LEGISLATIVE AND REGULATORY UPDATE
Week in Brief
Infant with Microcephaly Dies, Is First Texas Zika-Related Death.
CMS Proposes PACE (Programs of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly) Program Updates.
LEGISLATIVE UPDATE
August 9
Senators Wyden, Markey Celebrate Success of Independence at Home Payment Model.
REGULATORY UPDATE
Department of Health and Human Services
August 5
CMS Issues Final Rule on Hospice Programs for FY 2017.
CMS Submits Final Rule on Prospective Payment System (PPS) Rates for Inpatient Rehabilitation Facilities (IRFs) for FY 2017.
CMS Provides FY 2017 Final Rule for PPS Payment Rates for Skilled Nursing Facilities (SNFs).
FDA Issues Draft Guidance on Submitting New 510(k) Application for Changes to an Existing Device.
NIH Requests Comments on NIH Guidelines for Human Stem Cell Research.
August 9
CMS Payment Model for Home Care Shows Savings, Quality Improvements in Second Performance Year.
August 10
SAMHSA Releases Approaches in Implementing the Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act: Best Practices from the States, Guide For Care Providers.
CMS Updates Nursing Home Compare Quality Ratings System.
CMS Issues Comment Due Date Revision for Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Part B CY 2017 Proposed Rule.
Other News
August 5
Texas Republican Delegation Sends Letter to President Obama Calling for Zika Funding
August 10
Florida Democrats Send Letter to HHS Secretary Burwell Urging Sustainable Funding for Zika Vaccine.
UPCOMING EVENTS
Congressional Hearings/Markups
- Veterans’ Affairs – Senate Committee on Indian Affairs
- Oversight Field Hearing on “Addressing Trauma and Mental Health Challenges in Indian Country.”
- August 17, 9:30AM
- United Tribes Technical College, 3315 University Drive, Bismarck, ND 58504
- August 17, 9:30AM
- Oversight Field Hearing on “Addressing Trauma and Mental Health Challenges in Indian Country.”
Department of Health and Human Services
- Food and Drug Administration meeting on Prescription Drug User Fee Act
- August 15| 9 a.m.
- FDA White Oak Campus, 10903 New Hampshire Ave., Building 31 Conference Center,, The Great Room (Rm 1503A), Silver Spring, MD 20993
- August 15| 9 a.m.
For more information about this issue of Power Play: Washington Week in Review or more legislative and regulatory updates, contact the Powers Pyles Sutter & Verville Government Relations and Public Policy group at (202) 466-6550.