Top Takeaways from this week – (1) Senate GOP leaders have postponed a vote on the Graham-Cassidy-Johnson-Hiller bill due to insufficient support; (2) Senate HELP Committee leadership announced their intent to restart market stabilization negotiations; and (3) President Trump announced he is considering an Executive Order to allow the sale of insurance across state lines…. Read more »
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Health Care Policy Update – Weekly Wrap-Up and What’s Ahead
What’s Ahead: This Week Hearings – Monday, September 25 Senate Finance Committee, “Hearing to Consider the Graham-Cassidy-Heller-Johnson Proposal.” Tuesday, September 26 Senate Homeland Security & Government Affairs Committee, “Block Grants: How States Can Reduce Health Care Costs.” House Committee on Veterans Affairs, Subcommittee on Health, “Legislative Hearing on: H.R. 93; H.R. 501; H.R. 1063; H.R. 1066;… Read more »
ACA & Market Stabilization Update – September 21, 2017
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 »
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 »
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