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INSULIN Act: Beyond the $35 Price-cap Headline - Jack Leimann #HealthCare
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The Daily Dish: LEO and Assembly Line Licensing - @djheakin #Eakinomics
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While the INSULIN Act may benefit patients, its broader focus is access and consumer protection rather than lower insulin costs. Its research and competition provisions may have greater long-term policy effects. #HealthCare
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The Senate INSULIN Act focuses more on consumer protection and access than direct affordability. Its research, competition, and state access provisions could shape long-term policy. #HealthCare
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Advances in satellite technology have outpaced the FCC’s licensing process, which was designed for a small number of large satellites. The FCC has responded with a modular, streamlined approach that supports innovation with faster approvals. #Eakinomics
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The INSULIN Act goes beyond a $35 monthly insulin cap, proposing expanded state access and reforms to generic and biosimilar approvals that could address longer-term market challenges. #HealthCare
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At AAF we talk about the importance of technological advances. And we talk about the need for a light, nimble regulatory state. But there is rarely such a clean example of the former forcing a shift in favor of the latter. #Eakinomics
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FACT OF THE DAY: Across all rulemakings last week, federal agencies published roughly $1.7 billion in total cost savings and cut 1.4 million paperwork burden hours.
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What can we expect from the next Congress? AAF President @djheakin shares his thoughts.
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The rise of LEO satellite constellations made the FCC’s individualized licensing process unworkable. A new modular system allows routine applications to move forward faster, demonstrating how technological advances can drive regulatory reform. #Eakinomics
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The latest report on inflation is out! @djheakin reacts to the October CPI report.
The midterms dominated headlines last week, but agencies remained busy, issuing 17 rulemakings with economic analyses. The week's standout actions were cost-cutting rules from DOT, DOL, and USDA. #WeekInReg
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Since the start of 2026, the federal government has published $1.4 trillion in total regulatory net cost savings and 159.2 million hours of net annual paperwork increases. #WeekInReg
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AAF President @djheakin discusses the nation's "no" vote on Trumponomics.
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The voters delivered a resounding rejection of the Trump Administration’s economic stewardship. This is precisely the wrong time for Congress to embrace government equity investments. #Eakinomics
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Last Week in Regulation, federal agencies published roughly $1.7 billion in total cost savings and cut 1.4 million paperwork burden hours. #Regulations
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The National Defense Authorization Act should pass once again this year, but not before eliminating the authority for government equity investments in private firms. #Eakinomics
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Week in Regulation: A Deregulatory Start to November - @dthegman #WeekInReg
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