Regulation

Biden Announcing New Rule to Protect Consumers Who Purchase Short-Term Health Insurance Plans

President Joe Biden on Thursday announced new steps to protect consumers who buy short-term health insurance plans that critics say amount to junk. A... Read More

President Joe Biden on Thursday announced new steps to protect consumers who buy short-term health insurance plans that critics say amount to junk. A new rule finalized by the Democratic president's administration will limit these plans to just three months. And the plans can... Read More

2024-03-26 19:50:35
by Dan McCue
Consumers Warned to Avoid Certain Topical Pain Relief Products 

WASHINGTON — The Food and Drug Administration warned consumers on Tuesday not to use certain over-the-counter pain relief products marketed... Read More

WASHINGTON — The Food and Drug Administration warned consumers on Tuesday not to use certain over-the-counter pain relief products marketed for topical use before, during or after certain cosmetic procedures. The warning came after the agency issued warning letters to... Read More

2024-03-21 16:27:01
by Dan McCue
DOJ, 16 States Sue Apple Over Alleged Smartphone Monopoly

WASHINGTON — The Justice Department and 16 state attorneys general sued Apple on Thursday accusing the Cupertino, California-based tech giant... Read More

WASHINGTON — The Justice Department and 16 state attorneys general sued Apple on Thursday accusing the Cupertino, California-based tech giant of operating an illegal monopoly in the smartphone market. According to the lawsuit, which was filed in federal court in... Read More

Trump Suggests He'd Support a National Ban on Abortions Around 15 Weeks of Pregnancy

NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump suggested Tuesday that he’d support a national ban on abortions around 15 weeks of pregnancy, voicing... Read More

NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump suggested Tuesday that he’d support a national ban on abortions around 15 weeks of pregnancy, voicing for the first time support for a specific limit on the procedure. The Republican former president has taken credit for... Read More

2024-03-15 19:11:47
by Dan McCue
EPA Sets Tougher Limits on Gas Used to Sterilize Medical Devices

WASHINGTON — The Environmental Protection Agency on Thursday finalized tougher restrictions on ethylene oxide, a cancer-causing gas commonly used to... Read More

WASHINGTON — The Environmental Protection Agency on Thursday finalized tougher restrictions on ethylene oxide, a cancer-causing gas commonly used to sterilize medical devices. The new standards specifically target commercial sterilization facilities. The agency called them “the strongest measures in U.S.... Read More

2024-03-15 18:09:41
by Dan McCue
EPA Proposes New Limits on Gas Distribution Facilities

WASHINGTON — The Environmental Protection Agency on Thursday finalized a rule strengthening toxic air pollution standards at gasoline distribution facilities,... Read More

WASHINGTON — The Environmental Protection Agency on Thursday finalized a rule strengthening toxic air pollution standards at gasoline distribution facilities, including storage tanks, loading operations and equipment leaks.  The action — from which gas stations are exempt — is expected... Read More

2024-03-13 16:49:07
by Dan McCue
FDA Believed Poised to Approve First Med for a Serious Liver Disease

WASHINGTON — The Food and Drug Administration appears poised to approve the first medicine developed specifically to treat the serious... Read More

WASHINGTON — The Food and Drug Administration appears poised to approve the first medicine developed specifically to treat the serious liver disease known as MASH later this week.  Metabolic dysfunction-associated steatohepatitis -- formerly known as nonalcoholic steatohepatitis — is often... Read More

2024-03-08 22:37:34
by Tom Ramstack
States Sue SEC for Requiring Companies to Disclose Emissions

WASHINGTON — Ten states sued the Securities and Exchange Commission this week over new rules requiring large companies to publicly... Read More

WASHINGTON — Ten states sued the Securities and Exchange Commission this week over new rules requiring large companies to publicly disclose their greenhouse gas emissions. The state attorneys general say the new rules place an unfair regulatory and financial burden... Read More

Latest Attempt to Chip Away at 'Obamacare' Questions Preventive Health Care

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A federal appeals court was scheduled to hear arguments Monday on whether former President Barack Obama's... Read More

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A federal appeals court was scheduled to hear arguments Monday on whether former President Barack Obama's signature health care law requires full insurance coverage of certain types of preventive care, including HIV prevention and some types... Read More

By Defining Sex, Some States Denying Transgender People Legal Recognition

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Mack Allen, an 18-year-old high school senior from Kansas, braces for sideways glances, questioning looks and... Read More

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Mack Allen, an 18-year-old high school senior from Kansas, braces for sideways glances, questioning looks and snide comments whenever he has to hand over his driver's license, which still identifies him as female. They've come from... Read More

