Week in Brief
LEGISLATIVE UPDATE
Tuesday, October 16
Veterans: House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs Ranking Member Tim Walz (D-MN) Urges Senate Committee on Veterans’ Affairs Chairman Johnny Isakson to Bring Legislation Expanding Benefits and Classifications for Agent-Orange Related Diseases to a Vote.
Wednesday, October 17
Opioids: House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Kevin Brady (R-TX) Issues Statement on Recent Report Detailing Postal Service Facilitation of Illicit Drug Distributions.
- Report from the Postal Service Office of Inspector General
REGULATORY UPDATE
Monday, October 15
Prescriptions: HHS Proposes Disclosure of Drug-Pricing in Television Ads, Supported by CMS.
- Statement from HHS Secretary Alex Azar
- Statement from CMS Administrator Seema Verma
- Statement from Senate HELP Committee Chairman Lamar Alexander (R-TN)
Medicare and Medicaid: CMS Re-Establishes Matching Program for Private Health Insurance Enrollment Eligibility Verification.
Medicaid: GAO Releases Report on Access to Health Care for Low-Income Adults in States That Have and Have Not Expanded Medicaid Eligibility.
- Statement from Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden (D-OR)
Medicaid: GAO Releases Report on CMS Allotments for Disproportionate Share Hospitals (DSH).
Tuesday, October 16
Medicare: CMS Administrator Seema Verma Addresses the America’s Health Insurance Plans (AHIP) 2018 National Conference on Medicare.
Child Neurology: CDC Holds Telebriefing on Acute Flaccid Myelitis (AFM).
Wednesday, October 17
Medicare: CMS Announces Deductible and Coinsurance Rates for Medicare Part A.
Medicare: CMS Announces Premiums for Enrollees Age 65 and Over in Medicare Part A.
Medicare: CMS Announces Actuarial Rates for Disabled Enrollees and Those Age 65 and Over in Medicare Part B.
Regulatory Affairs: The Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs Releases Report on Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions.
Thursday, October 18
Opioids: CDC Announces Inclusion of Protection Standards to Prevent Fentanyl Exposure for Emergency Responders.
EVENTS
National Institute of Health
Director’s Seminar Series: Blood-Based Biomarkers that Shape Recovery from Traumatic Brain Injuries.
November 16, 12:00-1:00 PM
Building 1, Wilson Hall
Senate HELP Committee
Full Committee Hearing: Reducing Health Care Costs: Improving Affordability through Innovation.
November 28, 2018 10:00 AM
430 Dirksen Senate Office Building