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

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 What’s Ahead: This Week  Notable Policy Events – Tuesday, March 19 Brookings Institution, “A Conversation with Departing FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb on His Tenure and Policy Reforms.” Additional information: https://brook.gs/2HiLQYV HHS Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT (ONC), “Health Information Technology Advisory Committee (HITAC) Meeting on Interoperability, Privacy and Security, and Patient Access.”… Read more »

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

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 What’s Ahead: This Week Hearings and Markups – Tuesday, March 12 House Oversight & Reform Committee, Subcommittee on Economic and Consumer Policy, “Examining the Public Health Risks of Carcinogens in Consumer Products.” House Education & Labor Committee, “Growing a Healthy Next Generation: Examining Federal Child Nutrition Programs.” House Energy & Commerce Committee, Subcommittee on Health,… Read more »

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

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 What’s Ahead: This Week Hearings and Markups – Tuesday, March 5 Senate HELP Committee, “Vaccines Save Lives: What is Driving Preventable Disease Outbreaks?” Wednesday, March 6 Senate Aging Committee, “Reducing Prescription Drug Prices, Part I.” Senate Finance Committee, “Not Forgotten: Protecting Americans from Abuse and Neglect in Nursing Homes.” House Energy & Commerce Committee, Subcommittee… Read more »

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 What’s Ahead: This Week Hearings and Markups – Tuesday, February 26 Senate Finance Committee, “Drug Pricing in America: A Prescription for Change, Part II.” Wednesday, February 27 House Energy & Commerce Committee, Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, “Confronting a Growing Public Health Threat: Measles Outbreaks in the U.S.” House Appropriations Committee, Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural… 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 – Wednesday, February 20 Health Affairs, “Media Briefing with CMS: National Health Spending Projections Through 2027.” Brookings Institution, “Emerging Policy Solutions to Surprise Medical Bills.” Additional information: https://brook.gs/2Szxv07 National Academy of Medicine, “Webinar: Procuring Interoperability: Achieving High-Quality, Connected, and Person-Centered Care.” Additional information: https://bit.ly/2STCf04  Weekly Wrap-Up: Notable Health… Read more »