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Capitol Hill Healthcare Update - February 2020 #3

AZAR TO TESTIFY THIS WEEK BEFORE HOUSE, SENATE COMMITTEES - Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar faces a marathon week of testimony, appearing before four congressional committees to discuss his department’s...more

2/25/2020  /  Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) , Drug Pricing , Health Care Providers , Pharmaceutical Industry , Prescription Drugs , Trump Administration

Capitol Hill Healthcare Update - February 2020 #1

SURPRISE BILLING FIX REGAINING TRACTION? Legislation to address unexpected bills for out-of-network medical care appears to be making a comeback, after a committee turf battle stalled its progress at the end of last year....more

2/4/2020  /  Drug Pricing , Health Care Providers , Medicaid , Physicians , Public Health , Surprise Medical Bills , Trump Administration

Capitol Hill Healthcare Update

SPRING DEADLINE DRIVES 2020 HEALTH POLICY AGENDA - Few policy issues consumed more political oxygen on Capitol Hill last year than prescription drug prices and surprise medical bills – but without significant legislative...more

1/6/2020  /  Health Care Providers , Physicians , Surprise Medical Bills

Capitol Hill Healthcare Update

YEAR-END LEGISLATIVE OVERDRIVE - This week is crunch time on a host of legislative priorities, and various health-related provisions hang in the balance....more

12/10/2019  /  Drug Pricing , Health Care Providers , Medical Devices , Nancy Pelosi , Pharmaceutical Industry , Prescription Drugs , Surprise Medical Bills

Capitol Hill Healthcare Update

HOUSE DEMOCRATS PRESS FORWARD ON DRUG PRICING LEGISLATION - Returning from a two-week recess, House Democrats are entering a key phase in their drive to overhaul prescription drug costs, including requiring the government...more

10/15/2019  /  Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) , Congressional Budget Office , Drug Pricing , Health Care Providers , Pharmaceutical Industry , Prescription Drugs

Capitol Hill Healthcare Update

CONGRESS RECONVENES WITH FOCUS ON OPIOID LEGISLATION - Congress reconvenes today after a weeklong recess, and a House subcommittee is scheduled to begin a series of hearings focusing on bipartisan efforts to combat the opioid...more

2/27/2018  /  Aetna , Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) , CVS , Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) , Drug & Alcohol Abuse , Food and Drug Administration (FDA) , Health Care Providers , Medicare , Mergers , Opioid

Capitol Hill Healthcare Update

TRUMP TO RELEASE FISCAL 2019 BUDGET THIS MORNING - The White House this morning is releasing President Trump’s fiscal 2019 budget blueprint, which will include funding requests for HHS, FDA, CMS and dozens of other...more

2/12/2018  /  Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) , Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) , Federal Budget , Food and Drug Administration (FDA) , Health Care Providers , Medical Devices , Opioid , Trump Administration

Capitol Hill Healthcare Update

House Republicans will gather tonight for a GOP-only meeting to plot strategy on passing a stopgap budget bill, but a breakdown among key senators on separate immigration legislation has elevated the risk of a government...more

1/17/2018  /  Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) , Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) , Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) , Food and Drug Administration (FDA) , Health Care Providers , Medicaid , Medicare , Prescription Drugs , Section 340B

Capitol Hill Healthcare Update

With less than two weeks before another deadline to avert a government shutdown, Republican leaders on Capitol Hill say they’re cautiously optimistic about crafting a budget agreement that also would include several key...more

1/9/2018  /  Affordable Care Act , Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) , Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) , Food and Drug Administration (FDA) , Health Care Providers , Health Insurance , Healthcare Reform , Medicaid

Capitol Hill Healthcare Update

Lawmakers return to Capitol Hill this week ahead of more self-imposed deadlines to resolve a series of thorny healthcare policies, including funding for the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the rest of the...more

1/3/2018  /  Affordable Care Act , Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) , Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) , Cost-Sharing , Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) , Health Care Providers , Hospitals , Medicaid , Medical Devices , Medicare , Outpatient Prospective Payment System (OPPS) , Section 340B

Capitol Hill Healthcare Update

The year-end schedules of the Senate HELP and Finance committees just became more clogged, as the two panels will lead the review of President Trump’s nominee to be Health & Human Services (HHS) secretary. Trump announced...more

11/14/2017  /  Affordable Care Act , Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) , Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) , Food and Drug Administration (FDA) , Health Care Providers , Individual Mandate , Pharmaceutical Industry , Tax Credits , Telehealth

Capitol Hill Healthcare Update

President Donald Trump is considering appointing lawmakers to a bipartisan commission that would develop strategies to lower prescription drug prices, while senators last week called for greater transparency into how...more

