Executive Summary The “straight bourbon” designation functions as a regulatory quality signal. It distinguishes longer-aged, more tightly regulated bourbon from standard bourbon, helping consumers interpret quality in a market where branding and age are central to purchasing decisions. Startup and aging requirements create significant barriers to entry.The combination of capital costs, mandatory multi-year aging, and … Continue reading
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Notable Paperwork Expansion Within the CY 2026 Physician Fee Schedule Final Rule
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) published its Current Year (CY) 2026 Physician Fee Schedule (PFS) and related policy updates on November 5. While the final rule spans a wide range of Medicare payment and operational policies, the information collection request associated with the Medicare Prescription Drug Inflation Rebate Program introduces a particularly … Continue reading
Obama Getting in the way of Snack Time?
We’ve all been there. The feeling hits around 2:30 PM during the workday and we find ourselves standing in front of the office vending machine searching for the snack of our liking. The next time you head for your snack your change won’t be the only thing you are counting. Due to President Obama’s healthcare overhaul … Continue reading
A Paean to the Twinkie
Gone is the HoHo. Gone is the Ding Dong. Gone is the Snowball, the Suzy Q, the Ring Ding, the Donettes, the Wonder Bread, the Hostess Cupcake with its signature swirl. And gone is the Twinkie. That greatest of all childhood treats. An alluring, golden treasure tube filled with sickly sweet, vanilla fluff that bursts … Continue reading
Salumi Sorrow: How Regulation Killed a Small Business
Il Mondo Vecchio is Italian for “The Old World.”For Mark DeNittis, the owner and purveyor of Il Mondo Vecchio Salumeria in Denver, Colorado, “The Old World” means making cured meats and sausages the right way – the way his Italian uncles made sausage and their uncles before them. DeNittis’ salumi is an anachronism – a … Continue reading
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Too Small To Bail: Regulations Eating Away at Small Businesses
The Bada Bing food truck has been cruising the streets of Arlington, VA, schlepping their signature fare for almost two years. Their relatively inexpensive spiedies (an upstate New York specialty) and Philly-style cheesesteaks have clearly filled a market niche as their long lines and expanding twitter followers attest to. But Bada Bing and legions of … Continue reading
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