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Health - February, 2017

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• Trump Pledges Health Care, Safety And Jobs In First Address
• Nooksack Judge Claims Immunity From Disenrollment Suit
• Texas Case Could Open Door To Broader Noncompetes
• Lincare Dodges FCA Claims But Not Retaliation Allegations
• Cigna Seeks Accounting For $25M From Settlement Distributor
• J&J Expert Says Plaintiff Misinterpreted OSU Talc Warnings
• Horizon Balks At Christie Idea To Tap Its Reserves For Rehab
• HHS Asks Justices Not To Review Medicare Billing Suit
• Humana Medicare Advantage FCA Suit Has Legs, Judge Says
• Chicago Law Firm Ducks Malpractice Suit Over Defaulted Loan
• House Panel OKs Repeal Of Health Insurance Antitrust Shield
• 16 Texans Charged In $60M Medicare Fraud Scheme
• FDA Warning Wire: Cardboard Parts Found In Pfizer Vials
• Texas Justices Told To Nix $23M Shareholder Dilution Row
• Honeywell Can't Cut Benefits For Ohio Plant Retirees: Judge
• 9th Circ. Won't Revive Spine Device False Claims Act Suit
• 7th Circ. Backs Wis. Health Dept. Win In Fired Worker's Suit
• Initial Lessons From The Anthem-Cigna M&A Lawsuits
• Complying With Expanded Access Policy Drug Laws
• Agency Law Is Center Stage In Psychologist Torture Case
• How 401(k) Benefits Can Attract Millennial Legal Talent
• How The Courts Review Executive Orders
• Cedars-Sinai Beats Surgeon's Challenge Over Suspension
• Pa. Trans Students Win Pause Of 'Assigned' Bathroom Rule
• Alleged Leader Of $45M Medicare Fraud Blames 'Dictator' Mom
• Manhattan Hospital Sued Over Medical Record Charges
• VA Chief Floats 'Choice 2.0' Model To Improve Veteran Care
• 9th Circ. Asks Oregon High Court For Its Take On State Law
• Surgery Centers Lose DQ Bid After 'Being Cute' With Judge
• 10th Circ. Won't Enforce EEOC Subpoena In Bias Probe
• CEO Reaped Most Benefits Of Health Care Merger, Jury Told
• Fresenius Dialysis Drug Didn't Kill Patient, Jury Told
• Cause Of Death Testimony OK'd In Meningitis Outbreak Trial
• Medical Supply Wholesaler Faces TCPA Suit Over Junk Faxes
• Pfizer's $1.1B Bond Can Be Redeemed If US Tax Laws Change
• Feds Blast Drug Return Co.'s 'Puffery' Defense In $116M Fraud
• 1st Circ. Affirms Conviction In $19.9M Mass. Medicare Fraud
• Lab Exec Fights 'Hitler' Comparison In FCA Retaliation Suit
• Ex-Clinic Owner Given 5 Years In $70M Medicare Scheme
• Growing HIPAA Focus Leads To Fresh Compliance Options
• South Texas Woman Convicted In $2.5M Medicaid Fraud
• When The Learned Intermediary Is A Physician's Assistant
• High Court And Transgender Bathroom Access: Quo Vadis?
• The Loss Of Confidentiality In NY Arbitral Enforcement Cases
• How CMS' Notice Affects Medicare Advantage Organizations
• In Congress: Gorsuch, CR, Trump's 1st Speech To Congress
• Scrap Metal Co. Looks To Keep Alive Biowaste Delivery Suit
• Will Congress Subject Itself To ACA Replacement?
• Hospital Declares Bankruptcy After $51M Aetna Loss
• Judge's Anthem-Cigna Analysis Unfair, Economists Say
• Nurses Ineligible For Union, 6th. Circ. Tells NLRB
• ERISA Applies To Religious Hospitals, Workers Tell Justices
• Cynosure Investors Sue To Block $1.4B Hologic Merger
• Texas Atty Gets 6 Months In Reinsurance Fraud Case
• Weil Lures PE Partner From Gibson Dunn
• Hospital For Special Surgery Sues Fla. Cos. Using Its Name
• Plug Pulled On $50M Antitrust Suit Against SC Health Giant
• DOJ, Nevada Hospice Plan To Settle FCA Suit
• VCA Investor Pushes For More Details On $9.1B Sale To Mars
• Advent Lobs €3.6B Offer To Buy German Health Care Co.
