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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

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

CMS Publicly Releases Ownership Data for Medicare-Certified Hospice and Home Health Agencies

On April 20, 2023, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced the release of ownership data for all Medicare-enrolled hospice and home health agencies. This release is consistent with the Department of...more

5/3/2023 / Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) , Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) , Health Care Providers , Home Health Care , Hospice , Medicare , Nursing Homes

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 - April 2023 #2

This Week in Washington: CMS Releases Annual Payment Rules for Skilled Nursing Facilities, Hospice and Other Segments of Medicare...more

4/11/2023 / Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) , Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) , Drug Pricing , Final Rules , Food and Drug Administration (FDA) , Medicare , Medicare Advantage , Proposed Rules , SAMHSA

Washington Healthcare Update - April 2023

This Week in Washington: FDA Approves Narcan OTC Nasal Spray, Senate Finance Committee Investigates Pharmacy Benefit Manager Practices...more

4/4/2023 / Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) , Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) , Final Rules , Food and Drug Administration (FDA) , Medicare , Popular , 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

President Biden’s Budget Invests in Healthcare

Although President Biden’s budget is almost always dead on arrival on Capitol Hill, it serves as an outline of the administration’s priorities. In the budget process, the House and Senate are to work separately on budget...more

3/14/2023 / Affordable Care Act , Biden Administration , Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) , Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) , Federal Budget , Food and Drug Administration (FDA) , Medicare , Medicare Advantage , Prescription Drugs , Telehealth

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 - January 2023 #2

This Week in Washington: House assigns members to committees and finalizes committee chairmanships...more

1/17/2023 / Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) , Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) , Drug Pricing , Final Rules , Food and Drug Administration (FDA) , Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) , Medicare , Proposed Rules , SAMHSA

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 #2

This Week in Washington: All Efforts Are on Funding the Government Through the Rest of the Fiscal Year...more

12/20/2022 / Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) , Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) , Final Rules , Food and Drug Administration (FDA) , HRSA , Medicare , Physician Fee Schedule , 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 - 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 - August 2022 #3

This Week in Washington: Administration focuses on mental health and monkeypox issues...more

8/30/2022 / Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) , Coronavirus/COVID-19 , Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) , Final Rules , Food and Drug Administration (FDA) , Medicare , Physician Fee Schedule , Popular , 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 #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

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