Insight Entries – Page 12

Impact Health - 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

Impact Health - 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

Impact Health - 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

Impact Health - 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

Impact Health - 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

Impact Health - 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

Impact Health - March 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

Impact Health - Weekly, March 29-April 2

Infrastructure President Joe Biden is slated to lay out the first part of his $3 trillion “Build Back Better” economic recovery plan, focusing on rebuilding the nation’s infrastructure, on Wednesday (March 30). The second part of Biden’s plan will focus on health care and child care reforms and will be released in the coming weeks, according to White House press... Read More

Impact Health - Weekly, March 15-19

This week, the House is preparing to consider H.R. 1868, a legislative fix introduced by House Budget Committee Chair John Yarmuth (D-KY) to stop automatic cuts to Medicare and other programs subject to PAYGO sequestration. The increase in deficit spending from the recently enacted $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (P.L. 117-2) will trigger Pay-As-You-Go cuts, including roughly... Read More

Impact Health - Weekly, March 8-12

Wrapping up the first major legislative initiative of the Biden-Harris Administration and Democrat-controlled Congress, the House is expected to pass the $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, amended and approved by the Senate along party lines over the weekend, tomorrow (March 9) ahead of the March 14 expiration of federal unemployment benefits. With respect to the health-related provisions,... Read More

Impact Health - Summary of Biden-Harris Executive Actions Related to Health Equity & Racial Justice

President Biden has signed a range of executive actions related to health equity and racial justice since he took office on January 21, 2021. Attached you will find a chart summarizing these actions as they related to racial equity, health coverage, housing, sex discrimination, public health, the COVID-19 response, education, economic relief, the census, tribal sovereignty, criminal justice reform, and... Read More

Impact Health - Weekly, March 1-5

Following House passage of the $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (H.R. 1319) along party lines (219-212) late Friday, Senate Democrats are drafting substitute legislation this week with a primary focus of ensuring the package complies with the budget reconciliation rules. Apart from the $15 minimum wage requirement, which the Senate parliamentarian ruled violates the Byrd Rule governing... Read More

Impact Health - WHG - February 2021 Edition: Catalogue of Health Agency Guidance and Government Response to COVID-19

Impact Health - Weekly, February 22-26

The COVID-19 legislative dash continues this week as Democrats aim to pass President Joe Biden’s $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan by March 14, the expiration of temporary federal unemployment benefits. Later today, the House Budget Committee will mark up the package of individual bills approved by various House committees, setting up a House floor vote by Friday or Saturday. The... Read More

Impact Health - Weekly, February 16-19

Congressional Democrats are pressing ahead to pass President Joe Biden’s $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan through budget reconciliation. The individual bills approved by various House committees last week will be combined into a single package and marked up by the House Budget Committee this week. The House is expected to vote on, and pass, the reconciliation package next week. Marked... Read More

Impact Health - No Surprises Act Implementation

The Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (P.L. 116-260), signed into law by President Donald Trump on December 27, 2020, included the No Surprises Act – a comprehensive package aimed at protecting patients from surprise medical bills.[i] Patient protections, along with new coverage requirements and balance billing prohibitions, go into effect on January 1, 2022. With implementation underway, the Wynne Health Group... Read More

Impact Health - Weekly, February 8-12

Democrats are moving quickly, and likely without Republicans, to pass President Joe Biden’s $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan through budget reconciliation. This week, House and Senate committees are drafting legislation that meets the reconciliation instructions specified in the recently adopted FY21 Joint Budget Resolution. They will submit that legislation to the chambers’ respective Budget Committees by February 16, who will... Read More

Impact Health - Legislative and Regulatory Outlook for 2021

A line-up of anticipated policymaking and other key dates for 2021, including major payment rules, application deadlines, and program start and enrollment dates. On the legislative front, we provide dates for each congressional recess of the year, the timing of anticipated legislation, and the end of the Federal Fiscal Year. We also note the timeframe for the looming impeachment trial... Read More

Impact Health - Regulatory Freeze Key Policies and Dates

A chart highlighting major Trump-era re regulations already on hold, under a memo from Chief of Staff Ron Klain, and their effective and applicability dates and potential next steps. We also highlight additional regulations potentially subject to 60-day delay from the date of the memorandum because they are not already in effect... Read More

Impact Health - Implementation Timeline of the Omnibus Package

An implementation timeline of key provisions included in the omnibus package, organized by the following topics: commercial insurance, Medicaid, Medicare, and public health. Within each topic, we further categorize provisions by issue and provide additional details, such as the responsible party, specified requirements, and effective dates and deadlines. This product does not discuss the No Surprises Act (i.e., surprise billing... Read More