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Washington Healthcare Update - May 2022 #2

This Week in Washington: Senate Fails to Advance Bill Protecting Abortion Rights After Supreme Court Draft Opinion Leak...more

5/17/2022 / Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) , 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 , Medicare , Popular , Proposed Rules , Telehealth

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 #2

This Week in Washington: COVID-19 Public Health Emergency Extended for 90 More Days...more

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

Washington Healthcare Update - April 2022

This Week in Washington: Senate Confirms Ketanji Brown Jackson to Supreme Court...more

4/12/2022 / Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) , Coronavirus/COVID-19 , Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) , Final Rules , Food and Drug Administration (FDA) , GAO , Medicare , Medicare Part B , Popular , Proposed Rules

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 - January 2022 #4

This Week in Washington: Senate HELP Committee Chair Patty Murray and Ranking Member Richard Burr Release Discussion Draft of Bipartisan Pandemic and Public Health Response Bill....more

2/1/2022 / Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) , Coronavirus/COVID-19 , Durable Medical Equipment , Final Rules , Food and Drug Administration (FDA) , GAO , HRSA , Medical Devices , Medicare , Medicare Advantage , Medicare Part D , Proposed Rules

Washington Healthcare Update - December 2021 #2

This week in Washington: Congress makes agreement on pathway forward to raise the debt ceiling....more

12/14/2021 / 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 , Popular , Proposed Rules , Vaccinations

Washington Healthcare Update - December 2021 #1

Upcoming Hearings/Markups - December 8 - House Agriculture Committee, Nutrition, Oversight, and Department Operations Subcommittee Hearing: “Review of USDA Nutrition Distribution Programs”...more

12/7/2021 / 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 , Infectious Diseases , Medicare , Physician Fee Schedule , Popular , Proposed Rules , Vaccinations

Washington Healthcare Update - November 2021 #4

Congress - House - House Passes Reconciliation Package - On Nov. 19, the House passed the $1.7 trillion reconciliation package with a vote of 220-213. Votes came the morning after the Congressional Budget Office (CBO)...more

11/23/2021 / Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) , Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) , Drug Pricing , Final Rules , Food and Drug Administration (FDA) , Medicare , Pharmaceutical Industry , Physician Fee Schedule , Popular , Prescription Drugs , Proposed Rules

Physician Fee Schedule Final Rule Addresses Telehealth, Medicare Diabetes Prevention Program

On Nov. 2, 2021, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) released a final rule to update the Physician Fee Schedule (PFS) and address other Medicare Part B issues for Calendar Year (CY) 2022. The rule, which goes...more

11/12/2021 / Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) , Consolidated Appropriations Act (CAA) , Final Rules , Health Care Providers , Medicare , Physician Fee Schedule , Physicians , Telehealth

Washington Healthcare Update - October 2021 #3

This week in Washington: Debt ceiling measure signed by President Biden; default averted for at least a month. Discussions about budget reconciliation continue....more

10/19/2021 / Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) , Coronavirus/COVID-19 , Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) , Drug Pricing , Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) , Final Rules , Food and Drug Administration (FDA) , Health Care Providers , Medicare , Prescription Drugs , Proposed Rules

Washington Healthcare Update - October 2021 #2

This week in Washington: Reconciliation delayed; short-term debt ceiling fix passed....more

10/12/2021 / Affordable Care Act , Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) , Coronavirus/COVID-19 , Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) , Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) , Food and Drug Administration (FDA) , GAO , Medicare , Pfizer , Pharmaceutical Industry , Proposed Rules

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 Debt Ceiling: The Gamesmanship Begins

The clock is ticking for Congress to reach a deal to raise the federal borrowing limit — the debt ceiling. On July 23, 2021, Secretary of the Treasury Janet Yellen notified Congress that, as of Aug. 1, the outstanding debt of...more

