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Power Play: Washington Week in Review

Power Play: Washington Week in Review Jan. 9

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LEGISLATIVE AND REGULATORY UPDATE

NEW Logo_PPSV_transparent_smallWeek in Brief

115th Congress Commences and Certifies the Electoral College Vote. In 234-193 Vote, House Approves Rule Package Including a Provision Aiding ACA Repeal.

President Barack Obama Huddles House and Senate Democrats to Discuss Protecting the ACA. Vice President-Elect Mike Pence Huddles House Republicans to Discuss Repealing the ACA.

WHITE HOUSE UPDATE

January 5

Vice President Joe Biden Plans to Begin “National Conversation” Regarding Cancer Drug Costs.

LEGISLATIVE UPDATE

January 3

House Energy & Commerce Committee Chairman Greg Walden (R-OR) and House Ways & Means Committee Chairman Kevin Brady (R-TX) Release Statements on the 115th Congress.

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) Releases Republican Committee Assignments for 115th Congress.

Senate Finance Committee Chairman Orrin Hatch (R-UT) Releases Statement Welcoming Senator Bill Cassidy (R-LA) to the Finance Committee.

Senate Budget Committee Chairman Mike Enzi (R-WY) Introduces ACA Repeal Budget Resolution.

House Ways & Means Committee Ranking Member Richard Neal (D-MA) Releases Statement Concerning House Republican Rules Package; House Energy & Commerce Committee Ranking Member Frank Pallone (D-NJ) Issues Statement on Rules Package.

House Ways & Means Committee Ranking Member Richard Neal (D-MA) Announces Brandon Casey as Democratic Chief of Staff for the Committee.

House Budget Committee Posts Press Release Entitled, “Obamacare: Reducing Quality and Innovation.”

House Veterans’ Affairs Committee Chairman Phil Roe (R-TN) Releases Statement on House Passage of the Biological Implant Tracking and Veterans Safety Act of 2017.

January 4

House Ways & Means Committee Chairman Kevin Brady (R-TX) Welcomes New Republican Committee Members David Schweikert (R-AZ), Jackie Walorski (R-IN), and Carlos Curbelo (R-FL).

House Energy & Commerce Committee Chairman Greg Walden (R-OR) Welcomes New Republican Committee Members Buddy Carter (R-GA), Ryan Costello (R-PA), Tim Walberg (R-MI), and Mimi Walters (R-CA).

House Energy & Commerce Committee Select Investigative Panel Releases Final Report.

House Energy & Commerce Committee Chairman Greg Walden (R-OR) Releases Statement Regarding President Barack Obama’s ACA Huddle with Democrats.

Senate Budget Committee Chairman Mike Enzi (R-WY) Welcomes New Republican Committee Members: Senators Cory Gardner (R-CO), John Kennedy (R-LA) and John Boozman (R-AR).

Senate Budget Committee Chairman Mike Enzi (R-WY) Releases Statement Regarding Budget Resolution for ACA Repeal.

Senate Budget Committee Ranking Member Bernie Sanders (I-VT) Releases Statement Regarding the Potential Impact of GOP Budget Plan on Health Care.

House Members Introduce Bill to Repeal Medical Device Tax.

House Appropriations Committee Chairman Rodney Frelinghuysen (R-NJ) Welcomes New Republican Committee Members John Moolenaar (R-MI), Dan Newhouse (R-WA), and Scott Taylor (R-VA).

January 5

House Passes H.R. 21, Midnight Rules Relief Act of 2017.

Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden (D-OR) Publishes Remarks Calling ACA Repeal Plan a “Trojan Horse” Threatening American’s Health Care.

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) Calls for Investigation into HHS Secretary Nominee Tom Price’s Stock Trades.

Energy & Commerce Committee Chairman Greg Walden (R-OR) Announces Subcommittee Leadership in the 115th Congress.

House Ways and Means Committee Ranking Member Richard Neal (D-MA) Welcomes New Democratic Members to the Committee.

January 6

House Ways & Means Committee Chairman Kevin Brady (R-TX) Announces Republican Subcommittee Members in the 115th Congress.

REGULATORY UPDATE

Department of Health and Human Services

January 3

CMS Releases Final Rule, Medicare Program; Advancing Care Coordination Through Episode Payment Models (EPMs); Cardiac Rehabilitation Incentive Payment Model; and Changes to the Comprehensive Care for Joint Replacement Model (CJR).

January 4

CMS Announces 8.8 Million People Have Signed Up for Coverage Via HealthCare.Gov Since November 1st.

January 5

CMS Issues Its Opioid Misuse Strategy.

HRSA Issues the Final 340B Drug Pricing Program Ceiling Price and Manufacturer Civil Monetary Penalties Rule.

ASPE Releases an Issue Brief Entitled, Health Insurance Coverage for Americans with Pre-Existing Conditions: The Impact of the Affordable Care Act.

CMS Releases Its CMS Innovation Center Report to Congress.

JUDICIAL UPDATE

December 31

United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas, Wichita Falls Division Grants a Preliminary Injunction Enjoining the Enforcement of a Rule’s Prohibition Against Discrimination on the Basis of “Gender Identity” and “Termination of Pregnancy.”

UPCOMING EVENTS

Congressional Hearings

Department of Health and Human Services

  • NIH Clinical Center Research Hospital Board Meeting
    • Board Chair’s overview, remarks from the NIH Director and the New CEO, clinical center focus groups, clinical center’s census, clinical center patient and worker safety metrics, IT infrastructure and security, audits of delayed reporting—self-audit results and formal audit planning, facilities update.December 5 | 4:30 p.m. – 6 p.m.
      • January 13 | 8:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.
        National Institutes of Health
        Building 31, Conference Room 6C6
        31 Center Drive
        Bethesda, MD 20892

Other Events

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.

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