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Healthcare Preview for the Week of: February 26, 2024

IT’S SHUTDOWN WEEK . . . AGAIN - Stop us if you’ve heard this one before. Congress returns to session this week, with precious little time to avert a looming partial government shutdown at midnight on Friday. After...more

McDermottPlus Check-Up: February 23, 2024

Senate HELP Committee Releases HIPAA Modernization White Paper: Sen. Cassidy (R-LA), Ranking Member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor & Pensions (HELP) Committee, released a white paper entitled “Strengthening Health...more

Healthcare Preview for the Week of: February 12, 2024

THERE’S NO GOLD RUSH, SO THE CHIEFS ARE STILL IN TOWN - Last week, we noted that the Senate was “scheduled” to begin a two-week recess today, February 12. We used that wording intentionally because we knew things could...more

McDermottPlus Check-Up: February 9, 2024

House Passes Legislation to Prohibit Use of QALYs in All Federal Health Programs. The House passed H.R. 485, the Protecting Health Care for All Patients Act of 2023, a bill designed to prohibit the use of QALYs and similar...more

McDermottPlus Check-Up: February 2, 2024

House Energy and Commerce Committee Holds Hearing on Healthcare Costs. The hearing included discussion on what factors are causing cost increases for individuals, for the healthcare sector, and for federal health programs...more

Healthcare Preview for the Week of: January 29, 2024

APPROPRIATIONS PROCESS MOVES FORWARD - Over the weekend, negotiators in Congress agreed to certain spending allocations in order to fund various government agencies through most of the year. With both bodies in session...more

McDermottPlus Check-Up: January 26, 2024

Senate Finance Chair Continues Inquiry into MA Marketing Techniques. Chairman Wyden (D-OR) sent letters to five third-party marketing organizations that participate in the MA enrollment period. The letters seek information on...more

Healthcare Preview for the Week of: January 22, 2024

CONGRESS BUYS MORE TIME - Last Friday President Biden signed a short-term funding patch. This extends government funding through a continuing resolution (CR) into March. Specifically, this CR gives Congress until March 1...more

Healthcare Preview for the Week of: January 16, 2024

PARTIAL SNOW DAY, PARTIAL SHUT DOWN? Much of the federal government is closed today because of yesterday’s significant (for DC) and unexpected snowfall. However, part of the federal government is set to shut down this...more

McDermottPlus Check-Up: January 12, 2024

Congress Works to Meet Imminent Funding Deadlines. Speaker of the House Johnson (R-LA) and Senate Majority Leader Schumer (D-NY) announced an agreement on top-line spending levels to fund the government for the remainder of...more

2024: The Year of the Telehealth Cliff

What does December 31, 2024, mean to you? New Year’s Eve? Post-2024 election? Too far away to know? Our answer: December 31, 2024, is when we will go over a “telehealth cliff” if Congress fails to act before that date,...more

Healthcare Preview for the Week of: January 8, 2024

The Senate is back in session today, and the House comes back tomorrow. The beginning of 2024 is looking a lot like the end of 2023, with the big factor being the need to address government funding for fiscal year (FY) 2024....more

McDermottPlus Check-Up: January 5, 2024

Congress Returns Next Week to Face Imminent Funding Deadlines. The Senate will return to session on January 8, and the House will return on January 9. Lawmakers face an immediate time crunch on FY 2024 appropriations, as the...more

McDermottPlus Check-Up: December 15, 2023

House Passes Healthcare Legislation. The House brought two key bipartisan healthcare bills to the floor this week. The Lower Costs, More Transparency Act (H.R. 5378) was approved by a vote of 320–71, and the Support for...more

Healthcare Preview for the Week of: December 11, 2023

IT’S BEGINNING TO LOOK A LOT LIKE CONGRESS (BUT JUST FOR A WEEK) Welcome to what should be the final legislative week of the calendar year. The work that Congress does this week may provide insight into what will get...more

McDermottPlus Check-Up: December 8, 2023

Senate Finance Committee Examines Drug Shortages. The hearing addressed concerns and explored potential solutions related to drug shortages in the United States, particularly focusing on essential medications. The hearing...more

Healthcare Preview for the Week of: December 4, 2023

Two-Week Stretch Before Holiday Recess - Congress only has two weeks left in session for the rest of year. There is a lot to accomplish in those two weeks. While government funding has been punted into early 2024, Congress is...more

McDermottPlus Check-Up: December 1, 2023

CONGRESS - House Energy & Commerce Health Subcommittee Examines AI. The hearing explored the transformative potential of AI in healthcare, acknowledging its promise in enhancing efficiency, improving patient care and...more

Healthcare Preview for the Week of: November 27, 2023

Limited Time Before the End of the Year and January 19 First, welcome back from what was hopefully a wonderful and restful Thanksgiving break. Although this year will not entail a year-end government funding package, we are...more

McDermottPlus Check-Up: November 17, 2023

Congress Passes Two-Tiered CR to Fund Government into Early 2024. In the absence of final passage of any of the 12 annual appropriations bills for FY 2024, Speaker Johnson (R-LA) unveiled a short-term CR, H.R. 6363, the...more

Healthcare Preview for the Week of: November 13, 2023

Will the Government Shut Down at the End of This Week? We have reached the final work week during which Congress will need to come to an agreement on funding the government or enter a shutdown...more

Healthcare Preview for the Week of: November 6, 2023

GOVERNMENT FUNDING EXPIRES SOON - The government will run out of funding in 11 days, on November 17. The House will continue to work to advance annual appropriations bills this week. However, a continuing resolution (CR)...more

Policy Update - CMS Finalizes Remedy for 340B-Acquired Drugs Purchased in CYs 2018–2022

On November 2, 2023, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) finalized the rule Medicare Program; Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System: Remedy for the Calendar Years 2018–2022 to addresses how the...more

Healthcare Preview for the Week of: October 30, 2023

NEXT UP: SPEAKER MIKE JOHNSON - The House officially has a speaker: Mike Johnson (R-LA). On October 25, Rep. Johnson became Speaker Johnson with a final vote on the first ballot of 220–209. Speaker Johnson, a...more

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