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Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) Senate Finance Committee

The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPAC), also known as Obamacare, is a United States federal statute passed in March of 2010. The Act creates a nationwide insurance system and provides federal... more +
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Senate Finance Committee Holds Confirmation Hearing For Top Biden HHS Nominees

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Deputy Secretary and CMS Administrator Picks Would Fill Two Critical Policy Positions - On Thursday, the Senate Finance Committee held a confirmation hearing for two of the most important health policy officials nominated...more

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ML Strategies Health Care Preview - July 2019

Welcome back. This week, the Senate Finance Committee is set to meet privately to discuss the drug pricing legislation being developed by the committee. All signs point to a deal being close with a few outstanding provisions,...more

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Senate Finance Committee Begins Review of Nonprofit Hospitals

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• Based on a new review of nonprofit hospitals by Senate Finance Committee Chairman Charles Grassley (R-Iowa), a congressional investigation is expected that directly requests a number of specific hospitals to answer...more

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Health Care Weekly Preview from ML Strategies – November 2018 #3

On Friday, the news came out that Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-IA) would move back to chair the Finance Committee, leaving the top post at the Senate Judiciary Committee. Grassley led the Senate Finance Committee (SFC) Republicans...more

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This Week in Congress: July 2018 #3

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The House and Senate convene today at noon and 3 p.m., respectively. House - Votes. The chamber will take up a series of measures to expand and improve access to Health Savings Accounts...more

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Health Care Weekly Preview from ML Strategies – June 2018

Welcome back. This week, the Senate Finance Committee will mark up an opioid package. The final text will be important for gauging how close the Senate is to the House package. The House will begin voting on dozens of...more

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What's New In Washington - April 2018

Congress returned from its spring recess with a host of issues to address—trade, Trump administration nominations and opioid legislation sitting atop the priority list. Given the ongoing data scandal at Facebook, privacy...more

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HHS Nominee Alex Azar Testifies Before Senate HELP

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The Senate Health, Education, Labor, & Pensions (HELP) Committee held the first hearing on the confirmation for Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) nominee Alex Azar on Wednesday, November 29. Notably, only the...more

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House of Representatives Passes the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (H.R. 1); Senate Finance Committee Approves Modified Version; Comparison...

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Yesterday afternoon, the House of Representatives passed the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (H.R. 1) (the “House bill”). The House bill is identical to the draft bill approved by the House Ways and Means Committee on November 10. Late...more

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CHIP Reauthorization Legislation and Medicare-Medicaid Extender Provisions

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In this memorandum, Holland & Knight's Healthcare & Life Sciences Team summarizes recent legislative action on funding for the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP). The Senate Finance Committee and the House Energy...more

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Another Senate Showdown: Vote Expected on Graham-Cassidy Repeal Bill

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With the Fiscal Year 2017 budget reconciliation instructions expiring on Saturday, September 30, the Senate is making one last push to consider Affordable Care Act (ACA) repeal-and-replace legislation drafted by Senators...more

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Health Care Weekly Preview from ML Strategies – July 2017 #4

Following the dramatic conclusion of the failed vote on the repeal of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), it appears the Senate will pivot to other issues, namely the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). However, the...more

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News from the Vermont State House - An analysis from DRM's Government & Public Affairs Team - February 2017 #3

Act 188 Plans On Hold as New Chemical Bill is Introduced - Nearly three years after the legislature passed a law to regulate children’s products containing chemicals of high concern, a web site intended to inform the...more

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Trump HHS Secretary - Confirmation Process & Next Steps

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Over the past two weeks, Congressman Tom Price, M.D. (R-GA) completed his confirmation hearings before the U.S. Senate Committee on Finance as well the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pension (HELP) Committees. The...more

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Senate Committee Releases Report on Potential Stark Law Changes, Hearing Scheduled

On June 30, 2016, the Senate Finance Committee’s Republican staff issued a 20-page report discussing comments made by industry stakeholders after a December 2015 round-table on the future of the physician self-referral law,...more

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Washington Healthcare Update

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This Week: The President took a victory lap in Wisconsin, announcing that 20 million people have gained health insurance through the Affordable Care Act... That figure includes people newly covered through insurance...more

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Washington Healthcare Update

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This Week: The House is not in session this week... The Senate returns today... Committees in the Senate will hold hearings on co-ops and mental health... Vice President Biden will attend the World Economic Forum in...more

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