EXECUTIVE UPDATE
Wednesday, October 2
White House Releases Report Stating That Prescription Drug Prices Are Falling, Refuting Contrary Reports
Thursday, October 3
President Signs Executive Order Promoting Medicare Advantage Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
- Administrator Seema Verma Commends the President’s Signing of an Executive Order to Protect and Improve Medicare for Nation’s Seniors
- Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar Comments on Executive Order to Protect and Improve Medicare
- House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Richard Neal Opposes President Trump’s Executive Order on Medicare
Friday, October 2
President Trump Issues Proclamation Requiring Immigrants to Prove They Can Obtain Health Insurance Before Being Issued a Visa
LEGISLATIVE UPDATE
Tuesday, October 1
Health Coverage: Government Accountability Office Report Finds Affordable Care Act Significantly Improves Health Coverage and Expands Access to Care For American Indians and Alaska Natives
Opioids: Republicans Launch New Phase in Patient Brokering Investigation to Combat the Opioid Crisis
Wednesday, October 2
Medicaid: Senate Finance Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley Seeks Information on Medicaid Payments Being Made on Behalf of Deceased Beneficiaries
Wednesday, October 3
Health Coverage: Lawmakers Urge HHS Secretary Alex Azar and CMS Administrator Seema Verma to Limit Short-Term Health Plans
REGULATORY UPDATE
Monday, September 30
CMS: Final Medicare Rule Increases Program Efficiency, Updates Fire Safety Requirements, and Promotes Critical Access Hospital Changes
FDA: U.S. Food and Drug Administration Continues Efforts to Evaluate Materials in Medical Devices and Address Potential Safety Questions
FDA: FDA Announces Fee Rate For Using Rare Pediatric Disease Priority Review Voucher For Fiscal Year 2020
HHS: Office of Population Affairs Announces $33.6 Million in Funding Awards to 50 Current Title X Grantees To Supplement Family Planning Services
VA: Department of Veterans Affairs Releases Cost-Based and Inter-Agency Billing Rates for Medical Care or Services for Fiscal Year 2020
Tuesday, October 1
HHS: Office of Inspector General Issues Fraud Alert for Genetic Testing Scams Aimed at Medicare Beneficiaries
FDA: FDA Informs Patients, Providers, and Manufacturers About Potential Cybersecurity Vulnerabilities For Connected Medical Devices and Health Care Networks
Wednesday, October 2
NIH: Most Kidney Transplants Between People With HIV Have Long-Term Success and Show No Indication of Secondary Infection
NIH: Deferring Isoniazid Preventive Therapy In Women With HIV Is Safer For Women With Tuberculosis
Thursday, October 3
HHS: HHS Awards $13.5 Million to Accelerate State and Local Planning Efforts for Ending the HIV Epidemic
HHS: The Food and Drug Administration Announces the Availability of a Final Guidance Entitled: “Further Testing of Donations that are Reactive on a Licensed Donor Screening Test for Antibodies to Hepatitis C Virus; Guidance for Industry
- FDA: FDA Approves Second Drug to Prevent HIV Infection as Part of Ongoing Efforts to End The HIV Epidemic
NIH: National Institutes of Health Awards New Grants Aimed at Better Understanding Rare Diseases and Moving Potential Treatments Closer to The Clinic
CMS: Center for Consumer Information and Insurance Oversight Introduces Enhanced Direct Enrollment Which Provides A New Pathway For Consumers to Enroll in Health Insurance Coverage
Friday, October 4
FDA: Acting FDA Commissioner Norman SharplessWarns Consumers to Stop Using THC Vaping Products Amid Ongoing Investigation Into Lung Illnesses
- CDC: States Update Number of Cases of Lung Disease Associated with E-cigarette Use and Vaping
CDC: The World Health Organization Announces the Number of Ebola Survivors from Ongoing Outbreak in Democratic Republic of the Congo Topped 1,000
- HHS Supports The Development of Individual Vaccine Candidates Against Marburg Virus and Sudan Ebolavirus Infections
