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Capitol Hill Healthcare Update

LAWMAKERS COOL TO TRUMP PLAN ON HHS, GOVERNMENT REORGANIZATION - The response from lawmakers on Capitol Hill to the White House plan to reorganize the federal government – including proposed changes to multiple healthcare...more

6/26/2018  /  Biologics , Biosimilars , Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) , Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) , Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) , Drug Pricing , Federal Trade Commission (FTC) , Food and Drug Administration (FDA) , GAO , Medicaid , National Institute of Health (NIH) , Opioid , Prescription Drugs , Trump Administration

Capitol Hill Healthcare Update

HOUSE OKs DOZENS OF OPIOID-RELATED BILLS; MORE VOTES SCHEDULED - The House last week approved 38 bills that lawmakers hope will stem the opioid epidemic, and it scheduled votes this week on at least a dozen more....more

6/19/2018  /  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) , Drug Pricing , GAO , Generic Drugs , Health Care Providers , Healthcare Fraud , HRSA , Medicaid , National Institute of Health (NIH) , Opioid , Pharmaceutical Industry , Physicians , Prescription Drugs , Section 340B

Capitol Hill Healthcare Update

HOUSE TO VOTE ON DOZENS OF OPIOID BILLS WHILE SENATE READIES COMPREHENSIVE MEASURE - The House this week will begin considering some of the 70 different opioid bills that have been approved by eight different committees,...more

6/12/2018  /  Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) , Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) , Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) , Drug Pricing , Food and Drug Administration (FDA) , HRSA , Opioid , Pharmaceutical Industry , Prescription Drugs , Section 340B , Trump Administration

NAFTA 2.0: Time Slipping Away for Congress to Act This Year

Ongoing negotiations to rewrite the North American Free Trade Agreement remain bogged down, but even if U.S., Canadian and Mexican trade ministers strike a deal in the coming weeks, Congress may not be able to approve it this...more

5/30/2018  /  Canada , Exports , Free Trade Agreements , Imports , Manufacturers , Mexico , NAFTA , Trade Relations , Trump Administration

Congress OKs Sweeping Rewrite of Dodd-Frank

The House voted Tuesday to give final congressional approval to a sweeping rewrite of the nation’s banking rules that would roll back key elements of Dodd-Frank but still leave most of that 2010 law on the books....more

5/23/2018  /  Dodd-Frank , Financial Institutions , Financial Services Industry , Trump Administration

Capitol Hill Healthcare Update

RYAN SAYS POTENTIAL COMPROMISE COMING ON RISK EVALUATION AND MITIGATION STRATEGY DRUGS - House Speaker Paul Ryan, R-Wis., last week said congressional leaders are trying to hammer out compromise legislation that would make it...more

5/22/2018  /  Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) , Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) , Department of Veterans Affairs , Drug Pricing , Food and Drug Administration (FDA) , HELP , Opioid , Pharmaceutical Industry , Prescription Drugs , REMS , Right to Try

Capitol Hill Healthcare Update

LAWMAKERS PRAISE, CRITICIZE TRUMP PLAN ON DRUG PRICES - On Capitol Hill, reaction to President Donald Trump’s “American Patients First” plan to bring down prescription drug prices fell predictably along partisan lines:...more

5/15/2018  /  Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) , Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) , Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) , Drug Pricing , Food and Drug Administration (FDA) , Health Care Providers , Opioid , Pharmaceutical Industry , Prescription Drugs , Section 340B , Trump Administration

Government Contractors Could Benefit if Congress Quickly Finishes Spending Bills – But That’s a Big ‘If’

Republican lawmakers in the coming weeks hope to begin voting on several spending bills as the first step toward avoiding a politically embarrassing budget crisis before this fall’s midterm elections. For years, Congress’...more

5/11/2018  /  Defense Sector , Federal Budget , Federal Contractors , Federal Funding , Trump Administration

Capitol Hill Healthcare Update

GOP LAWMAKERS: EUROPE, CANADA ‘FREE RIDING’ ON US DRUG INNOVATION - More than two dozen House Republicans last week called on President Donald Trump to leverage upcoming trade negotiations to stop other nations from “free...more

5/8/2018  /  Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) , Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) , Drug Pricing , Food and Drug Administration (FDA) , Health Care Providers , Medical Devices , Medical Marijuana , Medicare , Medicare Advantage , Opioid , Pharmaceutical Industry , Prescription Drugs , Section 340B , Trump Administration

Capitol Hill Healthcare Update

AZAR ILLNESS DELAYS WHITE HOUSE ANNOUNCEMENT ON DRUG PRICING INITIATIVE - Health & Human Services (HHS) Secretary Alex Azar is recovering at his home in Indianapolis following his second hospitalization in less than a week...more

4/24/2018  /  Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) , Drug Pricing , Food and Drug Administration (FDA) , Generic Drugs , Medicare , Opioid , Pharmaceutical Industry , Physicians , Prescription Drugs , Trump Administration

Capitol Hill Healthcare Update

HOUSE PANEL TO QUESTION GOTTLIEB ON FDA BUDGET - Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Commissioner Scott Gottlieb will testify Tuesday before a House appropriations subcommittee on his agency’s fiscal 2019 budget – which...more

4/17/2018  /  ACOs , Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) , Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) , Drug Pricing , Food and Drug Administration (FDA) , Opioid , Prescription Drugs

Capitol Hill Healthcare Update

CONGRESS RECONVENES, WITH A FOCUS ON OPIOIDS - Lawmakers return today to Capitol Hill after a two-week recess, and multiple committees in both the House and Senate are poised to examine the opioid crisis and potential...more

4/10/2018  /  Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) , Data Security , Food and Drug Administration (FDA) , GAO , Medical Devices , Medicare , National Institute of Health (NIH) , Opioid , Prescription Drugs , Right to Try

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 SCRAMBLES TO COMPLETE BUDGET IN ADVANCE OF DEADLINE - Lawmakers are working overtime – including on key healthcare issues – to wrap up work on a $1.2 trillion omnibus budget bill that would fund the government for...more

3/6/2018  /  Drug Pricing , Medicare , Medicare Part B , Medicare Part D , Opioid , 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

SHUTDOWN SHOWDOWN: CHIP, OTHER HEALTH PROVISIONS AT RISK AS DEADLINE NEARS - Renewal of the Children’s Health Insurance Program and a host of other healthcare provisions hang in the balance as congressional Republicans...more

12/19/2017  /  Affordable Care Act , Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) , Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) , Drug Pricing , Government Shutdown , Individual Mandate , Orphan Drugs , Section 340B , Tax Credits

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
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