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

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What’s Ahead: This Week Hearings/Markups – Tuesday, February 27 Senate HELP Committee, “The Opioid Crisis: The Role of Technology and Data in Preventing and Treating Addiction.” House Judiciary Committee, Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform, Commercial & Antitrust Law, “Competition in the Pharmaceutical Supply Chain: The Proposed Merger of CVS Health and Aetna.” House Oversight & Government Reform… 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 21 Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT (ONC), “Health IT Advisory Committee Meeting.” Additional information: http://bit.ly/2ChYjoO Friday, February 23 Politico, “Eighth Annual State Solutions Conference.” Additional information: http://politi.co/2EqbPJ2 Alliance for Health Policy, “The Brazda Breakfast: Reporting on the Future of Health Care – Dynamics… Read more »

Azar Could Be a Telemedicine Champion

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AZAR COULD BE A TELEMEDICINE CHAMPION: At least one advocacy group thinks the former Eli Lilly executive now heading the health department will advance virtual care. Alex Azar — whose swearing-in ceremony was peppered with insistence from the president that he would lower drug prices — told lawmakers during his confirmation process that he supported… 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, January 30 Senate HELP Committee, Subcommittee on Primary Health and Retirement Security, “Roundtable on Small Business Health Plans.” House Energy & Commerce Committee, Subcommittee on Health, “Exampling Implementation of the Compounding Quality Act.” House Committee on Veterans Affairs, “Appeals Reform: Will VA’s Implementation Effectively Serve Veterans?”  Notable Policy Events… Read more »

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 What’s Ahead: This Week Hearings/Markups – Tuesday, January 23 Senate HELP Committee, “Facing 21st Century Threats: Our Nation’s Preparedness and Response Capabilities, Part 2.” Wednesday, January 24 Senate Budget Committee, “CBO Oversight Hearing.” Senate Homeland Security & Governmental Affairs, Subcommittee on Investigations, “Combatting the Opioid Crisis: Exploiting Vulnerabilities in International Mail.”  Notable Policy Events – Thursday,… Read more »