On November 14, Senate Finance Committee Chairman Orrin Hatch (R-UT) released the Chairman’s Mark to the Senate version of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act. Hatch’s version of the tax plan effectively repeals the Affordable Care Act (ACA) individual mandate
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Senate passes critical bills for managing the Zika virus and establishing federal oversight of opioid painkillers
By Yvonne Puig (US) & Mark Faccenda (US) on
On March 17, 2016, the Senate passed two independent bills in response to growing concerns with the Zika virus outbreak and current opioid painkiller prescribing practices. The Senate bill addressing the Zika virus aims to fuel the development of countermeasures…