Federal Government

HHS announced a massive restructuring today to comply with an executive order to implement the controversial Department of Government Efficiency’s initiative for workforce optimization.

The Senate voted Tuesday to confirm the heads of two major federal health agencies.

The United States Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions voted to advance the nominations of probable new NIH and FDA leaders to the full senate.

On June 25, 1984, the Supreme Court settled the case of Chevron U.S.A. Inc. v. Natural Resources Defense Council Inc.

On June 13, the U.S. Supreme Court rejected a lawsuit that challenged the FDA’s approach to regulating the abortion pill mifepristone.

The Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health, or ARPA-H, awarded $45 million to fast track the development of a “closed loop” implant for continuous monitoring of patients with cancer undergoing treatment with immunotherapy.

The American Society of Nephrology and HHS awarded $9.2 million to eight winners of the Artificial Kidney Prize Phase 2 Kidney Innovation Accelerator KidneyX Summit.

The Federal Trade Commission has sued to stop Amgen from acquiring Horizon Therapeutics, a potential blockbuster deal that could restrict marketplace competition, according to an FTC press release.

The rate of hospital and health care organization acquisition of medical practices has increased rapidly during the past decade. New ownership models, including private equity management, have increased the number of employed physicians.

The Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2023, enacted on Dec. 29, 2022, includes the Secure 2.0 Act of 2022, which contains many provisions designed to expand retirement coverage, increase retirement savings and clarify retirement rules.