Top takeaways from the week: (1) Senate Republicans remain at an impasse regarding their stalled ACA repeal plan, (2) Republicans released an updated repeal-only bill, the Obamacare Repeal Reconciliation Act (ORRA), modeled after the 2015 Reconciliation bill, (3) the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) released two sets of projections based on the ORRA and the most… Read more »
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Health Care Policy Update – Weekly Wrap-Up and What’s Ahead – July 17, 2017
What’s Ahead: This Week Hearings/Markups – Tuesday, July 18 House Energy & Commerce Committee, Subcommittee on Oversight & Investigations, “Examining HRSA’s Oversight of the 340B Drug Pricing Program.” Wednesday, July 19 House Committee on Appropriations, “Fully Committee Markup: FY 2018 State and Foreign Operations Appropriations Bill, and FY18 Labor, Health & Human Services, and Education Appropriations… Read more »
ACA Repeal and Replacement Update – July 13, 2017
Top takeaways from the week: 1) Senate Republicans released an updated version of the Better Care Reconciliation Act and 2) Senate leadership is hoping to bring the bill to the floor next week, with an updated CBO score expected on Monday, and 3) Democrats are pushing for bipartisan fixes to the ACA, having released a… Read more »
Health Care Policy Update – Weekly Wrap-Up and What’s Ahead – July 10, 2017
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 »
Health Care Policy Update – Weekly Wrap-Up and What’s Ahead
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 »
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