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Washington Healthcare Update - July 2023

This Week in Washington: Appropriation bills move forward but remain incomplete; House Energy and Commerce Committee markup includes 17 healthcare bills; Senate Finance Committee schedules PBM markup...more

7/18/2023 / Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) , Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) , Final Rules , Food and Drug Administration (FDA) , GAO , OCR , Physician Fee Schedule , Proposed Rules

Washington Healthcare Update - June 2023 #4

This Week in Washington: Senate Appropriations Committee meets to figure out top-line numbers; Majority Leader Schumer leads Senate in developing a policy response to artificial intelligence; and CMS proposes new Medicare...more

6/27/2023 / Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) , Drug Pricing , Final Rules , Food and Drug Administration (FDA) , GAO , Medicare , Pharmaceutical Industry , Prescription Drugs , Proposed Rules

Washington Healthcare Update - June 2023 #2

This Week in Washington: Fallout from debt ceiling holds up House floor action; SCOTUS rules to allow patients to sue nursing homes...more

6/13/2023 / Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) , Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) , Drug Pricing , Final Rules , Food and Drug Administration (FDA) , GAO , Medicaid , Prescription Drugs , Proposed Rules

Washington Healthcare Update - May 2023 #3

This Week in Washington: President and Speaker McCarthy to meet on debt limit with 10 days to go, House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health marks up 17 bills, House Appropriations Committee begins moving appropriation...more

5/23/2023 / Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) , Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) , Drug Pricing , Final Rules , Food and Drug Administration (FDA) , GAO , Medicare , Popular , Prescription Drugs , Proposed Rules

Washington Healthcare Update - May 2023 #2

This Week in Washington: Debt Ceiling Continues to Loom Over the Capitol; DEA Extends COVID-19 Controlled Medications Prescribing Telehealth Flexibilities...more

5/16/2023 / Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) , Coronavirus/COVID-19 , Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) , Final Rules , Food and Drug Administration (FDA) , GAO , Medicare Advantage , Medicare Part D , OCR , Popular , Proposed Rules , Public Health Emergency , Telemedicine

Washington Healthcare Update - May 2023

This Week in Washington: Debt Limit fight continues; Disagreements arise during Senate HELP Committee mark-up of PBM and Generic Drug Competition Bills...more

5/9/2023 / Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) , Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) , Final Rules , Food and Drug Administration (FDA) , GAO , HRSA , Medicare , Medicare Advantage , Popular , Proposed Rules

Washington Healthcare Update - April 2023 #3

This Week in Washington: House Republicans release debt ceiling plan, Speaker McCarthy moves forward with proposal that includes Medicaid work requirements...more

4/25/2023 / Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) , Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) , Drug Pricing , Final Rules , Food and Drug Administration (FDA) , GAO , Medicare , Prescription Drugs , Proposed Rules

Washington Healthcare Update - March 2023 #4

This Week in Washington: HHS Secretary appears before Senate Finance and Senate Appropriations Committees...more

3/28/2023 / Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) , Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) , Drug Pricing , Final Rules , Food and Drug Administration (FDA) , GAO , Medicare , Pharmaceutical Industry , Prescription Drugs , Proposed Rules

Washington Healthcare Update - March 2023 #3

This Week in Washington: CMS releases first list of Inflation Rebate Program drugs, initial guidance on Medicare Drug Negotiation Program...more

3/21/2023 / Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) , Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) , Drug Pricing , Final Rules , Food and Drug Administration (FDA) , GAO , Medicare , Popular , Prescription Drugs , Proposed Rules

Washington Healthcare Update - March 2023 #2

Upcoming Hearings - March 15 - Senate Committee on Veterans’ Affairs Hearing: “Examining the Future Path of VA’s Electronic Health Record Modernization Program” - 3:30 p.m., Dirksen Senate Building 106...more

3/13/2023 / Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) , Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) , Final Rules , Food and Drug Administration (FDA) , GAO , Medicare , Pharmaceutical Industry , Proposed Rules

Washington Healthcare Update - March 2023

This Week in Washington: Workforce issues studied, PBMs under more scrutiny...more

3/7/2023 / Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) , Coronavirus/COVID-19 , Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) , Final Rules , Food and Drug Administration (FDA) , GAO , Pharmaceutical Industry , Popular , Proposed Rules , Vaccinations

Washington Healthcare Update - February 2023 #3

Upcoming Hearings - March 22 - Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Hearing: “Taxpayers Paid Billions For It: So Why Would Moderna Consider Quadrupling the Price of the COVID Vaccine?” 10:00 a.m.,...more

