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On February 17, the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee released a white paper on Federal Drug Administration modernization, offering recommendations to reform

On February 11, the Senate Special Committee on Aging held a hearing, “The Doctor Is Out: How Washington’s Rules Drove Physicians Out of Medicine,” examining how federal regulatory burdens

A four day government shutdown ended Tuesday after the House approved an omnibus spending bill in a narrow 217–214 vote, following the Senate’s 71–29 passage.

A week after the House passed the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026 (H.R. 7148), which would have avoided an end of January government shutdown and funded the Depts. of Defense, Labor,

On January 19, a bipartisan, bicameral agreement was announced for a four-bill government spending package that would fund the government through September 30, 2026 and avert a potential

As state legislatures kick off their 2026 legislative sessions, FSMB takes a look back on highlights from the 2025 session with a “wrapped”-style summary.

On Tuesday, Utah announced it launched a groundbreaking AI pilot program, in collaboration with health-tech startup Doctronic, that allows the AI system to handle “routine prescription renewals

On December 11, President Trump issued an EO, “Ensuring a National Policy Framework for Artificial Intelligence,” setting forth the Administration’s AI policy goals, which

State legislatures won’t officially convene for their 2026 sessions until January, but more than half are already prefiling bills.

The Conscience Protections for Medical Residents Act (S. 3238), introduced by Sen. James Lankford (R-OK), would prohibit residency programs from requiring opt-out abortion training – which