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DOJ Re-Brands Guidance Documents

FDA Law

The federal government does its own version of rebranding with each change in administration. This policy, announced by then Associate Attorney General Rachel Brand in 2018 was referred to as the Brand Memo. electronic formatting for regulatory submissions), scientific (e.g., recalls), and the COVID-19 emergency.

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5 Takeaways From Health Insurers’ New Pledge To Improve Prior Authorization

Physician's Weekly

But government interventions to improve prior authorization will be used “if we’re forced to use them,” Oz said during the news conference. He did not name specific targets, indicate how they will be made public, or specify how the government would enforce them. ” Here are the key takeaways for consumers: 1.

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Trump Whacks Agency That Makes the Nation’s Health Care Safer

Physicians News Digest

At their first meeting with the leadership of AHRQ last month, officials from Trump’s Department of Government Efficiency said that they didn’t know what the agency did — and that its budget would be cut by 80% to 90%, according to two people with knowledge of the meeting who were granted anonymity because of fears of retribution.