This week in Washington: Mnuchin and Pelosi continue discussions for COVID-19 stimulus package....more
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On Oct. 13, House Energy & Commerce Chair Frank Pallone (D-NJ), House Ways & Means Chair Richard Neal (D-MA) and Senate...more
10/20/2020
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This week in Washington: Negotiations for COVID-19 stimulus package are ongoing; House and Senate are in recess....more
10/13/2020
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This week in Washington: The Continuing Resolution (CR) to fund the government until Dec. 11 was signed by President Trump; House passes COVID-19 stimulus bill....more
10/6/2020
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This week in Washington: House passes bipartisan continuing resolution (CR) to avoid government shutdown; Senate set to pass the CR this Tuesday....more
9/29/2020
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This week in Washington: The Republican COVID-19 legislative package fails to pass in the Senate; Congress is in negotiations for a continuing resolution to fund the government until 2021....more
This week in Washington: Congress remains in a district work period, while COVID-19 legislative talks continue....more
This week in Washington: COVID-19 bill negotiations continue; House and Senate remain in district work periods....more
This week in Washington: Senate stays in session this week as negotiations on the COVID-19 package continue, but is not expecting votes; House remains in district work period....more
8/11/2020
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This week in Washington: COVID-19 bill negotiations continue.
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Senate Committee on Finance: Part 1: Protecting the Reliability of the U.S. Medical Supply Chain During the COVID-19...more
This week in Washington: Both the House and Senate return to session, discussions on the next COVID-19 package begin....more
7/21/2020
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This week in Washington: The House and Senate are out for a two-week working period until July 17th....more
This week in Washington: Trump administration again attempts to overturn ACA in Supreme Court, House considers legislation to shore up ACA and multiple hearings related to the COVID-19 pandemic....more
6/30/2020
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On June 23, 2020, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced the creation of the Office of Burden Reduction and Health Informatics. The new office aims to ease healthcare providers’ regulatory and...more
This week in Washington: Senate begins considering appropriation bills and hearings on COVID-19 and health disparities continue....more
This week in Washington: Senate to hold hearing on unemployment insurance during COVID-19 and will hold a second hearing on going back to school safely. House to hold hearings on COVID-19's disproportionate impact on...more
This week in Washington: House to hold hearing on how governor's are battling the COVID-19 pandemic, Senate planning two hearings on preparing Americans to go back to college safely. ...more
This week in Washington: The House and Senate are out of session for Memorial Day Weekend. The House returns Wednesday, May 27....more
This week in Washington: House hearing on the response to COVID-19 by the Department of Veterans Affairs; Senate hearing on caring for seniors amid the COVID-19 crisis....more
This week in Washington: Senate hearing on safely getting back to work and school, House hearing on protecting scientific integrity in the COVID-19 response....more
This alert is part of a series discussing the comprehensive actions CMS is taking in response to the COVID-19 pandemic that are most important to healthcare providers.
In response to the extraordinary circumstances of the...more
This week in Washington: Senate returns to session, Rep. Pallone lays out legislative priorities for COVID-19 response as House delays return to Washington....more
This week in Washington: Congress passes $484 billion COVID-19 package, with $321 billion for the Paycheck Protection Program; Supreme Court rules for commercial health insurers in $12 billion risk corridors case....more
On April 26, 2020, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced it was immediately suspending its advance payment program to Part B suppliers, and re-evaluating the amounts that will be paid to providers under...more
This week in Washington: The House plans to reconvene May 4, Senate Democrats request information from Kushner on health data collection....more