Health Care Policy Update – Weekly Wrap-Up and What’s Ahead

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 What’s Ahead: This Week Hearings – Tuesday, October 31 Senate HELP Committee, “Implementation of the 21st Century Cures Act: Achieving the Promise of Health Information Technology.” Wednesday, November 1 House Rules Committee, “H.R. 849, the Protecting Seniors’ Access to Medicare Act of 2017.”  Notable Policy Events – Tuesday, October 31 National Coalition on Health Care,… Read more »

ACA & Market Stabilization Update – October 26, 2017

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Top Takeaway from this week – (1) Senate Finance Committee Chair Hatch (R-UT) and House Ways & Means Committee Chair Brady (R-TX) introduced a more conservative market stabilization bill; (2) the Congressional Budget Office released its analysis of the Alexander-Murray bill; and (3) a federal judge has denied a request to require the Administration to… Read more »

Beyond ACA Repeal: 2017 Health Care Policymaking That Will Impact Employers Part I

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As originally posted on Armada Global’s website: http://bit.ly/2yRsFyq   It’s been a busy year for health care in Washington. While the conversation has largely focused on reform of the Affordable Care Act’s (ACA’s) individual marketplaces and Medicaid financing structure, there are a number of other substantial health care policy debates underway. Notably, this year has… Read more »

Beyond ACA Repeal: 2017 Health Care Policymaking That Will Impact Employers Part I

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As originally posted on Armada Global’s blog: http://bit.ly/2yRsFyq   It’s been a busy year for health care in Washington. While the conversation has largely focused on reform of the Affordable Care Act’s (ACA’s) individual marketplaces and Medicaid financing structure, there are a number of other substantial health care policy debates underway. Notably, this year has seen… Read more »

Health Care Policy Update – Weekly Wrap-Up and What’s Ahead

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  What’s Ahead: This Week Hearings – Tuesday, October 24 House Energy & Commerce Committee, “Examining HHS’s Public Health Preparedness for and Response to the 2017 Hurricane Season.” House Oversight & Government Reform Committee, Subcommittee on Health Care, Benefits and Administrative Rules, Legislative Hearing on several bills, including draft legislation related to the Veterans Choice Program…. Read more »