This Week in Washington: The House and Senate are out of session until the new year.
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House Passes USMCA Trade Deal
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12/24/2019
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United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA)
This Week in Washington: The House and Senate will leave for the holidays by Dec. 20....more
12/17/2019
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This Week in Washington: The House and Senate are back from Thanksgiving recess. Congress is expected to be in session until or about Dec. 20....more
12/10/2019
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Safe Harbors ,
Stark Law ,
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This week in Washington: The House and Senate are out for Thanksgiving recess this week.
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House Committee on the Judiciary: “The Patent Trial and Appeal Board and the Appointments Clause:...more
This week in Washington: Senate to hold a confirmation hearing for Dr. Stephen Hahn, Trump's nominee to be the new FDA commissioner, as well as a hearing on Alzheimer's awareness. ...more
This week in Washington: Senate to hold a hearing on the response to lung illness and rising youth electronic cigarette use, as well as a hearing on protecting veterans from a variety of scams, including fake charities....more
In keeping with U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s schedule for pushing H.R. 3, the Lower Drug Costs Now Act, through the House of Representatives, the three committees of jurisdiction held mark-ups and passed the proposal, as...more
This week in Washington: House to hold a markup of five healthcare bills, as well as a hearing to seek clarity on the Trump administration's health care policy choices; Senate to discuss solutions to the substance misuse...more
10/22/2019
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Health Care Providers ,
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) ,
MACPAC ,
Medicare ,
OIG ,
Open Enrollment ,
Pharmaceutical Industry ,
Physicians ,
Prescription Drugs ,
SAMHSA ,
Self-Referral ,
Stark Law ,
Trump Administration
This week in Washington: The House and Senate return tomorrow from a two-week-long recess.
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Blue Dog Democrats Urge Speaker Pelosi to Call Vote on Several Bipartisan...more
10/15/2019
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Prescription Drugs ,
SAMHSA
This week in Washington: The House and Senate are in recess. Congress House Senate Administration Proposed Regulations/Guidance Final Rules/Guidance Reports House Bipartisan Legislation Introduced on Accurate Provider...more
10/8/2019
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Medical Devices ,
Medicare ,
OMB ,
Prescription Drugs ,
SAMHSA ,
Trump Administration
This week in Washington: The House and Senate are in recess.
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Senate Special Committee on Aging: “Promoting Healthy Aging – Living Your Best Life Long into Your Golden Years”...more
10/1/2019
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This week in Washington: Hearing on public health impact of e-cigarettes, meeting on continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2020, and hearing on how pharmaceutical companies game the system....more
This week in Washington: Senate to markup the Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies Appropriations Act; House to hold hearings on improving maternal health and the Administration's apparent...more
9/10/2019
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Opioid ,
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Cummings and Sanders Seek Information About Possible Obstruction of a Congressional Investigation on Generic Drug Prices...more
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On July 30, the House passed a bill to keep a $1 billion Medicaid pilot providing mental health and addiction services running...more
8/6/2019
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This week in Washington: The House is out for summer recess; Senate is in session until the end of this week....more
This week in Washington: Senate to hold hearings on the enforcement of antitrust laws and elder justice, while the House plans to hold a member day hearing and examine the Social Security 2100 Act....more
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Tuesday, July 16, 2019 -
House Committee on Energy and Commerce: “Oversight of Federal Efforts to Combat the Spread of Illicit Fentanyl”
The House Committee on Energy and Commerce,...more
This week in Washington: Congress is in recess for the July 4th holiday.
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President Trump signed an executive order on June 23, 2019, to increase healthcare transparency. The order requires negotiated rates to be posted in a consumer-friendly way, increases access to de-identified claims data,...more
This week in Washington: Senate to hold hearing on the enforcement of antitrust laws, while the House plans to cover a number of health care bills that reauthorize a variety of health programs for Americans. The House may...more
This week in Washington: The Senate continues to hold hearings on the cost of health care, the House will hold hearings on the federal approach to opioid treatment and strengthening health care in the U.S. territories.
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6/18/2019
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Opioid ,
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Surprise Medical Bills ,
Trump Administration
In a 7-to-1 decision, the U.S. Supreme Court on June 3, 2019, held that “Because the Department of Health and Human Services neglected its statutory notice-and-comment obligations when it revealed a new policy that...more
6/11/2019
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Azar v Allina Health Services ,
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Low-Income Issues ,
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Medicare Part C ,
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Pay Reductions ,
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SCOTUS ,
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Vacated
This week in Washington: Senate to consider state of patent eligibility in America, House Ways and Means Committee will hold a hearing on the single-payer issue and both the House and Senate continue to hold hearings on the...more
6/11/2019
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Surprise Medical Bills
This week in Washington: House to hold hearings on surprise medical billing, drug pricing transparency and a single-payer health system....more