Top takeaways from the week: (1) Senate Republicans remain at an impasse regarding their stalled ACA repeal plan, (2) Republicans released an updated repeal-only bill, the Obamacare Repeal Reconciliation Act (ORRA), modeled after the 2015 Reconciliation bill, (3) the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) released two sets of projections based on the ORRA and the most… Read more »
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Health Care Policy Update – Weekly Wrap-Up and What’s Ahead – July 17, 2017
What’s Ahead: This Week Hearings/Markups – Tuesday, July 18 House Energy & Commerce Committee, Subcommittee on Oversight & Investigations, “Examining HRSA’s Oversight of the 340B Drug Pricing Program.” Wednesday, July 19 House Committee on Appropriations, “Fully Committee Markup: FY 2018 State and Foreign Operations Appropriations Bill, and FY18 Labor, Health & Human Services, and Education Appropriations… Read more »
ACA Repeal and Replacement Update – July 13, 2017
Top takeaways from the week: 1) Senate Republicans released an updated version of the Better Care Reconciliation Act and 2) Senate leadership is hoping to bring the bill to the floor next week, with an updated CBO score expected on Monday, and 3) Democrats are pushing for bipartisan fixes to the ACA, having released a… Read more »
Health Care Policy Update – Weekly Wrap-Up and What’s Ahead – May 15, 2017
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 Policy Update – 4/3
What’s Ahead: This Week Hearings/Markups – Tuesday, April 4 Senate HELP Committee, “FDA User Fee Agreements: Improving Medical Product Regulation and Innovation for Patients, Part II.” House Energy & Commerce Committee, “Cybersecurity in the Health Care Sector: Strengthening Public-Private Partnerships.” House Veterans Affairs Committee, “An Assessment of Ongoing Concerns at the Veterans Crisis Line.”… Read more »
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