• 'Black-Box Medicine' Faces Headwinds Over Med Mal Liability
• Trans Student To Push Forward In High Court Bathroom Fight
• Health Hires: Squire Patton Boggs, Lando & Anastasi, Barnes
• Claims Slip Through Ala. BCBS Defenses In Antitrust MDL
• Trump Orders Agencies To Create Deregulation Task Forces
• What Lawyers Can Learn From Kellyanne Conway
• Baker Donelson Sued For Reversal On CMS Retroactive Billing
• J&J Talc Plaintiff Just Learned Key Cancer Details, Jury Hears
• Fla. High Court Tosses Abortion Ban At Orlando Clinic
• NLRB Says Nursing Network Illegally Ducked Seniority Pay
• LabMD Says Ex-Tiversa CEO's Stay Bid Merely A Diversion
• Medical Supply Co. Owner Gets 27 Years In $3.5M Fraud
• Feds To Allow Pre-ACA Policies Through 2018
• 'Puffery' Isn't Fraud, Says Drug Return Co. In $116M Case
• Universal Health Wants Escobar FCA Suit Trimmed
• Opioid Addiction Treatment Co. Pulls $150M IPO
• NY Life's $1.1M Deal To End TCPA Suit Gets Initial OK
• The Mistakes Lawyers Make When Copying And Pasting
• Tax Implications Of The Affordable Care Act Repeal
• Talc Studies Don't Merit User Warning, J&J Consultant Says
• Justices Mull Ky. Arbitration Rule In Wrongful Death Case
• Mich. AG Hits Sports Doc With 22 More Sex Abuse Charges
• Trump Scraps Trans Student Bathroom Access Guidance
• Real Estate Rumors: Jeff Sutton, Tenet Healthcare, Compass
• Cleveland Clinic Revives Heart-Disease Test Patent Row
• Ex-Rite Aid Counsel Says Indemnity Clock Didn't Expire
• 3 Lessons From The Anthem-Cigna Merger Opinion
• White House May Introduce Tax Changes For 2018 Fiscal Year
• Calif. Court Gets Automatic Funding Disclosure Right
• Pharmacist, Wife Took In $20M Before Meningitis Outbreak
• Judge Botched Medicare Backlog Case, HHS Tells DC Circ.
• Cedars-Sinai Hospital Hit With Wage-Hour Class Action
• Theranos' Arizona Lab Sanctioned For Quality Control Issues
• CPSC Agrees To Issue Toy Safety Regs After 2-Year Delay
• Baxter, Hospira Call Saline Price-Fixing Claims Illogical
• Texas Barred From Cutting Planned Parenthood Funding
• J&J Plaintiff Didn't Test For Cancer Risk Genes, Jury Hears
• Sidley-Authored Report On 9/11-Era Torture Defamatory: Suit
• Gov't Must Produce Some Anthem Audit Docs In Breach MDL
• Ex-NC Doc. Loses Antitrust Suit Against Medical Board
• Texas Justices Let Challenge Of Chiropractic Rules Proceed
• High Court Declines Czech Republic Suit Over $325M Award
• High Court Rejects Suit Over Speech Restriction Standards
• Ill. Gay Conversion Therapy Ban Exempts Pastors, Judge Says
• Xerox Asks Texas High Court To Limit $1B Medicaid Fraud Suit
• Frivolous Suit Claim Against Ex-Billing Co. Partner Revived
• Savings Claim Couldn't Save Anthem-Cigna Deal, Judge Says
• Chemical Overload Killed Fresenius Patient, Jury Told
• Nordson Pays $705M For Vention Medical's Tech Biz
• Feds Push Back At Exhibits In Meningitis Murder Trial
• Health Care Deal Predictions From '17 JP Morgan Conference
• Harrison Street Pays $17M For 2 Philly Medical Buildings
• HealthCare.gov Deletions 'Trumpcare By Sabotage,' Dems Say
• Civil Litigation Outlook For 2017
• Legal Pot Industry Bugged By Lack Of Pesticide Guidance
• How The GDPR Will Impact Life Sciences And Health Care
• ACA Program Isn't An Improper Tax On States, 6th Circ. Says
• Anthem Wins Rush On Cigna Merger Appeal
• Dentists Say Small Supplier Joined Price-Fixing Conspiracy
• Class Cert. Granted For Overcharged Stericycle Customers
• Ex-JPMorgan Banker Gets 3 Years For Leaking Tips To Dad
• Privacy Profs. Get Behind FTC In LabMD Fight At 11th Circ.
