The upcoming elections on Tuesday, November 8, are the first midterms under President Joe Biden’s tenure. The political stakes are particularly high for the Biden Administration, as Democrats are at risk of losing control of Congress. At the moment, Democrats are slightly favored to win the Senate, while Republicans are slightly favored to with the House. A split Congress could... Read More
WHG - Weekly, October 11, 2022
With Congress in recess, we take a closer look at several solicitations from the Biden Administration that signal areas for possible policymaking on the regulatory front. Over the last month, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has issued requests for information (RFIs) seeking input on a variety of issues, such as health equity, health care access, waivers and... Read More
WHG - Weekly, September 26
Congress is out today for the Jewish holiday, with the Senate returning tomorrow and the House returning on Wednesday. Tomorrow, the Senate will begin to tee up a vote on a fiscal year (FY) 2023 continuing resolution (CR) to keep the government operating through mid-December. Senate and House committee leaders reached a deal to attach a five-year reauthorization of the... Read More
WHG - Weekly, September 19
The timing of a Senate vote on a continuing resolution (CR) for fiscal year (FY) 2023, level-funding the federal government through December 16, remains uncertain. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer’s (D-NY) deal with Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV) to include reforms to energy permitting, the process for obtaining federal approval for energy projects (e.g., oil and gas pipelines), has complicated the... Read More
WHG - Weekly, September 12
With both the House and Senate back in session this week, there is no shortage of to-do items. The must-pass continuing resolution (CR) to keep the government operating past September 30 is still under discussion, with action expected in the Senate next week, followed by the House. The likely end date for the CR is December 16, but at question is what... Read More
WHG - Weekly, September 6
With Congress back from summer recess, we provide a status update on various health-related legislative priorities, including government funding and COVID-19 aid, mental health, Food and Drug Administration (FDA) user fees, and interoperability. All of these items require bipartisan support in the Senate, but lawmakers’ appetite for bipartisanship is waning as midterm elections are only nine weeks away. Democrats are... Read More
WHG - Weekly, August 29
This week, the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC) kicks of the 2022-2023 meeting cycle with sessions on Medicare Advantage (MA) benefit standardization, wage index, Part B drugs, and other topics. In addition to serving as a public forum for commissioners to formulate recommendations to Congress in their March and June 2023 reports, MedPAC meetings also signal to the Administration which... Read More
WHG - Wynne Health Group Weekly, August 22
In this issue of the Weekly, we focus on the COVID-19 public health emergency (PHE). The PHE is currently set to expire on October 13, 2022. Since the Biden Administration did not provide its promised 60-day notice that the PHE would end on August 14th (60-days prior to the current expiration date), we anticipate that the PHE will be extended... Read More
WHG - Weekly, August 15, 2022
President Biden is expected to sign the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (H.R. 5376; WHG summary) into law this week. The sweeping FY 2022 budget reconciliation package to lower health care costs, reform tax policy, reduce the deficit, and invest in initiatives to combat the climate crisis delivers a major legislative victory to Democrats. It could be the last big... Read More
WHG - Weekly, August 8, 2022
Over the weekend, Senate Democrats successfully passed a modified version of the Inflation Reduction Act, including priority provisions such as Medicare drug negotiations and an extension to the Affordable Care Act (ACA) premium subsidies. This comes after Democrats faced major hurdles before the final vote, including rulings from the Senate Parliamentarian on which provisions could be included in a budget reconciliation... Read More
WHG - Roundup of Recent Telehealth Policy - August 2022 Update
Attention continues to mount on telehealth expansion at the federal level. In Congress, lawmakers remain interested in determining what the longer-term fate of Medicare telehealth coverage will be beyond the COVID-19 public health emergency (PHE). While brief post-PHE expansion of Medicare telehealth coverage was already enacted earlier this year, legislation recently passed by the House would extend several telehealth flexibilities... Read More
WHG - Weekly, August 1, 2022
The Senate could hold a vote this week on the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 – the fiscal year (FY) 2022 budget reconciliation package negotiated by Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) and Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV). The House is on recess and could temporarily return to session to vote on the package following the Senate vote. This week, the... Read More
WHG - Weekly, July 25
This week, both chambers are working through their priority to-do list before leaving for the summer recess. The House adjourns on August 1, and the Senate adjourns a week later. Beginning tomorrow, the House will vote on a slew of legislation, including bills on telehealth flexibilities, long COVID research (H.R. 7180), and heart health initiatives in the South Asian community... Read More
WHG - Weekly, July 18
This week, we continue to track key developments regarding the slimmed down budget reconciliation package, expected to only include drug pricing provisions (WHG summary) and a two-year extension to ACA premium subsidy enhancements. The Senate Parliamentarian is expected to review the legislative text later this week to ensure it complies with the Byrd Rule, which prohibits the inclusion of “extraneous... Read More
WHG - WHG Regulatory Outlook – Summer 2022 Update
The Office of Management and Budget released the Spring 2022 update for its Unified Regulatory Agenda. This resource serves to outline the planned rulemaking the Administration intends to undertake and offers a base case on timing for when such regulations may be promulgated (though such timeframes are not binding). Though it is unclear when precisely the Administration will promulgate its... Read More
WHG - Weekly, July 11
With Congress back this week, we are tracking the Senate especially closely, as we could soon see key developments regarding budget reconciliation and mental health legislation. Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) is pushing to pass a budget reconciliation package before the scheduled summer recess on August 8. While Senate Democrats have reached a deal on drug pricing provisions (WHG summary), they... Read More
WHG - Weekly, July 5-July 8
With Congress in recess this week, we provide a status update on various health-related legislative priorities – including, drug pricing, ACA premium subsidies, mental health, COVID-19, public health, Food and Drug Administration (FDA) user fees, and government funding. Overall, lawmakers have made some progress – most notably, passing gun safety reform and providing youth mental health resources in the Bipartisan... Read More
WHG - Issue Brief on the Nutrition Policy Landscape, Includes Farm Bill and CNR Priorities
Federal nutrition programs reduce food insecurity and are critical to the health and well-being of one in four Americans each year, including nearly one in three children under five. These programs are especially important in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic as hunger has soared and disparities in nutrition security have been exacerbated. The Department of Agriculture (USDA) implemented a... Read More
WHG - Weekly, June 27-July 1
As the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade continues to alter the abortion landscape in the coming weeks and months, reproductive rights will remain a top priority for Democrats. With President Biden in Europe for meetings on the Russia-Ukraine war and international relations, a formal Executive Order to shore up access to abortion appears unlikely in the near... Read More
WHG - A Suite Of Potential Executive Actions For A Post-Roe World
On May 2, 2022, news outlet Politico published a draft of the Supreme Court’s upcoming decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, a case challenging Mississippi's ban on abortion after 15 weeks. The central argument of the case rests on the constitutionality of abortion, creating an opportunity to reassess the landmark 1973 Roe v. Wade decision that protected the... Read More
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