Health Policy Update 2-27-17

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What’s Ahead: This Week Hearings/Markups Monday, February 27 House Veterans Affairs Committee, “Assessing VA’s Risks for Drug Diversion.” Tuesday, February 28 House Judiciary Committee, “Markup: The Competitive Health Insurance Reform Act of 2017 (H.R. 372) and the Protecting Access to Care Act of 2017 (H.R. 1215).” Senate Veterans Affairs Committee and House Veterans Affairs Committee, “Legislative… Read more »

Health Policy Update 2-21-17

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What’s Ahead: This Week Notable Policy Events Sunday, February 19 – Thursday, February 23 Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS), “2017 Annual Conference and Exhibition.” Additional information: http://bit.ly/2lHtJRt Thursday, February 23 The Value Collaborative and Morning Consult, “A New Negotiation: Moving Payment for Medicines from Volume to Value.” Additional information: http://bit.ly/2lHBs2g Friday, February 24 Center… Read more »

Health Policy Update 2-13-17

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What’s Ahead: This Week Markups/Hearings Wednesday, February 15 Senate Appropriations Committee, Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies, “Mental Health Care: Examining Treatments and Services.” Thursday, February 16 Senate Finance Committee, “Hearing to Consider the Nomination of Seema Verma to be Administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.” House Judiciary… Read more »

Health Policy Update 1-30-17

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What’s Ahead: This Week  Medicare Advantage The CY2018 Medicare Advantage (MA) Advance Rate Notice and Draft Call Letter is expected to be released this week. Executive Sessions/Hearings Tuesday, January 31 Senate Finance Committee, “Open Executive Session to Consider the Nomination of Thomas Price to be Secretary of Health and Human Services.” House Energy & Commerce Committee,… Read more »

Health Policy Update 1-23-17

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What’s Ahead: This Week Hearings Tuesday, January 24 Senate Finance Committee, “Hearing to Consider the Anticipated Nomination of the Honorable Tom Price (R-GA) to be Secretary of Health and Human Services.” House Budget Committee, “The Failures of Obamacare: Harmful Effects and Broken Promises.” House Ways and Means Committee, Oversight Subcommittee, “Hearing on Examining the Effectiveness of… Read more »