One Step Forward, Two Steps Back: Regulatory Reform May Be Tougher On CMS Than On FDA

President-Elect Trump is putting new meaning in the catch phrase “doubling down”: promising an executive order to require agencies to withdraw two old regulations any time they issue a new one. That may be a big challenge for CMS – and also complicate some aspects of FDA’s activities.

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FDA’s push to reinvent the OTC monograph process is likely to become much more urgent if the Trump Administration follows through on plans for regulatory reform.

In a YouTube video released Nov. 21, President-Elect Donald Trump repeated a campaign promise to issue an executive...

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