By Elizabeth Carpenter Each week, our Health Policy team recaps recent health care developments in two reports, Weekly Health Care Wrap-Up and Health Insurance Exchanges: State of the States. Weekly Health Care Wrap-Up is our weekly look at regulatory developments affecting health care at the federal and state level. Last week, the House Committee on Energy and… Continue Reading
Monthly Archives: September 2012
Cybersecurity heating up again
Posted in CybersecurityBy Dan Caprio In a Senate Homeland Security Government Affairs Committee hearing yesterday, DHS Secretary Napolitano confirmed that an administration executive order covering power plants, electric grid and other critical infrastructure is “close to completion.” On Wednesday, Senator Jay Rockefeller sent a letter to the Fortune 500, which included Google Inc., Apple Inc., AT&T Inc.,… Continue Reading
State Attorneys General: 2012 Election Preview
Posted in 2012 Elections, Attorneys GeneralBy Thurbert Baker and Jane Moffat MLA’s National State Attorneys General Practice is pleased to share the following thoughts and predictions about what to expect across the country in the upcoming November State Attorney General elections. Last year, we saw statewide elections of Attorneys General (AGs) in three states. Kentucky and Mississippi reelected Democratic AGs last… Continue Reading
Campaign Finance Update: Disclosure by Ad-Running Political Groups Continues to be Hotly Debated
Posted in Campaign Finance, Political LawBy Stefan Passantino As the 2012 election season heats up, outside advocacy groups are experiencing considerable influence over federal, state, and local elections. Some say that the collective influence of advocacy by Super PACs and other tax-exempt entities in favor of and against candidates is equal to, or exceeds, that of the candidates and the parties… Continue Reading
Weekly Health Policy Update: White House Released Sequestration Report
Posted in Health PolicyBy Elizabeth Carpenter Each week, our Health Policy team recaps recent health care developments in two reports, Weekly Health Care Wrap-Up and Health Insurance Exchanges: State of the States. Weekly Health Care Wrap-Up is our weekly look at regulatory developments affecting health care at the federal and state level. Late last week, White House released its sequestration… Continue Reading