Power Play: Washington Week in Review March 13

WHITE HOUSE UPDATE

Monday, March 13

Reproductive Health: Vice President Kamala Harris Holds Press Call on Reproductive Rights

Wednesday, March 15

Drug Prices: Biden-Harris Administration Releases Fact Sheet on Data Resulting from President Joe Biden’s Prescription Drug Law

• President Joe Biden’s Remarks on Lowering Drug Prices

Thursday, March 16

Reproductive Health: Vice President Kamala Harris Holds Meeting with State Legislators, Health Care Providers, Advocates, and Students on Reproductive Rights

• Meeting Readout

Insulin: President Joe Biden Releases Statement on Top Three Insulin Producers Lowering Prices

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LEGISLATIVE UPDATE

Tuesday, March 14

Drug Prices: Senate Finance Committee Chairman Ron Wyden and Senator Jon Tester Lead Senate Letter Highlighting Lower Drug Costs for Seniors

• Full Letter 

Wednesday, March 15

COVID-19: HELP Committee to Hold Hearing on Moderna COVID-19 Vaccine Pricing

Veterans’ Affairs: Senate Committee on Veterans’ Affairs Holds Hearing Examining the Future Path of VA’s Electronic Health Record Modernization Program

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REGULATORY UPDATE

Wednesday, March 15

CMS: CMS Announces Lowered Prescription Drug Prices Under Inflation Reduction Act

HHS: HHS Releases Initial Guidance for Historic Medicare Drug Price Negotiation Program for Price Applicability Year 2026

Thursday, March 16

HHS: HHS Awards Ceritified Community Behavioral Health Clinic Planning Grants to 15 States to Help Address Ongoing Mental Health Crisis

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EVENTS

Senate HELP Committee

Hearing: Taxpayers Paid Billins For It: So Why Would Moderna Consider Quadrupling the Price of the COVID Vaccine?

Wednesday, March 22^nd, 2023 @ 10 am

Senate Finance Committee

Hearing: The President’s Fiscal Year 2024 Health and Human Services Budget

Wednesday March 22^nd, 2023 @ 10 am