EPA Approves Year-Round Sales of Higher Ethanol Blend in Eight Midwest States

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Drivers in eight Midwestern states will be able to fuel up with a higher blend of... Read More

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Drivers in eight Midwestern states will be able to fuel up with a higher blend of ethanol throughout the year under a final rule announced Thursday by the Environmental Protection Agency. The biofuels industry and farming groups,... Read More

2024-02-21 22:01:54
by Tom Ramstack
Supreme Court Looks at EPA’s Justification for Rule to Block Interstate Pollution

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court heard arguments Wednesday on whether to keep the Environmental Protection Agency’s good neighbor rule that... Read More

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court heard arguments Wednesday on whether to keep the Environmental Protection Agency’s good neighbor rule that requires states to clean up their industrial pollution that could be carried by wind into neighboring states. Indiana, Ohio and... Read More

2024-02-09 21:47:55
by Tom Ramstack
FCC Bans Robocalls Using Voices Generated by Artificial Intelligence

WASHINGTON — The Federal Communications Commission released a decision Thursday to ban robocalls with voices generated by artificial intelligence. The... Read More

WASHINGTON — The Federal Communications Commission released a decision Thursday to ban robocalls with voices generated by artificial intelligence. The FCC said the robocalls play key roles in rising rates of sophisticated scams, such as calls before the New Hampshire... Read More

Studies Cited in Case Over Abortion Pill Retracted Due to Flaws and Conflicts of Interest

A medical journal has retracted two studies claiming to show the harms of the abortion pill mifepristone, citing conflicts of... Read More

A medical journal has retracted two studies claiming to show the harms of the abortion pill mifepristone, citing conflicts of interest by the authors and flaws in their research. Two of the three studies retracted by medical publisher Sage Perspectives... Read More

2024-02-07 21:25:26
by Dan McCue
New York State Proposes New Rules for Pharmacy Benefit Managers

ALBANY, N.Y. — New York state’s chief financial services regulator has unveiled new “market conduct” rules to govern pharmacy benefit... Read More

ALBANY, N.Y. — New York state’s chief financial services regulator has unveiled new “market conduct” rules to govern pharmacy benefit managers that she says will both strengthen consumer protections and tamp down on anti-competitive conduct. In doing so, she also... Read More

Biden Administration Sets Tighter Standards for Deadly Soot Pollution From Tailpipes, Smokestacks

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration is setting tougher standards for deadly soot pollution, saying that reducing fine particle matter from tailpipes, smokestacks... Read More

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration is setting tougher standards for deadly soot pollution, saying that reducing fine particle matter from tailpipes, smokestacks and other industrial sources could prevent thousands of premature deaths a year. Environmental and public health groups hailed the new... Read More

Biogen Plans to Shut Down Controversial Alzheimer's Drug Aduhelm

Biogen will stop developing its Alzheimer’s treatment Aduhelm, a drug once seen as a potential blockbuster before stumbling soon after its... Read More

Biogen will stop developing its Alzheimer’s treatment Aduhelm, a drug once seen as a potential blockbuster before stumbling soon after its launch a couple years ago. The drugmaker said Wednesday that it will end a study of the drug needed for... Read More

2024-01-29 17:52:05
by Dan McCue
FDA Unveils New Regulation Portal for Food Program

WASHINGTON — The Food and Drug Administration has unveiled a new website detailing the Foods Program regulations it plans to... Read More

WASHINGTON — The Food and Drug Administration has unveiled a new website detailing the Foods Program regulations it plans to publish through October 2024. The web portal, which will also list longer-term regulations the agency is prioritizing for publication at... Read More

Biden Delays Consideration of New Natural Gas Export Terminals, Citing Climate Risk

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration is delaying consideration of new natural gas export terminals in the United States, even... Read More

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration is delaying consideration of new natural gas export terminals in the United States, even as gas shipments to Europe and Asia have soared since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. The election year decision by President Joe Biden... Read More

Advocacy Groups Are Petitioning for the End of SNAP Interview Requirements

NEW YORK (AP) — Student and legal advocacy groups are petitioning the U.S. Department of Agriculture to lift the interview... Read More

NEW YORK (AP) — Student and legal advocacy groups are petitioning the U.S. Department of Agriculture to lift the interview requirement for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) applicants to receive food aid. The groups argue the interview requirement is burdensome and prevents those who... Read More