10/24/2017  /  Affordable Care Act , Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) , Drug Pricing , Food and Drug Administration (FDA) , Generic Drugs , Health Care Providers , Medicare , Pharmaceutical Industry , Trump Administration

Capitol Hill Healthcare Update

Although the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) enjoys broad bipartisan support on Capitol Hill, lawmakers last week sharply disagreed over how to pay for its renewal – signaling that a final vote could be delayed for...more

10/10/2017  /  Affordable Care Act , Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) , Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) , Health Care Providers , Health Insurance , Medicaid , Medicare

Capitol Hill Healthcare Update

Congressional Republicans and President Donald Trump face a series of key questions about how or whether to fortify the Affordable Care Act – particularly in the law’s beleaguered individual exchanges – after the Senate last...more

8/1/2017  /  510(k) RTA , Affordable Care Act , Cybersecurity , Food and Drug Administration (FDA) , Health Care Providers , Health Insurance , Medical Devices , Medicare , Opioid , Pharmaceutical Industry , Trump Administration

Capitol Hill Healthcare Update

Congress’s official budget scorekeepers this week will release analysis of the House-approved bill repealing most of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), and that data will inform Senate Republicans on a path for passing their...more

5/24/2017  /  Affordable Care Act , Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) , Congressional Budget Office , Health Care Providers , Health Insurance , Medicaid , Medicaid Expansion , Medicare , Repeal , Trump Administration

Capitol Hill Healthcare Update

Republican leaders on Capitol Hill face growing cross pressures from different factions of GOP lawmakers over their emerging legislation to replace the Affordable Care Act (ACA). Conservatives in the House and Senate...more

3/14/2017  /  Affordable Care Act , Health Care Providers , Healthcare Reform , Medicaid , Medicaid Expansion

Capitol Hill Healthcare Update

Trump’s speech: Clarity on ACA next steps? President Trump will address a joint session of Congress on Tuesday, and the expectation is that he will use the primetime moment to outline – at least in broad strokes – his...more

3/1/2017  /  Affordable Care Act , Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) , Drug Pricing , Food and Drug Administration (FDA) , Health Care Providers , Repeal , Trump Administration

Capitol Hill Healthcare Update

Meeting privately with Senate Republicans to discuss next steps on the ACA was among the first actions taken last week by the new Secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Tom Price. But GOP senators left...more

2/27/2017  /  Affordable Care Act , Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) , Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) , Food and Drug Administration (FDA) , Health Care Providers , Medicaid , Medical Devices , Medicare , Medicare Part D , Repeal , Trump Administration

Capitol Hill Healthcare Update

Three weeks into President Trump’s administration, the Senate on Friday narrowly approved Tom Price as Secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), elevating the former orthopedic surgeon as Trump’s...more

2/14/2017  /  Affordable Care Act , Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) , Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) , Drug Pricing , Food and Drug Administration (FDA) , Health Care Providers , Repeal , Trump Administration

Capitol Hill Healthcare Update

House Speaker Paul Ryan last week set a deadline of the end of March for repealing most of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), as other Republican leaders and conservative rank-and-file lawmakers advocated competing policy...more

2/7/2017  /  Affordable Care Act , Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) , Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) , Food and Drug Administration (FDA) , Health Care Providers , Health Insurance , Medical Devices , Trump Administration

Capitol Hill Healthcare Update

Trump order seeks to undermine ACA - President Donald Trump didn’t mention the Affordable Care Act (ACA) in his inaugural address but later that night he signed a sweeping executive order that directs federal agencies...more

1/27/2017  /  Affordable Care Act , Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) , Drug Pricing , Health Care Providers , Pharmaceutical Industry , Repeal , Trump Administration

Capitol Hill Healthcare Update

A growing number of moderate and conservative Republicans in Congress are voicing concerns about the party’s strategy to repeal the Affordable Care Act (Act) in February but then wait months – and possibly even into 2018 –...more

1/11/2017  /  Affordable Care Act , Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) , Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) , Health Care Providers , Legislative Agendas , Medicaid , Medicare , Repeal , Trump Administration

Capitol Hill Healthcare Update

After months of debate and partisan wrangling, the House on Wednesday voted 392-26 to pass the “21st Century Cures” bill designed to accelerate the development of new drugs and medical devices as well as increase federal...more

12/2/2016  /  Affordable Care Act , Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) , Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) , Food and Drug Administration (FDA) , Health Care Providers , Legislative Agendas , Medicaid , Medical Devices , Medicare , National Institute of Health (NIH)

Capitol Hill Healthcare Update

Congress completed work last week on a stopgap budget that keeps the government open until a post-election lame-duck voting session in December, when lawmakers are expected to move on legislation dealing with medical...more

10/12/2016  /  Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) , Food and Drug Administration (FDA) , Health Care Providers , Medicare , Medicare Part B
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