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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 - October 2022 #2

Congress - House - Progressive Caucus Members Announce Bill to Rename Medicare Advantage - Two members of the House Progressive Caucus announced they will introduce legislation that would change the name of Medicare...more

10/18/2022 / Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) , Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) , Final Rules , Food and Drug Administration (FDA) , Medicaid , Medicare , Proposed Rules

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

Washington Healthcare Update - May 2022

This Week in Washington: CMS announces the 2023 Notice of Benefit and Payment Parameters Final Rule...more

5/3/2022 / Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) , Coronavirus/COVID-19 , Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) , Final Rules , Food and Drug Administration (FDA) , GAO , Medicaid , Medicare , Popular , Proposed Rules , SAMHSA , Vaccinations

Washington Healthcare Update - April 2022 #3

This Week in Washington: White House Releases National Drug Control Strategy...more

4/27/2022 / Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) , Coronavirus/COVID-19 , Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) , Final Rules , Food and Drug Administration (FDA) , Healthcare Fraud , HRSA , Medicaid , Popular , Proposed Rules , SAMHSA

Washington Healthcare Update - March 2022

This Week in Washington: President Biden Reiterates Healthcare Priorities and Announces Initiatives in his State of the Union Address...more

3/8/2022 / Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) , Coronavirus/COVID-19 , Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) , Final Rules , Food and Drug Administration (FDA) , GAO , Medicaid , Medicare , Popular , Prescription Drugs , Proposed Rules , Vaccinations

Washington Healthcare Update - September 2021 #2

This week in Washington: Reconciliation markup passes out of House Energy and Commerce and Ways and Means Committees....more

9/21/2021 / Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) , Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) , Coronavirus/COVID-19 , Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) , Food and Drug Administration (FDA) , GAO , Medicaid , Skilled Nursing Facility

Washington Healthcare Update - September 2021

This week in Washington: Reconciliation markups begin. Congress - Upcoming Hearings/Markups - House - • Need for Continuing Resolution to Fund the Government...more

9/14/2021 / Biden Administration , Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) , Coronavirus/COVID-19 , Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) , Final Rules , Food and Drug Administration (FDA) , GAO , Generic Drugs , Long Term Care Facilities , Medicaid , OIG , Popular , Proposed Rules , Skilled Nursing Facility

Washington Healthcare Update - August 2021 #3

This week in Washington: Senate passes infrastructure bill; Senate passes budget resolution with reconciliation instructions; Congress enters recess with House members to return Aug. 23....more

8/17/2021 / Biden Administration , Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) , Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) , Drug Pricing , Final Rules , Food and Drug Administration (FDA) , GAO , Medicaid , Medicare , Pharmaceutical Industry , Physician Fee Schedule , Popular , Prescription Drugs , Proposed Rules , Skilled Nursing Facility

The Courts and Healthcare Policy - August 2021

The courts continue to play an important role in health policy. 2020 saw several notable lawsuits related to the Affordable Care Act (ACA). Several other Trump administration policies were challenged, including Medicare...more

8/10/2021 / 1332 Waiver , Affordable Care Act , Anti-Discrimination Policies , Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) , Constitutional Challenges , Contraceptive Coverage Mandate , Cost-Sharing , Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) , Department of Justice (DOJ) , Drug Pricing , Health Insurance , Individual Mandate , Medicaid , Popular , Prescription Drugs , Section 340B , US v Texas

Washington Healthcare Update - July 2021 #1

This week in Washington: Senate in recess, conversations continue on infrastructure and administration’s health initiatives. ...more

7/7/2021 / Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) , Coronavirus/COVID-19 , Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) , Food and Drug Administration (FDA) , GAO , Medicaid , Opioid , Popular , Proposed Rules , Substance Abuse

Washington Healthcare Update - June 2021 #1

Congress - House and Senate are in recess for two weeks. Senate - Brooks-LaSure Confirmed as CMS Administrator - On May 25, the Senate voted 55-44 to confirm Chiquita Brooks-LaSure as the Centers for Medicare...more

6/2/2021 / Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) , Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) , Food and Drug Administration (FDA) , GAO , Medicaid , Medical Devices , Pharmaceutical Industry , Proposed Rules , Skilled Nursing Facility

The Courts and Healthcare Policy - April 2021

2020 saw the courts continuing to play an important role in health policy with several notable lawsuits related to the Affordable Care Act (ACA). Several other Trump administration policies were challenged, including Medicare...more

