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

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 What’s Ahead: This Week  Hearings/Markups – Tuesday, July 10 Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee, “Meeting to Consider the Pending Nomination of Robert Wilkie.” Wednesday, July 11 House Energy & Commerce Committee, Subcommittee on Health, “Opportunities to Improve the 340B Drug Pricing Program.” Thursday, July 12 House Veterans Affairs Committee, “Business Meeting to Assign New Members to… 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  Administration – On June 28, Senate Veterans Affairs Committee Chair Isakson (R-GA) and Ranking Member Tester (D-MT) announced their support for Robert Wilkie to serve as VA Secretary. The committee has yet to schedule a vote on his nomination. Press release: http://bit.ly/2KwmxDQ  Budget and Appropriations –… 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, June 26 House Veterans Affairs Committee, “VA Electronic Health Record Modernization: The Beginning of the Beginning.” House Appropriations Committee, “Markup of FY19 Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations Bill.” Senate Appropriations Committee, Subcommittee on Labor-HHS-Education, “Markup of FY19 Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations Bill.” Senate Finance Committee, “Prescription Drug Affordability and Innovation: Addressing Challenges in Today’s… 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, June 19 Senate HELP Committee, “Effective Administration of the 340B Drug Pricing Program.” Senate Aging Committee, “Changing the Trajectory of Alzheimer’s: Reducing Risk, Detecting Early Symptoms, and Improving Data.” Wednesday, June 20 Senate Homeland Security & Governmental Affairs Committee, “Medicaid Fraud and Overpayments: Problems and Solutions.” Senate HELP Committee,… 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, June 12 Senate Finance Committee, “Markup of Helping to End Addiction and Lessen (HEAL) Substance Use Disorders Act of 2018.” Senate HELP Committee, “The Cost of Prescription Drugs: Examining the President’s Blueprint ‘American Patients First’ to Lower Drug Prices.” Wednesday, June 13 House Veterans’ Affairs Committee, Subcommittee on Health,… Read more »