This week in Washington: House committees hold budget reconciliation markups for COVID-19.
Ways & Means Finishes Markup of COVID-19 Relief Measures
On Feb. 11, the House Ways & Means Committee cleared its piece of the House’s $1.9 trillion COVID-19 package, which would increase Affordable Care Act (ACA) tax credits, provide maximum credits to anyone
This week in Washington: Congress moves towards budget reconciliation.
House Committee on Energy and Commerce, Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations: No Time to Lose: Solutions to Increase COVID-19 Vaccinations in the States
Tuesday, February 2: The House Committee on Energy and Commerce, Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations held a hearing on COVID-19 vaccine distribution
This week in Washington: President Biden issues important executive orders on healthcare.
Rep. Underwood Reintroduces Bill Enhancing ACA Credits
On Jan. 19, Rep. Lauren Underwood (D-IL) reintroduced legislation to expand and enhance the Affordable Care Act’s (ACA) tax credits, also included in President Biden’s health reform agenda. The Health Care Affordability Act of 2021
This week in Washington: President Joe Biden begins his term and Congress begins work to confirm cabinet secretaries.
On Jan. 19, House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone (D-NJ) and Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden (D-OR) wrote to outgoing Centers
This week in Washington: The 117th Congress will be in session on Jan. 21.
On Jan. 14, the Senate Finance Committee released a bipartisan report on rising insulin prices over the past decade. In the course of its investigation, the committee reviewed the three largest insulin
This week in Washington: The 117th Congress will be in session on Jan. 21.
CMS: 2022 Requests for Applications for the Value-Based Insurance Design (VBID) Model and its Hospice Benefit Component
On Jan. 8, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) announced that the Value-Based Insurance Design (VBID) Model team will host a
House and Senate Reach Deal on $900B COVID-19 Relief Package and Omnibus Appropriations Bill; Vote TodayOn Dec. 21, the House and Senate reached an agreement on a pandemic rescue measure of $900 billion that will be attached to a $1.4 trillion omnibus spending bill for the fiscal year, and includes a variety of health
Trump Signs One-Week CR Spending Bill
On Dec. 11, President Trump signed a continuing resolution to give Congress an additional week to come up with full-year spending legislation and avoid a government shutdown. The CR sets a new funding deadline of Dec. 18. The House passed the bill 343-67, and Senate passed the bill by
This week in Washington: COVID-19 relief bill negotiations begin in earnest; Congress works on Appropriations bills hoping to have them passed before government funding ends on Dec. 11.
Pelosi, Schumer Support Bipartisan $908B Pandemic Relief Proposal
On Dec. 2, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer said they are endorsing a
This week in Washington: Congress gets organized for next Congress; House passes health care bills; COVID-19 vaccine is the talk of the town.
House Passes 10 Health Care Bills
On Nov. 17, the House passed 10 health care-related bills that include legislation to support new research into health disparities, improvements to food and drug