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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 and Markups – Wednesday, December 19 House and Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committees, “Tracking Transformation: VA MISSION Act Implementation.” Thursday, December 20 House Veterans Affairs Committee, Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, “The Veterans First Program after Kingdomware.”  Notable Policy Events – Tuesday, December 18 HHS, “News Conference: Surgeon General’s Advisory… Read more »

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

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 What’s Ahead: This Week Hearings/Markups – Tuesday, December 11 House Energy & Commerce Committee, Subcommittee on Health, “Implementing the 21st Century Cures Act: An Update from the Office of the National Coordinator.” Wednesday, December 12 House Energy & Commerce Committee, Subcommittee on Oversight & Investigations, “Examining the Availability of Safe Kits at Hospitals in the… Read more »

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

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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 »

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 »