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

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  What’s Ahead: This Week Hearings – Tuesday, July 11 Senate Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, “Pending Health Care Legislation.” Notable Policy Events – Thursday, July 6 National Academy of Medicine, “Effective Care for High-Need Patients: Opportunities for Improving Outcomes, Value, and Health.” Additional information: http://bit.ly/2tJ3sqg American Enterprise Institute, “Unbundling the Benefit for Better Health: A Broader… 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 »

Health Care Policy Update – Weekly Wrap-Up and What’s Ahead – June 26, 2017

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  What’s Ahead: This Week Hearings – Thursday, June 29 House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, “Oversight and Investigations Legislative Hearing.” House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity, “Economic Opportunity Legislative Hearing.” Notable Policy Events – Monday, June 26 Global Health Care, “Bundled Payment Summit.” Additional information: http://bit.ly/2tuAQO6 Tuesday, June… 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 »