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
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
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Republicans’ biggest issue will be what to do with the 20 million Americans who have gained coverage under the ACA.
Congress reconvened this week for the first time since Donald Trump’s stunning victory, and just as his...more
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
House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Fred Upton (R-MI) acknowledged publicly last week what has been widely suspected on Capitol Hill – his “21st Century Cures” medical innovation legislation will not pass Congress...more
With Congress reconvening after a seven-week summer recess, we wanted to provide you with a quick topline of key healthcare issues lawmakers are expected to consider this week.
Zika Funding -
The Senate voted...more