4/28/2021 / Affordable Care Act , Association Health Plans , Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) , Cost-Sharing , Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) , Department of Justice (DOJ) , Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) , GAO , Medicaid , Medicare , Popular , Section 340B

U.S. Senate Passes American Rescue Plan – 10 Key Updates for Healthcare Providers

On March 6, 2021, the U.S. Senate narrowly passed H.R. 1319, the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, by a 50-49 vote, along entirely partisan lines. Sen. Dan Sullivan (R-AK) missed the vote after joining with all Republicans on...more

3/9/2021 / COBRA , Coronavirus/COVID-19 , Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) , Health Care Providers , Hospitals , Medicaid , Medicare , Mental Health , Popular , Rural Health Care Providers , SAMHSA , Skilled Nursing Facility , Vaccinations

Washington Healthcare Update - February 2021 #2

This week in Washington: Congress moves towards budget reconciliation....more

2/9/2021 / Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) , Coronavirus/COVID-19 , Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) , Food and Drug Administration (FDA) , GAO , Medicaid , Pharmaceutical Industry , Vaccinations

The Courts and Healthcare Policy

2020 saw the courts continuing to play an important role in health policy with several notable lawsuits related to the Affordable Care Act (ACA). Several other Trump administration policies were challenged, including Medicare...more

2/2/2021 / Affordable Care Act , Association Health Plans , Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) , Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) , Drug Pricing , Food and Drug Administration (FDA) , Medicaid , Medicare , Section 1557 , Section 340B , Take Care Clause

Omnibus Appropriations Package Includes Changes for Medicare and Medicaid Beneficiaries

Passed by Congress Dec. 21, 2020, and signed by President Donald Trump Dec. 27, 2020, the $1.4 trillion omnibus Consolidated Appropriations Act includes numerous provisions that directly impact Medicare and Medicaid...more

1/7/2021 / Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) , Consolidated Appropriations Act (CAA) , Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) , Medicaid , Medicare , Medicare Advantage , Medicare Part A , Medicare Part D

Washington Healthcare Update - December 2020 #3

This week in Washington: Washington waited for a COVID-19 stimulus and omnibus appropriations bill ahead of the holiday recess, and a deal was struck Sunday night; Attached to the COVID-19 relief provisions and omnibus...more

12/22/2020 / Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) , Coronavirus/COVID-19 , Food and Drug Administration (FDA) , Health Care Providers , Medicaid , Pharmaceutical Industry , Vaccinations

Washington Healthcare Update - December 2020 #2

This week in Washington: Congress passes funding bill for an additional week to come up with full-year spending legislation to avoid a government shutdown....more

12/15/2020 / Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) , Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) , Drug Pricing , Food and Drug Administration (FDA) , GAO , Health Care Providers , Medicaid , Pharmaceutical Industry , Prescription Drugs , Section 340B

Washington Healthcare Update - November 2020 #2

This week in Washington: House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy announced he is waiting to see who will become the next House speaker before working on another COVID-19 stimulus package; Senate Appropriations Committee releases...more

11/17/2020 / Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) , Comment Period , Coronavirus/COVID-19 , Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) , Food and Drug Administration (FDA) , GAO , Health Care Providers , Health Insurance , Hospitals , Interim Final Rules (IFR) , Medicaid , Physicians , Trump Administration

Washington Healthcare Update - October 2020 #1

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 / Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) , Coronavirus/COVID-19 , Cost-Sharing , Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) , Department of Justice (DOJ) , Drug Pricing , Food and Drug Administration (FDA) , Healthcare Fraud , Medicaid , OMB , Pharmaceutical Industry , Telehealth , Trump Administration

Washington Healthcare Update - September 2020 #2

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 / Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) , Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) , Continuing Resolution , Coronavirus/COVID-19 , Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) , GAO , Health Care Providers , Medicaid , Medicare , Medicare Part D , Telehealth , Trump Administration

Washington Healthcare Update - September 2020 #1

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

9/15/2020 / Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) , Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) , Coronavirus/COVID-19 , Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) , Food and Drug Administration (FDA) , GAO , Medicaid , Medicare , Prescription Drugs

Washington Healthcare Update - August 2020 #4

This week in Washington: Congress remains in a district work period, while COVID-19 legislative talks continue....more

9/1/2020 / Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) , Coronavirus/COVID-19 , Department of Justice (DOJ) , Food and Drug Administration (FDA) , Health Care Providers , Medicaid , Medicare , Right to Try , Telehealth

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