Health on the Hill: Recent Episodes
Health on the Hill
Health on the Hill provides updates on the current happenings in health care within the Federal Government and on Capitol Hill.
Government Funding UpdateSenate Confirms New CDC DirectorSen. Paul Leads Censure of Former COVID-19 Czar FauciSen. Wyden Queries HHS on Deals with Tobacco, Kratom CompaniesIncumbent Losses in Tuesday’s Primary Electionsand more...
HELP Committee Advances Health Nominees, Health Data Privacy BillAdministration to Release GAVI FundingSenate Leadership Debates Blocking Grantmaking Proposed RuleCBO Responds to GOP Concerns Re: Part D ExpendituresSen. Wyden Releases Next in Series of Healthcare Policy RFIsand more...
Appropriations UpdateHouse Passes Budget ResolutionHouse Committees Markup Health BillsSenate GOP Blocks WISeR ResolutionHouse Postpones Vote on Veteran Benefits PackagePhysician Lawmakers Introduce MACRA Reform LegislationRep. Greg Murphy, MD Pens Op-Ed on Insurance IndustryGAO Examines Unauthorized Actions in Marketplace PlansDarline Graham to Fill Late Brother’s Senate Seatand more...
South Carolina Republican Senator Lindsey Graham Dies at 71Lawmakers Weigh In on OMB Grantmaking RuleSenator Grassley Requests Probe into Children’s Transplant Waiting ListHHS Delays USPSTF Meeting Againand more...
House Passes Bill to Reduce ACO Reporting BurdenWays and Means Committee Advances Hospital Transparency LegislationHELP Committee Expected to Consider CDC Director, Surgeon General Nominees This MonthHouse Panel Questions Companies Conducting Clinical Trials in ChinaDept. of Education Expands List of Professional DegreesNew ACIP CharterRep. DeGette Defeated in CO Primaryand more...
Commerce Health Subcommittee Advances 15 BillsSen. Cassidy Releases 340B Discussion DraftDemocrats Ask NIH Director to Oppose OMB Changes to Federal GrantmakingRep. Buddy Carter Urges AMA to Reconsider Change to Maternity Billing PolicyReps. Espaillat, Goldman Lose NY Reelection BidsJudge Temporarily Blocks Change to Professional Degree DefinitionPresident Taps Chris Klomp for HHS Deputy SecretaryNames Emerge to Lead FDAand more...
C Leaders Request Information on Case Involving Importation of Biological MaterialsSen. Wyden Releases RFI on Drug Pricing PolicyCBO Calls for More Research on No Surprises ActMedPAC Releases June Report to CongressNIH Launches Animal Testing Alternatives Officeand more...
Appropriations UpdateGOP Passes Second Reconciliation Bill and Opens Talks on ThirdPrior Authorization Bill Reaches 290 CosponsorsFDA Approves New Sunscreen IngredientJudge Rules $100,000 H-1B Visa Fee UnlawfulMedicare Trustees Annual Reportand more...
Appropriations UpdateLawmakers Release Discussion Draft to Establish National AI FrameworkCMS Issues Rulemaking on Medicaid Work RequirementsSens. Collins, Shaheen Encourage Expansion of Diabetes Self-Management Trainingand more...
President Signs Executive Order on VaccinesIndependent Dispute Resolution Operations Final Rule IssuedOMB Proposes Major Overhaul of Federal Grant GuidanceSen. Cassidy Continues Healthcare Cybersecurity InvestigationBipartisan Group Writes Administration on Animal Testing in Federally Funded ResearchKennedy Announces Plan to Combat Lyme Disease and Advance TreatmentTexas Primary Runoffs See Incumbent LossesFL Democrat Frederica Wilson to Retireand more...
C Health SubcommitteeSens. Scott, Gillibrand Press GPOs on Import Ban ExemptionsHouse Oversight Launches New Fraud Task ForceData Breach Impacts Congressional Office of the Attending PhysicianSen. Bill Cassidy, MD Loses Bid for ReelectionFDA Commissioner Makary Steps DownTop HHS Spokesman Resigns Over Flavored Vape AuthorizationSupreme Court Maintains Access to Mifepristone Amidst Litigationand more...
Appropriators Urge State Department to Restore GAVI FundingRepublicans Ask Court to Reinstate Abortion Pill RestrictionsWSJ Reports on Possible Ousting of FDA Commissioner MakaryUSPSTF to Meet in JulyDemocrats Push for Release of Complete PEPFAR Dataand more...
President Withdraws Casey Means Surgeon General NominationCongress Funds Most of DHS as Budget Reconciliation Process ContinuesAppropriations UpdateLawmakers Ask Senate Appropriators to Sustain NIH Funding in FY 2027National Provider Directory Exposes Provider Social Security NumbersDept. of Education Finalizes Professional Degree Definition, New Loan Capsand more...
House Passes Three Health BillsSenate Adopts Budget ResolutionAppropriations UpdateSens. Grassley, Hassan Request GAO Report on Pharmaceutical CouponsLawmakers Push for at Least $51.3 Billion in NIH FundingNew Jersey Democrat Mejia Sworn InCongressional Resignations, RetirementsLabor Secretary Chavez-DeRemer Resignsand more...
Sen. Thune Confirms Narrowly-Focused Plan for ReconciliationHouse Appropriators Release FY 2027 Markup ScheduleSen. Cassidy Releases Money and Value for Patients AgendaDemocratic Health Leaders Continue to Request Information on Drug Pricing AgreementsReps. Scott, DeSaulnier Urge Expansion of EBSA Proposed Rule on PBMsDr. Erica Schwartz Nominated to Lead CDCCongressional ResignationsNIH Permanently Blocked from Implementing 15% Indirect Cost Rate CapSec. Kennedy Reiterates Plans to Overhaul USPSTFWhite House Releases 2026 Economic Reportand more...
Lawmakers Return from Recess, Health Hearings on the Calendar for This WeekSecretary Kennedy Signs Updated ACIP CharterSen. Husted to Replace Mullin on LHHS Appropriations SubcommitteeCMS Finalizes 2027 MA Payment HikeMGMA Releases Latest Report on Regulatory BurdensCMS Launches Hemp, CBD Pilotand more...
White House Release FY 2027 Budget ProposalSecretary Kennedy Expected to Testify on HHS Budget ProposalSenators Submit Comments to CMS on MA UpcodingRep. Murphy Introduces Bill to Improve Medicare Reimbursement StabilityDemocrats Push to Block Funds for Implementation of WISeRSens. Wyden, Sanders Request Testimony from Health Insurance CEOsand more...
President’s FY 2027 Budget Expected to be Released This WeekWhite House Misses Deadline to Nominate CDC DirectorHouse Judiciary Committee Releases Report on Medical Residency Antitrust ExemptionSen. Cassidy Expands Investigation into Gender Surgeries for MinorsLawmakers Advance Fentanyl, Xylazine LegislationGOP Lawmakers to Probe Compliance with Mifepristone REMSHealthcare Advisory Committee Members AnnouncedAlan Armstrong Sworn in to SenateCongressional Retirementsand more...
Senate Democrats Announce Effort to Lower Costs, Improve Health CoverageSenate Appropriations Leadership Release FY 2027 GuidanceReps. Comer, Aderholt Pen Letter on PBM Use of Utilization ManagementFederal Court Blocks ACIP ChangesCMS Convenes First Rural Health Transformation SummitWhite House Releases AI Frameworkand more...
House GOP Holds Annual Policy Retreat Sen. Johnson to Probe FDA Denial of Rare Disease Treatments Rep. Comer Asks GAO to Investigate Medicaid, CHIP Fraud Lawmakers Request Details on Study of Reusable PPE JEC Releases Brief on Impact of MA on Part B Premiums Rep. Kevin Kiley Leaves GOP in Switch to Independent
Bipartisan Group Comments on ‘Professional Degree’ Proposed RuleLawmakers Ask HHS Secretary to Address NIH Advisory Council VacanciesHouse Oversight Committee Continues MN Fraud InvestigationEnergy and Commerce Committee Expands Medicaid Fraud InvestigationSens. Grassley, Wyden Inquire about OPTN SpendingLatest Congressional Resignations/Retirementsand more...
Commerce Committee Plans Next Hearing in Health Care Affordability SeriesUpdated Projections of the Hospital Insurance Trust Fund's SolvencyCDC Second in Command to Departand more...
Sen. Cassidy Releases FDA Modernization RecommendationsNIH Director Bhattacharya to Lead CDC in Acting CapacitySenate Republicans Urge Recovery of Fraudulent ACA Subsidy PaymentsNew GAO Reports on Impact of No Surprises Act, Gain-of Function ResearchACIP Delays February Meetingand more...
Judiciary Committee Republicans Subpoena Insurance Providers for Documents About ACA Marketplace FraudSen. Banks Asks FDA to Detail Plan for Enforcement Against Certain GLP-1 CompoundersHELP Committee Chair Cassidy Requests Details on CyberbreachHHS Personnel Changesand more...
Partial Shutdown Ends with Most Federal Agencies Funded Through Sept. 30 Cassidy Probes 340B Prime Vendor Apexus Latest Congressional Retirements Christian Menefee Sworn in to House of Representatives New GAO Report on FDA Staffing Struggles GAO to Review ACIP’s Hep B Vaccine Recommendation Change Moolenaar Highlights Chinese Control of U.S. Medical Technology Grassley Urges More Timely Suicide-Related Follow up Care
Partial Government Shutdown Likely to Continue into TuesdayBipartisan Talks on ACA Tax Credits StallHELP Committee Republicans Launch Fraud Task ForceSurgeon General Nomination Hearing Expected Later This MonthFlorida Rep. Buchanan to Retire After Two Decades in Congressand more...
Fiscal Year 2026 Appropriations UpdateNew Congressional Report Alleges Violation of Antitrust Law by CVS HealthGOP Lawmakers to Investigate MN Medicaid FraudEleanor Holmes Norton Ends Reelection Campaignand more...
Progress on FY 2026 AppropriationsPresident Releases “Great Healthcare Plan” as Progress on Bipartisan Compromise StallsSenate HELP Committee Advances Four Health BillsSen. Grassley Report Details “Gaming” of Medicare Advantage by UHGRepublican Study Committee Releases Reconciliation 2.0 FrameworkSen. Wyden, Rep. Pallone Question Child Immunization Data Measurement ChangeFlorida Rep. Neal Dunn to Retireand more...
Appropriations UpdateHouse Passes APTC ExtensionSara Carter Confirmed as Drug CzarState of the Union Address to Take Place Feb. 24Rep. Schrier Leads Letter on Childhood Immunization ScheduleCalifornia Congressman LaMalfa Dies at 65Rep. Hoyer Announces Retirement from Congress and more...
