LEGISLATIVE AND REGULATORY UPDATE
Week in Brief
FDA User Fee Agreement: Senate HELP Committee Chairman Lamar Alexander (R-TN) Releases Statement after FDA User Fee Reauthorization Act of 2017 was Advanced by the HELP Committee in 21-2 Vote. Senate HELP Committee Ranking Member Patty Murray (D-WA) also Issues Statement.
LEGISLATIVE UPDATE
May 8
Opioids: Senate Committee on Finance Ranking Member Ron Wyden (D-OR) Sends Letter to HHS Secretary Tom Price Requesting He Delay the FDA Opioid Prescribing Workshop to Investigate Participant Industry Ties.
Senate AHCA: Senate HELP Committee Ranking Member Patty Murray (D-WA) and Committee on Finance Ranking Member Ron Wyden (D-OR) Call for Public Hearings on Senate Changes to the House AHCA Legislation.
May 9
FDA Commissioner: HELP Senate Committee Chairman Lamar Alexander (R-TN) Releases Statement after Senate Confirms Dr. Scott Gottlieb to Serve as FDA Commissioner in 57-42 Vote.
FDA Commissioner: House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Greg Walden (R-OR) and Health Subcommittee Chairman Michael C. Burgess, M.D. (R-TX) Issue Statement after the Senate Voted to Confirm Dr. Scott Gottlieb to Serve as FDA Commissioner.
AHCA: Senate Committee on Veterans’ Affairs Member Jon Tester (D-MT) Comments on an AHCA Provision.
Opioids: The House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Greg Walden (R-OR), Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ), Tim Murphy (R-PA), Diana DeGette (D-CO), and David McKinley (R-WV) Send Letters to the DEA and Opioid Distributors
REGULATORY UPDATE
Department of Health and Human Services
May 9
Medicaid: CMS Announces Extension for Medicaid Programs to Comply with Home and Community Based Services Settings Requirements.
UPCOMING EVENTS
Congressional Hearings/Markups
Full Senate Committee on Finance Hearing
Examining Bipartisan Medicare Policies that Improve Care for Patients with Chronic Conditions
• May 16| 10:00 a.m.
215 Dirksen Senate Office Building
Washington, DC 20002
House Energy and Commerce Health Subcommittee
Examining Initiatives to Advance Public Health
• May 17| 10:15 a.m.
2123 Rayburn House Office Building
Washington, DC 20515
Senate Committee on Veterans’ Affairs
Pending Health and Benefits Legislation
• May 17
SR-418 Russell Senate Office Building
Washington, DC 20002
House Ways and Means Health Subcommittee
Current Status of the Medicare Program, Payment System, and Extenders
• May 18| 2:00 p.m.
1100 Longworth House Office Building
Washington, DC 20003
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