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 3 House Veterans’ Affairs Committee, Health Subcommittee, “The Silver Tsunami: is VA Ready?” House Energy & Commerce Committee, Health Subcommittee, “Combatting an Epidemic: Legislation to Help Patients with Substance Use Disorders.” House Appropriations Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies Subcommittee, “Reducing Childhood… Read more »

Health IT Leadership Roundtable: Future of Interoperability and Secure Consumer Access to Healthcare Data

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On January 30, 2020, the American Academy of Family Physicians; American College of Physicians; American Health Information Management Association; American Heart Association; American Hospital Association; American Medical Informatics Association; Blue Cross Blue Shield Association; College of Healthcare Information Management Executives; Consumer Technology Association; Federation of American Hospitals; National Partnership for Women & Families, and Premier hosted… 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 – Monday, April 29 House Veterans’ Affairs Committee, “Tragic Trends: Suicide Prevention Among Veterans.” Tuesday, April 30 House Energy & Commerce Committee, Subcommittee on Health, “Prescription Drug Coverage in the Medicare Program.” House Appropriations Committee, Subcommittee on Labor, HHS, Education, and Related Agencies, “Markup: FY2020 Labor, Health and… 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, April 9 Senate Finance Committee, “Drug Pricing in America: A Prescription for Change, Part III.” House Appropriations Committee, Subcommittee on Interior-Environment, “Indian Health Service Budget Request for FY2020.” House Appropriations Committee, Subcommittee on Labor-HHS-Education, “Public Witness Day.” Wednesday, April 10 Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee, “VA MISSION… 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 »