DEA Extends Telemedicine FlexibilitiesNDAA Signed into LawPhysician Lawmakers Raise Concerns with Anthem Facility Administration PolicyTrump Administration Awards $50 Billion under Rural Health Transformation ProgramGAO Report on Distribution of New GME Positionsand more...
Congress Adjourns for the Year, Letting Enhanced Subsidies ExpireSenate Blocks Disapproval Resolution Re: Richardson Waiver RescissionTrump Personnel ConfirmationsHouse Passes Bills Targeting Gender Affirming CareGOP Lawmakers Push Back Against Marijuana Executive OrderRep. Salinas Urges NIH to Maintain Funding for SWANRecently Announced Congressional RetirementsACCV Vaccine Panel to Meet this Monthand more...
Expiration of Enhanced Affordable Care Act Subsidies ApproachesLatest NDAA Includes Biosecure ProvisionSenate Advances Disapproval Resolution Re: Richardson Waiver RescissionHouse to Vote on Prohibiting Gender Transition Surgery This WeekHELP Chairman to Hold Hearings on ACIP Hepatitis B VoteSen. Cassidy Solicits Information on CPT Codingand more...
Lawmakers to Consider ACA Subsidy Extension Proposals This WeekSen. Cassidy Presses AMA to Provide Requested InformationRep. Doggett to Retire from CongressTracy Beth Høeg Tapped to Lead CDERand more...
GOP Divided on Subsidy Plan as Expiration ApproachesHealth Leaders Pose Questions About New FDA Priority Review ProgramNegotiated Prices for Initial Price Applicability Year 2027and more...
Republicans Debate How to Address Rising Premiums, Expiring Tax Credits2026 Congressional Calendars ReleasedGovernment Funding UpdateSenate Panels Advance HHS Watchdog NomineeEd Workforce Democrats Urge Administration to Act on Improper Claims DenialsDemocratic Health Leaders Introduce Bill to Lower Drug PricesRep. Schrier Leads Letter on ACIP ReformSenators Write HHS on NSA ImplementationSen. Gallego Seeks Clarification Around Anti-Obesity Medication AgreementsArizona Lawmakers Request More Support from Rural Health Transformation ProgramLatest Lawmaker Election Bids, ResignationsNew GAO Report on Medicaid Improper Paymentsand more...
Government Reopens Following Record ShutdownSen. Welch Leads Letter on New Drug Pricing Arrangements, TrumpRxDemocrats Raise Concerns with Mifepristone ReviewSen. Fetterman Hospitalized Following FallReps. Arrington, Watson Coleman Announce Retirement from Houseand more...
Government Shutdown UpdateSen. Cassidy Introduces Health Information Privacy Reform BillSenate Aging Committee Leadership to Consider Rare Disease Drug PipelineSen. Cotton Writes FDA on Illicit Chinese Nicotine ProductsSens. Marshall, Moran Urge CMS to Approve Kansas Rural Health Transformation Program ApplicationRep. Stefanik Enters New York Governor’s RaceFormer Speaker Pelosi Announces Retirement After Nearly Four Decades in CongressRep. Jared Golden Won’t Seek Reelectionand more...
Government Shutdown UpdateSurgeon General Confirmation Hearing PostponedHHS IG Nominee Appears Before Finance CommitteeSen. Marshall Requests Emergency DEA Action on 7-OHUSPSTF Meeting Postponed Againand more...
Government Shutdown UpdateSens. Scott, Gillibrand Release Report on Generic Supply ChainLawmakers Comment on Medicaid Cuts, ChangesDemocrat Committee Leaders Raise Concerns About TrumpRxNew CBO Estimate of Reconciliation Bill’s Orphan Drug ProvisionAlicia Jackson Sworn in as ARPA-H Directorand more...
Government Shutdown UpdateSenate Democrats Block Defense Appropriations ConsiderationSenate Republicans Continue Push for Mifepristone Safety Reviewand more...
Government Shutdown UpdateSenate Adds BIOSECURE Provision to NDAASen. Cassidy Criticizes AMA, CPT Coding SystemSen. Capito Expresses Support for Health Care Visa Fee ExemptionSenate Republicans Push for Mifepristone Safety Reviewand more...
Government Shutdown UpdateNew GAO Report on Veteran Access to Community CarePresident Signs Executive Order on AI, Childhood Cancer Treatmentsand more...
Appropriations UpdatePresident Holds Press Conference on Acetaminophen and AutismGAO Report on Consolidation of Physician Practices New York Lawmakers Respond to Pediatric Brain Tumor Consortium Changeand more...
Appropriations UpdateHouse Passes Aviator Mental Health LegislationEnergy & Commerce Subcommittee Advances Public Health Reauthorization BillsWays and Means Republicans Urge Full Implementation of NSASpotlight on 340B Drug Pricing ProgramSen. Cassidy Calls on Secretary to Support Whooping Cough VaccineTexas Republican Michael McCaul Will Not Seek ReelectionGAO Recommends Greater Transparency in NCD ProcessEnergy & Commerce Democrats Question CDC Director’s TerminationMAHA Commission Releases Strategy ReportPresident Signs Memorandum on Direct-to-Consumer Prescription Drug Advertisementsand more...
House Appropriators Advance FY 2026 LHHS Spending BillHHS Secretary Testifies Before Senate FinanceLawmakers Consider Impact of ACA Tax Credit ExpirationSenate Finance Approves HHS NomineesHouse Oversight to Probe Possible HIPAA Violations by CVS HealthFormer President Biden Undergoes Mohs Surgeryand more...
CDC Director Fired by Trump AdministrationFDA Rescinds EUAs for Covid-19 VaccinesACIP to Meet September 18-19RFK Jr. to Testify Before Senate Finance on Thursdayand more...
HHS to Establish New Healthcare Advisory Committee/Seeks ApplicantsTexas Reps. Doggett, Roy Announce Retirements from CongressNew Analysis Details HHS Reductions in ForceHHS Launches New MAHA Websiteand more...
GOP Doc Caucus Recommends USPSTF ReformsHouse Democrats Raise Concerns with WISeR ModelPresident Signs Pharmaceutical Supply Chain Resiliency OrderHHS Secretary Revives Vaccine Safety Task Forceand more...
Appropriations Update Susan Monarez Confirmed as CDC Director HELP Committee Marks Up Health, Reauthorization Bills HSGAC Advances Gain of Function Research Oversight Bill Administration Launches Health Tech Ecosystem Initiative POTUS Urges Implementation of Most Favored Nation PricingExternal Experts Cut from ACIP Working Groups
Appropriations UpdateEnergy & Commerce Advances OMUFA ReauthorizationExecutive Nominations UpdateGOP Doc Caucus Hosts NIH DirectorSenate Republicans Raise Concerns With Slow Disbursement of NIH FundingSens. Cassidy, Hassan, Marshall Urge Full Implementation of No Surprises ActSenate Democrats Probe New Rural Health FundCBO Releases Final Score of Reconciliation BillWSJ Reports on Planned Changes to USPSTFDOGE Builds AI Tool to Target Regulations for Deletionand more...
Appropriations UpdateCongress Approves President’s Rescissions RequestPresident Trump Signs Fentanyl LegislationBlackburn Calls for Investigation into Online Marketing of GLP-1sBipartisan PBM Reform Package IntroducedDemocrats Urge Insurers to Protect Vaccine CoverageCBO Examines New Drug Development Scenariosand more...
Appropriations UpdateSenate Panel Advances CDC Nominee Senate Approaches Deadline on President’s Rescissions RequestNew GAO Report on Assisted Outpatient Treatmentand more...
POTUS Signs One Big Beautiful Bill Act into LawRep. Buddy Carter Relinquishes Health Subcommittee ChairRecently Announced Congressional RetirementsNew GAO Report on U.S. Health Care Spending and ValueFederal Judge Issues Preliminary Injunction Against HHS Staff Cuts and Restructuringand more...
Reconciliation UpdateSen. Tillis Announces Decision to Not Run for ReelectionACIP Convenes First Meeting Since RFK Jr. OverhaulHouse Appropriators Advance FDA Spending BillEd Workforce Committee Advances Association Health Plan LegislationSCOTUS Limits Nationwide Injunctions, Potentially Impacting Federal Health Policy ChallengesSCOTUS Rejects Constitutional Challenge to Preventive Services Task ForceSCOTUS Blocks Medicaid Patients from Suing Over Provider Bansand more...
Budget Reconciliation Update Democrats Call for Investigations into Impact of HHS Secretary on Vaccine Access 2025 Medicare Trustees Report and more...
Budget Reconciliation UpdateHouse Passes Funding Rescissions RequestSecretary Kennedy Fires Entire Vaccine Advisory PanelSens. Grassley, Wyden Release Report on OPO OversightGOP Rep. Mark Green, Emergency Physician, to Retire from CongressDept. of Health and Human Services No. 2 Sworn InMACPAC Releases June Report to Congressand more...
Budget Reconciliation UpdateHouse Passes SUPPORT Act ReauthorizationSenate Passes Military Aviator Cancer BillFY 2026 Ag-FDA Appropriations Bill AdvancesWhite House Proposes Global Health Funding RescissionsSenate Confirms HHS Deputy Secretaryand more...
New HHS Budget DetailsSenate Begins Work on House-Passed Reconciliation BillWays and Means Republicans Write Administration on Pharmaceutical TariffsGAO Recommends Increased Oversight of NIH External Researchand more...
House Passes Reconciliation PackageBipartisan, Bicameral Prior Authorization Legislation ReintroducedFY 2026 House Appropriations Committee Markup ScheduleMAHA Commission Releases Assessment of Childhood Chronic Disease
Reconciliation UpdateSenate Finance Committee Advances HHS NomineesDemocrats Warn Against Cuts to Scientific AgenciesPresident Trump Signs Most-Favored-Nation Executive OrderFormer President Biden Diagnosed With Aggressive Cancerand more...
Reconciliation UpdatePresident Signs Biological Research, Pharmaceutical Manufacturing OrdersCasey Means Tapped as New Nominee for Surgeon GeneralReps. Carter, Auchincloss Lead Bipartisan Letter on Impact of IRA on PharmaciesReps. Carter, Kelly Launch Campaigns for SenateGAO Report on VA Oversight of Behavioral Health Medical Recordsand more...
Budget Reconciliation UpdatePresident’s Budget Proposes Steep Cuts to HHS/NIHEnergy and Commerce Committee Advances Six Health BillsWays and Means Republicans Outline Value-Based Care PrioritiesRep. Connolly to Retire, Step Down as Oversight Ranking MemberGAO Report on Implementation of Medicare Drug Price Negotiation ProgramNIH Director Speeds Implementation of New Public Access Policyand more...
