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Capitol Hill Healthcare Update

CONGRESS RECONVENES, WITH A FOCUS ON OPIOIDS - Lawmakers return today to Capitol Hill after a two-week recess, and multiple committees in both the House and Senate are poised to examine the opioid crisis and potential...more

4/10/2018  /  Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) , Data Security , Food and Drug Administration (FDA) , GAO , Medical Devices , Medicare , National Institute of Health (NIH) , Opioid , Prescription Drugs , Right to Try

Capitol Hill Healthcare Update

CONGRESS WORKS TO PASS BUDGET BEFORE FRIDAY’S SHUTDOWN DEADLINE - House leaders are pushing to schedule a vote this week on a $1.3 trillion budget agreement that would give the Senate enough time to pass it before a Friday...more

3/20/2018  /  Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) , Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) , Food and Drug Administration (FDA) , Medicaid , Medicare , Medicare Part D , Opioid , Prescription Drugs , Right to Try , Section 340B

Capitol Hill Healthcare Update

CONGRESS SCRAMBLES TO COMPLETE BUDGET IN ADVANCE OF DEADLINE - Lawmakers are working overtime – including on key healthcare issues – to wrap up work on a $1.2 trillion omnibus budget bill that would fund the government for...more

3/6/2018  /  Drug Pricing , Medicare , Medicare Part B , Medicare Part D , Opioid , Section 340B

Capitol Hill Healthcare Update

CONGRESS RECONVENES WITH FOCUS ON OPIOID LEGISLATION - Congress reconvenes today after a weeklong recess, and a House subcommittee is scheduled to begin a series of hearings focusing on bipartisan efforts to combat the opioid...more

2/27/2018  /  Aetna , Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) , CVS , Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) , Drug & Alcohol Abuse , Food and Drug Administration (FDA) , Health Care Providers , Medicare , Mergers , Opioid

Capitol Hill Healthcare Update

Congress is expected this week to approve a fifth stopgap budget bill to keep the government open in advance of a Thursday shutdown deadline, and key healthcare provisions could be included in the budget package. If...more

2/6/2018  /  Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) , Drug Pricing , Food and Drug Administration (FDA) , Medicare , Medicare Part D , Opioid , REMS , Trump Administration

Capitol Hill Healthcare Update

With the government shutdown entering its third day, the Senate scheduled a procedural vote at noon today that could pave the way to end the stalemate – but it’s not clear there’s enough support to break the logjam and reopen...more

1/23/2018  /  Affordable Care Act , Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) , Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) , Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) , Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) , Food and Drug Administration (FDA) , Government Shutdown , HRSA , Medicare , Medicare Part D , National Institute of Health (NIH)

Capitol Hill Healthcare Update

House Republicans will gather tonight for a GOP-only meeting to plot strategy on passing a stopgap budget bill, but a breakdown among key senators on separate immigration legislation has elevated the risk of a government...more

1/17/2018  /  Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) , Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) , Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) , Food and Drug Administration (FDA) , Health Care Providers , Medicaid , Medicare , Prescription Drugs , Section 340B

Capitol Hill Healthcare Update

Lawmakers return to Capitol Hill this week ahead of more self-imposed deadlines to resolve a series of thorny healthcare policies, including funding for the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the rest of the...more

1/3/2018  /  Affordable Care Act , Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) , Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) , Cost-Sharing , Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) , Health Care Providers , Hospitals , Medicaid , Medical Devices , Medicare , Outpatient Prospective Payment System (OPPS) , Section 340B

Capitol Hill Healthcare Update

Congressional Republicans face a Friday deadline to approve a stopgap budget bill to avert a government shutdown, delaying until later this month key decisions on healthcare priorities like renewing children’s insurance and...more

12/5/2017  /  Affordable Care Act , Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) , Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) , Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) , Drug Pricing , Government Shutdown , Individual Mandate , Medicare , Medicare Part B , Medicare Part D , Repeal

Capitol Hill Healthcare Update

Lawmakers returning to Capitol Hill this week after the Thanksgiving recess face a daunting series of tax and budget deadlines that will set the stage for how Congress addresses year-end healthcare priorities. That...more

11/28/2017  /  Affordable Care Act , Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) , Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) , Cost-Sharing , Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) , Drug Pricing , GAO , Health Insurance , HELP , Individual Mandate , Medicare , Medicare Part D , National Institute of Health (NIH) , Opioid , Section 340B

Capitol Hill Healthcare Update

The House last week voted to renew the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) through 2022, but disagreements over how to pay for the program are likely to delay consideration in the Senate beyond this month. On a...more

11/7/2017  /  Affordable Care Act , Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) , Food and Drug Administration (FDA) , Health Insurance , IPAB , Medicare , Orphan Drugs

Capitol Hill Healthcare Update

House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) said lawmakers will vote this week on legislation to renew federal funding for the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP), even amid unresolved partisan disagreements over...more

10/31/2017  /  Affordable Care Act , Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) , Cost-Sharing , Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) , Drug Pricing , Food and Drug Administration (FDA) , Health Insurance , Medical Devices , Medicare

