The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has unveiled a new proposed rule aimed at protecting workers from heat illnesses and injuries. If finalized, this rule would become the first...
Congress is yet again staring down the barrel of a government shutdown. With the upcoming deadlines to pass the necessary appropriations bills or a new Continuing Resolution looming, Congress must...
With the 2024 election season fully underway, welcome to the Constitution Partners analysis of trends and dynamics for the presidential and congressional races we are tracking. Presidency Despite our position...
On February 1, drugmakers received initial offers for how much Medicare is willing to pay for their medicines, kicking off drug price negotiations for the first time. Companies have one...
On August 23, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced the selection of James ‘Jim’ Jones to serve as the agency’s first Deputy Commissioner for Human Foods. Program areas would...
On August 29, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced for the first time ever ten drugs selected for Medicare price negotiation: The White House’s press release states...
The Biden administration is preparing to announce the first 10 medicines it will target under a program that allows the government to negotiate drug prices with pharmaceutical giants. The list is expected...
With Congress out for August Recess, we wanted to provide an overview of the appropriations process that has been underway this past summer and will pick up again in September....
The full appropriations committees of both the House and Senate have now approved the Agriculture-RD-FDA appropriations bills via votes during markup hearings. The ‘markup’ is the process by which a...