Top Takeaways from this week – (1) Senate Majority Leader McConnell indicated the Graham-Cassidy Proposal will go to the Senate floor next week; (2) the Senate Finance Committee and the Senate Homeland Security & Governmental Affairs Committees will hold the first hearings on ACA repeal and replacement on Monday and Tuesday; (3) The CBO announced… Read more »
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Health Care Policy Update – Weekly Wrap-Up and What’s Ahead
What’s Ahead: This Week Notable Policy Events – Tuesday, September 19 Roll Call, “Tackling Mental Health Through Innovation.” Additional information: http://bit.ly/2xcUh1x Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI), “Addressing America’s Opioid Problem: The Need for Evidence-Based Strategies.” Additional information: http://bit.ly/2xdEO1h Center for Strategic & International Studies, “Decades of the Global War on Drugs, Lessons Learned, and America’s Opioid… Read more »
ACA & Market Stabilization Update – September 14, 2017
Top Takeaways from this week – (1) CBO released a report today finding that ACA premiums will rise 15 percent next year due to marketplace uncertainty; (2) the Senate HELP Committee held the final two hearings on market stabilization; (3) Sens. Graham, Cassidy, Heller and Johnson introduced their repeal and replacement proposal; and (4) Sen…. Read more »
Health Care Policy Update – Weekly Wrap-Up and What’s Ahead
What’s Ahead: This Week Hearings – Tuesday, September 12 Senate HELP Committee, “Stabilizing Premiums and Helping Individuals in the Individual Insurance Market for 2018: Health Care Stakeholders.” Senate Finance Committee, “Health Care: Issues Impacting Cost and Coverage.” Wednesday, September 13 House Energy & Commerce Committee, Subcommittee on Health, “Modernizing FDA’s Regulation of Over-the-Counter Drugs.” Thursday, September… Read more »
ACA & Market Stabilization Update – September 6, 2017
Top Takeaways from this week – (1) The Senate HELP Committee held two hearings to discuss market stabilization with state insurance commissioners and governors; (2) the Senate Finance Committee has also announced a hearing on health care costs and coverage; and (3) the Senate Parliamentarian ruled that budget reconciliation instructions to repeal the ACA will… Read more »
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