Health Care Policy Update – Weekly Wrap-Up and What’s Ahead – July 10, 2017

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 What’s Ahead: This Week Hearings/Markups – Tuesday, July 11 Senate Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, “Pending Health Care Legislation.” Wednesday, July 12 House Energy & Commerce Committee, Subcommittee on Oversight & Investigations, “Combating the Opioid Crisis: Battles in the States.” House Energy & Commerce Committee, Subcommittee on Health, “Examining Medical Product Manufacturer Communications.” Senate Appropriations Committee, Subcommittee… Read more »

ACA Repeal and Replacement Update – June 29, 2017

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Top takeaways from the week: 1) The Congressional Budget Office released its score of the BCRA on Monday, finding similar coverage losses as the House-passed American Health Care Act (AHCA), and 2) the score prompted Republicans to postpone a vote on their ACA repeal and replacement legislation until after they return from recess. This week,… Read more »

ACA Repeal and Replacement Update – June 22, 2017

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  Top takeaways from the week: 1) Today, Senate Republicans released a discussion draft of their repeal and replacement legislation, which is expected to move to the Senate floor for a vote early next week, 2) Congressional Budget Office is expected to release a score of the legislation on Monday, and 3) Wednesday was the… Read more »

Health Care Policy Update – Weekly Wrap-Up and What’s Ahead – June 19, 2017

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What’s Ahead: This Week Hearings/Markups – Tuesday, June 20 Senate Appropriations Committee, Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration­­­, and Related Agencies Subcommittee, “Hearing to Review the FY2018 Budget Request for the Food and Drug Administration. Wednesday, June 21 Senate Appropriations Committee, Military Construction and Veterans Affairs Subcommittee, “Hearing to Review the FY2018 and FY2019 Budget… Read more »

ACA Repeal and Replacement Update – June 15, 2017

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Top takeaways from the week: (1) The Senate is running out of time to be able to vote on the AHCA before the July 4 recess, (2) Several Republicans are now urging the White House to continue funding cost-sharing reduction payments, (3) The House passed three bills as part of the “third phase” of repeal… Read more »