Health Care Policy Update – Weekly Wrap-Up and What’s Ahead – June 26, 2017

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  What’s Ahead: This Week Hearings – Thursday, June 29 House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, “Oversight and Investigations Legislative Hearing.” House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity, “Economic Opportunity Legislative Hearing.” Notable Policy Events – Monday, June 26 Global Health Care, “Bundled Payment Summit.” Additional information: http://bit.ly/2tuAQO6 Tuesday, June… Read more »

ACA Repeal and Replacement Update – June 22, 2017

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  Top takeaways from the week: 1) Today, Senate Republicans released a discussion draft of their repeal and replacement legislation, which is expected to move to the Senate floor for a vote early next week, 2) Congressional Budget Office is expected to release a score of the legislation on Monday, and 3) Wednesday was the… Read more »

Health Care Policy Update – Weekly Wrap-Up and What’s Ahead – June 19, 2017

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What’s Ahead: This Week Hearings/Markups – Tuesday, June 20 Senate Appropriations Committee, Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration­­­, and Related Agencies Subcommittee, “Hearing to Review the FY2018 Budget Request for the Food and Drug Administration. Wednesday, June 21 Senate Appropriations Committee, Military Construction and Veterans Affairs Subcommittee, “Hearing to Review the FY2018 and FY2019 Budget… Read more »

ACA Repeal and Replacement Update – June 15, 2017

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Top takeaways from the week: (1) The Senate is running out of time to be able to vote on the AHCA before the July 4 recess, (2) Several Republicans are now urging the White House to continue funding cost-sharing reduction payments, (3) The House passed three bills as part of the “third phase” of repeal… Read more »

Health Care Policy Update – Weekly Wrap-Up and What’s Ahead – June 12, 2017

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 What’s Ahead: This Week Hearings/Markups – Monday, June 12 House Appropriations Committee, Subcommittee on Military Construction, Veterans Affairs and Related Agencies, “FY 2018 Military Construction and Veterans Affairs Appropriations Bill.” Tuesday, June 13 Senate HELP Committee, “The Cost of Prescription Drugs: How the Drug Delivery System Affects What Patients Pay.” House Rules Committee, “H.R. 1215: Protecting… Read more »