission (“JC”) and Coalition for Health AI (“CHAI”) jointly released Guidance on the Responsible Use of AI in Healthcare (the “Guidance”). JC is the oldest and...more
10/31/2025
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On October 1, 2025, according to external reporting by The Wall Street Journal, the Washington Examiner, and others, the White House sent a letter inviting nine universities to enter into an accompanying nine-page Compact for...more
10/8/2025
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In the early days of the second Trump Administration, several federal funding agencies announced caps to indirect cost (“IDC”) rates for federally funded research awards. In many cases, these caps would substantially reduce...more
7/28/2025
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On July 7, 2025, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Office of Policy for Extramural Research issued NOT-OD-25-128, titled “Guidance on Enforcement of Closeout Requirements During the Appeals Process” (the Notice). The...more
7/16/2025
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