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

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 What’s Ahead: This Week Hearings/Markups – Tuesday, November 28 Senate HELP Committee, “Reducing Health Care Costs: Improving Affordability Through Innovation.” Thursday, November 30 Senate HELP Committee, “Markup of S. 2076, BOLD Infrastructure for Alzheimer’s Act; H.R. 6615, Traumatic Brain Injury Program Reauthorization Act of 2018; H.R. 315, Improving Access to Maternity Care Act; S. 3482,… Read more »

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

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 Weekly Wrap-Up: Notable Health Care Developments From Last Week  116th Congress – On November 14, Senate Republicans reelected Sen. McConnell (R-KY) to serve as Senate Majority Leader, and Senate Democrats also reelected Sen. Schumer (D-NY) to serve as Senate Minority leader for the 116th Press releases: http://bit.ly/2qUvUBK and http://bit.ly/2qOJvL8 Also on November 14, Rep. McCarthy (R-CA)… Read more »

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

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 What’s Ahead: This Week Notable Policy Events – Tuesday, November 6 Health Affairs, “Briefing: Patient Safety.” Additional information: https://bit.ly/2RfLPpA Wednesday, November 7 Bipartisan Policy Center (BPC), “Webinar: My Healthy Weight: A Solution for Employers to Address Obesity.” Additional information: https://bit.ly/2F2Ag3N Thursday, November 8 Patient-Centered Primary Care Collaborative (PCPCC), “Key Policies to Elevate Primary Care.” Additional… Read more »