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 What’s Ahead: This Week Hearings/Markups – Wednesday, December 5 House Energy & Commerce Committee, Subcommittee on Oversight & Investigations, “Examining the Availability of SAFE Kits at Hospitals in the United States.” House Veterans Affairs Committee, “Is VA Ready for Full Implementation of Appeals Reform?” House Veterans Affairs Committee, Subcommittee on Oversight & Investigations, “The Veterans… Read more »

 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 »

 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 »

 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 »

 What’s Ahead: This Week Notable Policy Events – Monday, October 29 – Tuesday, October 30 American Bar Association’s Joint Committee on Employee Benefits, “2018 Health and Welfare Benefit Plans National Institute.” Additional information: https://bit.ly/2O5D9jv Tuesday, October 30 The Heritage Foundation, “Chemical Slavery: Understanding Addiction and Stopping the Drug Epidemic.” Additional information: https://herit.ag/2PnxKZR Tuesday, October 30… Read more »