Billy Wynne

Department Rescinds Gender-Affirming Care Guidance and Issues New Biological Sex Definitions The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced significant policy shifts in alignment with executive orders (EOs) issued by President Trump. The agency rescinded prior guidance on gender-affirming care and released new directives emphasizing biological sex definitions. These actions reflect the administration’s position…

FTC Announces New HSR Thresholds and Filing Fees for 2025; Effective February 10 The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) recently announced updated jurisdictional thresholds and a revised filing fee schedule for reporting transactions under the Hart-Scott-Rodino (HSR) Act, effective February 10, 2025 (press release). Under the Clayton Act, the FTC is required to adjust HSR thresholds…

Agency Finalizes Reforms to ACA Marketplace for 2026: Higher User Fees, Safeguards Against Fraud, Simplified Plan Choice, and More The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) released the HHS Notice of Benefit and Payment Parameters for 2026 final rule (fact sheet) – a wide-ranging rule affecting Marketplaces, qualified health plans in the individual and…

New Executive Order to Expand IVF Access: Policy Recommendations Due May 19 President Trump signed an Executive Order (EO) to expand access to in vitro fertilization (IVF) (fact sheet). Executive Order The EO directs the Domestic Policy Council (DPC) to develop a list of policy recommendations to “protect IVF access and aggressively reduce out-of-pocket and…

New USDA Secretary Brooke Rollins Calls for State Pilots and Outlines Guiding Principles Newly confirmed Secretary of the Department of Agriculture (USDA) Brooke Rollins sent a letter to state, Tribal, territory, and local government partners to share her principles for USDA nutrition programs and encourage states to act as policy incubators. Secretary Rollins asks states to pilot creative…