WHITE HOUSE UPDATE
Monday, March 22
Coronavirus: Press Briefing by White House COVID-19 Response Team and Public Health Officials
Wednesday, March 24
Coronavirus: Press Briefing by White House COVID-19 Response Team and Public Health Officials
Thursday, March 25
Coronavirus: Biden Administration Announces $10 Billion Investment to Expand Access to COVID-19 Vaccines for Underserved Communities
Friday, March 26
Coronavirus: Press Briefing by White House COVID-19 Response Team and Public Health Officials
LEGISLATIVE UPDATE
Tuesday, March 23
ACA:
- House Energy and Commerce Committee Holds Hearing on “Building on the ACA to Expand Health Coverage and Lower Costs”
- House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) Opening Remarks
Drug Pricing: Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee Holds Hearing on “Why Does the U.S. Pay the Highest Prices in the World for Prescription Drugs?”
Maternal Health: House Appropriations Committee Holds Hearing on “Addressing the Maternal Health Crisis”
Wednesday, March 24
Telehealth: House Energy and Commerce Committee Leaders Call on Internet Providers to Raise Awareness of Emergency Broadband Benefits
Confirmations: Senate Confirms Dr. Rachel Levine as Assistant Secretary for Health and Dr. Vivek Murthy as Surgeon General
Coronavirus: Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Mike Crapo (R-ID) Urges Treasury to Give States Maximum Flexibility in Use of COVID-19 Relief Funds
Thursday, March 25
Coronavirus
- Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee Holds Hearing on “Examining Our COVID-19 Response: Improving Health Equity and Outcomes by Addressing Health Disparities”
- Senate Finance and Aging Committee Leaders Call on Biden Administration to Collect and Release Nursing Home COVID-19 Vaccination Data
- House Ways and Means Committee Republicans Write to HHS for Nursing Home COVID-19 Data
Health Care: House Ways and Means Committee Holds Hearing on Examining Private Equity’s Expanded Role in U.S. Health Care System
REGULATORY UPDATE
Monday, March 22
HHS: HHS Announces Additional Biden Administration Staff Appointments
Tuesday, March 23
HHS: CMS Extends Special Enrollment Period Until August 15 for Marketplace Coverage
Friday, March 26
HHS: OCR Settles Eighteenth Investigation in HIPAA Right of Access Initiative