8/13/2021 / Congressional Budget Office , Debt Ceiling , Federal Budget , Medicare , Medicare Part D , Social Security , U.S. Treasury

Washington Healthcare Update - August 2021 #2

This week in Washington: House in recess, Senate continues to debate bipartisan infrastructure bill, Senate to pass a budget resolution with reconciliation instructions before they leave for recess....more

8/10/2021 / Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) , Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) , Final Rules , Food and Drug Administration (FDA) , GAO , Medicare , OIG , Physician Fee Schedule , Proposed Rules

Washington Healthcare Update - August 2021

This week in Washington: Senate agrees on infrastructure compromise, budget resolution with reconciliation instructions to be voted on....more

8/3/2021 / Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) , 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 , OCR , Opioid , Prescription Drugs

Washington Healthcare Update - July 2021 #3

This week in Washington: Infrastructure talks continue, Labor HHS Appropriations bill clears House Committee and is on the way to the floor....more

7/27/2021 / Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) , Coronavirus/COVID-19 , Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) , Department of Justice (DOJ) , Federal Trade Commission (FTC) , Food and Drug Administration (FDA) , GAO , Medicare , Proposed Rules , Vaccinations

Washington Healthcare Update - July 2021 #2

This week in Washington: Infrastructure, Executive Order on Anti-competitiveness, House Appropriations Committee Acts on Labor-HHS Appropriations Bill, Senate Budget Committee Democrats Agree on Budget Resolution....more

7/20/2021 / Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) , Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) , GAO , Health Care Providers , Medicare , Physician Fee Schedule , Physicians , Popular

Proposed Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Rule Addresses Mental Telehealth, Diabetes Improvement Program, Coinsurance for...

On July 13, 2021, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) released the annual proposed rule for updating the physician fee schedule and other Medicare Part B services. Proposed Telehealth Changes Focus on...more

7/15/2021 / Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) , Health Care Providers , Medicare , Physician Fee Schedule , Physicians , Proposed Rules , Telehealth

Washington Healthcare Update - June 2021 #4

This week in Washington: Infrastructure deal struck, but it still has a long road ahead to passage; Senate Budget Committee discussed draft resolution with health initiatives included....more

6/29/2021 / Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) , Coronavirus/COVID-19 , Drug Pricing , Food and Drug Administration (FDA) , GAO , Medicare , Prescription Drugs , Vaccinations

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

Washington Healthcare Update - April 2021 #3

This week in Washington: Andrea Palm’s nomination for HHS Deputy Secretary Advances out of Senate Finance Committee, Chiquita Brooks-LaSure’s nomination deadlocked....more

4/27/2021 / Affordable Care Act , Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) , Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) , Drug Pricing , Food and Drug Administration (FDA) , GAO , Medicare , Pharmaceutical Industry , Prescription Drugs , Proposed Rules , Skilled Nursing Facility

Washington Healthcare Update - April 2021 #2

This week in Washington: President sends budget request to Congress. ...more

4/20/2021 / Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) , Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) , Food and Drug Administration (FDA) , GAO , Medicare , Pharmaceutical Industry , Skilled Nursing Facility

Washington Healthcare Update - April 2021 #1

This week in Washington: House and Senate return from congressional work period....more

4/13/2021 / Biden Administration , Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) , Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) , COBRA , Coronavirus/COVID-19 , Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) , Food and Drug Administration (FDA) , Medicare , Mental Health , Popular , Skilled Nursing Facility , Vaccinations

Washington Healthcare Update - March 2021 #5

Congress - House - Representatives Propose a Permanent Extension of CHIP Funding - The House Energy and Commerce Committee is looking at ways to strengthen the Affordable Care Act (ACA) and expand Medicaid coverage. A...more

3/30/2021 / Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) , Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) , Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) , Drug Pricing , Food and Drug Administration (FDA) , GAO , Medicare , OMB , Popular , Prescription Drugs , Telehealth , Vaccinations

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