WHITE HOUSE UPDATE
Tuesday, October 5
NIH: Statement by President Joe Biden on Dr. Francis Collins Stepping Down as Director of National Institutes of Health
Wednesday, October 6
Coronavirus: Press Briefing by White House COVID-19 Response Team and Public Health Officials
Thursday, October 7
Coronavirus: Remarks by President Biden on the Importance of COVID-19 Vaccine Requirements
Friday, October 8
Enacted Legislation
- President Joe Biden Signs HAVANA Act Into Law to Provide Benefits for Brain Injuries Sustained in Anomalous Health Events
- President Joe Biden Signs Veterans’ Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2021
LEGISLATIVE UPDATE
Tuesday, October 5
NIH: Senate HELP Committee Ranking Member Richard Burr (R-NC) Releases Statement on Dr. Francis Collins Stepping Down as NIH Director
Thursday, October 7
Telehealth
- Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Subcommittee on Communications, Media, and Broadband Holds Hearing on “State of Telehealth: Removing Barriers to Access and Improving Patient Outcomes”
- Subcommittee Chairman Lujan Opening Statement
Contraception: House Committee Leaders Urge Biden Administration to Ensure Health Insurance Companies Cover Full Range of FDA-Approved Contraceptives
REGULATORY UPDATE
Monday, October 4
HHS: HHS Issues Final Regulation Aimed at Ensuring Access to Equitable, Affordable, Client-Centered, Quality Family Planning Services through Title X
Tuesday, October 5
HHS
- Francis Collins Announces Decision to Step Down as Director of National Institutes of Health
- HHS Releases Report Finding Vaccination Linked to Reduction of Over Quarter Million COVID-19 Cases, 100,000 Hospitalizations, and 39,000 Deaths Among Seniors
- HHS Awards $2.21 Billion in Ryan White Program Funding to Help Americans Access HIV Care, Support Services, and Medication
- S. Attorney’s Office and HHS Office for Civil Rights Settle Disability Discrimination Case with Backus Hospital
Thursday, October 7
HHS: HHS Secretary Xavier Becerra Swears in Melanie Anne Egorin as Assistant Secretary for Legislation
Friday, October 8
CMS: CMS Releases 2022 Medicare Advantage and Part D Star Ratings to Help Medicare Beneficiaries Compare Plans