EXECUTIVE UPDATE
Thursday, November 21
Continuing Resolution: President Signs H.R. 3055, the “Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2020, and Further Health Extenders Act of 2019,” Extending Government Funding through December 20, 2019
LEGISLATIVE UPDATE
Monday, November 18
Health Data: Energy and Commerce Committee Leaders Demand CEOs of Ascension and Google Provide Answers about Health Data Sharing Initiative, “Project Nightingale”
Drug Pricing: House Antitrust Subcommittee Chair David N. Cicilline and Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler Introduce H.R. 5133, the Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Through Promoting Competition Act of 2019
Tuesday, November 19
Tobacco: Energy and Commerce Committee Advances the Reversing the Youth Tobacco Epidemic Act to Full House
Wednesday, November 20
Maternal Health: Energy and Commerce Committee Advances Two Bills to the House of Representatives to Improve Quality and Access to Maternal Health Care, H.R. 4995 and H.R.4996
Thursday, November 21
Health Coverage: Senator Jon Tester Pushes VA to Better Serve Montana’s Native Veterans at Indian Affairs Committee Hearing
Affordable Care Act: Democratic Health Leaders Urge Secretary Alex Azar to Ensure Healthcare.gov is Fully Functional throughout Open Enrollment Period
REGULATORY UPDATE
Monday, November 18
HHS: Department of Health and Human Services and American Society of Nephrology Launch $1.5 Million Phase Two of Prize Competition to Redesign Dialysis
NIH: Exposure to HIV Drug in the Womb May Increase Risk of Microcephaly, Developmental Delays in Children
CMS: Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Estimates 2019 Improper Program Payment Rates
Tuesday, November 19
CDC: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Updates E-cigarette or Vaping Lung Injury (EVALI) Guidance for Health Care Providers as Flu Activity Increases Nationally
NIH: Umbilical Cord Milking May Cause Higher Risk of Brain Bleeding in Preterm Infants
CMS: Estimated Improper Payments for Medicare Fee-For-Service (FFS) Declines More Than $7 Billion From FY 2017-2019
Thursday, November 21
CMS: Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Amends Regulatory Definitions of “States” and “United States” to Include the U.S. Territories in the “Medicaid Program; Covered Outpatient Drug” Final Rule
HRSA: Thomas Engels Becomes Administrator for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Health Resources and Services Administration
UPCOMING EVENTS
VA
Federal Advisory Committee Act that the Advisory Committee on Disability Compensation
December 3, 2019 8:30 AM — 4:30 PM
December 4, 2019 8:30 AM — 4:30 PM
1722 Eye Street, NW
Washington, DC 20006
HHS
Infant and Maternal Health Issues
December 4, 2019 9:00AM
5600 Fishers Lane
Rockville, MD 20857
December 5-6, 2019
Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center
1300 Pennsylvania Ave NW
Washington, DC 20004
HHS
Advisory Committee on Infant Mortality
December 4-5, 2019 9:00 AM
5600 Fishers Lane
Rockville, MD 20852
NIH
Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health & Human Development
December 6, 2019 8:30 AM — 11:45 AM
National Institutes of Health, Building 31A
31 Center Drive, Room 2A48
Bethesda, MD 20892
HHS and CMS
HHS Hospital Payments
December 16, 2019 9:00 AM
December 17, 2019 9:00 AM
7500 Security Boulevard, Auditorium
Baltimore, MD 21244
CMS
December 16, 2019 9:00 AM
December 17, 2019 9:00 AM
7500 Security Boulevard
Baltimore, MD 21244-1850
HHS
NIH Child Health and Development
January 23, 2020 8:00 AM – 1:00 PM
NICHD Offices
6710B Rockledge Drive
Bethesda, MD 20892
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
NIH
31 Center Drive, Building 31, C Wing, Sixth Floor, Conference Room 10
Bethesda, MD 20894
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