Week in Brief
President’s Budget: Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Releases President’s Budget FY 2018 Titled “A New Foundation for American Greatness.” More Detailed Information is Found in the Appendix.
CBO/AHCA: Congressional Budget Office (CBO) Issues Updated AHCA CBO Report
Powers Principal Brian Gunn was quoted in a Law360 article discussing how the Trump administration’s proposed budget for the U.S. Department of Interior could affect Native Americans.Read More
Week in Brief
Chronic Illness: Senate Finance Committee Chairman Orrin Hatch (R-UT) and Ranking Member Ranking Member Ron Wyden (D-OR) Release Joint Statement on Committee Passage of CHRONIC Care Act.
Medicaid Fraud: OIG Issues Medicaid Fraud Control Units FY 2016 Report.
Powers is pleased to welcome the firm’s 2017 summer associates, Megan La Suer and Iris Micklavzina. Megan will work with the firm’s healthcare team, and Iris will work with the firm’s education group.Read More
Week in Brief
FDA User Fee Agreement: Senate HELP Committee Chairman Lamar Alexander (R-TN) Releases Statement after FDA User Fee Reauthorization Act of 2017 was Advanced by the HELP Committee in 21-2 Vote. Senate HELP Committee Ranking Member Patty Murray (D-WA) also Issues Statement.
Powers Principal Paul Moorehead was quoted in a Law360 article analyzing the impending closure of a power plant vital to the Navajo Nation and the Hopi Tribe in Arizona and how the Trump administration could prevent the closure and mitigate the economic effects on those tribes. Read More
Powers Principal Rob Portman will present on legal and regulatory issues for clinical data registries next week at the 2017 National Clinical Registry Conference in Chicago.Read More
Powers Principal Bill von Oehsen was quoted in an article discussing how the pharmaceutical company Mylan is working to drive sales of its EpiPen product.Read More