This Week in Washington: President releases FY2025 Budget; House Energy and Commerce Committee Health Subcommittee marks up 19 healthcare bills; Senate Finance and HELP Committee Chairmen send letter concerning preventive care services cost-sharing; CMS issues guidance on Change Health cyberattack and advanced payments.
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Washington Healthcare Update | March 11, 2024
This Week in Washington: Congress passes six appropriations bills including skinny health package; House Ways and Means Committee reports bill to block CMS nursing home minimum staffing levels requirement; HHS requests information on private equity and corporate ownership in healthcare.
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Congress Passes Six Appropriations Bills and Health Package
Last week, Congress passed the…
Washington Healthcare Update | March 4, 2024
This Week in Washington: Congress averts government shutdown; President issues executive order concerning foreign exploitation of health data; Sen. McConnell announces he is stepping down as leader at the end of the term; State of the Union on Thursday.
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Congress Passes CR and Averts Government Shutdown
On Feb. 29, the House and Senate passed a continuing…
Washington Healthcare Update | February 19, 2024
This Week in Washington: House Energy and Commerce Committee Subcommittee on Health holds hearing on a range of legislation concerning public health programs, patient wellbeing and caregiver support; HHS and FTC request information on group purchasing organization and drug wholesaler business practices.
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House Energy and Commerce Committee Subcommittee On Health Holds Hearing on Multiple
…Washington Healthcare Update | February 12, 2024
This Week in Washington: Senate Finance Committee holds hearing on AI use in healthcare; CMS makes corrections to 2024 Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment Rates; House passes ban on QALYs.
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House Budget Committee Favorably Reports Dr. Michael C. Burgess Preventive Health Savings Act
On Feb. 6, the House Budget Committee marked up and reported out…
Washington Healthcare Update | February 5, 2024
This Week in Washington: CMS releases 2025 MA and Part D proposed payment Advance Notice; CMS sends first fair drug price offers to Drug Price Negotiation Program companies; SAMHSA releases final rule making virtual prescribing of buprenorphine permanent; Biogen pulls Aduhelm from market; Supreme Court to hear mifepristone case oral arguments on March 26.
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…Washington Healthcare Update | January 29, 2024
This Week in Washington: Senate Finance Committee chairman sends letters concerning MA marketing practices; Senate Committee on Aging holds hearing on assisted living facilities; CMS requests information on MA prior authorization, beneficiary access and benefits data; Administration touts marketplace enrollment.
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House Members Send Letter Concerning Tianeptine
On Jan. 18, Rep. Jackson (D-NC) led…
Washington Healthcare Update | January 22, 2024
This Week in Washington: Congress passes continuing resolution; CMS releases final rule concerning prior authorization.
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Congress Passes Continuing Resolution
On Jan. 18, the House and Senate passed a continuing resolution (CR) and averted a partial government shutdown. The CR will maintain staggered funding deadlines and will…
Washington Healthcare Update | January 16, 2024
This Week in Washington: House Speaker and Senate Majority Leader reach topline appropriations deal; OCR releases final rule on conscience rights; Senate HELP Committee Democrats launch investigation into cost of asthma inhalers; State of the Union scheduled for March 7.
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House Speaker and Senate Majority Leader Reach Topline Appropriations Deal
On Jan. 7…
Washington Healthcare Update | December 18, 2023
This Week in Washington: House passes Lower Costs, More Transparency Act and SUPPORT Act Reauthorization; Senate HELP Committee reports SUPPORT Act Reauthorization and three other bills out of committee; ONC releases final rule concerning clinical use of AI.
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House Passes Lower Costs, More Transparency Act and SUPPORT Act Reauthorization
Last week, the House…