Little Fish at the Supreme Court Could Take Big Bite Out of Regulatory Power

WASHINGTON (AP) — Business and conservative interest groups that want to limit the power of federal regulators think they have... Read More

WASHINGTON (AP) — Business and conservative interest groups that want to limit the power of federal regulators think they have a winner in the Atlantic herring and the boats that sweep the modest fish into their holds by the millions. In a Supreme... Read More

EPA Sets Out Rules for Proposed 'Methane Fee' for Waste Generated by Oil and Natural Gas Companies

WASHINGTON (AP) — Oil and natural gas companies for the first time would have to pay a fee for methane... Read More

WASHINGTON (AP) — Oil and natural gas companies for the first time would have to pay a fee for methane emissions that exceed certain levels under a rule proposed Friday by the Biden administration. The proposed Environmental Protection Agency rule... Read More

Efforts to Restrict Transgender Health Care Endure in 2024

Republican-led state legislatures are considering a new round of bills restricting medical care for transgender youths — and in some... Read More

Republican-led state legislatures are considering a new round of bills restricting medical care for transgender youths — and in some cases, adults — returning to the issue the year after a wave of high-profile bills became law and sparked lawsuits.... Read More

2024-01-05 20:09:49
by Dan McCue
FDA Issues First Approval for Large-Scale Drug Imports From Canada

WASHINGTON — The Food and Drug Administration on Friday authorized Florida to purchase millions of dollars' worth of medications from... Read More

WASHINGTON — The Food and Drug Administration on Friday authorized Florida to purchase millions of dollars' worth of medications from Canada, a move long opposed by the pharmaceutical industry. The goal of the approval is to give states access to... Read More

Florida Can Import Prescription Drugs From Canada, US Regulators Say

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Food and Drug Administration on Friday cleared the way for Florida's first-in-the-nation plan to import prescription drugs from... Read More

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Food and Drug Administration on Friday cleared the way for Florida's first-in-the-nation plan to import prescription drugs from Canada, a long-sought approach to accessing cheaper medications that follows decades of frustration with U.S. drug prices. Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis... Read More

2024-01-02 22:39:11
by Dan McCue
FDA Issues Recall Alert for Hypoallergenic Infant Formula

WASHINGTON — A popular hypoallergenic infant formula has been voluntarily recalled by its manufacturer due to possible Cronobacter sakazakii contamination.... Read More

WASHINGTON — A popular hypoallergenic infant formula has been voluntarily recalled by its manufacturer due to possible Cronobacter sakazakii contamination. The formula, Nutramigen Hypoallergenic Infant Formula Powder, is manufactured by Reckitt/Mead Johnson Nutrition. According to an alert issued by the... Read More

Gaming Proponents Size Up the Odds of a Northern Virginia Casino

McLEAN, Va. (AP) — With casinos popping up on Virginia's southern border, some lawmakers now want to explore whether wealthy... Read More

McLEAN, Va. (AP) — With casinos popping up on Virginia's southern border, some lawmakers now want to explore whether wealthy northern Virginia should get in on the action. State Sen. David Marsden, D-Fairfax, is planning to re-introduce legislation that would... Read More

2023-12-21 19:24:30
by Tom Ramstack
FTC Proposes Crackdown on Tech Companies for Surveillance of Child Users

WASHINGTON — The Federal Trade Commission on Wednesday proposed sweeping new regulations to protect children from surveillance techniques used by... Read More

WASHINGTON — The Federal Trade Commission on Wednesday proposed sweeping new regulations to protect children from surveillance techniques used by internet companies. The proposed rules could change how social media monetizes data they glean from children’s gaming, learning and internet... Read More

2023-12-19 22:57:33
by Dan McCue
FTC Bans Rite Aid From Using AI Facial Recognition

WASHINGTON — Rite Aid, the struggling nationwide drug store chain, got more bad news Tuesday, as federal regulators tagged it... Read More

WASHINGTON — Rite Aid, the struggling nationwide drug store chain, got more bad news Tuesday, as federal regulators tagged it for using facial recognition at its stores that led to scores of women and people of color being wrongly identified... Read More

2023-12-18 21:44:10
by Tom Ramstack
Southwest Airlines Fined $140M for Poor Response to Winter Storm

WASHINGTON — Southwest Airlines was hit with $140 million in fines Monday from the U.S. Transportation Department as punishment for... Read More

WASHINGTON — Southwest Airlines was hit with $140 million in fines Monday from the U.S. Transportation Department as punishment for its Christmastime meltdown last year that stranded 2 million passengers. It was the biggest fine for an airline in Transportation... Read More

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