Sec. Kennedy to Testify Before HELP Committee in MaySen. Cassidy Releases Report on 340B ReformRep. Carter Launches American-Made Medicines CaucusPresident Trump Pledges to Veto Cuts to Medicare, MedicaidSen. Durbin Announces Decision to RetireSCOTUS Calls for New Briefs Following Braidwood Oral Argumentsand more...
House Passes GOP Budget ResolutionBudget Committee Reestablishes Health Care Task ForceSenate HELP Committee RFK Jr. Hearing Does Not Take PlaceEnergy & Commerce to Reschedule Consideration of Health BillsNational Security Commission on Emerging Biotechnology Releases Final ReportSen. Cassidy Raises Concerns About 23andMe BankruptcyRAND Releases Report on Current State of Emergency Careand more...
Senate Adopts Budget BlueprintDr. Oz Confirmed as CMS AdministratorSenate Panel Advances Six Bills to Lower Prescription Drug PricesHELP Requests RFK Testimony on HHS RestructuringHouse Energy & Commerce Democrats Press for Answers on HHS Job CutsSenate Democrats Urge HHS to Address MA SpendingSen. Booker Sets Record for Longest Speech on Senate FloorCourt Issues Permanent Injunction in NIH Indirect Cost Cuts LitigationFTC’s PBM Lawsuit to Continueand more...
HHS to Undergo Restructuring, Cutting 10,000 EmployeesSenate Confirms, Advances Health NomineesWhite House Taps Acting CDC Director to Lead AgencyFox News Contributor Selected to Lead Office of National Drug Control PolicyU.S. Expected to Reach Debt Limit in August or SeptemberFDA CBER Director Peter Marks to Resignand more...
Congress Passes Stopgap Spending BillReps. Murphy, Carter Secure Assurances on Reconciliation PackageDemocratic Physician Lawmakers Form New CaucusTrump Administration Health Personnel UpdateSen. Cassidy Forms CDC Working GroupSen. Shaheen Announces Plans to RetireArizona Democrat Raúl Grijalva Dies at 77Medical Groups Urge NIH to Reconsider Indirect Cost Capand more...
House to Consider Clean CR Ahead of Friday’s Government Funding DeadlineHouse Passes Chronic Disease Coverage BillSenate Democrats Introduce Standalone Health PackagePresident Trump Delivers the State of the Union AddressCBO Provides Estimates of E&C Program SpendingSenate HELP Committee Holds Confirmation Hearings for NIH, FDA NomineesNationwide Preliminary Injunction Issued Against NIH in Response to Indirect Cost Rate CutsTrump Administration Drops Lawsuit on Emergency AbortionsNIH to Centralize Peer ReviewCDC Plans for Study on Vaccines, Autismand more...
House Adopts Trump-Backed Budget ResolutionFiscal Year 2025 Government Funding UpdateLawmakers Consider Path Forward for PBM ReformGrassley Probes UnitedHealth’s Medicare Advantage Billing PracticesHHS Secretary Issues Policy Restricting Regulatory TransparencyOMB, OPM Issue Reductions in Force MemoPresidents Signs Executive Order on Health Price Transparencyand more...
Senate Adopts Limited Scope Budget ResolutionEnergy & Commerce Issues RFI on Data PrivacyUpdate: State Coalition Lawsuit Against NIH in Response to Indirect Cost Rate CutsTrump Administration Weighs in on USPSTF Braidwood LawsuitLatest Executive Orders from the Trump White Houseand more...
Senate Republicans Release FY 2025 Budget ResolutionSenate Vote on RFK Jr.’s Nomination Expected This WeekDoug Collins, Russ Vought Confirmed by SenateHouse Passes Fentanyl Scheduling BillTrump Administration’s Efforts to Downsize Federal GovernmentCMS Latest Agency to Coordinate with DOGEHouse Democrats Ask GAO to Monitor Medicare Drug Price Negotiation Programand more...
Senate Finance Committee to Vote Tuesday on RFK Jr.House GOP Holds Annual Policy RetreatLawmakers Reintroduce Doc Fix LegislationHouse to Consider Fentanyl Scheduling Bill This WeekSenate Appropriations Rosters for the 119th CongressWidespread Confusion Results from Now-Rescinded Federal Funding FreezeHouse to Consider Fentanyl Scheduling Bill This Weekand more...
Trump Administration Wraps Up First Week Back in OfficeTrump Administration Personnel UpdateLawmakers Continue Talks on Bipartisan Health Package RevivalHouse Passes ‘Born-Alive’ Abortion BillSen. Warren Recommends Policies for DOGE ConsiderationSens. Warren, Wyden, Sanders Press White House to Continue Drug Price Negotiationsand more...
Inauguration Day Moved IndoorsEnergy & Commerce Organizes for the 119th CongressForeign Relations Chair Calls into Question Future of PEPFAROH Lieutenant Governor to Fill VP’s Senate SeatMedPAC Votes on 2026 Payment Update RecommendationsDEA Proposes Special Registration for Telemedicine PrescribingHHS Announces Next Round of Drug Price NegotiationsFTC Releases Second PBM ReportUSPSTF Adds Two MembersMore Health Professionals Weigh in on Kennedy Nominationand more...
SCOTUS to Hear Challenge to ACA’s Preventive Care Coverage MandateConfirmation Hearings Begin for Trump NomineesRepublicans Consider Path Forward on ReconciliationHealth Leaders Work to Revive Year-End PackageSenate Panel Releases Bipartisan Report on Private Equity and Health CareUpdates to Congressional Committee AssignmentsHHS Releases AI Roadmapand more...
Johnson Reelected House SpeakerFormer President Jimmy Carter Dies at Age 100Republicans Begin Outlining Agendas for 119th CongressUpdates to Congressional Committee AssignmentsLawmakers Consider Next Steps for 21st Century CuresMake America Healthy Again Caucus Established in the House and more...
Congress Averts Government Shutdown with Scaled Back CRSenate Passes Childhood Cancer Research Bill, NDAARFK on Capitol Hill Ahead of Confirmation ProceedingsMake America Healthy Again Caucus EstablishedUpdates to Congressional Committee Leadership and Roster AssignmentsBipartisan Medicare GME Working Group Releases Draft LegislationHouse Task Force Releases Report on AISen. Warren, Rep. Doggett Urge CMS to Finalize CY 2026 MA RegulationsE&C Republicans Request Investigation of HHS’ Gender Affirming Care PoliciesSen. Wyden Releases Report on State of EMTALA Post-DobbsCBO Outlines Options for Reducing the Federal Deficitand more...
Congressional Negotiations for End of Year Package Wrapping UpHouse Passes FY 2025 NDAASenate Passes OAA Reauthorization, HEARTS ActGOP Steering Committee Makes Leadership, Membership Picks for the 119th CongressRep. Robin Kelly to Co-Chair Democratic Steering CommitteeBipartisan Bill Introduced to Prohibit Joint Ownership of PBMs, PharmaciesLawmakers Urge House Leadership to Avert DSH CutsSens. Markey, Braun Question Private Equity Investments in Opioid Treatment ProgramsRep. Pelosi Has Hip Surgery Following Injury While AbroadNobel Laureates Oppose RFK ConfirmationDoctors for America Suggest Qualifications for Next FDA Commissionerand more...
Sen. Thune Previews Plans for 2025 Reconciliation BillsLawmakers Continue Negotiations on Year-End Package, Health ExtendersSenate Democratic Leadership Elections2025 Congressional CalendarsRepublicans Secure 220 Seat Majority in HouseReps. Schiff and Kim to be Sworn in as SenatorsHouse Votes to Reauthorize ONDCPHouse Committee Chairs to be Chosen This WeekHouse COVID-19 Panel Releases Final ReportsGOP Lawmakers Question HHS on AI Assurance LabsRep. Pallone Urges FDA to Take Action on Red Dye 3GAO Releases Report on Advance Premium Tax CreditsCBO Projects Impact of Enhanced Premium Subsidy Expirationand more...
Trump Names NIH, HHS Deputy Secretary Nominees House COVID Panel to Release Final Report This Week DeSantis Announces Special Election Dates to Replace Gaetz, Waltz in House CMS Proposes Medicare Coverage of Anti-Obesity Medications
President-Elect Trump Names CMS, CDC, FDA, Surgeon General NomineesHouse Democratic Leadership ElectionsCongress Considers Biden’s Emergency Supplemental Funding RequestSenate Judiciary Committee Advances Patent Reform BillLawmakers Push for Doc Fix and Long-Term Physician Payment ReformSenators Introduce Health Care Cybersecurity LegislationSens. Warren, Grassley Request IRS Briefing on Tax Exempt HospitalsSen. Casey Concedes PA Senate RaceRep. Sherrill to Run for NJ Governorand more...
Republicans Secure Majority in House for 119th CongressTrump Taps RFK Jr. for HHS SecretaryTrump Draws from Elected Officials for Other White House PositionsPresident-elect Pushes for Use of Recess AppointmentsSen. Cassidy to Chair HELP in the 119th CongressHouse Republican Leadership ElectionsGOP Doctors Caucus Announces Co-Chairs for the 119th CongressRep. Gottheimer to Run for NJ GovernorEnergy & Commerce Committee Republicans Ask GAO to Assess Structure of Lab Safety OfficesDEA Extends COVID-Era Telehealth FlexibilitiesGAO Outlines Ongoing Cybersecurity Challenges at HHSCBO Releases FY 2024 Budget Review Summaryand more...
2024 Election ResultsWhat to Expect in the Lame DuckTrump’s First 100 DaysExecutive Personnel ForecastCongressman Connolly Announces Cancer Diagnosisand more...
Post-Election ExpectationsHouse Members Introduce Bipartisan Doc Fix LegislationDemocrats Urge CMS to Use Enforcement Authority Over MA PlansSenators Hassan, Cassidy Release Site-Neutral Legislative FrameworkSenator Warren Comments on Oncology MSO AcquisitionsSenator Blumenthal Pushes for Recall of Acne Treatments Containing Benzeneand more...
DEA Sends Telehealth Extension Regulation to OMB for ReviewLawmakers Urge Leadership to Prevent Physician Pay CutSenate Panel Releases Report on MA Coverage DenialsReps. Turner, Tonko Inquire About Buprenorphine Access Barriersand more...
Policymakers Spotlight GLP-1 Counterfeits, CostsPrior Authorization Bills Secure Bipartisan Majority SupportSen. Warren Raises Concerns About Novo Nordisk MergerSen. Wyden Asks DOJ to Investigate Residential Treatment CentersCMS Releases RFI on $2 Drug List Modeland more...
