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On December 21, 2020, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a Final Rule ( link) that materially modifies current Medicaid Drug Rebate Program (MDRP) regulations, largely finalizing the proposed rule dated June 17, 2020 ( link). The Final Rule will be effective on March 1, 2021, 60 days after publication in the Federal Register, which is scheduled for December 31, 2020. Effectiveness after January 20, 2021 (inauguration) means that the Final Rule will likely be subject to the “freeze” an incoming administration typically imposes on regulations that are not yet effectiv...

President Trump signs stopgap spending bill to keep government open until Dec. 28 From CNN’s Daniel Allman and Manu Raju US President Donald Trump gives a thumbs up as he departs on the South Lawn of the White House, on December 12. Al Drago/Getty Images US President Donald Trump signed a stopgap spending bill to keep the government open until December 28. Just after midnight, Trump signed the bill, H.R. 1520, known as the “Further Extension of Continuing Appropriations Act, 2021,” which provides fiscal year 2021 appropriations to “Federal agencies through Monday, December 28, 2020, f...

Trump Signs $1.4Trln Spending Package That Includes $900Bln in COVID-19 Relief © REUTERS / MICAH GREEN Subscribe Sputnik International https://sputniknews.com/us/202012221081540741-trump-signs-14trln-spending-package-that-includes-900bln-in-covid-19-relief/ WASHINGTON (Sputnik) - US President Donald Trump has signed a bill on Tuesday extending budget for six days follow the passage of a $1.4 trillion federal spending package for 2021 by The US House of Representatives and the Senate. "On Tuesday, December 22, 2020, the President signed into law: H....

A Breakdown of the $900 Billion US COVID-19 Relief Package © REUTERS / CARLO ALLEGRI Subscribe Sputnik International https://sputniknews.com/us/202012211081523358-a-breakdown-of-the-900-billion-us-covid-19-relief-package/ US congressional leaders announced on 20 December they had finally agreed on a new coronavirus relief bill which was previously bogged down in protracted negotiations, with both chambers of Congress initially passing a stopgap measure on Sunday evening to extend federal funding by 24 hours to avoid a government shutdown. An agreem...

To print this article, all you need is to be registered or login on Mondaq.com. The Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 (2018 Farm Bill) removed hemp and its derivatives from the definition of marijuana under the Controlled Substances Act (CSA) and provided a detailed framework for the cultivation of hemp. The 2018 Farm Bill also gave the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) regulatory authority over hemp cultivation at the federal level, although states have the option to maintain primary regulatory authority over the crop cultivated within their borders by submitting ...