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November 21, 2023 | Blog
On our new Mintz Direct page, Mintz thought leaders across industries and practice areas offer timely insights on developments that impact our clients and communities. Visit the Mintz Direct page to hear what our experienced attorneys and professionals are saying about what’s happening now.
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Energy & Sustainability Washington Update — October 2022
October 4, 2022 | Article | By R. Neal Martin
Webinar: The Inflation Reduction Act - Are You Ready?
August 19, 2022 | Webinar | By Anne S. Levin-Nussbaum, R. Neal Martin
The Inflation Reduction Act is Now Law: What Does it Mean for the Clean Energy Sector?
August 18, 2022 | Blog | By R. Neal Martin, Thomas R. Burton, III
Senate Democrats Pass Long-Awaited Drug Pricing Reforms in Budget Reconciliation Bill
August 10, 2022 | Blog | By Bridgette Keller, Stephnie John
On August 7, 2022, after extensive deliberation, Senate Democrats passed their long-awaited reconciliation bill, the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (the Reconciliation Bill). In addition to climate and tax provisions, the Reconciliation Bill includes a revised drug pricing reform package that Democrats had approved last month. In this post, we review what passing the long-awaited drug pricing reforms means for Medicare recipients and for drug prices in the United States.
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ML Strategies Outlook: Federal Action Post-Dobbs Decision
July 25, 2022 | Blog | By Pamela Mejia, Ellen Janos, Kaitlyn Sprague
White House Issues Telehealth Guidance on Substance Use Disorder Services
July 11, 2022 | Blog | By Lara Compton, Cody Keetch, Jean D. Mancheno
On June 22, 2022, the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) issued guidance advocating for Congress and federal agencies to make permanent certain telehealth access measures for people struggling with substance use disorders (SUD). The guidance, titled Telehealth and Substance Use Disorder Services in the Era of Covid-19: Review and Recommendations (Guidance), made four recommendations geared at increasing telehealth access, utilization, and equity among individuals who have experienced an SUD. This blogpost with provide an analysis of the four recommendations and their implications.
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ARPA-E: Biden’s Proposed FY 2023 Budget Boosts Investment in Clean Energy Technologies
May 6, 2022 | | By Kaoru C. Suzuki, Riya Rana
President Says Russia “Exploring” Cyberattacks Against U.S.
March 21, 2022 | Blog | By Cynthia Larose
On March 21, President Biden warned U.S. companies to be on guard against Russian cyberattacks, citing intelligence as a call to action.
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ML Strategies Energy & Sustainability Washington Updates - March 2022
February 25, 2022 | Blog | By R. Neal Martin
ML Strategies Energy & Sustainability Washington Update — February 2022
January 31, 2022 | Blog | By R. Neal Martin
Snapshot of Another Much-Too-Busy Year for FDA Before 2022 Really Gets Started
January 5, 2022 | Blog | By Joanne Hawana, Benjamin Zegarelli
It is, somewhat amazingly, the beginning of January again. During this time of year we typically publish a series of blog posts that recap the most interesting Food and Drug Administration (FDA) activities over the prior 12 months and consider what the agency is likely to focus on going forward. This year, however, we’re taking a different approach and will be providing more of a birds-eye view of our favorite federal agency as it stands as of the end of 2021. Because there is just too much going on at the administrative, enforcement, and legislative levels to get into the details of everything in one fell swoop. So make sure you’re signed up for Mintz Health Law Viewpoints to receive updates throughout the year on issues as they develop.
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Biden’s Infrastructure Law: Energy & Sustainability Implications
January 5, 2022 | Article
On November 15th, President Biden signed the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act into law. The historic infrastructure plan includes the single largest investment to address climate change in U.S. history. The Law allocates billions of dollars to priority areas, including significant funding for the development of carbon capture infrastructure, alternative energy sources and technologies (including, without limitation, solar, geothermal, clean hydrogen, advanced nuclear, hydroelectric power and battery technologies), grid infrastructure, and electric vehicle infrastructure.
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Biden Administration Rescinds Travel Ban for Eight Countries in Southern Africa
January 3, 2022 | Alert | By John Quill
Read about a Biden administration proclamation, issued on December 28, 2021, revoking the travel ban for individuals who had been present in eight countries in Southern Africa.
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Biden Administration Bans Most Travel from Eight Countries in Southern Africa
November 29, 2021 | Alert | By John Quill
This alert covers the Biden administration’s ban on travel to the US for individuals who have been present in a number of countries in southern Africa within the past 14 days.
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Antitrust Agencies to Hold Virtual Public Workshop to Promote Competition in Labor Markets
October 29, 2021 | Blog | By Bruce Sokler, Tinny Song
The Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) and the Department of Justice Antitrust Division (“DOJ”) just announced that they will host a virtual workshop on December 6 and 7, 2021, to discuss the agencies’ efforts to promote competition in labor markets and worker mobility.
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Biden Administration Announces End to COVID-19 Travel Bans
October 26, 2021 | Alert | By William Coffman
Read about the October 25, 2021 Presidential Proclamation confirming that it will end all COVID-19 travel bans on Monday, November 8 and how this policy change will impact nonimmigrant travelers to the U.S.
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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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