Senators Maintain Spotlight on Steward HealthcareChairman Comer Subpoenas HHS on Development of Alcohol Consumption GuidelinesGAO Releases New Report on Hospital Price TransparencyRepublicans Investigate ARPA-H Compliance with Civil Rights LawsSenators Markey, Booker Urge FDA to Ban Phthalates from Food Contact MaterialsCongressional Staff Start New AI Policy GroupCBO Releases New Part D Projectionsand more...
Congresses Extends Government Funding Through Dec. 20House Passes Slate of Health Care LegislationLawmakers Pass Congenital Heart Disease Research BillSenate Votes to Hold Steward CEO in Criminal ContemptSenate GOP Blocks Consideration of Emergency Abortion BillDoc Caucus Details Year-End PrioritiesSenators Urge Leadership to Act to Extend Telehealth FlexibilitiesDemocrats Probe Weight Loss Drug PricingWenstrup Issues Medical Supply Chain RFIand more...
Government Funding UpdateHouse Passes Slate of Health Care LegislationEnergy & Commerce Marks Up Telehealth Extension and Other Health BillsSenate GOP Blocks Consideration of IVF BillHELP Committee Votes to Hold Steward CEO in ContemptSenators Press DOD About Reliance on Foreign PharmaceuticalsDemocrats Push for Extension of Enhanced Premium Tax CreditsHarris Elected New House Freedom Caucus ChairmanAHRQ Releases Report to Congress on Sepsisand more...
House Speaker Pulls Proposed CR Amidst GOP OppositionHouse Passes BIOSECURE BillEducation & Workforce Panel Advances Three Health BillsHouse Panel Passes AI-Related LegislationHELP Committee Schedules Vote to Hold Steward CEO In ContemptEnergy & Commerce Committee GOP Writes CMS on Part D Stabilization ProgramSen. Cassidy Raises Concerns Regarding Implementation of Organ Donation System Reformsand more...
House Republicans Release Continuing Resolution Biden Administration Sends Funding Requests for CRHouse to Vote on China Bills This WeekSteward CEO to Defy HELP Subpoenaand more...
House Plans Votes on China LegislationRep. Comer Asks PBM Executives to Correct TestimonyEli Lilly to Offer Lower Cost Weight Loss Drug Direct to ConsumerRep. Caraveo Shares Struggle with Depressionand more...
DNC Approves 2024 Party Platform During Chicago ConventionBipartisan Lawmakers Write FDA on China-Linked Clinical TrialsCBO Updates ACA Subsidy Cost EstimateGAO Examines FDA’s Medical Device Postmarket Surveillance SystemSecond Lawsuit Filed Against FDA LDT ruleJudge Blocks FTC’s Ban on Noncompete AgreementsFourteen Term Democrat Pascrell Dies at 87and more...
Vice President Harris Selects Tim Walz as Running MateBicameral Republicans Raise Questions About Part D Stabilization DemonstrationCBO Responds to Budget Committee Questions for the RecordSenate Finance Probes Possible Ethics Violation by New UNOS CTOSenators Push for Medicare Coverage of Wheelchair Standing SystemsOSU Awarded $15 Million NIH Grant to Study Long COVID CureCongressional Retirements and Resignationsand more...
HELP Committee Advances Older American Act ReauthorizationHSGAC Advances Healthcare Cybersecurity ActSenate Appropriators Advance FY25 LHHS BillComer Requests CMS Briefing on OPO GuidanceRep. Foxx Opposes Mental Health Parity RegulationsBucshon Remarks on VALID Act StatusRelease of Senate 340B Bill DelayedCMS Releases FY25 IPPS Final RuleCongressional Retirements and Resignationsand more...
House Oversight Panel Releases PBM ReportHouse Adjourns, Appropriations UpdateJoint Economic Committee Pens Issue Brief on Private EquityEnergy & Commerce Committee GOP Probes Marijuana Rescheduling ProcessSenator Menendez to Resign August 20and more...
President Biden Announces He Will Not Seek Second TermTrump Selects Ohio Senator JD Vance as Running MateHELP Committee Schedules Vote to Subpoena Steward Health Care CEOSenators Form Working Group to Assess Post-Chevron Legislative LandscapeSenator Cassidy Pushes for Briefing on Proposed Marijuana ReschedulingTexas Congresswoman Jackson Lee Dies After Pancreatic Cancer BattleMenendez Found Guilty in Federal Corruption Trialand more...
President Signs Parkinson’s Bill into LawSen. Cassidy Urges Agency Compliance with Chevron DecisionGOP Committee Chairs Investigate ACA Plan FraudPOTUS, Sen. Sanders Pen Drug Pricing Op-EdJudge Partially Blocks FTC’s Ban on Noncompete AgreementsCongressional Retirements and Resignationsand more...
SCOTUS Overturns Chevron DoctrineAppropriations UpdateWays & Means Committee Advances Four Health BillsEnergy & Commerce Committee Cancels MarkupLawmakers Urge Oversight of AI in Medicare AdvantageBIOSECURE Receives Favorable CBO ScoreAnalysts Score Impact of Making Permanent Enhanced Affordable Care Act Tax CreditsCMS Issues Proposed Rule on Suspect Billing Activity and ACO ReconciliationSCOTUS Allows Emergency Abortions in Idaho, For NowSen. Durbin Recovering Hip Replacement SurgeryCongressional Retirements and Resignationsand more...
Senate Appropriations Timing AnnouncedDrug Patent Bill Receives Favorable CBO ScoreSenate Dems Release Bill to Address L&D Unit ClosuresHouse Dems Push Administration to Improve Transparency of ERISA Plan Benefit DenialsCBO Releases Updated Data on 340B SpendingCMS to Discontinue Change Accelerated Payment ProgramFDA Releases Draft Interchangeability Guidanceand more...
House Passes NDAASenate Republicans Block Vote on IVF BillFiscal Year 2025 Appropriations UpdateEnergy & Commerce Committee Advances 13 Health BillsHouse Panel Solicits Feedback on Proposed NIH ReformsNovo Nordisk Executive Agrees to Testify Before HELP CommitteeMedPAC, MACPAC Release June Reports to CongressDEA Telemedicine Regulation Under OMB ReviewCongressional Retirements and Resignationsand more...
House Passes First FY 2025 Appropriations BillSenate Republicans Block Vote on Contraception BillSen. Wyden Urges HHS to Strengthen Health Sector CybersecurityDemocrats Press for Release of Mental Health Parity Final RuleGAO Provides Status Update on HHS RecommendationsTexas Congresswoman Announces Cancer DiagnosisMenendez Files to Run as Independentand more...
Energy & Commerce Committee Advances Data Privacy BillSenate to Vote on Reproductive Rights LegislationHouse Appropriators Adopt Topline Spending LevelsSenators Urge Strong Support for NIH in FY 2025 AppropriationsFinance Members Drafting Bipartisan GME BillReps. Buchanan, Moore Launch New Preventive Health CaucusSen. Rick Scott to Run for Senate GOP LeaderReps. Evans, Murphy Health UpdatesCMS Taps New Chief Health Equity OfficerCongressional Retirements and Resignationsand more...
House Appropriators Release Preliminary Top-Line Spending AmountsEnergy & Commerce Subcommittee Advances 21 Health Care BillsHouse BIOSECURE Bill Advances Out of CommitteeFAA Reauthorization Includes Possible Change to Organ Transportation Policy, Updates to In-Flight Emergency Medical KitsFinance Committee Leaders Release White Paper on Physician Payment ReformBipartisan Senate Workgroup Releases AI RoadmapSen. Sanders’ Releases Report on ‘How Weight Loss Drugs Could Bankrupt American Health Care’Sen. Cassidy Releases White Paper on Modernizing NIHand more...
House Speaker Mike Johnson Survives Motion to VacateWays and Means Committee Marks Up Telehealth, Rural Health Legislation Sen. Marshall Previews Reintroduction of Prior Authorization BillRep. Comer Urges Use of Spending Bills to Gain Compliance with Oversight RequestsEnergy & Commerce Committee Republicans Question ASPR’s Management of SNSReps. Blumenauer, Van Duyne Spearhead Letter on Hospice IntegrityProgressive Senators Write Chamber of Commerce on Opposition to March-In Rights2024 Medicare Trustees Report Releasedand more...
Reps. Greene, Massie to Trigger Motion to Vacate VoteHouse Passes Congressional Budget Office Data Sharing ActSenate Passes Minority Health Resolution, Considers Health Professional ShortagesSenate Finance Leaders Release Proposal Aimed at Drug ShortagesWays and Means Expected to Markup Telehealth LegislationSen. Klobuchar Requests Investigation into Health Data Analytics FirmUnited CEO Testifies on Change Healthcare CyberattackSen. Cassidy Urges White House to Detail Avian Flu Research PrioritiesFDA Releases Final LDT RuleFSMB Adopts Guidance on Clinical Use of AICongressional Retirements and Resignationsand more...
House Budget Leadership Requests GAO Review of CMMISen. Sanders Opens Investigation into Weight-Loss Drug PricingRep. Cole Announces Appropriations Deadline and Updates to Earmarking ProcessNJ Rep. Donald Payne Dies Following Heart AttackWHO Finds Widespread Overuse of Antibiotics During COVID Pandemicand more...
Energy & Commerce Schedules Hearing on Change Healthcare CyberattackSen. Cassidy Questions FDA Oversight of Clinical Decision Support SoftwareRep. Buchanan Asks MedPAC to Rethink Approach to Digital Health ToolsDemocratic Senators Raise Concerns With Levemir DiscontinuationGAO Releases New Report on State PBM RegulationsCBO Releases Analysis of Medicare ACOs Past Performance and Future DirectionsPAs in Oregon to Rebrand as Physician AssociatesCongressional Retirements and Resignationsand more...
Rep. Tom Cole Selected to Chair Appropriations CommitteeEnergy & Commerce Announces Subcommittee Assignment ChangesSen. Sanders Proposes Long-COVID MoonshotSen. Grassley Calls on HHS to Strengthen Cybersecurity EffortsSecretary Becerra Considering CA Gubernatorial Bidand more...
Bipartisan Privacy Rights Draft ReleasedRep. Aderholt Presses for Budget Reforms Before Vote on New Appropriations LeaderCMS Finalizes 2025 MA Payment UpdateHHS Releases Drug Shortages White PaperHSGAC Chairman Seeks Information on Private Equity Impact on ER CareE&C GOP Requests GAO Report on NIH Handling of National Security ConcernsRep. Grijalva Announces Cancer DiagnosisDemocratic Physicians on the Ballot This Novemberand more...
