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
This week in Washington: House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy announced he is waiting to see who will become the next House speaker before working on another COVID-19 stimulus package; Senate Appropriations Committee releases Republican draft proposals for FY 2021.
Minority Leader McCarthy Will Wait for Next House Speaker to Negotiate COVID-19 Relief
On Nov.
This week in Washington: Washington’s focus has been on the presidential and Senate races.
Neal, Pallone Tell CMS to Not Ease Physician-Owned Hospital Restrictions
On Oct. 21, the House Ways and Means Chair Richard Neal (D-MA) and Energy and Commerce Chair Frank Pallone (D-NJ) sent a letter to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid
Results and analysis from the presidential, congressional, gubernatorial, attorneys general and state legislative races.
Despite winning the Presidential race in Illinois and retaining their majorities in both state legislative chambers, Democrats had a weaker than expected night, ceding ground from their Blue Wave strength in the Chicago suburbs in 2018.
All eyes
This week in Washington: Washington is relatively quiet because of Election Day on Tuesday, Nov. 3rd.
Grassley, Hassan Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Increase Transparency and Accountability within the Federal Government
On Oct. 26, Sens. Chuck Grassley (R-IA) and Maggie Hassan (D-NH), along with Reps. Ted Lieu (D-CA) and Jody Hice (R-GA), introduced bipartisan legislation
This week in Washington: Mnuchin and Pelosi continue discussions for COVID-19 stimulus package.
Bipartisan Members Defend Preexisting Condition Protections, Disagree on Definition
On Oct. 20, the House Ways & Means oversight subcommittee had a bipartisan group of members pledge support for protecting people with preexisting conditions. The members disagreed on what defines preexisting condition
On Nov. 10, 2020, the U.S. Supreme Court will hear oral arguments for California v. Texas, the case challenging the Affordable Care Act’s (ACA) constitutionality. This case centers on the ACA’s minimum essential coverage provision, the “individual mandate” requiring that people maintain a minimum level of health insurance coverage.
In NIFB v Sebelius,
This week in Washington: Mnuchin and Pelosi continue discussions for COVID-19 stimulus package.
Democrats Ask GAO to Investigate Legality of President Trump’s Medicare Drug Gift Cards
On Oct. 13, House Energy & Commerce Chair Frank Pallone (D-NJ), House Ways & Means Chair Richard Neal (D-MA) and Senate Finance ranking member Ron Wyden (D-OR) sent
This week in Washington: Negotiations for COVID-19 stimulus package are ongoing; House and Senate are in recess.
Energy and Commerce Republican Leadership Requests GAO Review of Contact Tracing Apps
On Oct. 9, House Energy and Commerce Committee ranking member Greg Walden (R-OR), Health Subcommittee ranking member Michael Burgess (R-TX) and Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee
This week in Washington: The Continuing Resolution (CR) to fund the government until Dec. 11 was signed by President Trump; House passes COVID-19 stimulus bill.
House Democrats Pass Revised HEROES Act
On Oct. 1, the House passed H.R. 6800, the revised Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions Act (HEROES Act), with a vote