The early days of the Trump Administration have featured a wide range of actions related to federal spending. This has included payment pauses, contract and grant terminations or reevaluations, lease terminations, changes in...more
3/10/2025
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Congressional Oversight ,
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USAID
The Trump Administration issued a memorandum on Jan. 27, 2025 (the Jan. 27 memorandum), directing all federal agencies to temporarily pause the obligation or disbursement of federal financial assistance, effective Jan. 28,...more
During the first two years of the Biden Administration, U.S. Congress appropriated significant amounts of funding outside the regular annual process for several major multiyear initiatives. Major examples include the...more
7/17/2024
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Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) ,
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World Health Organization
Below is a summary of recent U.S. Senate action on healthcare legislation and our outlook regarding coming issues and possible actions. Holland & Knight's Healthcare & Life Sciences Team will follow up as developments...more
8/3/2017
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Healthcare Reform ,
HELP ,
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Medicaid ,
Repeal ,
Trump Administration ,
Waivers
The U.S. House of Representatives narrowly passed H.R. 1628, the American Health Care Act (AHCA), by a vote of 217-213 on May 4, 2017, with all Democrats and 20 Republicans opposing the bill. The legislation traversed a...more
5/12/2017
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Employer Mandates ,
Essential Health Benefits ,
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Health Insurance ,
Medicaid ,
Medicaid Expansion ,
Planned Parenthood ,
Preexisting Conditions ,
Repeal ,
State Health Insurance Exchanges ,
Tax Credits ,
Trump Administration
Congressional Republican leaders have indicated that they will approach the repeal and replacement of the Affordable Care Act in three steps: 1) repeal and replace through the so-called "budget reconciliation" process; 2)...more
3/9/2017
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Health Savings Accounts ,
Healthcare Reform ,
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Medicaid ,
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