Power Play: Washington Week in Review April 5

WHITE HOUSE UPDATE

Monday, April 5

Coronavirus: Press Briefing by White House COVID-19 Response Team

Wednesday, April 7

Coronavirus: Press Briefing by White House COVID-19 Response Team and Public Health Officials

Friday, April 9

Budget: Office of Management and Budget Releases President’s Fiscal Year 2022 Discretionary Funding Request

LEGISLATIVE UPDATE

Tuesday, April 6

Health Insurance: Democratic House Leaders Urge Biden Administration to Protect Laid-Off Workers from Coverage Gaps

Thursday, April 8

Organ Procurement: Senate Finance Committee Chair Ron Wyden (D-OR) and Senator Chuck Grassley (R-IA) Praise Biden Administration for Final Rule to Reform Organ Procurement

Friday, April 9

Health Equity: House Ways and Means Committee Chair Richard E. Neal (D-MA) Highlights Committee’s Health and Economic Equity Priorities

Budget: House Ways & Means Committee Chair Richard Neal Statement on President Biden’s FY22 Discretionary Funding Request

REGULATORY UPDATE

Wednesday, April 7

CMS

CMS Issues a Proposed Rule to Update Medicare Payment Policies and Rates for Facilities Under the Inpatient Rehabilitation Facility (IRF) Prospective Payment System (PPS)
CMS Issues a Proposed Rule to Update Medicare Payment Policies and Rates for the Inpatient Psychiatric Facility Prospective Payment System (IPF PPS)

HHS

HHS Secretary Becerra Announces More Than 500,000 Americans Have Enrolled in Marketplace Coverage During Special Enrollment Period
HHS Secretary Xavier Becerra Announces Expansion of COVID-19 Vaccine Program to All Community Health Centers Across the Country

Thursday, April 8

CMS: CMS Issues a Proposed Rule to Update Medicare Payment Policies and Rates for Skilled Nursing Facilities

Friday, April 9

HHS: Statement by HHS Secretary Xavier Becerra on President Biden’s FY 2022 Discretionary Funding Request

EVENTS

House Energy and Commerce Committee

Health Subcommittee Hearing on “An Epidemic within a Pandemic: Understanding Substance Use and Misuse in America”

Wednesday, April 14, 10:00 AM

House Veteran’s Affairs Committee

Subcommittee on Technology Modernization Hearing on “Strategic Review: Evaluating Concerns About the Ongoing Implementation of the Electronic Health Record Modernization Program”

Wednesday, April 14, 2:00 PM

Senate Indian Affairs Committee