WHG has prepared its Updated Legislative and Regulatory Outlook for 2021, based largely on changes reflected in the Administration’s recently released Spring 2021 Unified Agenda. As in previous versions of our annual outlook, we provide a comprehensive line-up of key federal health care policy developments we expect to see throughout the course of the coming year and their approximate timing... Read More
WHG - Weekly, July 5-9
Congress is in recess this week and returns next Monday, July 12, after which a busy three weeks will follow for lawmakers to work on infrastructure, budget reconciliation, and fiscal year (FY) 2022 appropriations. A brief recap on where things stand with these three legislative priorities follows. Traditional Infrastructure The House passed Democrats’ INVEST in America Act (H.R. 3684) last... Read More
WHG - Weekly, June 28-July 2
Infrastructure The “two-track” strategy for infrastructure will continue to take shape this week. The Senate will transform the $973 billion bipartisan framework for traditional infrastructure endorsed by President Biden into legislation. The House will take up Democrats’ INVEST in America Act (H.R. 3684), a $715 billion package that would reauthorize surface transportation programs expiring September 30 and provide funding for... Read More
WHG - Weekly, June 14-18
Negotiations over infrastructure legislation continue, with a bipartisan group of 10 senators leading the discussions with the White House. Like the Biden Administration’s talks with Sen. Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV), the main sticking point is how to pay for infrastructure investments. Whether the new bipartisan proposal, even if supported by the White House, can garner the 60 votes needed to... Read More
WHG - Weekly, June 7-11
Infrastructure The Biden Administration continues to leave the door open to a bipartisan infrastructure package, despite making only little progress on its pay-fors. President Joe Biden rejected Republican’s $928 billion counteroffer, but will meet again with Sen. Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) later today. Notably, Biden offered to forgo the corporate tax hike, and instead increase the global minimum tax. ... Read More
WHG - Key Federal Public Option Bills in 117th Congress; Side-by-Side Comparison
The President’s budget for fiscal year (FY) 2022 reiterates the Biden Administration’s plans for “creating a public option that would be available through the ACA [Affordable Care Act] marketplaces” but does not include specific policies to advance the reform – a central pillar to Biden’s presidential campaign. Absent action or direction from the Administration, Congressional Democratic health leaders are forging... Read More
WHG - Weekly, June 1-4
President Joe Biden will meet with Sen. Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) on Wednesday, June 3, to continue their negotiations over an elusive infrastructure package. While the Biden Administration is encouraged by Senate Republicans’ latest infrastructure proposal, the window for reaching a deal appears to be closing. Over the weekend, Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg said that “clear direction” on how to... Read More
WHG - Weekly, May 24-28
With the Biden Administration’s soft deadline of having a compromise on infrastructure solidified by Memorial Day, this could be the last week of consequential negotiations before the White House shifts to the Democrat-only budget reconciliation track. The White House and Senate Republicans remain far apart on fundamental issues – price tag, scope, and most crucially, pay-fors. Senate Republicans most recently... Read More
WHG - Weekly, May 17-21
Infrastructure Negotiations over the infrastructure package continue to intensify this week as President Joe Biden seeks a bipartisan deal, ideally by the end of the month. While Biden and Republican lawmakers expressed optimism after their meeting last week, they remain far apart on fundamental issues – price tag, scope, and most crucially, pay-fors. Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY)... Read More
WHG - Overview of Recent Developments on Federal Telehealth Policy
As federal policymakers continue to discuss the future of telehealth post-pandemic, a number of bills have been introduced and re-introduced on ways to expand access to telehealth under Medicare. To support a fuller understanding of these developments, WHG has collated a list of the key telehealth bills that have been introduced during the current legislative session with some additional commentary... Read More
WHG - Weekly, May 10-14
Infrastructure The White House is ramping up its push for a bipartisan deal on infrastructure. President Joe Biden will meet with Democratic and Republican leadership from the House and Senate on Wednesday and top Republican committee leaders on Thursday. These meetings are expected to focus on the scope and price tag of Biden’s broader infrastructure package (American Jobs Plan and... Read More
WHG - Weekly, May 3-7
Prescription Drug Pricing and Health Care Reforms Following President Joe Biden’s call for prescription drug price negotiation this year in his address to Congress, key Democratic lawmakers are pushing to add the proposal to the $1.8 trillion American Families Plan. While Democrats likely have the votes to pass the drug pricing measure in the House, they potentially face an uphill... Read More
WHG - April 2021 Edition: Catalogue of Health Agency Guidance and Government Response to COVID-19
In response to the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, U.S. government agencies have continued the frequent release of fact sheets and guidance documents for health care and public stakeholders. To help navigate the outpouring of information, the Wynne Health Group has maintained the attached and newly updated catalogue, intended to capture and organize the full array of relevant guidance for health... Read More
WHG - Roundup of Key CMMI Developments
As the Biden-Harris Administration continues to establish its health care priorities, the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation (CMMI) is again emerging as a key part of how the Administration will advance its agenda. First, as a brief recap, CMMI has announced a number of delays, review periods, and other changes to ongoing and upcoming demonstration models since the new... Read More
WHG - Weekly, April 26-30
Infrastructure President Joe Biden is slated to unveil the American Families Plan, “the human infrastructure” component of his broader infrastructure plan, in his first address to a joint session of Congress on Wednesday (April 28). The American Families Plan is expected to focus on child care, paid family leave, and education. With questions remaining on whether health care and prescription... Read More
WHG - Chart of the Major Drug Pricing Proposals in the 117th Congress
Following the reintroduction of H.R. 3, the Elijah E. Cummings Lower Drug Costs Now Act, H.R. 19, the Lower Costs, More Cures Act, and several other bills featuring drug pricing provisions, the Wynne Health Group has developed a chart (attached) that examines the major proposals currently being considered in the 117th Congress. Specifically, the chart compares the legislative proposals across... Read More
WHG - Weekly, April 19-23
Infrastructure The White House continues to push for a bipartisan deal on infrastructure. To gain Republican support, however, such a modified approach would likely represent a dramatic departure from President Joe Biden’s $2 trillion American Jobs Plan to such a degree that he would risk losing the support of congressional Democrats. A group of Republicans are preparing a counterproposal focused... Read More
WHG - Weekly, April 12-16
With Congress back in session after a two-week recess, negotiations over the multi-trillion American Jobs Plan (i.e., traditional infrastructure) will intensify over the coming six weeks. Today, likely as part of President Joe Biden’s push for bipartisanship, the White House released individual fact sheets that highlight the infrastructure needs of each state and the national investments proposed in the plan... Read More
WHG - Weekly, April 5-9
Infrastructure Democrats continue to be focused on advancing their American Rescue Plan, specifically gearing up to advance President Joe Biden’s roughly $2 trillion American Jobs Plan. This effort proceeds on the heels of the latest jobs report, which showed the U.S. economy added 916,000 jobs in March and the unemployment rate dropped to 6.0 percent (compared to the pre-pandemic level... Read More
WHG - Summary of Recent Federal Actions on Maternal Health & Gender Equity
This memorandum collates and summarizes key federal activity on maternal health and gender equity thus far in 2021. Section II first examines prominent legislative activity on these fronts, including important statutory changes that authorize state Medicaid programs to extend postpartum coverage to a full year. The section also includes other prominent legislative proposals to improve maternal health, as well as... Read More
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