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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

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 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

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

Some Republican lawmakers, led by Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.), are pushing new plans to overhaul the Affordable Care Act (ACA), but other policy priorities and tight legislative deadlines this month are likely to thwart...more

9/6/2017  /  Affordable Care Act , Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) , Department of Justice (DOJ) , Health Insurance , MACPAC , Medicaid , Repeal , Tax Reform , Trump Administration

Capitol Hill Healthcare Update

With only 10 legislative days before Senate Republicans’ self-imposed deadline, GOP lawmakers face growing obstacles in their quest to vote on replacing the Affordable Care Act (ACA) before the beginning of their scheduled...more

6/20/2017  /  Affordable Care Act , Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) , Drug Pricing , Food and Drug Administration (FDA) , Medicaid , Section 340B

Capitol Hill Healthcare Update

Senate Republicans return to Washington this week after a 10-day recess facing a key inflection point in their effort to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act (ACA) as GOP leaders will outline policy options they hope...more

6/6/2017  /  Affordable Care Act , Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) , Congressional Budget Office , Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) , Food and Drug Administration (FDA) , HRSA , Medicaid , Repeal , Section 340B , Trump Administration , User Fees

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

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

At GOP retreat, consensus on healthcare elusive - House and Senate Republicans emerged from a policy retreat last week in Philadelphia with no agreement on next steps in their plan to repeal and replace the Affordable...more

1/31/2017  /  Affordable Care Act , Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) , Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) , Food and Drug Administration (FDA) , GAO , Health Insurance , Medicaid , 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)
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