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McDermott+ Check-Up: April 25, 2025

HELP Committee Releases 340B Report. Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Chair Cassidy (R-LA) released findings from his investigation and laid out potential reforms to the 340B Drug Pricing Program....more

Trump Administration Executive Order Tracker (UPDATED)

Below is a tracker of healthcare-related executive orders (EOs) issued by the Trump administration, including overviews of each EO and the date each EO was signed. We will regularly update this tracker as additional EOs are...more

CMS Releases FY 2026 Hospital Inpatient Prospective Payment System (IPPS) Proposed Rule

On April 11, 2025, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued the fiscal year (FY) 2026 Medicare Hospital Inpatient Prospective Payment System (IPPS) and Long-Term Care Hospital (LTCH) Prospective Payment...more

McDermott+ Check-Up: April 11, 2025

THIS WEEK’S DOSE - House Passes Concurrent Budget Resolution for Reconciliation Process. Passage of the resolution didn’t resolve the policy differences between the House and the Senate. Those still need to be addressed as...more

Healthcare Preview for the Week of: April 7, 2025

Final Week Before Easter Recess - Focus this week on Capitol Hill will remain on reconciliation, as Republicans aim to pass the unified budget resolution in the House before leaving on Thursday for the two-week Easter...more

McDermott+ Check-Up: April 4, 2025

THIS WEEK’S DOSE - - Reconciliation Moves Forward with Senate Introduction of Concurrent Budget Resolution. This move initiates the next stage in the reconciliation process, which requires House and Senate passage of a...more

Healthcare Preview for the Week of: March 31, 2025

Reconciliation Watch - Reports indicate that the Senate will move as soon as Wednesday to begin advancing a unified budget plan. The Senate hopes to be able to advance the budget resolution by having the two chambers...more

McDermott+ Check-Up: March 28, 2025

Senate Confirms FDA, NIH Nominations, Advances CMS Nomination. On March 25, 2025, the Senate confirmed Martin Makary, MD, as the next FDA commissioner by a 56 – 44 vote. Sens. Durbin (D-IL), Hassan (D-NH), and Shaheen (D-NH)...more

Healthcare Preview for the Week of: March 24, 2025

Lawmakers are back in Washington, DC, after a week-long recess. Both chambers will be in town for three weeks before a two-week Easter recess in mid-April. With the government funded through the end of this fiscal year, focus...more

McDermott+ Check-Up: March 21, 2025

Government Is Funded, Congress at Home for the Week. On March 15, 2025, President Trump signed a continuing resolution (CR) into law that funds the government and provides short-term extensions of certain healthcare programs...more

McDermott+ Check-Up: March 14, 2025

THIS WEEK’S DOSE - - Congress Debates Government Funding. A continuing resolution (CR) to fund the government through September passed the House and may pass the Senate today. - Senate HELP Committee Advances NIH, FDA...more

Healthcare Preview for the Week of: March 10, 2025

This Friday is the deadline to pass a budget or enter a government shutdown. The House released a continuing resolution (CR) over the weekend and is scheduled to be in session only until Wednesday. The House Rules Committee...more

McDermott+ Check-Up: March 7, 2025

Government Funding Deadline, Healthcare Program Expirations Approach. Following recent House and Senate passage of their competing budget resolutions, Congress’ attention has now turned to the March 14, 2025, government...more

Trump Administration Executive Order Tracker

Below is a tracker of healthcare-related executive orders (EOs) issued by the Trump administration, including overviews of each EO and the date each EO was signed. We will regularly update this tracker as additional EOs are...more

Healthcare Preview for the Week of: March 3, 2025

Attention Turns to Government Funding - Last week, after some drama on the floor, the House passed its version of a budget resolution in a 217 – 215 vote, a week after the Senate passed its “skinny” resolution. For the...more

McDermott+ Check-Up: February 28, 2025

House Passes Budget Resolution. On February 25, the House voted 217 – 215 to advance its version of a budget resolution to outline the reconciliation process. In a dramatic display of how quickly things can change, the vote...more

Value-Based Care at a Crossroads: What’s Next and How To Prepare

The Trump administration will have its own vision on value-based care, creating specific priorities for the Center for Medicare & Medicaid Innovation (CMMI), the federal government’s primary testing ground for payment and...more

Healthcare Preview for the Week of: February 24, 2025

Can the House Pass a Budget Resolution This Week? The House is back from recess, so both chambers of Congress are in session this week (although the House is out again on Friday). With 18 days left to pass a budget before...more

McDermott+ Check-Up: February 21, 2025

Senate Passes Budget Resolution. Last week, the Senate and House Budget Committees each passed separate, and very different, budget resolutions as their first steps toward negotiating a unified budget resolution that must...more

Healthcare Preview for the Week of: February 18, 2025

After the Presidents Day long weekend, the House is out of session this week. The Senate is in session, with a continued focus on nominations and potential floor action on the budget resolution that the Senate Budget...more

McDermott+ Check-Up: February 14, 2025

RFK Jr. Confirmed as HHS Secretary. In a 52 – 48 Senate vote, Robert F. Kennedy (RFK) Jr. was confirmed as the next HHS secretary. All Democrats voted no, and Sen. McConnell (R-KY) was the only Republican to join them. He...more

Healthcare Preview for the Week of: February 10, 2025

Budget Reconciliation Process Begins - The Senate Budget Committee will hold a two-day markup on its budget resolution, officially kickstarting the reconciliation process. The resolution includes directions for committee...more

McDermott+ Check-Up: February 7, 2025

Key Nominations Move Forward. The Senate Finance Committee advanced Robert F. Kennedy (RFK) Jr.’s nomination to lead the US Department of Health & Human Services (HHS) in a 14 – 13 vote along party lines. The nomination now...more

Healthcare Preview for the Week of: February 3, 2025

The Senate Finance Committee is set to vote on the confirmation of Robert F. Kennedy (RFK) Jr., President Trump’s nominee for Secretary of the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), on Tuesday morning. All eyes are...more

McDermott+ Check-Up: January 31, 2025

Senate Finance, HELP Committees Hold RFK Jr. Nomination Hearings. RFK Jr., nominated for Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS), testified before the Senate Finance Committee on January 29 and before the Senate Health,...more

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