Thursday, November 13, 2025

Trump Administration: Far Less Rulemaking 2025 vs 2024

Did the Trump Administration do far less rulemaking in their first year than Biden in year four?

Last year, the Physician Fee Schedule final rule appeared at 89 FR 97710.

This year, the same final rule appeared at only 90 FR 49266 - about half as many pages along in the Federal Register.

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Their are some balancing factors.  The Biden rule appeared December 9, 2024, the Trump rule November 5, 2025.  The Trump administration was shut down during October.   Still, these don't account for the 50% difference in sheer regulatory volume between page 49266 and page 97710.