One of the first acts of the new Administration on Inauguration Day was to issue a memorandum putting the brakes—at least temporarily—on federal regulations that have not yet taken effect, and to release an executive order authorizing agencies and departments to “minimize the unwarranted economic and regulatory burdens” of the Affordable Care Act. These two actions are the first of several presidential orders and memoranda expected in the days and weeks to come.
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