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01.17.25

Mayor Bass Takes Action to Jump-Start Cleaning and Rebuilding in Response to Wildfires

On January 13, 2025, Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass issued Emergency Executive Order No. 1, the first executive action aimed to modify local law in response to the devastating fires throughout the city of Los Angeles. The Executive Order comes on the heels of a similar order issued by Governor ...


01.17.25

Will the CFPB Regulate Crypto and Gaming Platforms Under Regulation E?

Last week, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) issued a Proposed Interpretive Rule(“Proposed Rule”) on the applicability of the Electronic Fund Transfer Act (EFTA) and its implementing Regulation E to new and emerging digital payment mechanisms, including gaming platforms ...


01.16.25

Do No Harm: Will the Health Policy Commission’s New Power Hurt or Help MA's Health Care System?

Last week, Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey signed H.4654 (An Act Enhancing the Market Review Process). Touted by the Governor and legislature as filling loopholes that contributed to the collapse of the Steward Health Care System, the new law includes the largest expansion of authority for the ...


01.15.25

CMS Releases Part D Redesign Program Instructions

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has released and solicited comment on its draft Calendar Year (CY) 2026 Part D Redesign Program Instructions.


01.15.25

FDA Releases New Draft Guidance on Use of AI in Medical Product Development

On January 6, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued two draft guidance documents relating to the use of artificial intelligence (AI) to support development and marketing of medical devices and drugs.


01.09.25

Massachusetts Expands Money Transmitter Law to Include Domestic Transactions

Massachusetts has passed a bill expanding its money transmitter law to include domestic money transmission. While Massachusetts historically has only regulated entities facilitating money transmission to foreign countries, effective September 2025, the law will now require any person facilitating ...


01.09.25

Bipartisan House Task Force Releases Report on AI

On December 17, the House Bipartisan Task Force on AI delivered its report to Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY).


01.09.25

Departments Withdraw Contraceptives Rule Curtailing Religious and Moral Exemptions

With the clock ticking down on the Biden Administration, the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services (HHS), and the Treasury (the Departments) announced the withdrawal of a proposed rule on December 24 that would have limited religious and moral exemptions to the requirement for health ...


01.09.25

IRS Proposes Rule for Calculation of the Tax Imposed on Drug Manufacturers Under IRA

On December 31, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) issued a proposed rule for the calculation of the excise tax under the Medicare Drug Price Negotiation Program, as enacted under the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA).


01.09.25

Second Circuit to Hear Critical Interlocutory Appeal in Crypto Securities Enforcement Action

In a significant development for the digital asset industry, U.S. District Judge Katherine Polk Failla of the Southern District of New York certified for an interlocutory appeal her prior Order finding crypto assets fall within the purview of the SEC. This is an extremely rare procedure that allows ...