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 What’s Ahead: This Week  Hearings and Markups –  Tuesday, October 22 House Ways & Means Committee, “Markup of Health Legislation: H.R. 3398, the Pathways to Health Careers Act of 2019; H.R. 3, the Lower Drug Costs Act Now Act of 2019; H.R. 4650, the Medicare Dental Act of 2019; H.R. 4665, the Medicare Vision Act… Read more »

What’s Ahead: This Week Hearings and Markups – Tuesday, September 24 House Committee on Oversight & Reform, Subcommittee on Economic & Consumer Policy, “Don’t Vape: Examining the Outbreak of Lung Disease and CDC’s Urgent Warning Not to Use E-Cigarettes.” Wednesday, September 25 House Energy & Commerce Committee, Subcommittee on Health, “Making Prescription Drugs More Affordable:… Read more »

 What’s Ahead: This Week Hearings and Markups – Wednesday, September 18 House Veterans’ Affairs Committee, “Critical Impact: How Barriers to Hiring at VA Affect Patient Care and Access.” Thursday, September 19 House Veterans’ Affairs Committee, Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs, “VA Contracted Exams/Quality Review/Service to Rural Veterans.” House Energy & Commerce Committee, Subcommittee… Read more »

 Weekly Wrap-Up: Notable Health Care Developments from Last Week Legislative Activity – Introduced Legislation On July 30, Rep. Maloney (D-NY) and 4 cosponsors introduced the Medicare Demonstration of Coverage for Low Vision Devices Act (H.R. 4129), which would provide for a Medicare demonstration project to evaluate the fiscal impact of covering low vision devices as… Read more »

 What’s Ahead: This Week Hearings and Markups –  Tuesday, July 16 House Energy & Commerce Committee, Subcommittee on Oversight & Investigations, “Oversight of Federal Efforts to Combat the Spread of Illicit Fentanyl.” Notably Policy Events – Monday, July 15 Alliance for Health Policy, “Balancing the Bills: Policy Solutions to Address Surprise Billing.” Additional information: http://bit.ly/2YTSBpe… Read more »