LEGISLATIVE UPDATE
Monday, December 16
Health Care: Congress Votes on Provisions of the Lower Health Care Costs Act
Health Care: Democrats Press Administration Health Officials About Idaho’s Limited Health Insurance Plans
Tuesday, December 17
CMS: Democratic House and Senate Committee Leaders Request Information and Documents Concerning Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Administrator Seema Verma’s Use of Private Contractors
Health Care: Ways and Means Committee Chairman Richard Neal Calls to Have Healthcare.gov Fixed
Wednesday, December 18
Health Hazards: Senate Passes Bipartisan Occupational and Environmental Transparency Health Act as Part of Annual Defense Legislation
Health Care: Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone and Health Subcommittee Chairwoman Anna Eshoo Highlight Health Subcommittee’s 2019 Accomplishments
Affordable Care Act: 5th Circuit Court of Appeals Strikes Down Affordable Care Act’s Individual Mandate in Texas v. United States
Thursday, December 19
Affordable Care Act: Senate Democrats Demand Department of Health and Human Services Rescind Rule Revising ACA Nondiscrimination Requirements
Organ Donation: Senate Finance Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley and Senator Todd Young Request Comprehensive Study of National Organ Donor System
Medicare: Senate Finance Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley and Ranking Member Ron Wyden Introduce Audit & Appeals Fairness, Integrity, and Reforms in Medicare Act (AFIRM) of 2019 to Tackle Medicare Appeals Backlog
Surprise Billing: Congressional Leaders Expand Bipartisan Surprise Billing Investigation into Physician Staffing Companies and Top Insurers
Disability: House and Senate Disability Leaders Request Social Security Administration Allow More Feedback on Continuing Disability Review Rule
REGULATORY UPDATE
Tuesday, December 17
HHS: Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Proposes New Rules to Increase Accountability and Availability of Organ Supply
- Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Issues Proposed Rule to Update the Organ Procurement Organization Conditions for Coverage to Receive Medicare and Medicaid Payment
- Health Resources and Services Administration Issues Proposed Rule to Expand Reimbursable Expenses for Living Donors
Wednesday, December 18
HHS: Department of Health and Human Services and Food and Drug Administration Take Steps to Lower Prescription Drug Prices
NIH: Study Finds Pregnancy Hypertension Risk Increased by Traffic-Related Air Pollution
NIH: Children With HIV Score Below HIV-Negative Peers in Cognitive Motor Function Tests
Thursday, December 19
NIH: Pregnant Women with HIV Receive Treatment That Does Not Meet Federal Guidelines
Friday, December 20
HHS: Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Issues Exchange Program Integrity Final Rule
UPCOMING EVENTS
HRSA
Secretary’s National Advisory Council on the National Health Service Corps Meeting
January 14, 2020, 9:00 AM-5:00 PM
January 15, 2020, 9:00 AM-2:00 PM
5600 Fishers Lane
Rockville, MD 20857
MedPAC
January 16-17, 2020
Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center
1300 Pennsylvania Ave NW
Washington, DC 20004
NIH
Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health & Human Development
January 23, 2020 8:00 AM – 1:00PM
NICHD Offices
6710B Rockledge Drive
Bethesda, MD 20892
NIH
Health and Human Services Department; National Institutes of Health holds a meeting of the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases
January 29, 2019 8:30 AM
31 Center Drive, Building 31, C Wing, Sixth Floor, Conference Room 10
Bethesda, MD 20894
NIH
National Deafness and Other Communication Disorders Advisory Council
January 31, 2020 10:00 AM — 2:00 PM
National Institutes of Health, Neuroscience Center Building Room C and D
6001 Executive Boulevard
Rockville, MD 20852
NIH
National Advisory Council for Complementary and Integrative Health
February 7, 2020 10:00 AM — 4:00 PM
National Institutes of General Medical Science
Natcher Building, 45 Center Drive
Bethesda, MD 20892
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