This Week in Washington: President and Speaker McCarthy to meet on debt limit with 10 days to go, House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health marks up 17 bills, House Appropriations Committee begins moving appropriation bills
House Energy and Commerce Health Subcommittee Holds Markup on 17 Bills
On May 17, the House Energy
This Week in Washington: Debt Ceiling Continues to Loom Over the Capitol; DEA Extends COVID-19 Controlled Medications Prescribing Telehealth Flexibilities
House Ways and Means Health Subcommittee Holds Hearing on Therapy Access and Medical Innovation
On May 10, the House Ways and Means Health Subcommittee held a hearing to examine policies that inhibit medical
This Week in Washington: Debt Limit fight continues; Disagreements arise during Senate HELP Committee mark-up of PBM and Generic Drug Competition Bills
Debt Limit Fight Continues Amidst Approaching Default Deadline
Despite warnings by Secretary of the Treasury Janet Yellen that the U.S. could default on its federal debt as early as June 1
This Week in Washington: House Republicans release debt ceiling plan, Speaker McCarthy moves forward with proposal that includes Medicaid work requirements
Debt Ceiling Text Released
On April 19, Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) unveiled the bill text of his proposal for raising the debt ceiling, cutting federal spending and negating some of President Biden’s
This Week in Washington: CMS Releases Annual Payment Rules for Skilled Nursing Facilities, Hospice and Other Segments of Medicare
House and Senate on Recess
House Energy and Commerce Chair Questions SAMHSA on COVID-19 Spending and Action on Mental Illness
On April 5, House Energy and Commerce Chairman Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA), joined by
This Week in Washington: FDA Approves Narcan OTC Nasal Spray, Senate Finance Committee Investigates Pharmacy Benefit Manager Practices
House and Senate on Recess
VALID Act Re-introduced
On March 29, Reps. DeGette (D-CO) and Bucshon (R-IN) reintroduced the Verifying Accurate, Leading-edge IVCT Development (VALID) Act. The bill would give the Food and Drug Administration
This Week in Washington: HHS Secretary appears before Senate Finance and Senate Appropriations Committees
House Energy and Commerce Committee Marks-up Health Legislation
On March 23, the House Energy and Commerce Committee met to markup 19 bills, including 5 healthcare-related bills. They were:
This bill
This Week in Washington: CMS releases first list of Inflation Rebate Program drugs, initial guidance on Medicare Drug Negotiation Program
Chiropractic Medicare Coverage Modernization Act Reintroduced
On March 14, Reps. Steube (R-FL), Higgins (D-NY), Alford (R-MO) and Larson (D-CT) reintroduced the Chiropractic Medicare Coverage Modernization Act. The legislation would expand Medicare coverage to
This Week in Washington: President releases FY2024 Budget
Prescription Information Modernization Act of 2023 Introduced
On March 9, Reps. Harshbarger (R-TN) and Sherrill (D-NJ) introduced the Prescription Information Modernization Act of 2023. The bipartisan bill would give healthcare professionals the option to choose whether to receive digital or printed versions of prescription information
This Week in Washington: Workforce issues studied, PBMs under more scrutiny
House Oversight and Accountability Committee Chairman Launches Investigation into Pharmacy Benefit Manager Practices
On March 1, House Oversight and Accountability Committee Chairman James Comer (R-KY) announced that he is launching an investigation to analyze whether pharmacy benefit managers’ (PBM) tactics are harming