GAO Releases Report on Federal Improper PaymentsSens. Wyden, Grassley Seek Details on UNOS Data BreachSens. Markey, Warren Push for Field Hearing on For-Profit Health CompaniesDems Comment on Abortion, EMTALA in Amicus BriefWhite House Releases Memo on Use of AICongressional Retirements and Resignationsand more...
Congress Wraps Up FY2024 AppropriationsHouse Passes Preventive Health Savings ActEnergy & Commerce Advances 17 Health BillsDemocrats Push CFPB to Revise Handling of Medical DebtSens. Warren, Rubio Press DoD on Pharmaceutical Supply ChainBipartisan Investigation into High-Risk Research AnnouncedSenate Dems Comment on Pandemic Accord NegotiationsCongressional Retirements and Resignationsand more...
President Biden Releases FY 2025 Budget ProposalHHS FY 2024 Funding Deadline ApproachesSen. Lankford Blocks VA IVF LegislationEnergy & Commerce Health Sub Advances 19 BillsSen. Hassan Urges UnitedHealth to Better Support Providers Impacted by CyberattackFinance, HELP Committee Leadership Push Agencies to Address Surprise Patient Costs Sen. Cassidy Issues RFI on Regulation of Clinical TestsRep. Bucshon Aims to Enact Medicare Reforms Before Year’s EndMedPAC, MACPAC Release March Reports to CongressUSPSTF Appoints New Chair, Vice ChairCongressional Retirements and Resignationsand more...
A previous version of this podcast stated that Sen. Bob Menendez had announced his retirement. We regret the error.President Biden Delivers State of the Union AddressGovernment Funding Package Signed With Medicare Physician Payment ProvisionCMS Announces Advanced Payments in Response to Clearinghouse CyberattackHouse Passes Seven Health BillsLatest Health Legislation Advanced Out of CommitteeSenate Dems Comment on Medicare Advantage ProgramHELP Ranking Member Cassidy Cautions NIH Against Use of March-In RightsStakeholder Input Requested on Older Americans ActRepublicans Seek HHS Briefing on Medicare Catheter Billing FraudSen. Barrasso Announces Bid for Senate GOP WhipGAO Issues Report on Biomedical Research DuplicationCongressional Retirements and Resignationsand more...
Congress Extends Government FundingCongress Reaches Deal on Six Appropriations Bills and Health ProvisionsHouse to Vote on Health Bills This WeekSen. Mitch McConnell to Step Down from Senate LeadershipLawmakers Respond to Alabama Embryo RulingSen. Grassley Releases Updates on FTC’s PBM InvestigationAI Work Group Considers Role of Medicare/Medicaid InvestmentsSens. Warner, Rubio Push Commerce Department to Better Protect Biotech SectorHealth Sector Coordinating Council Releases Cybersecurity Strategic Plan Amid Fallout From Cyberattack on Major ClearinghouseCDC Releases New Respiratory Virus GuidanceCongressional Retirements and Resignationsand more...
Agencies Prepare for Partial Shutdown as March 1 Deadline ApproachesHouse Leadership Announces New Bipartisan AI Task ForceSenators Coons, Tillis Spearhead Letters on March-In Rights, IP ProtectionSenator Cassidy Releases White Paper on Health Data Privacy ProtectionsAlabama Supreme Court Issues Ruling on Frozen Embryosand more...
Senate Passes Supplemental Appropriations MeasureLawmakers Consider Potential of Short and Long-Term Physician Fee Schedule ReformSens. Durbin, Braun Call on FDA to Address Rx Drug Promotion on Social MediaEnergy & Commerce Leaders Ask GAO to Assess Risks of Selling Excess Laboratory EquipmentSanders Urges Strong Warning Labels to Combat Diabetes Epidemic and ObesityLawmakers Express Concerns About Private Equity in Health CareHHS, FTC Issue RFI on Generic Drug ShortagesHHS OIG Releases Telehealth ReportFDA Approves First Cell Therapy for Solid TumorsCongressional Retirements and Resignationsand more...
House Passes Bill to Expand Prohibition on QALYsOversight Panel Advances PBM Reform BillBudget Committee Marks Up Preventive Health Savings ActDemocrats Urge White House to Finalize March-In Rights GuidanceE&C Subpoenas NIH for Documents Related to Sexual Harassment InvestigationCBO Releases Latest Deficit ProjectionsCongressional Retirements and Resignationsand more...
Government Funding UpdateCMS Makes First Offers in Drug Price Negotiation ProgramSenate Finance Advances ASPE NomineeSenator Baldwin Calls for Increased Competition in Asthma-Inhaler MarketSenate Dems Urge DEA to Deschedule MarijuanaLawmakers File Brief in Mifepristone CaseHHS Finalizes OUD Treatment Ruleand more...
Agreement Reached on Topline Funding NumbersSenate Passes Legislation to Address the Nursing ShortageAdministration, Congressional Policymakers Consider MA Program ReformsFinance Leaders Consider Policies to Prevent Generic Drug ShortagesLawmakers to Launch Digital Health CaucusHHS Releases Goals for CybersecurityPharmaceutical Manufacturers Agree to Testify in Congressional HearingLawmakers Urge White House to Oppose WTO COVID-19 IP WaiverCongressional Retirements and Resignationsand more...
Congress Passes CR, Averting Government Shutdown Until MarchCMS Releases Final Interoperability and E-Prior Authorization RegulationHELP Committee to Vote on Prescription Drug Pricing InvestigationBiden Administration Drops Appeal on the Copay Accumulator DecisionSchatz Leads Bipartisan Letter on Permanent Telehealth FlexibilitiesARPA-H to Solicit Rural Care ProposalsFDA, CMS Issue Joint Statement on Regulation of LDTsCongressional Retirements and Resignationsand more...
Congressional Leaders Agree to Extend Laddered Short-Term Funding PlanHELP Chair Launches Investigation Into Pricing of Asthma InhalersFauci Completes Two Days of Interviews Before House PanelARPA-H to Solicit Preventive Care ProposalsHHS Appoints First Ever Chief Competition OfficerOMB Clears CMS Prior Authorization RegulationMedPAC Votes on Payment Update RecommendationsCongressional Retirements and Resignationsand more...
Bipartisan Agreement on Overall Funding Levels AnnouncedSenators Comment on Co-pay Assistance LawsuitEnergy & Commerce GOP Launches Probe into Internal Scientific Disagreements at FDAFDA Approves Florida Request to Import Drugs from CanadaCongressional Retirements and Resignationsand more...
Congress Adjourns For 2023118th Congress Is Least Productive in Modern HistorySen. Markey Leads Letter on FDA Digital Health Advisory CommitteeSen. Cassidy Pushes for PAHPA ReauthorizationDemocrats Release Report on Health Care System and Climate ChangeCBO Calls for New Drug Development ResearchDOL Proposes to Rescind 2018 AHP RuleFDA Updates In-Person Meeting PoliciesCongressional Retirements and Resignationsand more...
House Adjourns for Holiday RecessHouse Passes Health Transparency Bill, SUPPORT Act ReauthorizationDemocrats Probe Pharmacies Protection of Patient PrivacyCarter, Barragán Lead Comments on Co-pay Assistance LawsuitEnergy & Commerce GOP Demands Answers on FDA Foreign Drug Inspection ProgramGAO Details Challenges of NSA ImplementationMissouri implements first PDMPand more...
Health Transparency Bill to be Considered Under Suspension of the RulesEnergy and Commerce Advances 19 Health BillsRep. Murphy Introduces Legislation to Fully Avert Medicare Physician CutHouse Passes TRANQ Research Act, VA Home Care LegislationBudget Committee Leaders to Investigate Private Equity Hospital OwnershipHELP Ranking Member Issues RFI on Gene TherapiesFDA Approves Groundbreaking CRISPR Drug for Treatment of Sickle CellDEA Telehealth Regulations ForthcomingCongressional Retirements and Resignationsand more...
House to Consider Two Health Bills this WeekWhite House Announces New Steps to Strengthen Medical Supply ChainsFDA Chief Scientist to Succeed Woodcock at FDASens. Warren, Blumenthal Probe Private Equity-Backed Anesthesia PracticeFauci to Appear Before Congressional Coronavirus PanelGeorge Santos Expelled from the Houseand more...
Rep. Arrington, Burgess Question CBO About Drug Development AnalysisOversight Panel to Probe FTC’s Handling of Amgen MergerCongress Retirements and ResignationsAHA Urges CMS to Address MA Plan Violations
COMBINED HOUSE AND SENATE CALENDARS (CQ): https://rollcall.com/app/uploads/2023/11/2024CQRCCongressionalCalendar.pdfCongress Extends Government Funding Through Early 2024Energy & Commerce Health Subcommittee Advances 21 BillsSenators Warnock, Kennedy Report on Insulin DesertsBipartisan Group Investigates Health Risks of Meta PlatformsCongressional Retirements UpdateCombined Senate/House 2024 CalendarSenior FDA Regulator Woodcock to RetirePresident Appoints New NCI DirectorWhite House Initiative on Women’s Health ResearchSpeaker Johnson Hires New Health Stafferand more...
House Speaker Reveals 2-Step Plan to Avert Government ShutdownSenate Confirms Monica Bertagnolli as NIH DirectorSenate Finance Advances Mental Health, PBMs, Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Relief Extension PackageSenate Finance Leadership Requests Artificial Intelligence BriefingSenate HELP Chair Continues Push for Reasonable Pricing and Access StandardsSen. Warren Comments on Amgen Acquisition of Horizon TherapeuticsMultiple Members of Congress Announce RetirementWays and Means Republicans Criticize NSA ImplementationE&C GOP Probe SAMHSA ExpendituresHouse Releases 2024 Legislative CalendarHouse GOP Leadership UpdatePresident Acts to Expand Veterans’ Health Care CoverageCMS Issues 2025 MA, Part D Proposed Ruleand more...
Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Final Rule PublishedFiscal Year 2024 Appropriations UpdateSenate Finance Committee to Mark Up Mental Health, PBMs PackagePallone, Neal Push for MA Broker Compensation OversightAdditional GOP Leaders Question Proposed Changes to Nursing Home StandardsSens. Warner, Cassidy Launch Health Care Cybersecurity Working GroupCOVID Panel Probes Global Biosafety Standards, Pandemic OriginsPresident Issues AI Executive OrderBipartisan Veterans Task Force Recommends Improvements for Women’s’ Careand more...
House GOP Elects Rep. Mike Johnson as SpeakerHELP Committee Advances NIH NomineeBudget Panel Task Force Considers Changes to CBO’s Scoring MethodsHouse Members Urge Admin to Reconsider Nursing Home Staffing RuleLawmakers Push for Marijuana DeschedulingRep. Comer Probes FTC Move to Block Illumina’s Acquisition of GrailAAP Releases New Medicaid/CHIP Policy Statementand more...
