LEGISLATIVE UPDATE
Monday, April 6
Coronavirus: Senate Finance Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley and Ways and Means Committee Chairman Richard Neal Call on U.S. International Trade Commission to Identify Imported Goods Related to Coronavirus Response
Coronavirus Relief: Senate Finance Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley Urges Inspector General for Tax Administration to Educate Public on CARES Act Scams
Senior Care: Senate Aging Committee Ranking Member Bob Casey and Sen. Pat Toomey Press CMS on Plans to Protect Seniors in Underperforming Nursing Homes from Coronavirus
Tuesday, April 7
Medical Supplies: House Committee on Homeland Security Chairman Bennie G. Thompson and Committee on Oversight and Reform Chairman Carolyn Maloney Inquire about FEMA’s Efforts to Acquire and Distribute Personal Protective Equipment
- House Subcommittee on National Security Chairman Stephen Lynch Requests Information about Ventilators and PPE For Defense Department Personnel
Maternal Health: Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee Ranking Member Patty Murray Releases GAO Report Highlighting Need to Address Maternal Mortality Crisis
Senior Care: Congressional Lawmakers Seek Review of Psychotropic Prescription Use in Nursing Homes
Wednesday, April 8
Coronavirus Testing: Top Health Committee Senators Push Free COVID-19 Antibodies Test for Everyone
Price Gouging: House Subcommittee on Consumer Protection and Commerce Chair Jan Schakowsky and Democratic Leaders Introduce Bill to Protect Americans from Price Gouging During Coronavirus Pandemic
Medical Supplies: House Committee on Oversight and Reform Chairman Carolyn Maloney Releases HHS Document Detailing Inadequate Distribution of Personal Protective Equipment and Critical Medical Supplies to States
Thursday, April 9
Coronavirus Testing: House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. Criticizes Trump Administration’s Decision to End Support for Community-Based Testing Sites
Women’s Health: Democratic Lawmakers Push for Supreme Court to Protect Women’s Birth Control Coverage against Trump Administration Rule
Medical Supplies: House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr., Armed Services Committee Chairman Adam Smith, and Homeland Security Committee Chairman Bennie Thompson Urge President to Coordinate Production and Acquisition of COVID-19 Response Supplies
Friday, April 10
Coronavirus: Senate Finance Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley Questions World Health Organization Response to Coronavirus Pandemic
Veteran Affairs: Senate Committee on Veterans’ Affairs Ranking Member Jon Tester Urges VA to Implement CARES Act Provisions Quickly and Efficiently to Protect Veterans
- House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs Chairman Mark Takano and Subcommittee on Technology Modernization Chair Susie Lee Statement on VA’s Electronic Health Record Project Delay
REGULATORY UPDATE
Monday, April 6
HHS: Department of Health & Human Services Announces Upcoming CDC Funding Action to Provide $186 Million for Coronavirus Response
- Health & Human Services Supports State, Territorial and Tribal Public Health Labs with COVID-19 Rapid Point-of-Care Test
Tuesday, April 7
CMS: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Delivers $34 Billion for Providers with the Accelerated/Advance Payment Program for Medicare Providers
Wednesday, April 8
HHS: Department of Health & Human Services to Provide Millions of TYVEK Protective Suits for U.S. Healthcare Workers
- Health & Human Services Awards $1.3 Billion to Health Centers in Historic U.S. Response to COVID-19
CMS: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Issues New Infection Control Guidance Based on CDC Guidelines to Protect Patients and Healthcare Workers from COVID-19
HHS: Health & Human Services Secretary Alex Azar and Assistant Secretary for Health Brett P. Giroir, M.D. Statements on Authorizing Licensed Pharmacists to Order and Administer COVID-19 Tests
- Health & Human Services Announces Expansion of Indian Health Service Telehealth Services During COVID-19 Response
FDA: Food and Drug Administration Warns Seller Marketing Dangerous Chlorine Dioxide Products Claiming to Treat or Prevent COVID-19
- Food and Drug Administration Issues Guidance To Health Care Providers and Investigators on Study and Administration of Convalescent Plasma To Patients Seriously Ill with COVID-19
HHS: Health & Human Services Office for Civil Rights Reaches Early Case Resolution with Alabama after It Removes Discriminatory Ventilator Triaging Guidelines
Thursday, April 9
CMS: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Suspend Rules to Ensure U.S. Healthcare Facilities Can Maximize Frontline Workforces to Confront COVID-19 Crisis
NIH: National Institutes of Health Begins Clinical Trial of Hydroxychloroquine as a Potential Therapy for COVID-19
HHS: Health & Human Services Office for Civil Rights Announces Notification of Enforcement Discretion for Community-Based Testing Sites during Coronavirus Pandemic
Friday, April 10
NIH: National Institutes of Health Begins Study to Quantify Undetected Cases of Coronavirus Infection
HHS: Health & Human Services Issues Guidance on Human Subjects Research During Coronavirus Pandemic
FDA: Food and Drug Administration Issues Emergency Use Authorization for Blood Purification Device to Treat COVID-19
- Food and Drug Administration Issues Second Emergency Use Authorization to Decontaminate N95 Respirators
UPCOMING EVENTS
FDA
Orthopaedic and Rehabilitation Devices Panel of the Medical Devices Advisory Committee
April 23, 2020 8:00 AM – 6:00 PM
April 24, 2020 8:00 AM – 1:00 PM
10903 New Hampshire Ave., Building 31
Conference Center, the Great Room (Rm. 1503)
Silver Spring, MD 20993-0002
VA
Veterans Health Research
April 29, 2020 11:00 AM
Teleconference access — 800-767-1750, passcode: 94273#
RSVP required
HHS/ CDC
Opioid Addiction Prevention and Pain Management
April 30, 2020 12:30 PM
Web Conference
Dial-in at 800-369-3110; Participant Code, 7563795
NIH
National Cancer Institute Program and Legislative Updates
May 11, 2020 9:30 AM
Building 40, Room 1201/1203
40 Convent Drive
Bethesda, MD 20814
NIH
National Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases Advisory Council
May 12, 2020 8:30 AM — 12:00 PM; 1:00 PM — 2:00 PM
Porter Neuroscience Research Center
Building 35A, Conference Room 610-640
35 Convent Drive
Bethesda, MD 20892
CDC
Advisory Committee on Breast Cancer in Young Women
May 13, 2020 8:00 AM to 1:00 PM
Web conference access — https://adobeconnect.cdc.gov/rwa641n3jrry/
Teleconference access — 1-888-606-5944, passcode: 8340472
NIH
National Institute of Mental Health Programs Review
May 19, 2020 9:00 AM
Neuroscience Center, Conference Rooms C/D/E
6001 Executive Boulevard
Rockville, MD 20852
NIH
National Institute on Aging Programs Review
May 27, 2020 8:00 AM
Natcher Building, Conference Rooms E1 & E2
45 Center Drive
Bethesda, MD 20894
NIH
NIH Deafness Disorder and Communication Programs Review
May 29, 2020 10:00 AM
Porter Neuroscience Research Center
35 Convent Drive, Building 35A, Room 620
Bethesda, MD 20892
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
Physician Payment Models
June 22, 2020 9:00 AM
200 Independence Ave SW, Great Hall
Washington, DC 20515