Health Care Policy Update – Weekly Wrap-Up and What’s Ahead – May 15, 2017

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  What’s Ahead: This Week Hearings/Markups – Tuesday, May 16 Senate Finance Committee, “Examining Bipartisan Medicare Policies that Improve Care for Patients with Chronic Conditions.” Wednesday May 17 Senate Veterans Affairs Committee, “Pending Health and Benefits Legislation.” House Appropriations Committee, “House of Representatives: Fiscal 2018 Budget.” House Energy & Commerce Committee, “Examining Initiatives to Advance Public… Read more »

Health Care Policy Update – Weekly Wrap-Up and What’s Ahead – April 24, 2017

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  What’s Ahead: This Week Hearings/Markups – Wednesday, April 26 Senate HELP Committee, “S. 652, H.R. 309, S. ___, Protecting Patient Access to Emergency Medications Act of 2017. S. 849, and the Nomination of Scott Gottlieb to serve as FDA Commissioner.”  Notable Policy Events – Monday, April 24 Food and Drug Administration (FDA), “U.S. Food and… Read more »

Health Care Policy Update – April 17, 2017

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What’s Ahead: This Week Notable Policy Events – Tuesday, April 18 Federal Trade Commission, “Now Hear This: Competition, Innovation, and Consumer Protection Issues in Hearing Health Care.” Additional information: http://bit.ly/2owr9y9 Health Affairs, “Securing the Future of Value-Based Payment.” Additional information: http://bit.ly/2owhqrs Bipartisan Policy Center (BPC), “Evaluating Patient Treatment Options: How Do We Know What Works Best?”… Read more »

Health Care Policy Update – 4/10

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 What’s Ahead: This Week Notable Health Care Policy Events – Monday, April 10 National Coalition on Health Care, “Medicaid Per Capita Allotments: Exploring Implications for Medicare Beneficiaries.” Additional information: http://bit.ly/2omCpNX Monday, April 10 – Tuesday, April 11 HHS Physician-Focused Payment Model Technical Advisory Committee (PTAC), “April Public Meeting.” Additional information: http://bit.ly/2oyJICU Monday, April 10 – Wednesday,… Read more »