Posts Categorized: Health Policy Update

 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 »

 Weekly Wrap-Up: Notable Health Care Developments from Last Week Legislative Activity – Committee Activity, Executive Actions, and Floor Votes On June 26, the Senate HELP Committee approved by a vote of 20-3 the Lower Health Care Costs Act of 2019 (S. 1895), which includes a number of provisions related to surprise billing, healthcare price transparency,… Read more »

 What’s Ahead: This Week Hearings and Markups – Tuesday, June 25 House Energy & Commerce Committee, Subcommittee on Health, “Reauthorizing Vital Health Programs for American Families.” Wednesday, June 26 Senate HELP Committee, “Markup of S. 1895, the Lower Health Care Costs Act of 2019; S. 1199, the Poison Center Network Enhancement Act of 2019; and… Read more »