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WHITE HOUSE UPDATE
Tuesday, May 26
Drug Pricing: President Trump and Administration Announce Plans to Reduce the Cost of Insulin and Improve Healthcare for Seniors
LEGISLATIVE UPDATE
Tuesday, May 26
Drug Pricing: Senate Finance Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley Commends President Trump’s Announcement of Medicare Part D Initiative to Lower Out-of-Pocket Insulin Expenses for Seniors
Thursday, May 28
Drug Pricing: Senate Special Committee on Aging Chairman Susan Collins Praises CMS Announcement to Cap Medicare Beneficiaries’ Insulin Co-Pay at $35 Per Month
Mental Health: Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden Seeks Inspector General Investigation into Mental Health Services Contracts Among Insurance Companies
Veterans Affairs: House of Representatives Passes Three Bipartisan Bills to Increase Disability Compensation Rates, Improve Access to Medical Care, and Modify Pay Structure for Veterans
REGULATORY UPDATE
Wednesday, May 27
FDA: U.S. Food and Drug Administration Provides SARS-CoV-2 Reference Panel to Aid Development and Evaluation of Diagnostic Tests that Detect Infection
Thursday, May 28
HHS: Department of Health and Human Services Awards $15 Million to Combat COVID-19 Pandemic in Rural Tribal Communities
UPCOMING EVENTS
HHS/ NIH
Action Plan for the Muscular Dystrophies
June 8, 2020 1:00 PM
NIH Neuroscience Center
6001 Executive Boulevard
Bethesda, MD 20892
Livestream access —https://nih.webex.com/nih/onstage/g.php?MTID=e1c2d0bed65aa419911386eaa2ea2bb42
Registration —
https://meetings.ninds.nih.gov/Home/Registration/26698
HHS
National Vaccine Advisory Committee
June 9, 2020 (Time: TBA)
Registration and access — http://www.hhs.gov/nvpo/nvac/meetings/index.html
CDC
Community Preventive Services Task Force
June 11, 2020 8:30 AM to 5:30 PM
Registration and access — http://www.thecommunityguide.org/
NIH
Interagency Pain Research Coordinating Committee
June 16, 2020 1:30 PM to 4:00 PM
Webcast access — http://iprcc.nih.gov/
Teleconference access — 1-650-479-3208, passcode: 622 776 328
HRSA
National Advisory Council on the National Health Service Corps
June 16, 2020 9:30 AM to 1:30 PM
Web conference access — https://hrsa.connectsolutions.com/nacnep/
Teleconference access — 1-888-455-4141, passcode: “FACA Meeting” (voice response)
HHS
Physician Payment Models
June 22, 2020 9:00 AM
200 Independence Ave SW, Great Hall
Washington, DC 20515
Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Crisis
July 4, 2020 10:00 AM
2401 Rayburn House Office Building
Washington, D.C. 20515
CMS
Medicare Advisory Panel on Clinical Diagnostic Laboratory Tests
July 29, 2020 8:30 AM to 5:00 PM
July 30, 2020 8:30 AM to 5:00 PM
Web and teleconference access — https://www.cms.gov/Regulations-and-Guidance/Guidance/FACA/AdvisoryPanelonClinicalDiagnosticLaboratoryTests.html