ONC Releases Draft 2020-2025 Federal Health IT Strategic Plan for Public Comment

By Rachel Park (US) and Jeff Wurzburg (US) on January 29, 2020 Posted in General, News from DC

On January 15, 2020 the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) released the draft 2020-2025 Federal Health IT Strategic Plan (“strategic plan”) for public comments. Developed by the HHS Office for the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) in collaboration with more than 25 federal organizations, the strategic plan outlines health IT … Continue reading

21st Century Cures Act: impact on FDA

By Benjamin Wallfisch (US) on January 30, 2017 Posted in FDA & Food Safety, News from DC

On December 13, 2016, President Obama signed into law the 21st Century Cures Act (the “Cures Act”). We detailed the Cures Act’s provisions affecting hospitals in a prior Health Law Pulse post and will focus on a more in-depth analysis of its impact on the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (the “FDA”) here. The Cures … Continue reading

President signs into law 21st Century Cures Act

By Thomas Dowdell (US) on December 14, 2016 Posted in News from DC, Regulatory

On December 13th, President Obama signed into law the 21st Century Cures Act. The legislation authorizes $4.8 billion for the National Institutes of Health to fund new initiatives in precision medicine, cancer, neuroscience, and regenerative medicine. The bill also provides $500 million over ten years for the Food and Drug Administration for the development of … Continue reading