• Feds Join FCA Suit Targeting UnitedHealth Billing
• Kimberly-Clark Wants Investor Suit Over Gowns Tossed
• Pharmacist Rebuts Key Testimony In Meningitis Murder Trial
• FCA Decision Tracker: Continued Interpretations Of Escobar
• Taxation With Representation: Weil, Skadden, Kirkland
• NJ Product Liability Suit Revived Against Smith & Nephew
• Horizon, NJ Reach $1.1M Settlement Over Privacy Lapse
• Punitives Phase Begins In Engle Trial Against PM, RJR
• Nursing Home Operators Face Over $115M For Medicare Fraud
• Fla. High Court Blocks Enforcement Of Abortion Delay Law
• Anthem Says TRO Backs Fast Appeal In $54B Cigna Deal
• Trump's CMS Pick Says Medicaid 'Doesn't Work Well'
• Chamber Backs CareFirst In Data Breach Battle At DC Circ.
• Real Estate Rumors: Hampshire, Western Beef, Mount Sinai
• $5.5M HIPAA Deal Matches Biggest Privacy Payout
• Wash. High Court Rebuffs Florist's Same-Sex Objections
• Hospital To Pay $1M For Toddler's Accidental Morphine OD
• Sofia Vergara Sues Ex-Fiancé In Dispute Over Pre-Embryos
• Fla. High Court Nixes State Farm Bid For Hospital Contracts
• 11th Circ. Strikes Down Fla. 'Gun Gag' Law
• House Acts To Clear Way For Planned Parenthood Defunding
• 11th Circ. Affirms Toss Of Dispute Over Enbrel Use
• Bugs And Hair Plagued Meningitis-Linked Pharmacy, Jury Told
• Hospital Slams Bids To Ax $10M Pepcid Patent Verdict
• Couple Fights SEC's $65M Penalty Bid In EB-5 Fraud Row
• Relearning The Lessons Of Korematsu's Case
• Health Republic's Curious Liquidation: Part 8
• What A Justice Gorsuch Might Portend For FCA Enforcement
• How A General Counsel Should Think About AI: Part 2
• New Legal Challenges To Public Union Agency Fees
• J&J Tells Jury Talc Is Warning-Free, Like Alcohol, Red Meat
• A Closer Look At Battle Over Troubled Anthem-Cigna Megadeal
• 5 Key Takeaways From Trump's ACA Stabilizer Rule
• Texas Surgical Centers Can't Ditch Cigna's $8M ERISA Suit
• Fla. Appeals Court OKs PIP Law's Limit On Chiropractors
• House Republicans Announce Their Own ACA Replacement
• Meningitis-Linked Drugmaker Was On States' Radar, Jury Told
• Nooksack Tribe Accuses Feds Of Illegally Denying Funding
• Judge Rejects Hospital's Bid To Dump $51M Aetna Loss
• New Orleans Hospital's Ch. 11 Proceedings Moved To La.
• Insurers Fight Cancer Center Dismissal Bid In Data Breach
• Ex-Cohen Milstein Attys Launch New Group At Motley Rice
• GAO Targets 34 Areas Of Concern In Federal High Risk List
• Health Republic's Curious Liquidation: Part 7
• Anthem Wins Delaware Order To Pause Cigna Merger Breakup
• Latham Guides Integra In $1B Offer For J&J Neurosurgery Unit
• How A General Counsel Should Think About AI: Part 1
• Feds Float ACA Market Stabilization Rule
• Fla. Says Changed Rule Could End Challenge To Abortion Law
• Cancer Survivor's Tissue Nearly Talc-Free, J&J Tells Jury
• Arthrex, Smith & Nephew Settle Suture Anchor Patent Row
• FDA Warning Wire: FDA Denied Docs At Chinese Plant
• Whistleblower Counsel Seeks Fees For Role In $18M FCA Deal
• NC Gov. Floats New Plan For Bathroom Bill Repeal
• Humana To Scrap Remaining ACA Policies In 2018
• Inside The Downward Spiral Of 2 Health Care Megadeals
• Health Sites Fight Facebook Users' Injunction Bid
• Major FCA Sampling Feud Gets Squelched At 4th Circ.
