Week in Brief
ACA: Federal Judge in Texas Declares the Affordable Care Act Unconstitutional, However the Law Remains in Effect.
- Statement from HHS
- Statement from House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Kevin Brady (R-TX)
- Statement from House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Greg Walden (R-OR)
- Statement from Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden (D-OR)
LEGISLATIVE UPDATE
Monday, December 10
Veterans: Senate Committee on Veterans’ Affairs Ranking Member John Tester (D-MT) Releases Statement After the Blue Water Navy Vietnam Veterans Act was Blocked in the Senate.
Veterans: House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs Ranking Member Tim Walz (D-MN) Releases Statement on House Passage of the Veterans Benefit and Transition Act of 2018.
Tuesday December 11
Veterans: Senate Committee on Veterans’ Affairs Ranking Member John Tester (D-MT), Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY), Senator Steve Daines (R-MT), Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) and Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) Call for Senate to Pass the Blue Water Navy Vietnam Veterans Act.
Health Expenditure: Senate HELP Committee Chairman Lamar Alexander (R-TN) Issues a Letter to Various Health Care Experts on Identifying Health Care Cost Reduction Methods.
21st Century Cures Act: House Energy and Commerce Committee Holds Hearing on the Implementation of the 21st Century Cures Act.
- Press Release from House Energy and Commerce Committee Subcommittee on Health.
Medicaid: House Passes the Improving Medicaid Programs and Opportunities for Eligible Beneficiaries (IMPROVE) Act, the Traumatic Brain Injury Program Reauthorization Act of 2018, the ACE Kids Act.
Medicare: Republican House Ways and Means Committee Members Introduce a Range of Medicare and Rural Health Bills.
Wednesday, December 12
Health Expenditure: Senate HELP Committee Chairman Lamar Alexander (R-TN) Discusses Need to Reduce Health Care Costs and Increase Price Transparency.
Veterans: House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs Holds Hearing on the Implementation of Appeals Reform.
- Statement from the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs Ranking Member Elizabeth Esty (D-CT)
Exchange: House Energy and Commerce Ranking Member Frank Pallone (D-NJ) Releases Statement on Changes Made toHealthCare.Gov During Open Enrollment.
REGULATORY UPDATE
Monday, December 10
Opioid: FDA Approves New Mobile Application to Assist with Outpatient Treatments for Opioid Addiction.
Exchange: CMS and HHS Issue Final Rule on the Risk Adjustment Methodology for the 2018 Benefit Year.
Tuesday December 11
Substance Abuse: CDC Issues a Request for Information to Direct Tobacco Prevention and Cessation Programs for Youth.
Enrollment: CMS Releases Statement on Open Enrollment for 2019.
Wednesday, December 12
Substance Abuse: GAO Releases Report Recommending Re-evaluation of Counternarcotics in Columbia.
Veterans: GAO Releases Update on Veterans’ Disability Claims Reform.
HIPAA: HHS Seeks Public Comment on Improving HIPAA Regulations.
Enrollment: CMS Releases Overview of the Sixth Week of Open Enrollment.
Neurology: The National Eye Institute Announces Non-Invasive Technology that Detects Neurons Firing.
Thursday, December 13
Substance Abuse: HHS Children’s Bureau Requests Approval for Cross-Site Evaluations of Child Substance Abuse Grant Recipients.
Friday, December 14
HIPAA: The Office of Civil Rights Issues a Request for Information (RFI) to Identify HIPAA Provisions that Impede Value-Based and Coordinated Care.
EVENTS
Senate Committee on Veterans’ Affairs
Joint Hearing: Tracking Transformation – VA MISSION Act Implementation
December 19, 2018 2:00PM
Capitol Visitor’s Center – House Side HVC-210