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Webinar Recording: Changes to the COVID Travel Ban
October 21, 2021 | Webinar | By Maryanne Kline, John Quill
The Mintz Immigration Practice focused on the evolving immigration landscape and the anticipated changes to US immigration policies as of October 2021 in this 30-minute session.
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Breaking Down the New COVID-19 Safety Protocol Guidance for Federal Contractors and Subcontractors
October 1, 2021 | Blog | By Michael Arnold, Corbin Carter
The Biden Administration, via its Safer Federal Workforce Task Force (the “Task Force”), has now provided the guidance with which federal contractor and subcontractors must comply in connection with their contracts and contract-like instruments with the Federal government.
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Biden Administration’s Drug Pricing Plan Calls for Bold Action by Congress
September 10, 2021 | Blog | By Joanne Hawana, Theresa Carnegie, Lauren Moldawer
It’s finally here – the Drug Pricing Plan that President Biden ordered the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to produce by the end of August (the “Plan”) was released publicly by the Administration on September 9, 2021. The Plan makes it clear that the Biden Administration supports aggressive action to address rising drug prices, including controversial actions such as allowing HHS to negotiate the cost of Medicare Part B and D drugs. The Plan also outlines a set of administrative actions that HHS and its operating agencies can take, without the need for intervention by Congress. A notable gap in the Plan, however, is the Administration’s potential approach to manufacturer rebates and the Rebate Rule.
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Look Ahead: Fall Preview of Key Biden Administration Initiatives
August 19, 2021 | Blog
The second half of 2021 will be a busy stretch for Congress. In addition to the typical must-pass legislation, Democrats controlling both chambers and the White House are committed to several big spending bills, too. This preview is a rundown of these bills, what’s included in them, and how we can expect them to play out.
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Integrity Through Compliance: Joe Miller Returns to Discuss Anticipated Antitrust Enforcement Trends in the Biden Administration
July 28, 2021 | Podcast | By Joseph Miller
Joe Miller returns to Integrity Through Compliance to share his perspective on what changes president Biden may make, or encourage Congress to make, regarding antitrust enforcement.
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Biden Administration Takes Aim at Rising Drug Prices through its Executive Order on Promoting Competition
July 20, 2021 | Blog | By Theresa Carnegie, Lauren Moldawer
On Friday, July 9th, President Biden released an Executive Order “to promote competition in the American economy” and to “to reduce the trend of corporate consolidation” (the “Order”). As part of this Order, the Biden Administration specifically targets competition in the pharmaceutical industry and sets forth policies to combat the high cost of prescription drugs. As the Administration’s first major policy initiative on drug pricing, this Order may serve as a preview of the Administration’s drug pricing reform agenda. For additional information about the Executive Order, please see our Antitrust colleagues' alert on the Order's initiatives specifically earmarked for the Federal Trade Commission and the Department of Justice’s Antitrust Division.
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Biden’s Executive Order on Antitrust Competition: What Does It Mean for the Health Care Industry?
July 19, 2021 | Podcast | By Joseph Miller, Bruce Sokler
Joe Miller and Bruce Sokler, Co-Chairs of Mintz's Antitrust Practice, discuss President Biden’s July 9 executive order, which called for a government-wide focus on antitrust competition issues and identified 72 initiatives across several industries.
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Energy & Sustainability Washington Updates - July 2021
July 16, 2021 | Blog | By R. Neal Martin
Integrity Through Compliance: Dionne Lomax and Joe Miller Take a Deep Dive Into Consent Decree Enforcement at FTC and DOJ
July 14, 2021 | Podcast | By Joseph Miller
In this episode, AMI’s Dionne Lomax speaks with Joe Miller. They discuss recent developments in antitrust compliance — specifically, compliance with government consent decrees and what might be occurring behind the scenes at federal enforcement agencies once a company has settled antitrust charges.
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President Biden’s Competition Executive Order’s “Encouragement” to the FTC and DOJ Antitrust Division
July 9, 2021 | Alert | By Bruce Sokler, Joseph Miller, Robert Kidwell
Read about President Biden’s July 9 Executive Order with 72 initiatives to promote competition in the U.S. economy, including through actions directed at labor markets and the health care, technology, agriculture, and banking sectors.
