Tag archives: Executive Order

COVID-19 Update: U.S. Surpasses 200,000 Fatalities; CDC Releases Holiday Guidelines

Yvonne Puig (US)Daphne Calderon (US)Jeff Wurzburg (US)By Yvonne Puig (US), Daphne Calderon (US) and Jeff Wurzburg (US) on Posted in Coronavirus, General
This past week the United States surpassed the grim milestone of 200,000 COVID-19 deaths and seven million cases of COVID-19.  The spread of the virus has altered the way we work, live, and play around the world and will soon touch on one of the most treasured times of the year, the holiday season.  The … Continue reading

President Trump Signs Most Favored National Executive Order

Yvonne Puig (US)Daphne Calderon (US)Jeff Wurzburg (US)By Yvonne Puig (US), Daphne Calderon (US) and Jeff Wurzburg (US) on Posted in General, News from DC, Regulatory
President Trump signed a controversial Executive Order on September 13, 2020  entitled Executive Order on Lowering Drug Prices by Putting America First  with the intention of tying drug costs paid by the Medicare program to the costs borne by countries that have national health systems.   The Executive Order provides that “[i]t is the policy of … Continue reading

COVID-19 Update: Trump Issues ‘Buy American’ Executive Order Related to Drugs

Yvonne Puig (US)Daphne Calderon (US)Jeff Wurzburg (US)By Yvonne Puig (US), Daphne Calderon (US) and Jeff Wurzburg (US) on Posted in Coronavirus, General, News from DC
On August 6, 2020 President Trump signed an Executive Order on Ensuring Essential Medicines, Medical Countermeasures, and Critical Inputs are Made in the United States.  The Executive Order states that “the domestic supply chains must be capable of meeting national security requirements for responding to threats arising from CBRN (chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear) threats … Continue reading

President Trump unveils executive orders on lowering drug prices

Mark Faccenda (US)Thomas Dowdell (US)Jeff Wurzburg (US)Hayley White (US)By Mark Faccenda (US), Thomas Dowdell (US), Jeff Wurzburg (US) and Hayley White (US) on Posted in Coronavirus, Enforcement, General, News from DC
On Friday, July 24, 2020, President Trump issued three executive orders, and announced a potential fourth executive order, with the stated intention of lowering the cost of prescription drugs in the United States. The general consensus among legal commentators is that the executive orders are not self-executing and implementation of the policies therein will, therefore, … Continue reading

COVID-19 Update: Texas Medical Board Adopts Emergency Rule Regarding Elective Surgeries

Yvonne Puig (US)Daphne Calderon (US)Jeff Wurzburg (US)By Yvonne Puig (US), Daphne Calderon (US) and Jeff Wurzburg (US) on Posted in Coronavirus, General
The Texas Medical Board (“TMB”) has adopted an emergency rule based on Governor Greg Abbott’s April 17, 2020 Executive Order, which permits certain elective procedures beginning at 11:59 p.m. on April 21, 2020.  The emergency rule incorporates a violation of the Executive Order to the definition of “Unprofessional and Dishonorable Conduct” under 22 Texas Administrative … Continue reading

COVID-19 Update: FEMA Issues Interim Final Rule Allocating Scarce or Threatened Materials

Yvonne Puig (US)Daphne Calderon (US)Jeff Wurzburg (US)By Yvonne Puig (US), Daphne Calderon (US) and Jeff Wurzburg (US) on Posted in Coronavirus, General, Regulatory
On April 7, 2020, the Federal Emergency Management Administration (“FEMA”) released a final rule pursuant to the Defense Production Act (“DPA”) and Executive Orders issued by President Trump prohibiting the export of the scarce or threatened materials identified by President Trump on April 3, 2020.  HL Pulse summary is available here.  Specifically, the Executive Order … Continue reading

COVID-19 Update: HHS Issues Notice of Designation to Prevent Hoarding and OIG launches COVID-19 Portal

Yvonne Puig (US)Daphne Calderon (US)Jeff Wurzburg (US)By Yvonne Puig (US), Daphne Calderon (US) and Jeff Wurzburg (US) on Posted in Coronavirus, General, Regulatory
On March 25, in response to President Trump’s Executive Order, HHS issued a Notice of Designation a list of health and medical resources necessary to respond to COVID-19 that are necessary to combat the spread of the disease.  The Defense Production Act “prohibits any person from accumulating designated materials (1) in excess of the reasonable … Continue reading

COVID-19 Update: President Trump Issues Executive Order on Hoarding

Yvonne Puig (US)Daphne Calderon (US)Jeff Wurzburg (US)By Yvonne Puig (US), Daphne Calderon (US) and Jeff Wurzburg (US) on Posted in Coronavirus, General, News from DC
On March 23, 2020 President Trump signed an Executive Order directing the Secretary of HHS, under the authority of the Defense Production Act, to “prevent hoarding of health and medical resources necessary to respond to the spread of COVID-19 within the United States.”  It also delegates to the Secretary of HHS the: [A]uthority to prescribe … Continue reading

President Trump signs executive order to make changes to Medicare Advantage

Denise Webb Glass (US)By Denise Webb Glass (US) on Posted in General, News from DC
On Thursday, October 3, 2019, President Trump signed an executive order that aims to expand the Medicare Advantage program. Medicare Part C, commonly known as Medicare Advantage, is administered by private insurers in which CMS pays the health insurer  on a fee per beneficiary basis and the insurer in turn pays providers a negotiated rate … Continue reading

DOJ announces Market Integrity and Consumer Fraud Task Force

Yvonne Puig (US)Jeff Wurzburg (US)By Yvonne Puig (US) and Jeff Wurzburg (US) on Posted in Enforcement
On July 11 the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ)  announced a new Task Force on Market Integrity and Consumer Fraud.  The wide-ranging Task Force will be chaired by the Deputy Attorney General and work towards: [T]he investigation and prosecution of cases involving fraud on the government, the financial markets, and consumers, including cyber-fraud and other … Continue reading

News from DC – Immigration

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On January 27, 2017, President Trump signed an executive order titled “Protection Of The Nation From Foreign Terrorist Entry Into The United States,” (EO) barring foreign nationals from Iraq, Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, Syria and Yemen from entering the United States for 90 days, and if refugees, for 120 days except for Syrian refugees whose … Continue reading

News from DC – Reducing Regulations

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January 20, 2017 Memorandum from Reince Priebus On January 20, 2017, the White House issued a memorandum for the Heads of Executive Departments and Agencies. In the memorandum, Reince Priebus, Assistant to the President and Chief of Staff, provided a directive including the following: Do not send any regulations to the Office of the Federal … Continue reading
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