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

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 What’s Ahead: This Week Hearings – Tuesday, October 31 Senate HELP Committee, “Implementation of the 21st Century Cures Act: Achieving the Promise of Health Information Technology.” Wednesday, November 1 House Rules Committee, “H.R. 849, the Protecting Seniors’ Access to Medicare Act of 2017.”  Notable Policy Events – Tuesday, October 31 National Coalition on Health Care,… Read more »

ACA & Market Stabilization Update – October 26, 2017

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Top Takeaway from this week – (1) Senate Finance Committee Chair Hatch (R-UT) and House Ways & Means Committee Chair Brady (R-TX) introduced a more conservative market stabilization bill; (2) the Congressional Budget Office released its analysis of the Alexander-Murray bill; and (3) a federal judge has denied a request to require the Administration to… Read more »

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

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  What’s Ahead: This Week Hearings – Tuesday, October 24 House Energy & Commerce Committee, “Examining HHS’s Public Health Preparedness for and Response to the 2017 Hurricane Season.” House Oversight & Government Reform Committee, Subcommittee on Health Care, Benefits and Administrative Rules, Legislative Hearing on several bills, including draft legislation related to the Veterans Choice Program…. Read more »

ACA & Market Stabilization Update – October 19, 2017

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Top Takeaway from this week – (1) Last Thursday, President Trump announced his decision to cut off payments for cost-sharing reductions immediately; (2) Senate HELP Committee Chair Alexander and Ranking Member Murray announced a market stabilization deal; and (3) President Trump has waffled on his support for the deal, sowing confusion. Late last week, President… Read more »

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

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  What’s Ahead: This Week Hearings – Tuesday, October 17 Senate HELP Committee, “The Cost of Prescription Drugs: How the Drug Delivery Systems Affects What Patients Pay, Part II.” Thursday, October 19 Senate HELP Committee, “Examining How Healthy Choices Can Improve Health Outcomes and Reduce Costs.”  Notable Policy Events – Monday, October 16 National Committee for… Read more »