WHITE HOUSE UPDATE
Monday, August 2
Coronavirus: Press Briefing by White House COVID-19 Response Team and Public Health Officials
Tuesday, August 3
Coronavirus: President Biden Announces More Than 100 Million U.S. COVID-19 Vaccine Doses Donated and Shipped Abroad
Health Equity: Biden Administration Bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act Provides Advancing Economic and Public Health Opportunities for Communities of Color
Thursday, August 5
Coronavirus
- Press Briefing by White House COVID-19 Response Team and Public Health Officials
- Biden Administration Announces Additional Vaccination Actions to Help Kids Go Back to School Safely
Friday, August 6
Health Centers: President Biden Issues Proclamation on National Health Center Week
Nominations: President Biden Announces Nomination of Sam Bagenstos for HHS General Counsel
Monday, August 9
Coronavirus: Statement by President Joe Biden on COVID-19 Vaccines for Service Members
Tuesday, August 10
Coronavirus: President Biden Introduces FEMA Administrator, Homeland Security, and COVID-19 Response Teams for Briefing
Health Care Coverage: Biden-Harris Administration Announces 2.5 Million Americans Signed Up for Health Insurance During Special Enrollment Period
Wednesday, August 11
Coronavirus: President Biden Meets with Business, University and Health Care Leaders on COVID-19 Vaccination Requirements
Thursday, August 12
Coronavirus: Press Briefing by White House COVID-19 Response Team and Public Health Officials
Drug Pricing: President Biden Calls on Congress to Lower Prescription Drug Prices
LEGISLATIVE UPDATE
Monday, August 2
FY 2022 Budget:
- Senate Appropriations Subcommittee Holds Markup of Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2022
Tuesday, August 3
Disability Technology: Senate HELP Committee Advances Bipartisan Bills to Improve Suicide Prevention, Protect Pregnant Workers, and Support People with Disabilities by Increasing Access to Assistive Technologies
Wednesday, August 4
FY 2022 Budget: Senate Appropriations Committee Approves FY22 Agriculture and FDA Funding Measure
Thursday, August 5
Mental Health: Senate Finance Committee Chairman Ron Wyden (D-OR) and Ranking Member Mike Crapo (R-ID) Request Input to Address Barriers to Mental Health Services
Monday, August 9
FY 2022 Budget
- Senate Budget Committee Chairman Bernie Sanders (I-VT) and Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) Introduce FY2022 Budget Resolution
- Senate Budget Committee Ranking Member Lindsey Graham (R-SC) Releases Statement on FY2022 Budget Resolution
- House Budget Committee Ranking Member Jason Smith (R-MO) Releases Statement on FY2022 Budget Resolution
Tuesday, August 10
Nursing Homes: Senate Finance Committee Chairman Ron Wyden (D-OR) and Senate Aging Committee Chairman Bob Casey (D-PA) Introduce Legislation to Improve Quality of Care and Oversight in Federal Nursing Homes
Thursday, August 12
Drug Pricing
- Senate Finance Committee Chair Ron Wyden (D-OR) Releases Statement Regarding President’s Call for Medicare Drug Negotiation
- House Energy and Commerce Committee Ranking Member Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) Releases Statement on President Biden’s Remarks on Lowering Medicare Drug Costs
REGULATORY UPDATE
Wednesday, August 4
HHS
- Readout of the Sixth Covid-19 Health Equity Task Force Meeting
- Statement by HHS Secretary Xavier Becerra on the 24th Anniversary of the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP)
Thursday, August 5
HRSA: Biden-Harris Administration Provides $90 Million to Improve Health Care in Rural Communities for Substance Use Disorder and Rural Maternal Health Outcomes
HHS: HHS Releases Proposed Rule Rescinding “Most Favored Nation” Model for Drug Pricing
Monday, August 9
HHS: HHS Secretary Xavier Becerra Releases Statement on Health Center Week
Thursday, August 12
HHS: HHS Secretary Becerra Announces COVID-19 Vaccinations Required for HHS Health Care Workforce
FDA: Coronavirus (COVID-19) Update: FDA Authorizes Additional Vaccine Dose for Certain Immunocompromised Individuals
CDC
- CDC Director Rochelle P. Walensky Signs ACIP Recommendation for Additional Dose of mRNA COVID-19 Vaccine in Moderately to Severely Immunocompromised People
- ACIP Recommendation
CMS: CMS Announces Immunocompromised Medicare Beneficiaries Can Receive an Additional COVID-19 Dose At No Cost