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

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 What’s Ahead: This Week Hearings – Tuesday, November 28 House Committee on Oversight & Government Reform, “Combating the Opioid Crisis.” (Baltimore, Maryland) Wednesday, November 29 Senate HELP Committee, “Nomination of Alex Azar to serve as Secretary of Health and Human Services.” House Veterans Affairs Committee, “Examining VA’s Failure to Address Provider Quality and Safety Concerns.” Senate… Read more »

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

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 What’s Ahead: This Week Hearings – Tuesday, November 14 House Oversight & Government Reform Committee, Subcommittees on Health Care, Benefits, and Administrative Rules and Intergovernmental Affairs, “Regulatory Reform Task Forces Check-In: Part Two.” Senate HELP Committee, “Gene Editing Technology: Innovation and Impact.” Wednesday, November 15 Senate HELP Committee, “Encouraging Healthy Communities: Perspective from the Surgeon General.”… Read more »

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

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 What’s Ahead: This Week Hearings – Tuesday, October 31 Senate HELP Committee, “Implementation of the 21st Century Cures Act: Achieving the Promise of Health Information Technology.” Wednesday, November 1 House Rules Committee, “H.R. 849, the Protecting Seniors’ Access to Medicare Act of 2017.”  Notable Policy Events – Tuesday, October 31 National Coalition on Health Care,… Read more »

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

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  What’s Ahead: This Week Hearings – Tuesday, October 24 House Energy & Commerce Committee, “Examining HHS’s Public Health Preparedness for and Response to the 2017 Hurricane Season.” House Oversight & Government Reform Committee, Subcommittee on Health Care, Benefits and Administrative Rules, Legislative Hearing on several bills, including draft legislation related to the Veterans Choice Program…. Read more »

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

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  What’s Ahead: This Week Hearings – Tuesday, October 17 Senate HELP Committee, “The Cost of Prescription Drugs: How the Drug Delivery Systems Affects What Patients Pay, Part II.” Thursday, October 19 Senate HELP Committee, “Examining How Healthy Choices Can Improve Health Outcomes and Reduce Costs.”  Notable Policy Events – Monday, October 16 National Committee for… Read more »