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

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 What’s Ahead: This Week Hearings and Markups – Tuesday, June 18 Senate HELP Committee, “Lower Health Care Costs Act of 2019.” Wednesday, June 19 Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee, “Harnessing the Power of Community: Leveraging Veteran Networks to Tackle Suicide.” Senate Aging Committee, “The Complex Web of Prescription Drug Prices, Part III: Examining Agency Efforts to… 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 – Monday, August 13 CMS, “Blue Button 2.0 Developer Conference.” Additional information: http://bit.ly/2nvTjYG Thursday, August 16 Bipartisan Policy Center (BPC), “Framing a Pathway for Integrating Behavioral and Clinical Health Care.” Additional information: https://bit.ly/2Ma4Wmd  Weekly Wrap-Up: Notable Health Care Developments From Last Week  ACA Implementation – On August 6,… 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, 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 »