• Hospice Owner Seeks Light Sentence For $9M Medicare Fraud
• LGBT Groups Urge Trump To Keep Trans Student Policies
• Ex-Health Exec Blasts Tribe's Dismissal Bid In FCA Suit
• CVS Seeks Dismissal Of TCPA Case Under First-To-File Rule
• Cigna Says Investor Suit Based Solely On 'Corporate Puffery'
• Cigna Tries To Nix $54B Anthem Deal With $15B Damages Suit
• Hologic Expands Into Medical Aesthetics With $1.65B Buy
• German Health Care Co. Stada In Talks To Be Taken Private
• Squire Patton Boggs Snags Crowell & Moring Privacy Lawyers
• Gorsuch May Further Tip Balance Against Deference To EPA
• Aetna, Humana Ditch $37B Tie-Up After Court Blocks Deal
• Anthem Wants Rush In Appeal Of Cigna Merger Loss
• Lewis Brisbois Nabs Locke Lord, Dentons Trial Pros
• Some Indian Health Jobs Exempt From Hiring Freeze: HHS
• Medtronic Dodges Spine Device FCA Suit, For Now
• Mayo Clinic, Doctors Escape Med Mal Suit At 8th Circ.
• Saving Lawyers 1 Less Drink At A Time
• Feds Urge High Court To Reject Menendez's Petition
• Trump VA Secretary Pick Wins Unanimous Senate Vote
• DHS Must Scrutinize Bio Attacker ID Abilities, Report Says
• Pharmacy Loyalty Card Co. Escapes $250M IP Suit
• US Pulls Challenge Of Trans Bathroom Injunction Scope
• Agent In Tribal Relics Sting Wins 10th Circ. Suicide Row
• Cerner's $63M Award Spat Goes Back To State Court
• NJ Whistleblower Denied Shares Of States' FCA Settlements
• Sessions Could Further Blunt Bank Access For Pot Biz
• Deals Rumor Mill: Stada, Popeye's, Syneron
• U of Chicago Wins Suit Over Hostile Work Environment
• Doctors' Counsel Ask Court To Divide Fees In $12M FCA Deal
• Anthem Hit With Suit Over Denied Mammograms
• What To Know About HHS Revised 'Common Rule'
• In Congress: CRA Disapprovals, Sub-Cabinet, Mnuchin
• Lawyers Cannot Stay Silent While Trump Belittles The Courts
• Regeneron Subpoenaed Over Patient Assistance Nonprofits
• FTC Blasts LabMD's 11th Circ. Challenge To Data Ruling
• Class Action Claims Fla. Hospital's Debt Calls Violated TCPA
• Energy Rebound Leads Capital Markets As Health Care Fades
• La. Health Agency Wants NOLA Hospital's Del. Ch. 11 Moved
• FDA Warns Of Potential Obesity Stomach Balloon Issues
• EEOC Settles Suit Over HIV-Positive Health Worker's Firing
• Ex-Insys Sales Boss Indicted In Fentanyl Kickback Scheme
• Justices Urged To Keep Medicare Row In Bankruptcy Court
• Understanding CMS' New Settlement Reporting Thresholds
• How Tom Price Is Being Welcomed As HHS Secretary
• 5th Circ. Dismisses Trans Prof's Bathroom Rule Appeal
• Premera Blue Cross Can't Escape Data Breach Suit
• Marketing Basics For Solo Practitioners And Small Law Firms
• El Paso Hospital Pays $860K To Settle FCA Kickback Claims
• Health Hires: Arent Fox, Winston & Strawn, Nelson Mullins
• Post-Spokeo, Not All Statutory Violations Are Created Equal
• Taxation With Representation: Vinson, Bracewell, Debevoise
• Chancery Deals A Blow To Supermajority Bylaw Provisions
• Senate Confirms Price For HHS Secretary
• 9th Circ. Urged To Revive Spine Device FCA Suit
• Fla. Lawmakers OK Bill Allowing Suits Against Abortion Docs
• Anthem To Appeal Cigna Merger Loss To DC Circ.