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Busy Week for the FTC Shows Aspirations of and Limitations on Chair Khan’s Enforcement Agenda
July 9, 2021 | Blog | By Bruce Sokler, Joseph Miller, Alexandra Gallo-Cook
Last week was momentous for the Federal Trade Commission. First, the campaign use antitrust to reign in “Big Tech” faced a setback as the United States District Court for District of Columbia dismissed the FTC’s suit against Facebook (as well as a similar suit brought by virtually all the State Attorney Generals). In juxtaposition, on July 1, 2021, the FTC held an unusual open meeting of the Commission. Clearly indicating that she intends to utilize her 3-2 Democratic majority while she has it1, Chair Lina Khan passed several agenda items foreshadowing broad, aggressive antitrust enforcement activity by the FTC.
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White House to Business: “Take Ransomware Crime Seriously”
June 3, 2021 | Blog | By Cynthia Larose
As we come out of the COVID-19 pandemic, it appears that another type of infection is threatening business and ransomware continues to spread.
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Energy & Sustainability Washington Updates - June 2021
June 2, 2021 | Blog | By R. Neal Martin
Read the latest energy policy updates coming out of the Capitol, including critical energy provisions in the Biden administration’s budget proposal
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EXCLUSIVE RIGHTS: Intellectual Property — US Signals Approval of IP Waiver for COVID-19 Vaccines
May 13, 2021 | Podcast | By Daniel Weinger
In this episode of our Exclusive Rights podcast series, Mintz IP attorneys Daniel Weinger and Todd B. Buck, PhD, discuss the recent decision by the Biden Administration to signal US approval of a proposal to waive intellectual property rights related to COVID-19 vaccines currently under review at the World Trade Organization (WTO).
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Travel Alert – Update on U.S. Travel Bans
May 12, 2021 | Alert | By Maryanne Kline
This alert advises caution regarding international travel and covers the CDC’s January 26, 2021 order on COVID-19 testing, current travel bans and their exemptions and waivers, visa processing, and additional notes on entry into the US.
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Biden Administration Bans Most Travel from India
May 12, 2021 | Alert | By John Quill
Webinar Recording: Surviving Climate Change: An Introduction to Legal and Practical Considerations
April 20, 2021 | Webinar | By Jacob Hupart
In this webinar, Jacob Hupart and co-host, David Leone of GZA GeoEnvironmental, explore the legal and practical challenges associated with climate change and how companies can learn to navigate its impact on their businesses. The presentation focuses on how to prepare for a new regulatory environment under the Biden Administration, practical steps companies can take to improve their resiliency in the future and how to identify and manage risks.
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Medicaid Under the Biden Administration: The American Rescue Plan Act
April 15, 2021 | Blog | By Stephnie John
As we previously reported, President Biden signed into law a $1.9 trillion dollar stimulus bill, the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA). This historic legislative package provides much needed relief to millions of Americans impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic and essential resources to address the ongoing public health emergency. Among other things, the ARPA allocates funds to the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) for COVID-19 testing, contract tracing, vaccines, supplies, and other related treatment. To alleviate the strain of the COVID-19 pandemic on America’s public health care system, it includes funding for rural health providers, community health centers, and skilled nursing facilities, and makes important modifications to the Medicare and Medicaid programs. This post summarizes the Medicaid provisions contained in the ARPA and their proposed changes to the Medicaid program.
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FinCEN Notice Launches Regulatory Process Requiring Covered Domestic and Foreign Companies to Report Beneficial Ownership to U.S. Government
April 5, 2021 | Blog | By Steve Ganis, William F. Weld, Taylor Shepherd
Today the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network of the U.S. Department of the Treasury (“FinCEN”) published in the Federal Register a notice framing and seeking comment on key questions about how it will implement the new law requiring domestic and foreign legal entities to report their beneficial ownership to the U.S. government.
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