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The Weekly Hill Update - May 2025 #2

Below is this week’s congressional update by BakerHostetler’s Federal Policy team. We’ll continue to post in weeks when both chambers of Congress are in session....more

5/12/2025 / Congressional Committees , Congressional Investigations & Hearings , Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) , Drug Pricing , Executive Orders , Legislative Agendas , Middle East , Pharmacy Benefit Manager (PBM) , Prescription Drugs , Senate Committees , Trump Administration

The Weekly Hill Update - February 2025

Below is this week’s congressional update by BakerHostetler’s Federal Policy team. We’ll continue to post in weeks when both chambers of Congress are in session....more

2/3/2025 / Congressional Committees , Congressional Investigations & Hearings , Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) , International Trade , Presidential Nominations , Tariffs , Trade Relations , Trump Administration

Capitol Hill Healthcare Update - March 2020 #1

CONGRESS SPEEDS TOWARD EMERGENCY CORONAVIRUS FUNDING PACKAGE - As novel coronavirus continues to sweep the globe, Congress and the White House are assembling a spending package with billions in emergency spending and new...more

3/3/2020 / Coronavirus/COVID-19 , Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) , Drug Pricing , Infectious Diseases , Prescription Drugs , Public Health , Substance Abuse

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 #2

SURPRISE BILLING PROGRESS DRIVES THE WEEK - Legislation to address surprise medical bills is moving forward this week, as two House committees mark up their own plans to protect patients....more

2/11/2020 / CMMI , Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) , Medicare , Medicare Part D , Opioid , Prescription Drugs , Surprise Medical Bills , Trump Administration

Capitol Hill Healthcare Update

PELOSI DRUG PRICE PLAN EXPECTED THIS WEEK - House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., is expected to release her long-awaited plan this week to address prescription drug costs, according to congressional staff....more

9/16/2019 / Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) , Drug Pricing , Medicare , Medicare Part D , Pharmaceutical Industry , Prescription Drugs

Capitol Hill Healthcare Update

Highlights this week: The Senate will give the final OK to opioids legislation, HHS gets full-year funding for the first time in forever, new bipartisan legislation would allow FDA to update labels on older generic drugs, and...more

10/1/2018 / Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) , Food and Drug Administration (FDA) , Generic Drugs , Medicare , National Institute of Health (NIH) , Opioid , Pharmaceutical Industry , Prescription Drugs , Substance Abuse , Trump Administration

The Weekly Hill Update

HEADLINES - The House intends to try again on immigration legislation, which it punted last week. Even amid the increased scrutiny over migrant families separated at the U.S. southern border, it’s unclear whether the House...more

6/25/2018 / Defense Sector , Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) , Farm Bill , Immigration Reform , Legislative Agendas , Trump Administration

Capitol Hill Healthcare Update

CONGRESS WORKS TO PASS BUDGET BEFORE FRIDAY’S SHUTDOWN DEADLINE - House leaders are pushing to schedule a vote this week on a $1.3 trillion budget agreement that would give the Senate enough time to pass it before a Friday...more

3/20/2018 / Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) , Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) , Food and Drug Administration (FDA) , Medicaid , Medicare , Medicare Part D , Opioid , Prescription Drugs , Right to Try , Section 340B

Capitol Hill Healthcare Update

HOUSE VOTE SET FOR UPDATED ‘RIGHT-TO-TRY’ LEGISLATION - The House will vote Tuesday on updated but still controversial legislation that would give terminally ill patients wider access to prescription drugs that haven’t won...more

3/13/2018 / Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) , Food and Drug Administration (FDA) , Medicare Part D , Patient Access , Pharmaceutical Industry , Prescription Drugs , Right to Try , Section 340B

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

Congress is expected this week to approve a fifth stopgap budget bill to keep the government open in advance of a Thursday shutdown deadline, and key healthcare provisions could be included in the budget package. If...more

2/6/2018 / Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) , Drug Pricing , Food and Drug Administration (FDA) , Medicare , Medicare Part D , Opioid , REMS , Trump Administration

Capitol Hill Healthcare Update

After a tumultuous year on Capitol Hill – with repeated efforts to repeal the Affordable Care Act and stalled attempts to renew the Children’s Health Insurance Program – President Donald Trump isn’t likely to focus on...more

1/30/2018 / Affordable Care Act , Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) , Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) , Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) , Drug Compounding , HRSA , Prior Authorization , Section 340B

Capitol Hill Healthcare Update

With the government shutdown entering its third day, the Senate scheduled a procedural vote at noon today that could pave the way to end the stalemate – but it’s not clear there’s enough support to break the logjam and reopen...more

1/23/2018 / Affordable Care Act , Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) , Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) , Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) , Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) , Food and Drug Administration (FDA) , Government Shutdown , HRSA , Medicare , Medicare Part D , National Institute of Health (NIH)

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

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

Congressional Republicans face a Friday deadline to approve a stopgap budget bill to avert a government shutdown, delaying until later this month key decisions on healthcare priorities like renewing children’s insurance and...more

12/5/2017 / Affordable Care Act , Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) , Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) , Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) , Drug Pricing , Government Shutdown , Individual Mandate , Medicare , Medicare Part B , Medicare Part D , Repeal

Capitol Hill Healthcare Update

Lawmakers returning to Capitol Hill this week after the Thanksgiving recess face a daunting series of tax and budget deadlines that will set the stage for how Congress addresses year-end healthcare priorities. That...more

11/28/2017 / Affordable Care Act , Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) , Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) , Cost-Sharing , Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) , Drug Pricing , GAO , Health Insurance , HELP , Individual Mandate , Medicare , Medicare Part D , National Institute of Health (NIH) , Opioid , 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

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

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

President Trump’s announcement Friday that he would stop cost-sharing payments to insurance companies triggered a firestorm on Capitol Hill, with lawmakers in both parties calling on Congress to restore the funding...more

10/17/2017 / Affordable Care Act , Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) , Cost-Sharing , Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) , Drug Pricing , Health Insurance , Healthcare Reform , Opioid , Section 340B , Trump Administration

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