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
Impact Health - 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
Impact Health - 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
Impact Health - 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
Impact Health - 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
Impact Health - 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
Impact Health - 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
Impact Health - 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
Impact Health - 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
Impact Health - Weekly, June 21-24
With less than two weeks until the next recess, Congress continues to tackle a slate of priorities, including mental health, ARPA-H, LGBTQI+ data inclusion, and FY 2023 government funding. COVID-19 vaccines for children under five are now authorized and recommended by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The Biden Administration has begun... Read More
Impact Health - Weekly, June 13-17
Lawmakers continue to chip away at their to-do list. Yesterday, the bipartisan group led by Sen. Chris Murphy (D-CT) announced a framework to reduce gun violence and increase mental health resources. The Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee will vote on a slate of bills, including its legislation to reauthorize Food and Drug Administration (FDA) user fee programs... Read More
Impact Health - Weekly, June 6-10
Congress returns from recess to tackle a slew of priorities. The House will vote on a pair of gun reform bills, that include several of the measures recommended by President Biden in a speech urging lawmakers to address gun violence. However, the Senate is unlikely to consider them in anticipation of a bipartisan deal under negotiations. The House will also... Read More
Impact Health - Weekly, May 31-June 3
With Congress in recess this week, we provide a status update on top health issues, including gun violence, mental health, COVID-19 and public health, health care costs, and Food and Drug Administration (FDA) user fees, as well as government funding. Overall, lawmakers have made some progress, with several marked-up bills awaiting floor votes. When Congress returns next week, lawmakers will... Read More
Impact Health - Weekly, May 23-27
On Saturday, President Biden signed a $40 billion aid package for Ukraine (H.R. 7691). Congressional leaders did not include emergency supplemental funding for COVID-19 out of concern that doing so would delay Ukrainian aid. Instead, they plan to advance the COVID funding bill separately, though the timing of the vote is unclear. House votes are not scheduled until June 7... Read More
Impact Health - Weekly, May 16-20
With the COVID-19 public health emergency (PHE) declaration currently set to end on July 15, today is the deadline for the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to provide states at least 60 days’ notice that the PHE will expire or terminate. On the congressional front, several committees will convene hearings on various topics, including mental health, fiscal year... Read More
Impact Health - Weekly, May 9-13
This week, congressional committees will convene hearings on top priorities, including the President’s fiscal year (FY) 2023 budget request, health of older adults, and mental health. Today, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) is expected to tee up a Wednesday vote on the Women’s Health Protection Act (WHPA) of 2022 (S. 4132), which would prohibit government restrictions on the provision... Read More
Impact Health - Weekly, May 2-6
The House is in recess this week, but the Senate will push forward with their spring agenda, though mostly focused on energy and environmental issues. Appropriations hearings will continue with Department of Energy (DOE) Secretary Jennifer Granholm and Department of Transportation (DOT) Secretary Pete Buttigieg testifying on the fiscal 2023 budget proposal. Meanwhile, the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee... Read More
Impact Health - Weekly, April 25-29
Congress returns this week after a two-week spring recess. At the top of the agenda will be a push to pass the $10 billion bipartisan COVID-19 supplemental package that was negotiated just prior to leaving town earlier this month. The package was pulled by leadership just prior to recess due to Republicans demanding a vote on reinstating the Title 42... Read More
Impact Health - Weekly, April 18-22
Congress remains in recess and will return next week. In the meantime, we look ahead to anticipated regulations from the Biden Administration and key comment deadlines. The fiscal year (FY) 2023 inpatient prospective payment system (IPPS) proposed rule, which has cleared review at the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), is expected imminently this week. As part of the Biden... Read More
Impact Health - Weekly, April 11-15
With Congress in recess for the next two weeks, we look ahead to what happens to the different flexibilities put in place during the COVID-19 public health emergency (PHE) when the emergency declaration ends. A path for the bipartisan $10 billion COVID-19 supplemental bill, on hold due to disputes over the “Title 42” policy, is likely to remain uncertain until... Read More
- « Previous Page
- 1
- …
- 6
- 7
- 8
- 9
- 10
- …
- 20
- Next Page »