Insights: Policy

Energy, Infrastructure

House Republican leaders have decided to vote next week on the Ratepayer Protection Act (RPA), a bill that requires state utility regulators to consider adopting a federal standard directing data centers to pay for new generation and transmission upgrades required to serve them. The bill passed in the Energy and Commerce (E&C) Committee in July...

Medicare Physician Payment Reform

The House Energy & Commerce (E&C) Subcommittee on Health will hold a hearing next Tuesday on Medicare provider payment reform. Bills included for discussion are the Patients First Act (H.R. 9693) and the Provider Reimbursement Stability Act (H.R. 8163).

Balance Billing

During his speech at the Republican Midterm Convention, President Trump (while touting his “Great Healthcare Plan”) called balance billing a “tremendous, horrible situation” and stated that he would “end [it] very quickly.” This follows reports that Senate HELP Chair Cassidy (R-LA) will hold private roundtables next week with stakeholders and...

Mergers & Acquisitions

Prysmian/Atkore

HSR is set to expire on September 14, 2026. The companies filed with the Canadian Competition Bureau on August 28, 2026 and the Australian Competition Commission on September 8, 2026. Austria’s antitrust agency will also review the deal.

Credit Interchange

President Trump said yesterday in a speech at the Republican midterm convention that he plans to “cut out-of-control credit card swipe fees, saving the average family $1,200 per year.” This comes on top of him calling earlier this year for Congress to pass the Credit Card Competition Act (CCCA), which would address concerns about credit...

Drug Pricing (MFN)

The White House announced most-favored-nation (MFN) pricing agreements with nine pharmaceutical manufacturers. Separately, CMS has now missed the statutory deadline to finalize CMMI’s GLOBE (Part B) model in time for its October 1 start (a major rule generally cannot take effect until 60 days after it is published).