What’s Next in the House Speaker RaceHELP to Vote on NIH Nominee This WeekSenators Launch Mental Health CaucusLawmakers Comment on Biden Administration’s Proposed Changes to Mental Health Parity RequirementsCA Sen. Butler Will Not Seek a Full TermCMS Rejects More than 300 Misleading MA Ads The Rundown! and more...
GOP Nominee Jim Jordan Faces Unclear Path to SpeakerGOP Doctors Caucus Release Proposal to Reform Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Sen. Blackburn Urges HHS to Affirm Parameters Around Patient Cost-SharingHELP Committee Dems Release Staff Report on Nonprofit Charity CareDoc Caucus Comments on Proposed Nursing Home Staffing Requirements and more...
Rep. Kevin McCarthy Ousted as House SpeakerGOP Senators Pledge to Block Bills Unrelated to Government FundingWays and Means Members Probe Implementation of Hospice Special Focus ProgramSen. Warren, Rep. Jayapal Urge Scrutiny of UnitedHealth, Amedisys MergerLaphonza Butler Sworn in as SenatorCBO Issues Call for New Obesity ResearchDEA Extends COVID Telehealth Rules for Remote Prescribingand more...
Congress Returns from August Recess with Funding & Authorization Deadlines Approaching Ways & Means Committee Seeks Comments on Health Care Disparities Senator Cassidy Releases AI White Paper, HIPAA RFI Finance Committee Continues Organ Donation System Investigation CMS Announces New AHEAD Payment Model FDA Releases Guidances to Modernize 510(k) Program and more...
HHS Selects the First Drugs for Medicare Drug Price NegotiationMajority Leader Steve Scalise Undergoing Treatment for Blood CancerWhite House Calls on Congress to Pass Continuing ResolutionDoc Caucus Members Ask Appropriators to Act on Abortion Training ProgramsHouse Budget Panel Launches Health Care Task ForceNIH Nominee Reaches Agreement with Warren on Ethics DemandsSen. Warren, Rep. Jayapal Urge FDA to Address Orange Book-Related ProblemsNew HHS OIG Strategy on Medicare, Medicaid Managed CareDepartment of Labor Proposes to Extend Overtime Protectionsand more...
Continuing Resolution Likely as Government Funding Negotiations Continue WH Outlines R&D Priorities for FY 2025 Budget Senate Democrats Comment on FDA’s Proposed Opioid Disposal Requirements ProPublica Reports on Hidden Payment Processing Fees
Biden Administration Sends Supplemental Budget Request to Congress Sen. Cassidy Urges Correct Implementation of Surprise Billing Law Lawmakers Question Nonprofit Hospital Abuse of Tax-Exempt Status Senate Intelligence Chair Comments On Google Medical Language Model HHS Announces Funding to Grow Nursing Workforce UnitedHealthcare to Scale Back Use of Prior Authorization New WaPo Analysis of Physician Spread of COVID Misinformation
Congress Departs for August Recess Congress Passes Bill to Overhaul Nation’s Organ Transplant System Senate Finance Committee Advances PBM Package House Ways and Means Committee Approves Health Care Transparency Bills Sen. Sanders Postpones Primary Care, Workforce Markup Lawmakers Urge Medicare Physician Payment Reform Energy & Commerce Committee Republicans Release Drug Shortages Discussion Draft Bipartisan, Bicameral RFI on CBD Regulation Lawmakers Reintroduce Value in Health Care Act Rep. Burgess Reintroduces GOLD CARD Act Democrats Introduce Bill to Expand IRA Drug Pricing Provisions White House Releases Report on Compliance with Mental Health Parity Law ARPA-H Launches Cancer Surgery Program
Senate, House Make Progress on PAHPA Reauthorization Energy & Commerce Committee Advances Bipartisan Support Act Reauthorization Fiscal year 2024 Appropriations Update HELP Committee to Consider Sweeping Health Package This Week House VA Panel Advances Health Legislation E&C Republicans Probe FDA Foreign Drug Manufacturing Lawmakers Continue Push for PEPFAR Reauthorization
House Appropriators Advance Labor-HHS, State-Foreign Ops Funding Bills Education Workforce Panel Considers Health Transparency Measures Finance Committee to Markup PBM Package Senate Democrats Release Report on Generic Insulin Access Cassidy Releases Proposal to Reauthorize Key Health Programs Senate Judiciary Advances Rogue Pharmacy Legislation Energy & Commerce GOP Investigation NIH Reappointments Nomination for NIH Director Remains Stalled Before HELP Committee GAO Updates PHE Preparedness Recommendations
White House Announces New ‘Bidenomics’ Initiatives Sen. Schumer Sends Dear Colleague on July Work Period HELP Committee Releases Bipartisan PAHPA Discussion Draft FDA Fully Approves Leqembi CMS Proposes 340B Remedy Following Supreme Court Decision U.S. Maternal Mortality Rates Continue to Rise
Debate on Drug Shortages Continues Amidst PAHPA Reauthorization PEPFAR Reauthorization Complicated by Abortion Dispute SCOTUS Issues Ruling Reversing Affirmative Action CBO Releases Score of Telehealth Expansion Act CMS Releases Final Drug Price Negotiation Guidance ARPA-H Office Director Discusses Health Science Futures Work HHS Releases Smoking Cessation Framework
House Passes Employer Health Plan Legislation Senate Appropriators Adopt 302(b) Allocations, Two FY24 Spending Bills EPW Leadership Requests Comments on PFAS Discussion Draft RSC Releases FY2024 Budget, Includes Medicare Reforms Rep. Blunt Rochester Officially Enters DE Senate Race Employers Endorse Legislation to Address “Dishonest Billing”
GOP Appropriators Set Spending Limits Below Debt Limit Deal Lawmakers Grapple with Ongoing Drug Shortages Sanders Releases Report on Drug Pricing, Public Investment in Medical Research Preventive Services Mandate Restored as Legal Challenge Proceeds MedPAC, MACPAC Release June Reports to Congress New Research Paper Details MA Overpayments
Appeals Court Weighs Fate of ACA’s Preventive Services Mandate Ways and Means Committee Advances Telehealth Legislation Judiciary Republicans Probe FTC Review of Illumina-GRAIL Merger House Lawmakers Expected to Markup FDA Funding Bill COVID Czar to Depart Administration Experts Discuss Benefits of Telehealth
***Link to HHS.com weekly written policy brief: https://hhs.com/policybrief.php
Debt Limit Deal Signed into Law Durbin Urges FDA to Address Cancer Drug Shortages Utah Representative Chris Stewart Announces Resignation Biden Expected to Appoint Mandy Cohen to Lead CDC 96% of Americans Have Some Level of COVID-19 Immunity
Biden, McCarthy Reach Deal on Debt CeilingHouse Passes WH-Endorsed Fentanyl BillEnergy & Commerce Committee Advances Six Health BillsCOVID Panel Probes NIH Funding to Chinese LabCBO Releases Latest Health Coverage ProjectionsLongtime Delaware Senator Carper to Retire in 2024CMS Releases Updated FAQ on PHE Unwinding
House Appropriators Advance Ag-FDA Spending BillE&C Subcommittee Advances 17 Health BillsSen. Sanders Drafting $200 Billion Health PackageLawmakers Press MA Insurers on Claims DenialsNIH Nominee to Face Questions on Drug Pricing, EcoHealth GrantsScott Files Paperwork to Run for PresidentGAO Releases New Report on Noncompete AgreementsARPA-H Announces Inaugural Program
HELP Advances Drug Pricing PackageWays and Means Republicans Push to Strengthen CMMI OversightHELP Holds Health Care Workforce RoundtableIL Delegation Pushes for ARPA-H HubSen. Feinstein Returns to Washington
Senate HELP Drug Pricing, PBM Markup RescheduledAppropriations Markups to Begin Mid-MayE&C GOP Probe CDC Research, ReorganizationBakers Urged to Comply with Spirit of Sesame Labeling LawFinance Committee Explores Mental Health Ghost NetworksSen. Ben Cardin Will Not Seek ReelectionWHO Declares End of COVID-19 Global Health EmergencyWalensky to Leave Post of CDC DirectorTanden Tapped as Next Head of the Domestic Policy CouncilDEA Temporarily Extends COVID-19 Telehealth Prescribing FlexibilitiesNew Survey Examines Impact of Pandemic on Nursing Shortages
House Passes GOP Debt Ceiling Bill Along Party LinesHELP Committee to Markup Four Drug Pricing BillsHouse Appropriations Markups to Commence May 17Senate Republicans Block VA Cannabis Research Proposal Sen. Warren, Rep. Jayapal Make Drug Pricing Recs for USPTOCoronavirus Select Subcommittee Requests Intel from Chinese ScientistsEnergy & Commerce Republicans Launch Probe into NIH Communications SpendingPhysicians Consider Impact of Potential Mifepristone Restrictions on Off-Label Prescribing
House GOP Releases Debt Ceiling ProposalHELP, Finance Hope to Advance Bipartisan Health Care, PBM Legislation in Coming WeeksConstituents Call for Sen. Feinstein Resignation Amidst Extended Absence from SenatePresident Expected to Announce NIH NomineeEnergy & Commerce GOP Probe NIH Leadership Vacancies, EPA Regulation of HFCsSen. Patty Murray Casts 10,000th VoteVA Delays EHR Modernization Effort IndefinitelyMedscape Releases 2023 Physician Compensation Report
