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Congress: Week in Review | Jan. 23, 2020

By Michael Drobac, Amanda Armistead, Greg Walden, Greg Guice, Nicole Cohen, Eli Levine & Taylor Gayton

January 23, 2020

House in Recess The House of Representatives is in recess this week coinciding with the Martin Luther King, Jr. Day holiday. Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) spent part of the week in Germany, where she led a bipartisan congressional delegation to Auschwitz to mark the 75th anniversary of its liberation. Impeachment Trial Continues Today marks the fourth day of the Senate impeachment trial. The trial, which could end as soon as next week, has essentially prevented…

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Washington Healthcare Update | Jan. 21, 2020

By Stephanie Kennan & Mariam Eatedali

January 21, 2020

Hearings/Markups House Committee on Energy and Commerce: “A Public Health Emergency: State Efforts to Curb the Opioid Crisis” Tuesday, January 14, 2020: The Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations of the Committee on Energy and Commerce held a hearing on actions taken by states to address the current opioid crisis. Why this is important: Common themes from the witness panel of representatives from Pennsylvania, Massachusetts, West Virginia, North Carolina and Rhode Island included an appreciation for federal funding,…

The Healthcare Investor

Women in PE to Know: Katie Harris Storer

By Amber Walsh

January 21, 2020

McGuireWoods has long been an avid supporter of the advancement of professional women. As part of our initiative seeking to expand the leadership of women in private equity, we are continuing our series of profiling women leaders in private equity. We are hopeful that this series will serve to inspire other women to pursue their careers in private equity in a way that best challenges and motivates them, which these impressive women have all done.…

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DOJ Releases FY 2019 False Claims Act Statistics with Numbers that Highlight the Focus on the Healthcare Industry

By David Pivnick & Brett Barnett

January 18, 2020

The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) Office of Public Affairs recently released a report detailing the settlements and judgments from civil cases involving fraud and abuse claims obtained in fiscal year 2019. In total, the DOJ reports that it obtained more than $3 billion during FY 2019, the substantial majority of which ($2.6 billion) involved the healthcare industry. The report notes significant penalties involving the healthcare industry, including drug and device manufactures, healthcare providers, and…

Take Stock: Federal Policy Watch

Next Week in Congress

By Michael Drobac, Amanda Armistead, Greg Guice, Greg Walden, Eli Levine, Nicole Cohen & Taylor Gayton

January 17, 2020

Online Platforms and Market Power, Part 5: Competitors in the Digital Economy On Friday, the House Antitrust Subcommittee will hold a field hearing at the University of Colorado, Boulder Law School. The hearing is titled “Online Platforms and Market Power, Part 5: Competitors in the Digital Economy” and will include testimony from the CEOs of Sonos, Popsocket, and Basecamp, as well as the Vice President and General Counsel of Tile. The House will be in…

Take Stock: Federal Policy Watch

Congress: Week in Review | Jan. 16, 2020

By Michael Drobac, Amanda Armistead, Nicole Cohen, Greg Guice, Greg Walden, Eli Levine & Taylor Gayton

January 16, 2020

FEMA Administrator Confirmed The Senate confirmed Peter Gaynor on Tuesday to be Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). Gaynor previously served as the Director of Rhode Island’s Emergency Management Agency (RIEMA) and advised Governor Gina Raimondo on emergency management and response. USMCA Passes Senate The Senate passed the United States-Canada-Mexico trade agreement (USMCA) this morning 89-10. Earlier in the day, it made its way through committees of jurisdiction. On the Senate Commerce Committee,…

The Healthcare Investor

Healthcare & Life Sciences Private Equity Deal Tracker: WindRose Sells Trust Healthcare Consulting Services

By Holly Buckley

January 16, 2020

WindRose Health Investors has announced it has completed the sale of its portfolio company, Trust Healthcare Consulting Services (TrustHCS). TrustHCS was acquired by a joint venture established by an affiliate of The Carlyle Group and Cannae Holdings. TrustHCS, based in Springfield, Mo., is a provider of staffing and advisory services for coding, clinical documentation improvement, denial management and coding education solutions. WindRose, based in New York, pursues control equity investments in healthcare companies.…

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California and New York governors plan to expand consumer financial protection

By Joseph J. Reilly, Molly M. White & Neelam Takhar

January 16, 2020

California and New York are taking the lead to expand consumer financial protection, in part to smooth out the ebb and flow of federal policy and enforcement at the CFPB. Within a few days of each other, Governor Gavin Newsom of California and Governor Andrew Cuomo of New York announced proposals to expand regulatory oversight in the financial consumer protection space. A. California On January 10, 2020, California Governor Newsom sent the California Legislature his…

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FINRA 2.0: FINRA Releases Its 2020 Risk Monitoring and Examination Priorities

By Cheryl Haas, Emily P. Gordy, Anitra T. Cassas, Molly M. White & Piper Waldron

January 15, 2020

FINRA’s examination program has undergone its most significant reorganization in decades. As stated in a press release, Oct. 1, 2018, FINRA’s goal for the reorganization was to “consolidate its Examination and Risk Monitoring Programs, integrating three separate programs into a single, unified program to drive more effective oversight and greater consistency, eliminate duplication and create a single point of accountability for the examination of firms.” The new look of the examination program was released…

Consumer FinSights

FINRA 2.0: FINRA Releases Its 2020 Risk Monitoring and Examination Priorities

By Cheryl Haas, Emily P. Gordy, Anitra T. Cassas, Molly M. White & Piper Waldron

January 14, 2020

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Congress: Week in Review | Jan. 23, 2020

Washington Healthcare Update | Jan. 21, 2020

Women in PE to Know: Katie Harris Storer

DOJ Releases FY 2019 False Claims Act Statistics with Numbers that Highlight the Focus on the Healthcare Industry

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Congress: Week in Review | Jan. 16, 2020

Healthcare & Life Sciences Private Equity Deal Tracker: WindRose Sells Trust Healthcare Consulting Services

California and New York governors plan to expand consumer financial protection

FINRA 2.0: FINRA Releases Its 2020 Risk Monitoring and Examination Priorities

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