President Joe Biden’s executive order to bolster competition includes 72 initiatives by more than a dozen federal agencies, affecting everything from restricting noncompete agreements for workers to allowing imports of prescription drugs from Canada. While there’s a long way to go from a presidential directive to final regulations, the president’s directive seeks to address the […]
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Veteran of Obama Health Agency Tapped to Head Medicare Program
An Obama-era veteran of the Affordable Care Act wars and surgeon will take charge of the nation’s Medicare program under President Joe Biden, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services announced. Meena Seshamani, a head-and-neck surgeon who most recently was vice president of clinical care transformation at MedStar Health, became deputy administrator of CMS and […]
Read MoreWSC Brief: Biden, Senators Reach Infrastructure Deal
After weeks of negotiations, President Biden and a bipartisan group of senators have announced a deal on infrastructure spending. The agreement focuses on investments in roads, railways, bridgesand broadband internet, but it does not include investments Biden has referred to as “human infrastructure,” including money allocated for child care and tax credits for families. According to the […]
Read MoreBiden’s Agenda Depends on Navigating Congressional Thicket
President Joe Biden’s plan for trillions of dollars in proposed spending and tax increases is entering a procedural and political thicket in Congress that’s likely to take at least until September to clear. If all goes according to plan for Biden and Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, the Senate would pass a bipartisan infrastructure deal next month […]
Read MoreBiden’s agenda hits roadblocks in Congress as he preaches democracy overseas
As President Joe Biden makes the case for democracy overseas, his agenda back home is facing major obstacles in Washington, where early progress on several key items has stalled in Congress. Plodding negotiations and calls to drop bipartisan overtures could imperil — or even unravel — headway on infrastructure, police reform and voting rights. And […]
Read MoreBiden Regulatory Playbook Revives More Active Government
President Joe Biden laid out his first regulatory to-do list Friday, detailing his ambitions to dramatically expand the scope of the federal government’s involvement in education, healthcare, and the environment, among other areas. Tougher regulation to prevent discrimination in health care, boost wages for tipped workers, and provide relief for student loan borrowers is on the agenda […]
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Hospital lobbyist picked for CMS leadership post
The Biden administration has tapped Erin Richardson, a top lobbyist at the Federation of American Hospitals, as chief of staff to CMS Administrator Chiquita Brooks-LaSure, according to multiple sources familiar with the move. Richardson and representatives for CMS and HHS did not immediately respond to a request for comment. Richardson, who most recently served as […]
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