Thursday, April 29, 2021
Section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930, 19 U.S.C. § 1337 (“Section 337”), gives the U.S. International Trade Commission (“ITC”) broad powers to investigate and address unfair acts and unfair competition in the importation of articles into the United States. Most Section 337 investigations address issues of infringement of statutory intellectual property such as patents, trademarks, and copyrights. Recently, however, Section 337 has increasingly been used to address other unfair acts such as misappropriation of trade secrets, false advertising, breach of contract, and antitrust violations. One primary advantage of the ITC over other fora is the ITC’s ability to issue Exclusion Orders – powerful remedies that are enforced by U.S. Customs and Border Protection (“CBP”) to prevent the importation of offending products into the United States.
This morning, the United States Senate Committee on Finance questioned Pres. Biden's nominee, Chiquita Brooks-LaSure, for Administrator for Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS).
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Relevant Highlights: Hearing to Consider the Nomination of Chiquita Brooks-LaSure to be Administrator for the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Thursday, April 15, 2021
This morning, the United States Senate Committee on Finance questioned Pres. Biden’s nominee, Chiquita Brooks-LaSure, for Administrator for Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), as well as Andrea Palm, the nominee for Deputy Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS). CMS oversees and administers Medicare and Medicaid, the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP), and the programs implemented as a result of the Affordable Care Act.
Priority issues raised in this hearing include Section 1332 waivers (Affordable Care Act); state innovation for health care best practices; school-based health clinics and community-based services; the future of telehealth and telehealth reimbursement rates; prescription drug pricing and bipartisan drug pricing legislation; implem
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This morning, the United States Senate Committee on Finance questioned Pres. Biden’s nominee, Chiquita Brooks-LaSure, for Administrator for Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), as well as Andrea Palm, the nominee for Deputy Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS). CMS oversees and administers Medicare and Medicaid, the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP), and the programs implemented as a result of the Affordable Care Act.
Priority issues raised in this hearing include: Section 1332 waivers (Affordable Care Act); state innovation for health care best practices; school-based health clinics and community-based services; the future of telehealth and telehealth reimbursement rates; prescription drug pricing and bipartisan drug pricing legislation; implementation of the No Surprises Act (ending surprise medical billing); the importance of rural hospitals and healthcare services; the 340B progra
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: Congress recently voted on a $1.9 trillion COVID-19 stimulus package the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA, P.L.117-2). It includes stimulus checks for individuals, expanded unemployment benefits, and funding for vaccines, state and local governments, schools and child care. The ARPA marks a huge win for the Biden administration during its first 50 days in office.
Before the ink is dry, the administration has already pivoted to the second phase of the Biden agenda: Build Back Better. While ARPA was largely a relief bill, the next phase will be about rebuilding the economy, starting with a
mult
itrillion-dollar
plan that includes infrastructure, green energy and incentives to bolster domestic manufacturing. It will also build upon the individual relief provided in the first bill and seek to make those provisions permanent and will likely be paid for by corporate tax rate increases, a repeal of oil and gas tax breaks and increases in taxes on the wealthy.