LEGISLATIVE UPDATE
Wednesday, September 11
Veterans’ Affairs: Senate Approves James Byrne as Deputy Secretary of the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
Health Care: Ways and Means and Energy and Commerce Committee Chairmen Richard Neal and Frank Pallone Object to Sale of Hahnemann University Hospital’s Residency Program in Philadelphia
Thursday, September 12
Drug Pricing: Senate Finance Committee Leadership Pushes the Department of Health and Human Services for Pharmacy Direct and Indirect Remuneration Reforms in Medicare Part D
Friday, September 13
Veterans’ Affairs: VA Urged to Quickly Implement Court Decision, Wolfe v. Wilkie, and Reimburse Veterans for Emergency Care Claim Errors
REGULATORY UPDATE
Monday, September 9
NIH: Scientists Triple Storage Time of Human Livers for Transplantation Treating Preterm Infants With Antibiotics For More Than 20 Months Appears to Promote the Development of Multidrug-Resistant Gut Bacteria
HHS: Office for Civil Rights Settles First Case in Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act Right of Access Initiative
Tuesday, September 10
CMS: New Medicare, Medicaid, and Children’s Health Insurance Programs Rule Requires Participants to Disclose Certain Current and Previous Affiliations With Other Providers and Suppliers
- HHS: The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Announces Health IT Awardees Focused on Innovative Interoperability Solutions The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Awarded Nearly $9 Million to Launch the Rural Maternity and Obstetrics Management Strategies Program
Wednesday, September 11
HHS: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Awards More than $50 Million to Establish New Health Center Sites
Thursday, September 12
HHS: The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Announces Approximately $351 Million in Funding Through its Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting Program and Approximately $23 Million in Funding to Three New Programs Aimed at Improving Maternal Health Outcomes
UPCOMING EVENTS
NIH
Lecture: Recent Innovations in Kidney Research
September 18, 2019 1:30PM – 2:30PM
10 Center Drive Building 10, Bethesda, M.D. 20892
NIH
September 18, 2019 12:00PM – 1:00PM
10 Center Drive Building 10, Bethesda, M.D. 20892
VA
September 19, 2019 10:30 AM
House Visitors Center 210, Washington, D.C. 20515
NIH
Workshop: HIV-associated Comorbidities, Co-infections, and Complications Workshop
September 19, 2019 9:00AM – 5:00PM
September 20, 2019 8:45AM – 3:00PM
45 Center Drive Building 45, Bethesda, M.D. 20892
HHS
PCSFN 2019 Annual Council Meeting
September 19, 2019 1:00PM – 4:30PM
Hubert H. Humphrey Building, The Great Hall, 200 Independence Avenue, SW, Washington, D.C. 20201
NIH
Meeting: Center for Scientific Review
September 23, 2019 8:30 AM – 3:00 PM
National Institutes of Health, 6701 Rockledge Drive, Bethesda, M.D. 20892
VA
Toxic Exposure: Examining the VA’s Presumptive Disability Decision-Making Process
September 25, 2019 10:00AM
Russell Senate Office Building SR-418, Washington, D.C. 20515
E&C
Sounding the Alarm: The Public Health Threats of E-Cigarettes
September 25, 2019 10:00AM
2123 Rayburn House Office Building, Washington, D.C. 20515
MEDPAC
October 3-4, 2019
Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center
1300 Pennsylvania Ave NW, Washington, D.C. 20004
E&C
Hearing on Public Health Threat of Gun Violence
October 3, 2019
University of Chicago Medical Center
5841 S Maryland Ave, Chicago, IL 60637