HHS: With End of New York Outbreak, United States Maintains Measles Elimination Status of Nearly 20 Years
SCOTUS: The Supreme Court Reviews June Medical Services v. Gee, Louisiana Case That Restricts Abortion and Could Leave The State With Just One Abortion Provider
UPCOMING EVENTS
HHS
Health and Human Services Department; Agency For Healthcare Research and Quality holds a meeting of the Healthcare Effectiveness and Outcomes Research Subcommittee
October 9, 2019 8:00 AM
Bethesda North Marriott Hotel and Conference Center
5701 Marinelli Road
Bethesda, MD 20852
HHS
Health and Human Services Department; Food and Drug Administration holds a meeting of the Vaccines and Related Biological Products Advisory Committee
October 9, 2019 8:30 AM
10903 New Hampshire Avenue, Building 31 Conference Center, Room 1503
Silver Spring, MD 20993
HHS
Health and Human Services Department; Agency For Healthcare Research and Quality holds a meeting of the Healthcare Safety and Quality Improvement Research Subcommittee
October 10, 2019 7:30 AM
Bethesda North Marriott Hotel and Conference Center
5701 Marinelli Road
Bethesda, MD 20852
E&C
Health Subcommittee to Hold Legislative Hearing to Address National Youth Tobacco Epidemic
October 16, 2019
HHS
Health and Human Services Department; Agency For Healthcare Research and Quality holds a meeting of the Health System and Value Research Subcommittee
October 16, 2019 8:00 AM
Bethesda North Marriott Hotel and Conference Center,
5701 Marinelli Road
Bethesda, MD 20852
HHS
Health and Human Services Department; Food and Drug Administration holds a meeting of the Antimicrobial Drugs Advisory Committee
October 16, 2019 8:00 AM
FDA White Oak Campus
10903 New Hampshire Avenue, Building 31 Conference Center, the Great Room, Room 1503
Silver Spring, MD 20993
HHS
Meeting: HHS Human Research Protections
October 16, 2019 8:30 AM
October 17, 2019 8:30 AM
6700B Rockledge Drive
Bethesda, MD 20817
HHS
Health and Human Services Department; Agency For Healthcare Research and Quality holds a meeting of the Health Care Research and Training Subcommittee
October 17, 2019 8:00 AM
Bethesda North Marriott Hotel and Conference Center
5701 Marinelli Road
Bethesda, MD 20852
HHS
Health and Human Services Department; National Institutes of Health holds a meeting of the Advisory Committee on Research on Women’s Health
October 23, 2019 9:00 AM
45 Center Drive, Natcher Building, Conference Room E1/E2
Bethesda, MD 20894
HHS
Health and Human Services Department; Agency For Healthcare Research and Quality holds a meeting of the Healthcare Information Technology Research Subcommittee
October 24, 2019 8:00 AM
Bethesda North Marriott Hotel and Conference Center
5701 Marinelli Road
Bethesda, MD 20852
HHS
International Council on Harmonisation Global Meeting on E8(R1) Guideline on General Considerations for Clinical Trials
October 31, 2019 8:30 AM
FDA White Oak Campus
10903 New Hampshire Avenue, Building 31 Conference Center, Room 1503, the Great Room
Silver Spring, MD 20993
VA
Federal Advisory Committee on Prosthetics and Special Disabilities Programs
October 22, 2019 8:30 AM – 4:00 PM
October 23, 2019 8:30 AM – 12:00 PM
VA Central Office
810 Vermont Avenue NW Room 630
Washington, DC 20420
MedPAC
November 7, 2019
November 8, 2019
Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center
1300 Pennsylvania Ave NW
Washington, DC 20004
HHS
Meeting: AIDS Research
November 7, 2019 9:30 AM
NIH 5601 Fishers Lane, Conference Room 1D13
Rockville, MD 20852
HHS
National Committee on Vital and Health Statistics (NCVHS), Full Committee Meeting
November 13, 2019: 9:00 AM -5:30 PM
November 14, 2019: 8:30 AM -3:00 PM
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
National Center for Health Statistics
3311 Toledo Road
Hyattsville, MD 20782
CDC
Healthcare Infection Control Practices Advisory Committee (HICPAC) Meeting
November 14, 2019, 9:00 AM — 5:00 PM
November 15, 2019, 9:00 AM — 12:00 PM
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Global Communications Center
Building 19, Auditorium B, 1600
Clifton Road NE, Atlanta, Georgia 30329