Monday, December 3
Opioids: China Announces Efforts to Reduce Fentanyl Sales to the US.
- Statement from Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-IA).
Tuesday December 4
Medicaid: Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden (D-OR) and Senior Finance Committee Member Chuck Grassley (R-IA) Introduce Bill to Address Drug Classification and Pricing by Pharmaceutical Manufacturers for Medicaid.
1332 State Waivers: House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Kevin Brady (R-TX) Releases Statement on CMS Methods for Implementing 1332 State Waivers.
Thursday, December 6
Substance Abuse: Senate HELP Committee Ranking Member Patty Murray and Colleagues Issue Letter to FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb Supporting Specific Tobacco Bans.
21st Century Cures Act: House Energy and Commerce Committee Subcommittee on Health Announces Hearing Entitled, “Implementing the 21st Century Cures Act: An Update from the Office of the National Coordinator.” C
Chronic Care: Senate Finance Committee Chairman Orrin Hatch (R-UT) Receives Recognition for His Work on the CHRONIC Care Act.
- Statement from Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden (D-OR).
Friday, December 7
ACA: House Energy and Commerce Committee Ranking Member Frank Pallone (D-NJ), House Ways & Means Committee Ranking Member Richard Neal (D-MA), House Judiciary Committee Ranking Member Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) and House Education and the Workforce Committee Ranking Member Bobby Scott (D-VA) Issue Follow-Up Letter to HHS Secretary Alex Azar and CMS Administrator Seema Verma on the Administration’s Choice Not to Defend the ACA in Court.
REGULATORY UPDATE
Monday, December 3
1332 State Waivers: HHS Issues a Report “Reforming America’s Healthcare System Through Choice and Competition.”
Neurology: CDC Releases A Weekly Update on Acute Flaccid Myelitis Cases in the US.
Neurology: NIH Announces Completed Enrollment for the Adolescent Brain Cognitive Development (ABCD) Study.
Medicare: CMS Releases the Hospital Value-Based Purchasing (VBP) Program Inpatient Prospective Payment System (IPPS) Adjustments for 2019.
Tuesday December 4
Medicare: CMS Issues Notice of Medicare Prior Authorization Model for Repetitive Scheduled Non-Emergent Ambulance Transport.
Substance Abuse: The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) Seeks Public Scientific Submissions for Report Research – Interventions for Substance Use Disorders in Adolescents: A Systematic Review.
Prevention: FDA Supports New Test to Identify Genetic Diseases Using DNA.
Thursday, December 6
Health Expenditure: CMS Releases the National Health Expenditure for 2017.
Enrollment: CMS Releases Overview of the Fifth Week of Open Enrollment.
Substance Abuse: CDC Announces Stagnation in the Reduction of Second Hand Smoke Exposure.
Substance Abuse: NIH Study Suggests Children from Low-Income, Rural Families have a Higher Rate of Exposure to Second and Third-Hand Smoke.
Friday, December 7
Exchange: CMS Finalizes Rule on the Risk Adjustment Program for 2018 Benefit Year.
EVENTS
House Energy and Commerce Committee – Subcommittee on Health
Hearing: Implementing the 21st Century Cures Act: An Update from the Office of the National Coordinator
December 11, 2018 10:15 AM
Rayburn House Office Building Room 2322
SAMHSA
Meeting: Interdepartmental Serious Mental Illness Coordinating Committee (ISMICC).
December 11, 2018 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM
5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville, Maryland
House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs
Full Committee Hearing: Is VA Ready for Full Implementation of Appeals Reform?
December 12, 2018 10:00 AM
334 Cannon House Office Building.