President Biden Signs Resolution Terminating the COVID-19 National EmergencyDemocratic Senators Request Continued Coverage of Free At-Home Covid TestsContinuous Enrollment in Medicaid Begins UnwindingHHS Announces National Cancer Plan to Advance Cancer MoonshotNursing Workforce Survey ReleasedRepublican Health Committee Leaders Raise Concerns with Biden Administration Drug Price Setting GuidanceSenate HELP Committee Drug Pricing Markup PostponedDemocratic Health Committee Leaders Seek Information from Health Plans on Preventive Care Coverage After Court RulingHHS to Proposes New Rule on Transparency for Artificial IntelligenceStates, Federal Government Consider Scope of Practice LegislationSenators Return to Capitol Hill, but Senate Majority Continues to Lack Full Operating CapacityEPA Proposes to Reduce Exposure to Gas Used to Sterilize Medical Devices
***Hart Health Strategies Inc.’s primer on Public Health Emergencies and Major Disaster Declarations: https://hhs.com/assets/docs/Disaster%20Primer.pdfCongressional Spring Recess BeginsPresident to Sign Legislation Ending COVID-19 National EmergencyJudge Strikes ACA's Preventative Services, HIV Treatment Coverage MandatesMedicare Trustees Recommend Congress Address Projected ShortfallsE&C GOP Leaders Contact FDA on Drug Shortages, Gain-of-Function ResearchReps. Eshoo, Guthrie Call on FDA to Address Backlog of Cell and Gene Therapy Applications Rep. Comer Requests Briefing on Regulation of Tobacco, Nicotine Sen. Duckworth Urges FTC Intervention on Mifepristone Distribution Sens. Fetterman, Feinstein Expected to Return Following April RecessWHO Revises COVID Vaccine Recommendations
COVID-19 Origin Act Signed Into LawEnergy & Commerce Committee Advances Five Health BillsSenate Commerce Committee Marks Up PBM Transparency BillHSGAC Chairman Peters Releases Report on Drug ShortagesGOP Health Leaders Inquire About MA Proposed RuleHouse Panels to Investigate CMS Data BreachTri-Caucus Urges Guardrails for Medicaid Redeterminations Sen. McConnell Eager to Return to SenateWhite House Celebrates 13th Anniversary of Affordable Care ActWhite House COVID-19 Response Team to Exit in May
HELP Committee Releases PAHPA RFIHELP Committee to Hold Series of Roundtables CBO Scales Back Prior Health Care Cost ProjectionsJAMA Publishes Study on Provider Directories More Companies Announce Price Caps on Insulin ProductsChairman Tester Calls on VA, Oracle Center to Fix Challenges with EHR SystemVHA to Cover Leqembi to Treat Alzheimer's Disease Sen. Durbin Urges Increased Federal Coordination on Unauthorized VapesSens. Hassan, Paul Introduce Bill to Speed Generic Approvals Sen. McConnell Discharged from Hospital, Begins Physical Therapy MedPAC, MACPAC March Reports to CongressFirst of ARPA-H Hubs to be Located in D.C. Region CDC Releases Latest Maternal Mortality Data
Biden Admin Releases President's FY24 Budget ProposalSens. Casey, Tillis, Circulate Dear Colleague on NIH FundingBill to Declassify COVID-19 Origins Info Sent to PresidentSenate Confirms Head of Admin for Native AmericansH.R. 1 is ChosenE&C Health Sub Advances 5 BillsSens. Hassan, Braun Weigh in on Health Price Transparency ImplementationCOVID Panel Requests Details on Political Interference in Vaccine Approvals Reps. Kim, Kelly to Lead Maternity Care CaucusRep. McClain Joins Mental Health Task Force LeadershipDem Health Leaders Praise Proposed Rollback of Conscience Regulations Dems Criticize Walgreens' Plan for Mifepristone Dispensing Sen. McConnell Hospitalized with Concussion Following FallRep. McClellan Sworn In to the House of Representatives HHS OIG Issues Reminder of Expiration of PHEASPR Releases Cybersecurity Guide for Health Care SectorHHS Update on Pandemic Accord
Senate Votes to Declassify COVID-19 Origin Information, HELP Leadership Seek Information on Health Care Workforce Shortages, Hudson, Eshoo Release RFI on PAHPA Reauthorization, Ways and Means Republicans Release Oversight Priorities, Oversight Panel Launches Investigation into Role of PBMs, Bipartisan Bill Reintroduced to Encourage Prescription Drug Competition, Lawmakers React to Elli Lilly’s Insulin Pricing Announcement, E&C Republicans Express Opposition to 2024 NBPP, Ohio Senators Urge Health Surveys in East Palestine, FY 2024 Appropriations Update, Senate Works to Advance Health Nominees, Feinstein Hospitalized with Shingles, Rep. Castro Treated for Cancer, Slotkin to Run for Senate, FDA Panel Recommends Approval of RSV Vaccines, New Survey Released on Telemedicine Use, Preferences
GOP Health Leaders Request Transparency on Medicare Drug Negotiation Implementation, Bilirakis, Tonko Launch Longevity Science Caucus, McClellan Sworn-In to House of Representatives; Lee and Cicilline Announce Future Plans, Warren Leads Letter on Keytruda Patents, Democrats Urge Administration to Address “Junk” Health Plans, Wyden, Warren Request Info on McKinsey Hospital Guidance, DEA Releases Proposed Rule to Scale Back COVID-Era Telehealth Policies
President Delivers 2023 SOTU Address, Senate Judiciary Advances Five Bipartisan Drug Pricing Bills, Finance, HELP Leadership Consider Common Ground for 118th Congress, HHS Prepares States, Stakeholders For End of PHE, BCBSA Proposes Policies to Reduce Health Care Costs
Biden Administration to End COVID-19 Emergency Declarations May 11, President’s FY24 Budget to Be Released March 9, Wyden Requests Details on IRA’s Drug Rebate Provisions, Senators Criticize Lack of FDA Vaping Regulation Enforcement, Legislators Urge Elevation of ONDCP, Lawmakers Request More Funding for KidneyX, Democrats Ask Manufacturer to Revise Mifepristone Label, GAO Releases Report on Nation’s Ability to Investigate Pandemic Origins
***Hart Health Strategies Guide to the 118th Congress: https://tinyurl.com/4kcpeunaLawmakers to Discuss Gain-of-Function Research Funding Report at Hearing This Week, Membership of the Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic, Health Panel Leadership Preview Agendas for 118th Congress, Schiff Announces Run for CA Senate Seat, GAO Releases New Report on Pandemic Relief Funds, FDA Panel Recommends Harmonizing COVID-19 Vaccines, Advocates Celebrate Elimination of X-Waiver at White House Event, CDC Announces Internal Reorganization.
House Republicans Call for Debt Limit Negotiations, Reps. Banks, Gallego Announce Senate Intentions, GAO Report Raises Concerns with Gain of Function Research Oversight, Pallone Highlights Lack of Clinical Trial Transparency Enforcement, Study Shows Barriers to Psychiatric Care for Military Families.
*Hart Health Strategies Inc. Guide to the 118th Congress: https://tinyurl.com/4kcpeunaHouse Approves Rules for 118th Congress, House Passes Born-Alive Legislation, MO Republican Jason Smith to Chair Ways & Means, Agreement Reached on House Committee Ratios, Sanders Presses Moderna on Possible Vaccine Price Hike, Dems Ask HHS to Use March-In Rights for Prostate Cancer Treatment, Former NE Governor Ricketts to Replace Sasse in Senate, President to Deliver State of the Union Address February 7, Treasury to Begin Extraordinary Measures to Avoid Debt Default, COVID-19 PHE Renewed Through April, FLOTUS Undergoes Surgery to Remove Skin Lesions, CMS Announces Distribution of First Tranche of New GME Slots, USPSTF Welcomes Three New Members, Maine Epidemiologist Chosen for CDC Leadership Post, Gallup Releases Annual Poll on Professional Ethics Ratings.
Hart Health Strategies Guide to the 118th Congress: https://tinyurl.com/4kcpeunaPresident Signs FY 23 Omnibus into Law, House Adjourns Without a Speaker or Swearing in Representatives-Elect, GOP Releases Rules Package, Capitol and House Office Buildings to Reopen, Oversight, Energy and Commerce Democrats Release Report on Aduhelm Approval, Jaime Raskin Announces “Serious but Curable” Cancer Diagnosis
Omnibus Package Passes and the 117th Congress Adjourns, House Reauthorizes Childhood Cancer Research Bill, Passes Reproductive Health Resolution, Spanberger Urges DEA, FDA to Act on Adderall Shortage, Jeffries Taps DelBene as DCCC Chair, House Dems Approve Roster of Ranking Members
***2023 Combined House and Senate Calendar: https://rollcall.com/2022/12/13/senate-and-house-calendars-now-set-for-2023/Federal Funding Extended through Dec. 23, Legislation to Help Address Maternal Mortality Advances, Defense Authorization Sent to President’s Desk, House Intelligence Panel Releases COVID-19 Reports, Matsui to Co-Chair Rare Disease Caucus, Mike Braun (R-IN) to Exit Senate in 2024, Virginia to Hold Special Election Feb. 21, GAO Explores Persistent PEPFAR Staffing Challenges, SAMHSA Proposes to Make Permanent COVID-Era Addiction Treatment Flexibilities, HHS Proposes to Strengthen MA Consumer Protections.
