WHITE HOUSE UPDATE
Thursday, July 22
Coronavirus: Press Briefing by White House COVID-19 Response Team and Public Health Officials
LEGISLATIVE UPDATE
Tuesday, July 20
FY 2022 Budget: House Appropriations Committee Announces Health and Labor Appropriations Bill Among Those Being Considered by the House
Organ Donation: Leaders of Senate Finance Committee and House Committee on Oversight and Reform Commend Biden Administration for Finalizing Rule to Reform Organ Procurement System
Wednesday, July 21
Social Determinants of Health
- Senate HELP Subcommittee on Primary Health and Retirement Security Holds Hearing on “Addressing Disparities in Life Expectancy”
- House Energy and Commerce Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) Applauds the Committee Passage of 16 Bipartisan Bills to Address Social Determinants of Health, Immunization, and Opioid Crisis
Medicare Payment: Senators Richard Burr (R-NC), Michael Bennet (D-CO), Tom Carper (D-DE), and Tim Scott (R-SC) Reintroduce Bipartisan Legislation to Improve Seniors’ Access to Life-Saving Medical Innovations Through CMS Payment Updates
Thursday, July 22
Coronavirus: Bipartisan Leaders of the House Energy and Commerce Committee Send Letter to FDA Requesting Information on the Impact of COVID-19 on Drug Manufacturing Facility Inspections
REGULATORY UPDATE
Thursday, July 22
HHS
- Biden Administration Invests More Than $1.6 Billion from American Rescue Plan to Support COVID-19 Testing and Mitigation in Vulnerable Communities
- Biden-Harris Administration Provides $100 Million to Rural Health Clinics for COVID-19 Vaccine Outreach in Their Communities to Increase Vaccinations
Friday, July 23
SAMHSA: SAMHSA Releases Tribal Behavioral Health Grants Totaling $7 Million to Provide Support to Native American Communities
FDA: FDA Releases Coronavirus Action Updates
EVENTS
Senate HELP Committee
Hearing on “The Path Forward: Building on Lessons Learned from the COVID-19 Pandemic”
Tuesday, July 27, 10:00AM
House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health
Hearing on “The Path Forward: Advancing Treatments and Cures for Neurodegenerative Diseases”
Thursday, July 29, 10:00AM