• Wash. High Court Says Intuitive Had Duty To Warn Hospital
• CVS Clinics Can't Escape TCPA Case On Plaintiff's Testimony
• Pa. Appeals Court Axes Home-Care Worker Info Release Order
• CareFirst Data Breach Suit Properly Tossed, DC Circ. Told
• Feds Owe Insurer $214M In ACA Payments, Judge Says
• Report Details Problems At Theranos' Arizona Lab
• New Bill Would Spare Indian Health From Fed Hiring Freeze
• Insurance Mega-Merger Blocks No Death Knell For Deals
• Patients Cleared To Fight Bankrupt Health Co.'s Collections
• GAO Singles Out Holes In FDA Adverse Event Reporting
• Vanguard Debtors Say FCA Row Belongs In Bankruptcy Court
• Insurance Agency Settles $7M Trade Secrets Row Before Trial
• Gov't Fights Health Care Cos.' Evidence In $45M Fraud Case
• Health-Focused PE Shop G Square Closes €350M Fund
• Palamon Snags €550M In Sale Of Spain's Top Elder Care Biz
• New Data Breach Rulings — 4th Circ. Vs. 3rd Circ.
• Sloan Kettering Seeks More Sanctions In Drug IP Case
• Rogin Nassau, Reid Reige Steer $70M Skilled-Nursing Loan
• California Children's Hospital Hit With TCPA Action
• Considerations For State Universities After PTAB Win
• Key Takeaways From FTC Merger Remedy Study
• Post-Spokeo Issues Emerge In The 5th Circ.
• Law Firm Margin Improvement: The Long Game
• Fresenius Drug Killed Dialysis Patient, Jury Told
• Bizarre Bid To Sell FCA Suit Shows Value Of Secrecy
• BigLaw's Latest Bad Boy Made Name As FCA Prosecutor
• Kimberly-Clark, Gown Buyers Want Experts, Evidence Blocked
• Court Keeps Medicare Patient Class Action Alive
• Trump HHS Nominee Moves Toward Final Senate Vote
• RadioShack Can Audit United HealthCare Claim Information
• Providers Ask Fla. Justices For Rehearing In Allstate PIP Fight
• Fla. Hospitals Fight To Keep County Reimbursement Law
• 4th Circ. Backs Nix Of VA Hospital Breach Suit
• $3M Ends EY Negligence Row In Universal Health Bankruptcy
• $54B Anthem-Cigna Merger Spiked By Judge
• Seyfarth Snags Ex-USCIS Director For Immigration Group
• Shkreli Involved In Tech Startup Looking To Raise $1M
• Fertility Clinic's Trademark Battle Not Covered, 11th Circ. Says
• Ill. Man Who Posed As Psychiatrist Gets More Than 13 Years
• DOJ Health Care Fraud Pro Joins Crowell & Moring
• Pharma Rep Avoids Prison For Lying To Feds Over Kickbacks
• Real Estate Rumors: Trump Tower, Centennial Bank, Piermont
• DOJ Criminal Division In 2016: Fraud Section Rising
• Akin Gump Atty Charged With Trying To Sell Sealed FCA Suit
• Groups Sue To Block Trump's 2-For-1 Regulatory Order
• Ratkovich JV Scores $120M Loan To Pay Off CMBS Debt
• 2017 Check-Up: Is Your Law Firm Positioned For Success?
