LEGISLATIVE UPDATE
Tuesday, October 22
Health Care: House Ways and Means Committee Marks Up Drug Pricing Package
- Ways and Means Committee Chairman Richard Neal Comments on Passage of H.R. 3
E-Cigarettes: Oversight Subcommittee Presses Food and Drug Administration to Publish Final E-Cigarette Flavor Ban
Wednesday, October 23
Health Care: Ways and Means Committee Marks Up Tax and Health Legislation Including Imposing Tax on Nicotine Used in Vaping Devices, Inhaler Coverage and Access Now (I CAN) Act, Restoring Access to Medication Act, and Primary Care Enhancement Act
- House Energy and Commerce Oversight Subcommittee Holds Hearing on Trump Administration’s Health Care Actions
REGULATORY UPDATE
Monday, October 21
CMS: Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Administrator Seeks Comment on Future of Medicare Program Integrity
FTC: Federal Trade Commission Orders Health Insurance Companies and Systems to Provide Information to Study Effects of Certificates of Public Advantage
Tuesday, October 22
CMS: Premiums for HealthCare.gov Plans Decrease by 4 Percent
FDA: Food and Drug Administration Authorizes Marketing of Eight Smokeless Tobacco Products Through Modified Risk Tobacco Product Pathway
HHS: Department of Health and Human Services Awards $16 Million to Help Primary Care Practices Address Patients’ Unhealthy Alcohol Use
HRSA: Health Resources and Services Administration Awards National Academy for State Health Policy Funding to Support State Maternal and Child Health Policy Innovation Program
Wednesday, October 23
NIH: National Eye Institute Study Shows Vision Therapy Can Treat Convergence Insufficiency in Children but Does Not Improve Reading Test Scores
NIH: National Institutes of Health Launches Collaboration to Develop Gene-Based Cures for Sickle Cell Disease and HIV on a Global Scale
HHS: Department of Health and Human Services Awards $319 Million Scholarship and Loan Repayment Awards for Clinicians and Students through the National Health Service Corps
HHS: Office for Civil Rights Imposes $2.15 Million Civil Money Penalty Against Jackson Health System for HIPAA Violations
Thursday, October 24
NIH: Ending HIV Requires Optimizing Treatment and Prevention Tools
FDA: Food and Drug Commissioner, Norman Sharpless, Comments on Implementation of SUPPORT Act and its Success in Combating the Opioids Crisis
UPCOMING EVENTS
Legislative Hearings
Energy and Commerce
Safeguarding Pharmaceutical Supply Chains in a Global Economy
October 30, 2019 10:00 AM
John D. Dingell Room
2123 Rayburn House Office Building
Washington, DC 20515
Finance
Medicaid: Compliance with Eligibility Requirements
October 30, 2019 2:00 PM
215 Dirksen Senate Office Building
Washington, DC 20515
Regulatory Meetings
MedPAC
November 7, 2019
November 8, 2019
Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center
1300 Pennsylvania Ave NW
Washington, DC 20004
HHS
Meeting: AIDS Research
November 7, 2019 9:30 AM
NIH 5601 Fishers Lane, Conference Room 1D13
Rockville, MD 20852
NIH
Office of AIDS Research Advisory Council
November 7, 2019 8:30 AM — 4:30 PM
National Institutes of Health
5601 Fishers Lane, Room 1D13
Rockville, MD 20852
HHS
November 12, 2019 8:00 AM — 4:30 PM
FDA White Oak Campus
10903 New Hampshire Ave., Bldg. 31 Conference Center, the Great Room (Rm. 1503-A)
Silver Spring, MD 20993-0002
HHS
Health and Human Services Department; National Institutes of Health holds a meeting of the National Library of Medicine to review research and development programs and prepare reports
November 12, 2019 10:00 AM
National Library of Medicine
8600 Rockville Pike, Building 38, Second Floor, Lindberg Room
Bethesda, MD 20894
HHS
National Committee on Vital and Health Statistics (NCVHS), Full Committee Meeting
November 13, 2019 9:00 AM -5:30 PM
November 14, 2019 8:30 AM -3:00 PM
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
National Center for Health Statistics
3311 Toledo Road
Hyattsville, MD 20782
HHS
Health Resources and Services Administration holds a meeting of the CDC/HRSA Advisory Committee on HIV, Viral Hepatitis and STD Prevention and Treatment
November 13, 2019 9:30 AM
November 14, 2019 9:30 AM
5600 Fishers Lane
Rockville, MD 20852
CMS
November 14, 2019 8:30 AM — 4:00 PM
Hubert H. Humphrey Building
200 Independence Avenue SW, Room 505A
Washington, DC 20201
CDC
Healthcare Infection Control Practices Advisory Committee (HICPAC) Meeting
November 14, 2019, 9:00 AM — 5:00 PM
November 15, 2019, 9:00 AM — 12:00 PM
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Global Communications Center
Building 19, Auditorium B, 1600
Clifton Road NE, Atlanta, Georgia 30329
CMS
December 16, 2019 9:00 AM
December 17, 2019 9:00 AM
7500 Security Boulevard
Baltimore, MD 21244-1850
NIH
National Advisory Council for Complementary and Integrative Health
February 7, 2020 10:00 AM — 4:00 PM
National Institutes of General Medical Science
Natcher Building, 45 Center Drive
Bethesda, MD 20892