Week in Review
Controversy over insurance coverage for contraception, changes to military family leave policies, highway fund woes and more.
FDA Warns Patients of Stem Cell Scams
The FDA cautions patients to undergo only approved stem cell treatments.
Regulatory Conference Discusses Oversight of Laboratory Developed Tests
Regulatory conference highlights need for defined governance of laboratory developed diagnostic testing.
Regulating Systemic Risk
PPR seminar speaker argues that financial regulation cannot eliminate systemic risk.
Mitt Romney’s Ideas about Environmental and Energy Policy
Republican front-runner proposes reining in regulation while increasing production of domestic energy sources.
Google’s New Privacy Policy Provokes New Questions
Members of Congress call for an FTC investigation.
USDA Proposes to Modernize Poultry Slaughter Inspection
The USDA would inspect operations while decreasing its focus on expensive slaughter line inspections.
Randomizing Regulation
Governments can best determine the efficacy of regulations through randomized trials.
Taking Regulation Seriously
President Obama’s joke about spilled milk helps illustrate the need to understand how regulations actually work.
Week in Review
Obama’s State of the Union Address, EU data protection overhaul, revised U.S. school lunch standards, the World Economic Forum, and more.