• Dems Reintroduce Paid Family, Medical Leave Bill
• Fla. Bill To Deregulate Doctor-Patient Retainers Passes Panel
• Ex-Ala. Doc Gets 15 Years, Loses $13.4M For Pill Mill
• $18M Deal Ends FCA Suit Over Doc's Allegedly Brazen Fraud
• Investors Sue DaVita Over Allegedly Inflated Stock Price
• Senate Panel Unanimously Advances Veteran Affairs Nominee
• Feds Hope To Duck $482M In ACA 'Risk Corridor' Payments
• One Equity Partners Nabs $1.65B For Latest Fund
• Shoddy Confidentiality Rule Led To Firing, 2nd Circ. Hears
• Clinic Manager Cops To Role In $70M Medicare Fraud Scheme
• The Missing Key To 3rd-Party Litigation Funding
• LA Hospital Looks To Trim FCA Suit Before April Trial
• Bankrupt Louisiana Heart Hospital Faces WARN Suit
• Alere Calls Abbott's Chancery Bid For Info Unfounded
• 4th Circ. Urged To Not Revive Army Chemical Weapons Suit
• Adeptus Health Investor Seeks Books, Records Inspection
• Reps. Clash Over Impact Of ACA Repeal On Indian Care
• Deadly Drugs Shipped Before Test Results Came In, Jury Told
• Cigna Escapes Medicare Fraud Suit But Addus Stays In
• 2nd Circ. Resurrects TCPA Suit Over Faxed Seminar Invites
• Trans Prof Slams Bid To Toss Her From Bathroom Rule Row
• Health Care Co. To Pay $60M To End Whistleblower Fraud Suit
• Courts Rejecting Connection Between FCA, Medical Necessity
• Takeaways From NIST's Updated Cybersecurity Framework
• A Closer Look At The Aetna-Humana Merger Loss
• In Congress: Cabinet Approvals, Disapproval Resolutions
• Debtor Who Revoked Her Consent Gets Nod For TCPA Suit
• NJ Insurer Ordered Liquidated Amid Mounting Financial Woes
• Bankrupt Louisiana Heart Hospital Says It Plans To Close
• VA To Pay $538M In DaVita Dialysis Fees Dispute
• 4 Key Takeaways As ACA Sign-Up Window Closes
• Greenberg Traurig Settles Clawback Suit Over $2.2M In Fees
• CVS' Shoddy Shipping Ruined Arthritis Drug, Suit Says
• Fort Myers, Fla., Settles With Sovereign Health For $149K
• Express Scripts Loses Quick Win Bid In Antitrust Suit
• Federal Regulations Can Be Copyrighted, Court Rules
• LabMD Slams Bid To Extend Stay In Tiversa's Defamation Suit
• A New Focus On Unclaimed Property In Health Care
• Affirmed: Pharmacies Are Not Liable For Drug Labeling
• The Top Governance Challenge For Health System Boards
• 11th Circ. Bats Down Atty's Fight For $1M In Billing Row
• Engle Widower Assails Cigarette Ad Blitz As Trial Opens
• Ousted Texo Manager Seeks Legal Defense Fee Advancement
• United Healthcare's Hep C Coverage Deal Gets Final OK
• Texas Fitness Club Wins Trial Over Steam Room Injury
• NJ High Court To Hear Nurse's Unemployment Benefits Row
• Health Co. Settles $4.5M Lab Claim In Ch. 11
• Becton Can't Get Coverage For Syringe Antitrust Suit: Insurer
• Deals Rumor Mill: ChemChina, Nature's Bounty, Pfizer
• Post-Judge Interest Can't Fuel Punitives, Mass. Justices Say
• ACA's Impact On 'Most Likely' Cost Of Future Care
• Can Federal Agencies Reverse Course Under Trump?
• Ex-Tenet Exec Decries Fraud Rap Over $400M Immigrant Scam
• The 4 Wittiest Dissents By Gorsuch
• Gorsuch's Opening Words Speak Volumes About His Style
• Senators Flirt With Nuclear Option Over High Court Pick
• HHS Ices 340B 'Mega-Guidance' Amid Regulatory Freeze
• Similar On The Law, Gorsuch Differs From Scalia In Style
• Veterans Affairs Nominee Promises Care Won't Be Privatized
• Texas Hospital Fined $3.2M For Losing Unprotected Devices
• 7th Circ. Upholds 2-Year Sentence For 'Pill Mill' Doc
• Drug Refund Co. Slams $116M Theft Claims In Trial Opener
• ACA Fixes Come Into Focus At Senate Hearing
• Attys React To Judge Gorsuch's Supreme Court Nomination
• Deals Rumor Mill: Arqiva, Medtronic, CCC
• Doctor To Pay Feds $20M To Settle Health Care Fraud Suit
• TRO Denied For Tribe Facing Ex-Heath Exec's FCA Suit
• Doc Suspended From Medicaid For Improper Vaccine Storage
• Health Care Group Of The Year: Sheppard Mullin
• The Myth Of The Forceful Mediator
• ACA In The Crosshairs: 1st Steps Toward Repeal
• Senate Panel Advances Price, Mnuchin Without Dems Present