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Capitol Hill Healthcare Update

ACA TAXES ON CHOPPING BLOCK IN YEAR-END BUDGET DEAL - Congressional leaders are poised to announce an agreement today that would permanently repeal the Affordable Care Act (ACA) taxes on medical device manufacturers,...more

12/17/2019  /  Affordable Care Act , Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) , Drug Pricing , Medical Devices , Medicare , Pharmaceutical Industry , 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

The Weekly Hill Update

HEADLINES - President Donald Trump has two Midwest trips scheduled this week, while he continues to face bipartisan criticism on his performance last week in Europe....more

7/23/2018  /  21st Century Cures Act , Affordable Care Act , Energy Sector , Legislative Agendas , Medical Device Tax , Medical Devices , Oil & Gas , Oil Prices , Physicians , Repeal , Tariffs , Trump Administration

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

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

Lawmakers last week approved a stopgap budget bill to keep the government open until Dec. 22, creating a pre-Christmas showdown over a host of spending decisions and key healthcare priorities. Republican leaders on Capitol...more

12/12/2017  /  Affordable Care Act , Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) , Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) , Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) , HELP , Medical Devices , REMS , Section 340B

Capitol Hill Healthcare Update

House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) said lawmakers will vote this week on legislation to renew federal funding for the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP), even amid unresolved partisan disagreements over...more

10/31/2017  /  Affordable Care Act , Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) , Cost-Sharing , Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) , Drug Pricing , Food and Drug Administration (FDA) , Health Insurance , Medical Devices , Medicare

Capitol Hill Healthcare Update

Republican senators pushing a last-ditch effort to overhaul the Affordable Care Act (ACA) say they are within one vote of having the support needed to pass their bill. Sens. Bill Cassidy (R-La.) and Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.)...more

9/19/2017  /  Affordable Care Act , Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) , Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) , Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) , Health Insurance , Legislative Agendas , Medical Devices , Nursing Homes , Repeal

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

Senate Republican leaders are expected to make a series of changes to the healthcare legislation released Thursday as they scramble to gain the support of at least 50 lawmakers in a showdown vote scheduled for later this...more

6/27/2017  /  Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) , Congressional Budget Office , Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) , Department of Veterans Affairs , Food and Drug Administration (FDA) , Medical Devices , Pharmaceutical Industry , User Fees

Capitol Hill Healthcare Update

Eight weeks after its introduction, legislation to “repeal and replace” the Affordable Care Act (ACA) won House approval today by a 217-213 vote. Vice President Mike Pence on Sunday said a vote in Congress to repeal the ACA...more

5/5/2017  /  Affordable Care Act , Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) , Food and Drug Administration (FDA) , Healthcare Reform , Medical Devices , National Institute of Health (NIH) , 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

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

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)
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