HHS’ Reg Work Continues Post Election, But Many Polices Still At OMB

Regulatory work by the Trump HHS is continuing full speed in the aftermath of the election, with the surprise reappearance of a once-scrapped rule to ban Medicare drug rebates, finalization of the Medicaid managed care rule and the White House budget office’s recent clearance of FDA guidance and a Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services regulation. The full-speed-ahead mode has key congressional Democrats worried that the Trump administration will try to roll back health protections before leaving office. OMB is...