Officially sworn in yesterday, the 117th Congress enters a new and still evolving political landscape with Democrats hoping to flip the Senate while hanging on to a smaller majority in the House (222-211). The outcome of the Georgia Senate runoffs tomorrow will largely influence how the incoming Biden-Harris administration will prioritize the various aspects of their health care agenda, the... Read More
WHG - WHG - Weekly, December 14-18
As the first COVID-19 vaccine begins to roll-out across the nation, negotiations on a coronavirus relief deal packaged with fiscal year (FY) 2021 spending step into overdrive as lawmakers now have until Friday of this week before government funding runs dry. President Trump is calling for another round of stimulus payments, which are not included in the $908 billion bipartisan... Read More
WHG - Weekly, December 7-11
Congressional leaders have made progress in their attempts to negotiate a coronavirus relief bill that they intend to combine with the fiscal year 2021 omnibus spending package. Lawmakers are expected to pass a one-week stopgap measure through December 18 to give negotiators more time, as a slew of issues still need to be ironed out. Legislative text for the bipartisan... Read More
WHG - November 2020 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 - Weekly, November 30-December 4
Congress returns this week to a full plate of contentious issues – coronavirus relief and fiscal year (FY) 2021 spending – as the December 11 deadline for extending government funding approaches. An impasse remains on the overall price tag of a relief bill as House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) continues to push for a $2.2 trillion package and Senate Majority... Read More
WHG - Weekly, November 16-20
Progress around passage of a large coronavirus relief package this year has diminished as both parties have retreated to their respective corners, maintaining their pre-election positions on the topline figures for federal aid. President Trump didn’t provide much clarity as he urged Congress in a tweet to pass a “big and focused” relief package. The impasse on coronavirus relief does... Read More
WHG - California v. Texas: Analysis of Supreme Court Oral Argument
On November 10, the United States Supreme Court (the “Court”) heard oral arguments in the case of California v. Texas. While the outcome of the case if far from certain, the Court made clear during these arguments that all three issues at stake – the standing of the plaintiffs (those seeking repeal of the mandate and the rest of the... Read More
WHG - Weekly, November 2-6
The political stakes are huge for the upcoming elections tomorrow. At the moment, former Vice President Joe Biden appears to be maintaining his lead in the popular vote and in the crucial swing states that will be necessary to garner a majority of the electoral votes. The margin of victory for either candidate is sure to be close and could... Read More
WHG - October 2020 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 - Weekly, October 26-30
As negotiations over a COVID-19 relief package between House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) and Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin drag into another week, the outlook for a deal before Election Day appears to be a long-shot given the remaining significant disagreements as well as resistance among Senate Republicans to a bill ranging from $1.9 trillion to $2.2 trillion. Senate Majority Leader... Read More
WHG - Candidates Offer Differing Approaches to Pandemic Response and Health Care in Final Presidential Debate
Last night, President Donald J. Trump faced former Vice President and Democratic presidential candidate Joseph R. Biden in the last of two 2020 general election debates. The event was hosted at Belmont University in Nashville, Tennessee. The Commission on Presidential Debates kept the format mostly the same as the first debate, with six 15-minute segments dedicated to topics selected and announced... Read More
WHG - Weekly, Oct 19-23
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) has set tomorrow as the deadline for an agreement on a COVID-19 relief package before the election as prospects on a deal continue to dim. While Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) has agreed he would consider an agreement, he remains very dubious of the latest talks and is pressing on with a vote Tuesday... Read More
WHG - 2020 Election Preview
The political stakes are high for the upcoming elections on Tuesday, November 3. American voters will choose between President Donald Trump and former Vice President Joe Biden and determine the makeup of the House and Senate amid the unprecedented circumstances surrounding a coronavirus pandemic, which has directly afflicted the President and others in the Administration and Congress. Meanwhile, a new... Read More
WHG - Vice President Pence and Senator Kamala Harris Debate on Pandemic Response, Vaccine Confidence, Preexisting Conditions, and Roe vs. Wade
On Wednesday, October 7, Vice President Mike Pence and Sen. Kamala Harris (D-CA) met head-to-head in the first and only 2020 vice presidential debate. The candidates convened in Kingsbury Hall at the University of Utah in Salt Lake City. Debate moderator, Washington Bureau Chief Susan Page of USA Today, led the candidates through what were intended to be 10 minute... Read More
WHG - Issue Brief: COVID-19 Vaccine State of Play
As the United States surpasses 200,000 COVID-19 deaths and hovers around 40,000 new COVID-19 cases per day, the Trump administration and pharmaceutical manufacturers have sought to develop, manufacture, and distribute a safe and effective COVID-19 vaccine at an unprecedented pace. The likely limited supply of COVID-19 vaccines, at least initially, has also raised questions about who will receive the COVID-19... Read More
WHG - September 2020 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 - Chaotic First 2020 Presidential Debate Touches on ACA Supreme Court Case, Biden's Public Option Plan, Pandemic Response
Tuesday night, September 29, President Donald J. Trump faced former Vice President and Democratic presidential candidate Joseph R. Biden in the first of three 2020 general election debates. The event was hosted at the Sheila and Eric Samson Pavilion, part of a joint campus shared by Case Western Reserve University and the Cleveland Clinic. Cleveland Clinic is serving in the... Read More
WHG - August 2020 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 - Chart: Biden Campaign vs. Trump Administration's Health Care Policies
This week, the Democratic party convened for its virtual National Convention and formally adopted its 2020 Party Platform. The attached memo examines the health care policies and priorities articulated by the party and by its presidential nominee, former Vice President Joseph Biden. Vice President Biden’s health care plan is largely defined by the intention to preserve and build upon the Obama-Biden Administration’s... Read More
WHG - Updated 2020 Legislative and Regulatory Outlook
WHG has updated its Legislative and Regulatory Outlook for 2020, based largely on changes reflected in the administration’s recently released Spring 2020 Unified Agenda. With this product, we aim to 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. Of note, many anticipated... Read More
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