This Week in Washington: Fighting over how to proceed on the debt limit; Congress still finalizing committee assignments...more
This Week in Washington: House and Senate not in session, U.S. reaches debt-ceiling limit...more
This Week in Washington: House assigns members to committees and finalizes committee chairmanships...more
This Week in Washington: 118th Congress begins, House finally chooses Speaker...more
1/10/2023
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This Week in Washington: All Efforts Are on Funding the Government Through the Rest of the Fiscal Year...more
This Week in Washington: Waiting for the election results from Georgia Senate race; mental health legislation continues to be discussed and CBO publishes option book...more
This Week in Washington: Congress returns to complete appropriations and year-end legislation....more
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Two members of the House Progressive Caucus announced they will introduce legislation that would change the name of Medicare...more
This Week in Washington: Congress Passes Continuing Resolution until Dec. 16; House Leaves Until After Election; Senate to be Back Mid-October....more
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On Sept. 21, the House Ways & Means Committee passed two bills to improve Medicare’s inpatient psychiatric facility payment system and add intensive inpatient program coverage...more
This Week in Washington: Congress Focuses on FDA User Fee Legislation, Telehealth and Continuing Resolution; Administration Issues Executive Order on Biomanufacturing....more
This Week in Washington: The House and Senate return to face funding the government and other issues; the administration reverses for good the Trump-era “public charge” rule....more
This Week in Washington: Administration focuses on mental health and monkeypox issues...more
This Week in Washington: House Passes Inflation Reduction Act by a vote of 220-207...more
This Week in Washington: The Senate waits to see if budget reconciliation agreement has enough votes to pass....more
This Week in Washington: Sen. Manchin Expresses Support for a More Limited Budget Reconciliation Package That Includes Health Provisions...more
This Week in Washington: CMS Releases the Physician Fee Schedule Proposed Rule...more
This Week in Washington: Supreme Court Overturns Roe v. Wade and Rules in Becerra v. Empire Health Foundation...more
This Week in Washington: Supreme Court Rules in Favor of 340B Hospitals, FDA Approves COVID-19 Vaccines for Children Under Five...more
6/23/2022
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This Week in Washington: House Passes FDA User Fee Reauthorization Package...more
6/14/2022
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The House and Senate are in recess for Memorial Day.
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Rep. Underwood Leads 26 Democratic House Members in Letter Calling for Measures to Lower Healthcare Costs to be Included in Reconciliation...more
6/1/2022
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This Week in Washington: President Biden Invokes Defense Production Act to Increase Supply of Infant Formula...more
This Week in Washington: Senate Fails to Advance Bill Protecting Abortion Rights After Supreme Court Draft Opinion Leak...more
5/17/2022
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This Week in Washington: CMS announces the 2023 Notice of Benefit and Payment Parameters Final Rule...more
5/3/2022
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This Week in Washington: White House Releases National Drug Control Strategy...more
4/27/2022
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