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8 Jun 2011, 6:00 am
Under current regulations, states must administer funds for home and community-based services (HCBS) separately to three target populations: aged or disabled individuals; mentally retarded or developmentally disabled individuals; and the mentally ill. [read post]
8 Feb 2012, 11:45 am
In the face of criticism over the administration’s decision to require employers to provide health coverage for contraception, advisors to President Obama signaled yesterday that the administration continues to “work with” religious organizations that object to the impending requirement. [read post]
12 Oct 2011, 6:00 pm
In a round-table debate focused on jobs and the economy, Republican presidential candidates last night placed much blame for the continuing economic downturn on two laws: the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) and the Dodd-Frank Act. [read post]
11 Apr 2012, 9:30 pm
Confirming rising speculation over an impending lawsuit, the Antitrust Division of the Department of Justice (DOJ) sued Apple Inc. and five of the six largest domestic trade book publishers yesterday for an alleged “conspiracy” to raise the price of e-books. [read post]
30 Oct 2013, 9:39 pm
A European Commission proposal to regulate electronic cigarettes as pharmaceuticals has run into substantial roadblocks. [read post]
12 Mar 2012, 9:30 pm
“Open government” used to carry a hard political edge: it referred to politically-sensitive disclosures of government information. [read post]
9 Sep 2013, 9:30 pm
My three quasi-ideas—drawn from Felix Frankfurter, John Stuart Mill, and Friedrich Hayek—are a framework for my reflection on the myths and realities of OIRA, based on my time as OIRA Administrator. [read post]
21 Apr 2013, 9:30 pm
Last week’s massive explosion of a fertilizer plant shows that workplace safety regulations still do not prevent devastating accidents. [read post]
27 Jul 2011, 6:00 am
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) recently held a public workshop to discuss strategies for preventing patent hold-ups. [read post]
5 Jan 2012, 8:12 pm
When the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) recently announced a major settlement of charges that Facebook misled users into believing their information was private, the agency heightened the salience of the government’s role in regulating the privacy settings on networking sites such as Facebook and Google Plus. [read post]
29 Mar 2012, 7:00 am
By a largely party-line vote of 223-181, the House of Representatives last week approved legislation that would strip the Obama Administration's health care law of a provision that creates a cost-cutting board known as the Independent Payment Advisory Board (IPAB). [read post]
22 Jan 2012, 9:00 pm
A largely overlooked component of the recently-enacted 2012 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) addresses health care administration, arguably making the most significant changes to military health care rules in fourteen years. [read post]
20 Feb 2012, 9:30 pm
After battling in court for nearly a decade, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) adopted new regulations last week affecting the manufacturing of polyvinyl chloride (PVC). [read post]
30 Mar 2011, 6:00 am
Some members of Congress are attempting to moderate the pace of implementation of the Dodd-Frank Act by seeking to limit appropriations for implementing agencies and by introducing legislation to amend or repeal parts of the Act. [read post]
5 Oct 2011, 12:00 am
The White House and the National Science Foundation (NSF) launched a major initiative last week designed to provide greater flexibility in the career paths of professionals in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM), with the goal of reducing the rate at which women drop out of these fields. [read post]
24 Jan 2012, 9:00 pm
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has announced that the Trustmark Life Insurance Company’s proposed insurance plan rate increases in five states were unreasonably high. [read post]
17 Sep 2013, 9:30 pm
Financial regulation is vital to the U.S. economy because it ensures stability, protects investors, and provides security to borrowers. [read post]
27 Oct 2010, 4:29 am
The Penn Program on Regulation (PPR) recently welcomed Chris Carrigan to the University of Pennsylvania Law School as its first Regulation Fellow. [read post]
14 Jul 2011, 6:00 am
Seeking to shine a spotlight on the national and global resources needed to confront Alzheimer’s disease, members of the House of Representatives recently participated in a hearing on the disease. [read post]
5 Sep 2011, 12:00 am
Citing undue regulatory burden and uncertainty, President Obama asked the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on Friday to delay updating ozone standards until 2013. [read post]
