EXECUTIVE UPDATE
Monday, October 28
Council of Economic Advisers Releases Report on Full Cost of Opioid Crisis
November, 1
President Donald J. Trump Announces Intent to Nominate Stephen Hahn as Commissioner of Food and Drug Administration
LEGISLATIVE UPDATE
Monday, October 28
Healthcare: House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone and Health Subcommittee Chairwoman Anna Eshoo Commend the Passage of Five Health Bills Drugs: Chairman Pallone and Representative Brett Guthrie Introduce H.R. 4866 to Support Continuous Pharmaceutical Manufacturing
Retirement: Energy and Commerce Committee Ranking Member Greg Walden Announces Retirement at the End of the 116th Congress
Tuesday, October 29
Health Coverage: Nearly Half a Million More Children are Uninsured than in 2018
Children’s Health: Acting Director of Citizenship and Immigration Services Ken Cuccinelli and Acting Director of Immigration and Customs Enforcement Matthew Albence Testify on Trump Administration’s Decision to Deport Critically Ill Children
Wednesday, October 30
E-Cigarettes: Chairman Pallone Urges President Trump to Fulfill Promise to Issue E-Cigarette Flavor Ban
- House Oversight Subcommittee on Economic and Consumer Policy Calls on Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA) to Complete Review of Administration’s Vaping Flavor Ban in Ten Days
Healthcare: House Veterans’ Affairs Committee Chairman Mark Takano States that Native Veterans’ Access to Healthcare Must be a VA Priority
Thursday, October 31
Budget: Senate Budget Committee Chairman Mike Enzi and Senator Sheldon Whitehouse Offer Bipartisan Reforms to Amend Budget Process
Drug Pricing: Senate Finance Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley Authors Op-Ed on the Prescription Drug Pricing Reduction Act’s Ability to Reduce Drug Costs
Health: Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee Approves Eight Bipartisan Public Health Bills
Friday, November 1
Affordable Care Act: Senator Grassley Comments on the Trump Administration’s Guidance on the Affordable Care Act’s 1332 Waivers
REGULATORY UPDATE
Monday, October 28
CDC: New Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Report Provides First Analysis of Lung Injury Deaths Associated with Use of E-cigarette, or Vaping, Products
Tuesday, October 29
FDA: Food and Drug Administration Takes Steps Towards Requiring Electronic Submission of an Investigational New Drug Application to the Adverse Event Reporting System
CMS: VA and CMS Partner to Improve Health Care Protections for Veterans
Wednesday, October 30
SAMHSA: Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration Announces Launch of FindTreatment.gov
HHS: HHS Office for Civil Rights Secures Corrective Action and Ensures Florida Orthopedic Practice Protects Patients with HIV from Discrimination
NIH: Exposure to Acetaminophen in the Womb May Increase a Child’s Risk for Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder and Autism Spectrum Disorder
Thursday, October 31
FDA: FDA Issues Report on “Drug Shortages: Root Causes and Potential Solutions”
CMS: CMS Finalizes Changes to the Medicare Payment Rules for Durable Medical Equipment Prosthetics, Orthotics, and Supplies Program, End-Stage Renal Disease Prospective Payment System, and the ESRD Quality Incentive Program
CMS: CMS Finalizes Calendar Year 2020 Payment and Policy Changes for Home Health Agencies and Calendar Year 2021 Home Infusion Therapy Benefit
Friday, November 1
CMS: CMS Finalizes Policy, Payment, and Quality Provisions Changes to the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule for Calendar Year 2020
- CMS Solidifies Medicare Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System and Ambulatory Surgical Center Payment System Final Rule
UPCOMING EVENTS
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
The Drug Policy Alliance hosts the International Drug Policy Reform Conference
November 6-9, 2019
St. Louis Union Station Hotel
1820 Market St.
St Louis, Missouri, 63103
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
HELP
Examining the Response to Lung Illnesses and Rising Youth Electronic Cigarette Use
November 13, 2019 10:00 AM
430 Dirksen Senate Office Building
Washington, DC 20002
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
HHS
November 21, 2019 9:00 AM — 4:00 PM
Hilton Washington, DC/Rockville Hotel & Executive Meeting Center
1750 Rockville Pike
Rockville, MD 20852
CMS
December 16, 2019 9:00 AM
December 17, 2019 9:00 AM
7500 Security Boulevard
Baltimore, MD 21244-1850
NIH
Health and Human Services Department; National Institutes of Health holds a meeting of the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases
January 29, 2019 8:30 AM
NIH
31 Center Drive, Building 31, C Wing, Sixth Floor, Conference Room 10
Bethesda, MD 20894
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