Capitol Hill Healthcare Update

President Donald Trump is considering appointing lawmakers to a bipartisan commission that would develop strategies to lower prescription drug prices, while senators last week called for greater transparency into how...more

10/24/2017  /  Affordable Care Act , Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) , Drug Pricing , Food and Drug Administration (FDA) , Generic Drugs , Health Care Providers , Medicare , Pharmaceutical Industry , Trump Administration

Capitol Hill Healthcare Update

Although the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) enjoys broad bipartisan support on Capitol Hill, lawmakers last week sharply disagreed over how to pay for its renewal – signaling that a final vote could be delayed for...more

10/10/2017  /  Affordable Care Act , Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) , Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) , Health Care Providers , Health Insurance , Medicaid , Medicare

Capitol Hill Healthcare Update

Congressional Republicans and President Donald Trump face a series of key questions about how or whether to fortify the Affordable Care Act – particularly in the law’s beleaguered individual exchanges – after the Senate last...more

8/1/2017  /  510(k) RTA , Affordable Care Act , Cybersecurity , Food and Drug Administration (FDA) , Health Care Providers , Health Insurance , Medical Devices , Medicare , Opioid , Pharmaceutical Industry , Trump Administration

Capitol Hill Healthcare Update

Congress’s official budget scorekeepers this week will release analysis of the House-approved bill repealing most of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), and that data will inform Senate Republicans on a path for passing their...more

5/24/2017  /  Affordable Care Act , Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) , Congressional Budget Office , Health Care Providers , Health Insurance , Medicaid , Medicaid Expansion , Medicare , Repeal , Trump Administration

Capitol Hill Healthcare Update

Meeting privately with Senate Republicans to discuss next steps on the ACA was among the first actions taken last week by the new Secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Tom Price. But GOP senators left...more

2/27/2017  /  Affordable Care Act , Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) , Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) , Food and Drug Administration (FDA) , Health Care Providers , Medicaid , Medical Devices , Medicare , Medicare Part D , Repeal , Trump Administration

Capitol Hill Healthcare Update

A growing number of moderate and conservative Republicans in Congress are voicing concerns about the party’s strategy to repeal the Affordable Care Act (Act) in February but then wait months – and possibly even into 2018 –...more

1/11/2017  /  Affordable Care Act , Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) , Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) , Health Care Providers , Legislative Agendas , Medicaid , Medicare , Repeal , Trump Administration

Capitol Hill Healthcare Update

Republican congressional leaders overseeing the new 115th Congress will trigger a legislative process this week which will likely culminate in February with the repeal of most of the Affordable Care Act (ACA). The Senate will...more

1/5/2017  /  Affordable Care Act , Legislative Agendas , Medicare , Repeal , Trump Administration

Capitol Hill Healthcare Update

The Senate this week is likely to give final congressional approval to legislation that adds billions of dollars for biomedical research and aims to speed the discovery and development of new drugs and medical devices. The...more

12/7/2016  /  21st Century Cures Initiative , Affordable Care Act , Food and Drug Administration (FDA) , Medicare , Prescription Drugs , Repeal , Secretary of HHS , Trump Administration

Capitol Hill Healthcare Update

After months of debate and partisan wrangling, the House on Wednesday voted 392-26 to pass the “21st Century Cures” bill designed to accelerate the development of new drugs and medical devices as well as increase federal...more

12/2/2016  /  Affordable Care Act , Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) , Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) , Food and Drug Administration (FDA) , Health Care Providers , Legislative Agendas , Medicaid , Medical Devices , Medicare , National Institute of Health (NIH)

Trump Administration: Impact on Healthcare Policy

Republicans’ biggest issue will be what to do with the 20 million Americans who have gained coverage under the ACA. Congress reconvened this week for the first time since Donald Trump’s stunning victory, and just as his...more

11/18/2016  /  Affordable Care Act , Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) , Drug Pricing , IPAB , Medicare , Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization (MACRA) , Medicare Part B , Trump Administration

Capitol Hill Healthcare Update

Congress completed work last week on a stopgap budget that keeps the government open until a post-election lame-duck voting session in December, when lawmakers are expected to move on legislation dealing with medical...more

10/12/2016  /  Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) , Food and Drug Administration (FDA) , Health Care Providers , Medicare , Medicare Part B

Capitol Hill Update

Bipartisan legislation introduced in the Senate last week would require pharmaceutical manufacturers to alert the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) before increasing prices more than 10 percent, continuing...more

9/20/2016  /  Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) , Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) , Food and Drug Administration (FDA) , HELP , Legislative Agendas , Long-Term Care , Medicare , Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization (MACRA)

Capitol Hill Healthcare Update

House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Fred Upton (R-MI) acknowledged publicly last week what has been widely suspected on Capitol Hill – his “21st Century Cures” medical innovation legislation will not pass Congress...more

9/13/2016  /  Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) , Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) , Food and Drug Administration (FDA) , Medicare , Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization (MACRA) , Medicare Part A , Medicare Part B , Zika
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