The House and Senate are both in session this week finishing out a busy March before heading into a two-week spring recess period. If Republicans manage to coalesce the votes, the House will bring up H.R. 1, the “Lower Energy Costs Act”, a package of reforms to increase domestic energy capacity and reduce associated regulatory and permitting barriers. The 175-page... Read More
Impact Health - Weekly, March 20, 2023
The House Republicans are having their retreat in Orlando early this week and aren’t scheduled to come back into session until noon on Wednesday. Once back, the House will be taking up H.R. 5, the Parents Bill of Rights Act. This bill establishes rights of parents and guardians regarding the elementary or secondary school education of their children and, among... Read More
Impact Health - Weekly, March 6, 2023
The House and Senate are both in session this week and the President’s fiscal year 2024 will be released on Thursday. The Senate is expected to vote on a GOP-led resolution to block D.C. from implementing its revised criminal code. The House passed the measure last month and President Biden has agreed to sign it, much to the consternation of... Read More
Impact Health - Weekly, February 27, 2023
Congress is back from recess this week. House committees plan to convene to discuss the federal response to COVID-19 and the creation of a national federal data privacy standard. As for floor activity, the House plans to vote on several bipartisan bills relating to communications infrastructure and cybersecurity and a bipartisan resolution responding to the earthquake in Turkey and Syria... Read More
Impact Health - Weekly, February 13, 2023
This week the House starts a two-week district work period while the Senate is in session one more week before the President’s Day recess. After a slow start to the year, the Senate will hold several policy focused hearings this week, including: The Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions will hold a hearing on Thursday to examine healthcare... Read More
Impact Health - WHG Health Policy Guide to the 118th Congress
Over a month into the 118th Congress, both the House and Senate have finally finished organizing themselves and have agreed on Committee membership, though some of the Senate Subcommittee assignments are yet to be named. With the Republicans taking control of the House, and new leadership on the top of both the House Ways and Means Committee and the Senate... Read More
Impact Health - Tracker: COVID-19 PHE Flexibilities
Wynne Health Group (WHG) has compiled a series of charts that delineate a comprehensive set of emergency waivers and flexibilities permitted during the COVID-19 public health emergency (PHE). Under current PHE conditions, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is authorized under section 1135 of the Social Security Act to waive a range of Medicare and Medicaid requirements... Read More
Impact Health - WHG Weekly (1/30-2/3)
Both sides of the Capitol are in session this week as attention remains focused on how to address the looming debt ceiling. President Biden hosted Democratic leaders at the White House last week and is expected to meet with Speaker of the House, Republican Kevin McCarthy, on Wednesday. Democrats largely remain unified that they will not negotiate on the debt... Read More
Impact Health - 2023 Year-Ahead Outlook
Congress ended last year having accomplished a sizable amount of policymaking on health. In addition to the several bipartisan provisions included in the fiscal year (FY) 2023 omnibus, lawmakers also passed bipartisan legislation on mental health and gun reform, and congressional Democrats were successful in advancing substantial drug pricing reforms and coverage expansions via the Inflation Reduction Act. Following a... Read More
Impact Health - Weekly, January 17, 2023
With Congress in recess this week, we turn our attention to the Biden-Harris Administration, and specifically the recently updated unified agenda. The Administration is planning to engage in multiple rulemaking efforts to advance its health-related priorities. For example, we expect to see more from the Administration this year on its plans for implementing the drug pricing provisions included in the... Read More
Impact Health - Weekly, January 9, 2023
Today, the House will vote on the rules package, a set of guidelines that will determine how the Republican-controlled House will operate. In order to secure the Speakership, House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) made a number of concessions to conservatives. The deal included a provision to freeze spending at FY 2022 levels. The House will also vote on slate of... Read More
Impact Health - Weekly: January 3, 2023
The 118th Congress marks a significant shift in the political landscape – a Republican-controlled House, albeit a slim majority, and a Democratic majority in the Senate. Their appetite for bipartisanship is unclear. We anticipate the bulk of policymaking will take place in the regulatory arena. We continue to monitor the release of the Biden Administration’s updated regulatory agenda. Today, the... Read More
Impact Health - Weekly, December 12, 2022
Though Democrats and Republicans have not reached a deal on the FY 2023 omnibus appropriations package, “Chairman Leahy feels that sufficient progress in negotiations took place over the weekend to delay the introduction of the omnibus appropriations bill for the time being,” according to a statement from Leahy’s office. Still, we anticipate lawmakers will need to pass another continuing resolution... Read More
Impact Health - Weekly, December 5
This week, negotiations over the end-of-year spending package continue as we inch closer to the current Continuing Resolution expiring on December 16. Below, we provide a status update on FY 2023 appropriations and potential policy provisions that could be attached to the year-end package. Meanwhile, the House will vote on a slate of bills this week, including several Senate-passed bills... Read More
Impact Health - Maternal Health Policy Update: November - December 2022
As maternal mortality and morbidity in the United States continues to be the highest among industrialized nations and disparities are stark with Black women more than three times as likely to die from pregnancy-related causes as white women, Congress and the Biden-Harris Administration have worked on a range of maternal health legislation and regulatory efforts. The attached issue brief provides... Read More
Impact Health - Weekly, November 28
Congress returns this week to a full plate with about three weeks before lawmakers are scheduled to adjourn for the holiday recess. Fiscal Year 2023 funding: The current continuing resolution expires on December 16. Lawmakers are eyeing a one-week extension to allow for more time to figure out the omnibus spending package. The inclusion of other measures in the... Read More
Impact Health - Weekly, November 14
Congress returns to the lame duck session with a big to-do list, including must-pass pieces of legislation: funding the government and reauthorizing the annual defense policy bill. This week, the Senate is expected to debate the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), which includes provisions to strengthen environmental health and security. For example, the bill reauthorizes the Centers for Disease Control... Read More
Impact Health - 2022 Midterm Election Recap
As of the morning of November 9, control of both the House and Senate remains undecided as votes are continuing to be counted in battleground states. Despite record inflation levels and low ratings for President Biden, and a historic pattern of mid-term elections harming the party that holds control, the “red wave” Republicans were hoping would provide them a sweeping... Read More
Impact Health - Weekly, November 1, 2022
You’re Invited – WHG 5-Year Anniversary Party Please join us at our DC office on December 1st to celebrate Wynne Health Group’s 5-Year Anniversary and the holiday season. RSVP and view more information here. We hope to see you there! Election Preview The 2022 Midterm Elections are tomorrow. Democrats remain at risk of losing control of Congress, especially in the... Read More
Impact Health - Weekly, October 31, 2022
Regulatory Update The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) has completed its review of two major Medicare payment update rules for calendar year 2023 – the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule and the Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) could release those rules as early as this afternoon, though the timing is not certain... Read More
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