Insight Entries

WHG - August Recess: Health Care Transparency

The House and Senate are both in recess until after Labor Day. During this Congressional break, we are taking the opportunity to provide in-depth analysis of policies under consideration for a potential lame duck package, which will culminate with the release of the Impact Health Policy Partners Lame Duck and Election Preview memo in September. This week, we are highlighting health... Read More

WHG - August Recess: Medicare Policy Extensions and GME

WHG - Impact Chart of PBM Legislation

We present a chart that features the primary PBM bills still under consideration, as well as a compendium of PBM bills introduced in the 118th Congress... Read More

WHG - August Recess: PBM Reform, Prescription Drug Patent Reform, and Legislation to Address Generic Drug Shortages.

The House and Senate are both in recess until after Labor Day. During this Congressional break, we are taking the opportunity to provide in-depth analysis of policies under consideration for a potential lame duck package, which culminate with the release of the Impact Health Policy Partners Lame Duck and Election Preview memo in September. To start, we are highlighting pharmacy... Read More

WHG - Weekly, July 29, 2024

The House is on recess until September 9, calling it quits a week earlier than planned after it became clear that they could not pass any additional appropriations bills. They managed to move five of the 12 annual spending bills, but with a slim majority and several Republican hold outs, Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) pulled the remaining bills and recessed... Read More

WHG - Spring 2024 Regulatory Outlook

The Biden Administration recently released its Spring 2024 Unified Agenda, which outlines regulatory plans for federal agencies over the coming year. The Unified Agenda reflects the Biden Administration’s continued priority on policies addressing health. In our regulatory outlook, we highlight rulemaking on coverage and payment, public health and safety, mental and behavioral health, drug pricing, and health IT, and more... Read More

WHG - Weekly, July 22, 2024

With a mere 14 weeks to go before the presidential election, this morning we find ourselves without an official Democratic candidate! President Joe Biden withdrew from the race yesterday afternoon and has endorsed his vice president Kamala Harris to be the Democratic nominee. In the next two weeks the Democratic party is expected to take a virtual roll call vote... Read More

WHG - Weekly, July 15, 2024

The House and Senate are both in recess this week for the Republican’s National Convention. Former President Donald Trump will officially be nominated as the Republican candidate for President in 2024. Prior to the convention, the Republican Party released their 2024 Policy Platform. While scant on details, the 16-page document pledges to extend Trump-era tax cuts, reign in wasteful spending,... Read More

WHG - Weekly, July 8, 2024

The House and Senate both come back into session today as European leaders join President Biden in DC for the 2024 NATO Summit (and 75th anniversary of NATO) this week. The House is scheduled to take up a slew of bills including the fiscal year (FY) 2025 Legislative Branch spending bill; the SAFE Act, a measure to require proof of... Read More

WHG - Weekly, July 1, 2024

Happy July 4th! The House and Senate are both on recess this week for the holiday. We hope you all have a wonderful Independence Day celebration! Prior to recessing, the House had a busy week last week passing three of the fiscal year (FY) 2025 appropriations bills by mostly partly line votes on the floor, and moving the last five... Read More

WHG - Weekly, June 24, 2024

The House comes back in session on Tuesday afternoon after last week’s recess, while the Senate is on a two-week recess for the July 4th holiday. The House will primarily focus on fiscal year (FY) 2025 appropriations bills this week as the Department of Defense, State and Foreign Operations, and Homeland Security bills are all on deck for floor action... Read More

WHG - Mental Health Legislative Update

In recent years, key mental health indicators across the country have been declining, particularly among youth. Policymakers continue to be concerned with the ability of the healthcare system to meet the demand of increasing substance use and mental health challenges. Impact Health to provides detailed tracking of the legislative updates, comment opportunities, recent data, and programmatic developments to address mental... Read More

WHG - Recent Behavioral Health Updates from the Biden Administration

Below please find highlights from the Biden Administration's recent announcements on improving behavioral health systems across the nation. CMS Releases Innovation in Behavioral Health (IBH) Model Notice of Funding Opportunity Today, the Center for Medicare & Medicaid Innovation (CMMI/Innovation Center) released a notice of funding opportunity (NOFO) for the Innovation in Behavioral Health Model (IHPP Summary). Other materials with information... Read More

WHG - Weekly, June 17, 2024

The House is on recess this week, while the Senate will come back into session this afternoon before taking a break on Wednesday for the Juneteenth federal holiday. They will come back into session on Thursday and Friday. The Senate floor schedule this week is mostly focused on nominations. On the Committee level Senate Finance Committee Chairman Ron Wyden (D-OR)... Read More

WHG - Weekly, June 10, 2024

The House and Senate are both in session this week starting tomorrow. The House is scheduled to take up a handful of bills on suspension tomorrow before potentially bringing up two bills later in week: the FY 2025 National Defense Authorization Act and a resolution could come up recommending that the House of Representatives find United States Attorney General Merrick... Read More

WHG - Weekly, June 3, 2024

The House and Senate are both back in session this week, though just for a few days before many members join President Biden and foreign leaders in Normandy, France for a D-Day 80th Anniversary celebration. On Monday the House is scheduled to vote on multiple bills naming post offices before possibly taking up the first appropriations bill of the year,... Read More

WHG - Weekly, May 28, 2024

The House and Senate are both in recess this week setting up a quiet holiday week on Capitol Hill. The break comes after a week full of healthcare and nutrition related hearings and markups last week, including House Agriculture Committee passage of a largely partisan Farm bill; the Senate HELP Committee passage of 7 bipartisan bills to reauthorize emergency services... Read More

WHG - Weekly, May 20, 2024

The Senate is in session today and the House returns tomorrow for a few days of legislative business before recessing for the Memorial Day Holiday. The Senate is expected to take up the bipartisan immigration bill from earlier in the year for another vote this week. The bill is not expected to pass and is generally considered to be a... Read More

WHG - Weekly, May 13, 2024

The House and Senate are both scheduled to return tomorrow. When the House gavels into session there are several bills scheduled a number of bills to be voted on under suspension, including H.R. 4581 , the Maternal and Child Health Stillbirth Prevention Act of 2023 and H.R. 6960, the Emergency Medical Services for Children Reauthorization Act of 2024. This week the... Read More

WHG - Weekly, May 6, 2024

The House is in session today and the Senate will return tomorrow. The House has scheduled a number of bills to be voted on under suspension, however the main event this week in the House is the expectation that Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) will trigger her motion to vacate House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA). The timing isn’t certain, but... Read More