Federal Funding Deadline Fast Approaches as Congress Negotiates Year-End Package, Warnock Victory Secures 51-Seat Majority for Senate Democrats, House Passes FY2023 NDAA, House Passes Bill to Help Address Maternal Mortality, Warren, Jayapal Press USPTO on Drug Prices, Democrats Warn Against Fraud, Abuse in ACO REACH, Future of Select COVID Panel Unclear as Final Report Released, Walensky Voices Support for Public Health Data Bill, Longtime NIAID No. 2 to Serve as Acting Director, New Tool Launched to Determine App Compliance with Rules and Regulations, The Rundown
***House Calendar for 118th Congress: https://www.republicanwhip.gov/2023-house-calendar/Democratic Leadership Elections Update, Republicans to Retain Earmarks in 118th Congress, Negotiations on Year-End Omnibus Continue, Senate Passes Heart Disease, Hearing Screening Legislation, Biden Administration Criticizes GOP Debt Limit Plan, Finance Leadership Release Final Mental Health Proposal, Democrats Press for UNOS, OPTN Reforms, VA Rep. McEachin Dies at Age 61, Mpox PHE to Expire Jan. 31, Changes to FDA’s Blood Donation Policies Expected
Senators Seek Solutions for Dual-Eligibles, House Democrats to Vote on Leadership, Caucus Rules This Week, Medicare Prior Authorization Transparency Bill Introduced in Senate, Incoming House Global Health Panel Chair Outlines Agenda, HHS Plan to Fund New COVID Vaccine Initiative with Provider Relief Fund Met with Opposition by House GOP Health Leaders, Senate Republicans Call for Halt of Gain of Function Research, ARPA-H Launches Website, Social Media Accounts, WHO to Rename Monkeypox ‘MPOX’, Republican States Push for Repeal of Health Worker Vaccine Mandate
Hart Health Strategies Election Update Newsletter: https://hhs.com/assets/docs/Newsletter%2011092022.pdf
2022 Midterm Elections Update, Congressional Leadership Updates, Senate Committee Leadership Updates, Indiana Republican Rudy Yakym Sworn-In to House of Representatives, COVID-19 PHE Expected to Be Extended into April 2023, White House Requests Nearly $10 Billion in Supplemental Public Health Appropriations, Marijuana Research Bill Sent to President for His Signature, Reps. Bergman, Correa Launch Bipartisan PACT Caucus, Wyden, Casey Push to Strengthen MA Consumer Protections, State AGs Ask WH to Make Permanent Telehealth Prescribing Flexibilities
Democrats Hold Senate as House Balance of Power Remains TBD, Four Corners to Meet on Inclusion of FDA Reforms in Year-End Package, Lawmakers Considering Extension of Telehealth Flexibilities, Finance Committee Releases Mental Health Care Integration Discussion Draft, McCarthy Announces GOP Transition Teams for 118th Congress, CMMI Releases New Strategy on Value-Based Specialty Care, HHS Argues No Surprises Act Rule Should Stand, FDA Grants EUA to Rheumatoid Arthritis Drug for Treatment of Severe COVID, Call to Order
Senators Express Support for Medicare Reimbursement Fix, Finance Chair Releases Report on MA Deceptive Marketing Practices, Lawmakers Urge Extension of APM Incentive Payments, Cybersecurity Caucus Co-Founder Releases Report on Security of Health Care Sector, HHS Renews Monkeypox PHE, E&C GOP Leadership Request Info on Monkeypox Diagnostics, NIH to Fund DEI Grants
FDA Considers Rulemaking to Overhaul Diagnostics Regulations, HELP Committee GOP Release Report on COVID-19 Origin, Wegrzyn Makes First Official Remarks at ARPA-H Launch Event, Boyle Considers Run for Budget Leadership Post, WH Continues Push for COVID Boosters Ahead of Possible Winter Surge, CDC Considers Use of Polio Vaccine to Address NYC Outbreak
ACIP Recommends COVID-19 Shots for Immunization Schedules, Select Coronavirus Panel Releases Report on Trump Administration’s CDC Interference, GAO Makes Recommendations on SNS Risks, Administration Releases National Biodefense Strategy, Federal Officials Elected to National Academy of Medicine, Studentaid.gov Goes Live
Senate Takes Up Defense Bill, Eshoo to Prioritize ARPA-H Authorizing Legislation, COVID PHE Extended Into 2023, President Issues EO on CMMI, Drug Prices, Administration Issues Final Rule on Family Glitch, CMS Withdraws Secondary Payer Regulation, Medicare Open Enrollment Begins Oct. 15, Gottlieb, McClellan Push for FDA Regulatory Reforms, JAMA Publishes Study on Untitling
CMS Begins Process of Implementing Drug Inflation Rebate, CMS Plans Implementation of Medicare Drug Price Negotiation Program, Senate Republicans Introduce Legislation to Undue IRA Drug Pricing Measures, ACE Kids Act Implemented as of Oct. 1, Ben Sasse (R-Neb.) Announces Retirement from Senate, Burr Criticizes FDA Response to Formula Shortages, President Announces Federal Marijuana Pardons, NYT Investigates Fraud by MA Insurers, New ACA Premium Tax Credit Rule Clears OMB, NIH Personnel Update
Congress Passes Stopgap Spending Bill, Takes Final Votes Before Midterm Elections, House Passes Mobile Health Clinic, Mental Health Bills, CBO Report on Reducing Prices for Commercial Insurers, Education & Labor Panel Releases No Right to Deny Care Report, Joint Economic Committee Measures Cost of Opioid Crisis, FDA Moves to Harmonize Human Research Protections, Roselyn Tso Sworn In to Lead IHS.
UFA Reauthorization to be Attached to Stopgap Spending Bill; GOP Unveils “Commitment to America” Agenda; Cures 2.0 Pulled from E&C Markup Consideration; Cures 2.0 Pulled from E&C Markup Consideration; E&C, W&M Mark Up Health Legislation; Finance Committee Releases Third Mental Health Discussion Draft; COVID-19 Panel Releases Report on Nursing Home Neglect; Senate Confirms New OSTP Director; NIH Dedicates New Alzheimer’s Research Building to Retiring Sen. Roy Blunt; FDA Releases Guidance to Increase Access to Naloxone; IRS Releases Guidance on Improperly Forgiven PPP Loans.
House Returns from August Recess; Lawmakers Ask How to Stabilize Medicare Payments; Lawmakers Push for Medicare Extension of Audio-Only Telehealth Services; OIG Releases Report on Risk of Telehealth Fraud; Feinstein, Padilla Urge CDC to Invest in West Coast Laboratories; Breakthrough COVID-19 Cases on The Hill; Judge Rules on Constitutionality of ACA’s PrEP Coverage Mandate, USPSTF; Call to Order.
Biden Administration Requests Additional Funds for COVID-19, Monkeypox, Ukraine, and Natural Disasters; FDA Launches Opioid Review; Inhofe, Burr Push Operation Warp Speed 2.0; OMB Clears FDA Human Research Protection Rule; AK Democrat Peltola to Serve Remainder of Late Rep. Young’s Term.
Lawmakers Seek Monkeypox Funding, Response Details; White House Directs Agencies to Make Research Available to Public; Finance Chair Probes MA and Part D Marketing; Coronavirus Panel Releases Second Staff Report; Fauci to Step Down in December; Nadler Defeats Maloney in NY Primary; First Lady Tests Positive for COVID-19 in Rebound Case
Reconciliation Package Sent to President for His Signature, Lawmakers Ask WH to Prioritize MCED Tests, Warren Asks Health Care Providers About Impact of Abortion Bans, Proxy Voting in House Extended Through September, Washington Republican Herrera Beutler Loses Primary Race, President Signs PACT Act Into Law, CDC Updates COVID-19 Guidance, HHS Launches Environmental Justice Index.
Senate Passes Inflation Reduction Act, Senate Passes Veteran Burn Pit Legislation, Pallone Submits Comments on Menthol Proposed Rule, Indiana Congresswoman and Two Staffers Killed in Car Accident, More Breakthrough COVID-19 Cases on Capitol Hill, HHS Declares Monkeypox Public Health Emergency
Manchin, Schumer Reach Climate, Tax Deal, House Passes Cancer, Marijuana Research Legislation, Bill to Extend Telehealth Flexibilities, Senate Democratic Appropriators Release FY 2023 Spending Bills, Ways and Means Advances Prior Authorization Bill, Biden Tests Positive in Rebound Case of COVID-19, In Absence of UFA Deal, Pink Slips Expected Early September
HHS Renews COVID-19 PHE/House to Consider Telehealth Extensions, President, Lawmakers Test Positive for COVID-19, House to Vote on Health Legislation This Week, Six-Bill Minibus Advanced by House, House Passes Bill Codifying Access to Contraception, CBO Releases ACA Subsidy, UFA Estimates, Lawmakers Debate R&D Tax Break in Scaled-Back USICA, Senate Panel Examines Implementation of VA’s New EHR System, WHO Director-General Declares Monkeypox Public Health Emergency, ACIP Recommends Novavax COVID-19 Vaccine, Harvard Surgeon in Line to Lead NCI, Fauci Announces Plan to Step Down
Build Back Better Pared Down to Drug Pricing, ACA Subsidies, Burr Exits UFA Negotiations and Introduces Clean Bill, House Passes Veteran Burn Pitt Legislation, Senate Appropriations Update, Focus Remains on Abortion, Reproductive Health, Marijuana Decriminalization Bill Coming This Week, GAO Report on CDC Contact Tracing, 988 Suicide Lifeline Goes Live, Biden, Trump Down in New NYT Poll
Dems Release Updated Budget Reconciliation Provisions, Sen. Schumer Tests Positive for COVID-19, House to Vote on Fiscal Year 2023 Minibus, Senators Urge Biden to Deschedule Cannabis , Lawmakers Push for Abortion, Location Data Privacy Protections, Biden Signs E.O. re: Abortion, Reproductive Health Care Access, CMS Releases 2023 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Proposed Rule, Provider Relief Fund Reporting Period 3 Portal Opens
2% Sequester Set for July 1, President Signs Gun Safety Bill into Law, House Passes ARPA-H, Mental Health Legislation, Supreme Court Overturns Roe v. Wade and other Rulings, FY23 Appropriations Update, Leahy Calls for Additional COVID-19 Response Funding, Senate to Vote on Bill to Cap Price of Insulin, ONDCP Releases Report on Telehealth, Former DARPA Head Nominated to Lead OSTP, Rep. Brooks to Retire, Rep. Jeffries Tests Positive for COVID
House Passes UFA Legislation, House to Consider ARPA-H Next Week, Senate Reaches Bipartisan Agreement on Gun Violence Framework, House to Kick Off Appropriations Markups This Week, Kustoff to Replace Reed on Ways and Means, Senate Confirms HHS General Counsel, RSC Releases FY 2023 Budget Plan, National Academies Release Report on CDC’s Public Health Authority, WH Budgets for Next-Gen COVID Vaccines, Upcoming Congressional Meetings.
Congress Returns from Memorial Day Recess, Lawmakers Continue Gun Control Debate, Republican Healthy Future Task Force Releases Modernization Recommendations, 2022 Medicare Trustees Report Released, White House Announces New Office of Environmental Justice, NSC Director Moves to USAID, EUA of COVID-19 Vaccines for Young Children Expected June 21
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Health on the Hill provides updates on the current happenings in health care within the administration and on Capitol Hill.
Health on the Hill provides updates on the current happenings in health care within the administration and on Capitol Hill.
Health on the Hill provides updates on the current happenings in health care within the administration and on Capitol Hill.
Health on the Hill provides updates on the current happenings in health care within the administration and on Capitol Hill.
Health on the Hill provides updates on the current happenings in health care within the administration and on Capitol Hill.
Health on the Hill provides updates on the current happenings in health care within the administration and on Capitol Hill.
Health on the Hill provides updates on the current happenings in health care within the administration and on Capitol Hill.
Health on the Hill provides updates on the current happenings in health care within the administration and on Capitol Hill.
Health on the Hill provides updates on the current happenings in health care within the administration and on Capitol Hill.
Health on the Hill provides updates on the current happenings in health care within the administration and on Capitol Hill.
Health on the Hill provides updates on the current happenings in health care within the administration and on Capitol Hill.
Health on the Hill provides updates on the current happenings in health care within the administration and on Capitol Hill.
Health on the Hill provides updates on the current happenings in health care within the administration and on Capitol Hill.
Health on the Hill provides updates on the current happenings in health care within the administration and on Capitol Hill.
Health on the Hill provides updates on the current happenings in health care within the administration and on Capitol Hill.
Health on the Hill provides updates on the current happenings in health care within the administration and on Capitol Hill.
Health on the Hill provides updates on the current happenings in health care within the administration and on Capitol Hill.
Health on the Hill provides updates on the current happenings in health care within the administration and on Capitol Hill.
Health on the Hill provides updates on the current happenings in health care within the administration and on Capitol Hill.
Health on the Hill provides updates on the current happenings in health care within the administration and on Capitol Hill.
Health on the Hill provides updates on the current happenings in health care within the administration and on Capitol Hill.