2/21/2023 / Biosimilars , Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) , Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) , Final Rules , Food and Drug Administration (FDA) , GAO , OIG , Popular , Prescription Drugs , Proposed Rules

Washington Healthcare Update - February 2023

This Week in Washington: President Biden announces ending date of COVID-19 PHE, House begins investigations into COVID-19 origins; State of the Union scheduled for Feb. 7...more

2/7/2023 / Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) , Coronavirus/COVID-19 , Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) , Final Rules , Food and Drug Administration (FDA) , GAO , Medicare Part D , Popular , Prescription Drugs , Proposed Rules , Vaccinations

Washington Healthcare Update - January 2023 #3

This Week in Washington: House and Senate not in session, U.S. reaches debt-ceiling limit...more

1/24/2023 / Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) , Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) , Final Rules , Food and Drug Administration (FDA) , GAO , Pharmaceutical Industry , Popular , Proposed Rules , SAMHSA

Federal Debt Ceiling in 2023: Facts and Figures

What is the Debt Ceiling? The debt ceiling is the legal limit on the total amount of federal debt the government can accrue. The limit applies to almost all federal debt including the approximate $24.3 trillion of debt...more

1/20/2023 / Debt , Debt Ceiling , Federal Budget , GAO

Washington Healthcare Update - January 2023

This Week in Washington: 118th Congress begins, House finally chooses Speaker...more

1/10/2023 / Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) , Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) , Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) , Final Rules , Food and Drug Administration (FDA) , GAO , HRSA , Medicaid , Medicare , Pharmaceutical Industry , Proposed Rules

Washington Healthcare Update - December 2022

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

12/6/2022 / Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) , Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) , Final Rules , Food and Drug Administration (FDA) , GAO , Proposed Rules , SAMHSA

Washington Healthcare Update - November 2022

This Week in Washington: Congress returns to complete appropriations and year-end legislation....more

11/22/2022 / Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) , Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) , Final Rules , Food and Drug Administration (FDA) , GAO , Medicare Advantage , Popular , Proposed Rules

Washington Healthcare Update - October 2022 #3

This Week in Washington: Countdown to Election Day- Focus on polls, campaigns and who will be in control of the House and Senate...more

10/25/2022 / Coronavirus/COVID-19 , Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) , Final Rules , Food and Drug Administration (FDA) , GAO , Medicaid , Medicare , Proposed Rules , Vaccinations

Washington Healthcare Update - August 2022

This Week in Washington: The Senate waits to see if budget reconciliation agreement has enough votes to pass....more

8/2/2022 / Abortion , Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) , Coronavirus/COVID-19 , Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) , Final Rules , Food and Drug Administration (FDA) , GAO , Proposed Rules , Reproductive Healthcare Issues

Washington Healthcare Update - July 2022

This Week in Washington: CMS Releases the Physician Fee Schedule Proposed Rule...more

7/12/2022 / Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) , Coronavirus/COVID-19 , Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) , Final Rules , Food and Drug Administration (FDA) , GAO , Long Term Care Facilities , Physician Fee Schedule , Proposed Rules

Washington Healthcare Update - June 2022 #3

This Week in Washington: Supreme Court Overturns Roe v. Wade and Rules in Becerra v. Empire Health Foundation...more

6/28/2022 / Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) , Coronavirus/COVID-19 , Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) , Final Rules , Food and Drug Administration (FDA) , GAO , Popular , Proposed Rules , Vaccinations

Washington Healthcare Update - June 2022 #2

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 / Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) , Coronavirus/COVID-19 , Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) , Federal Trade Commission (FTC) , Final Rules , Food and Drug Administration (FDA) , GAO , HRSA , Proposed Rules , Telehealth , Vaccinations

Washington Healthcare Update - June 2022

This Week in Washington: House Passes FDA User Fee Reauthorization Package...more

6/14/2022 / Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) , Coronavirus/COVID-19 , Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) , Final Rules , Food and Drug Administration (FDA) , GAO , HRSA , Medicaid , Medicare , Popular , Proposed Rules , Vaccinations

Washington Healthcare Update - May 2022 #4

Congress - The House and Senate are in recess for Memorial Day. House - 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 / Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) , Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) , Drug Pricing , Final Rules , Food and Drug Administration (FDA) , GAO , Medicaid , Pharmaceutical Industry , Popular , Prescription Drugs , Proposed Rules , Skilled Nursing Facility

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