Robert Walmsley University Professor, Harvard Law School
Former OIRA Administrator under President Obama
"The GW Regulatory Studies Center has done phenomenal work in cataloguing and analyzing reforms in regulatory policy...[it is] a national treasure."
The GW Regulatory Studies Center seeks to improve regulatory policy through research, education and outreach.
The Center is a leading source for applied scholarship in regulatory issues, and a training ground for anyone who wants to understand the effects of regulation and ensure that regulatory policies are designed in the public interest. The Center receives support from governments, foundations, companies, and individuals.
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Telemedicine & Initiating Buprenorphine Treatment
Federal regulators dramatically reduced the barriers to using telemedicine to treat opioid use disorder in response to the COVID-19 public health emergency. Public health experts have long argued that health care practitioners can provide high-quality treatment for opioid use disorder via telemedicine.Regulatory Sentiment and Uncertainty under the Trump Administration
Using newspaper text, Zhoudan Xie tracks sentiment and uncertainty about regulation and discusses how they changed during administrations.A Last-Minute Attempt to Partially X the X Waiver
The Biden administration changed course at HHS and decided not to publish guidelines for buprenorphine prescriptions to treat opioid use disorder due to “legal and clinical concerns.”Browse Publication Types
General Counsel, ACUS
Graduate of GW Law
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"Your input and expertise during the drafting of the Early Participation in Regulations Act of 2019 and SMART Act of 2019 was invaluable."
Senator Kyrsten Sinema (D-AZ)
Senator James Lankford (R-OK)
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