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Power Play: Washington Week in Review

Power Play: Washington Week in Review Dec. 5

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LEGISLATIVE AND REGULATORY UPDATE

NEW Logo_PPSV_transparent_smallWeek in Brief

House Passes the 21st Century Cures Act.  Statements Released by House Energy & Commerce Committee Chairman, House Ways & Means Committee Chairman, and Senate HELP Committee Chairman.

President-Elect Donald Trump Picks Rep. Tom Price, M.D. (R-GA) to Head HHS and Selects Seema Verma as CMS Administrator.


WHITE HOUSE UPDATE

November 29

The Obama Administration Issues Statement Supporting Passage of the 21st Century Cures Act.

November 30

White House Hosts Event in the “Making Health Care Better” Series.

December 1

President-elect Donald Trump Adds Nina Owcharenko, Eric Hargan, and Scott Gottlieb to HHS Landing Team.


LEGISLATIVE UPDATE

November 29

Senate Passes S. 2873, the Expanding Capacity for Health Outcomes (ECHO) Act.

Congressional Committees Release Statements on the Nomination of Rep. Tom Price for Secretary of HHS: Senate Finance Committee Chairman and Ranking Member, HELP Committee Chairman and Ranking Member, Energy & Commerce Committee Chairman, and Ways & Means Chairman.

Rep. Sander Levin (D-MI) Announces Decision to Not Seek Re-Election as Ranking Member of the House Ways & Means Committee; Rep. Richard Neal (D-MA) Takes the Position.

House Passes H.R. 5600, a Bill to Direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to Carry Out a Pilot Program to Provide Access to Magnetic EEG/EKG-Guided Resonance Therapy to Veterans. House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs Chairman Jeff Miller (R-FL) Applauds Passage of Veterans Bills.

November 30

Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) Wins Re-Election as House Minority Leader.

Rep. Phil Roe, M.D. (R-TN) Elected to Head the House Veterans’ Affairs Committee.

December 1

Rep. Greg Walden (R-OR) Elected as Next House Energy & Commerce Committee Chairman. Chairman Fred Upton (R-MI) Issues a Congratulatory Statement.

December 2

Rep. Rodney Frelinghuysen (R-NJ) to Serve as Chairman of the House Appropriations Committee.


REGULATORY UPDATE

Department of Health and Human Services

November 30

CMS Releases Proposed Rule, Medicaid and Children’s Health Insurance Programs: Eligibility Notices, Fair Hearing and Appeals Processes for Medicaid and Other Provisions Related to Eligibility and Enrollment for Medicaid and CHIP.

HHS OIG Issues Fall 2016 Semiannual Report to Congress.

December 2

Office of the Actuary at CMS Announces National Health Expenditures in 2015.


OTHER UPDATE

November 28

Texas Experiences First Case of Possibly Zika Transmission by Mosquito.


UPCOMING EVENTS

Department of Health and Human Services

  • National Cancer Advisory Board and NCI Board of Scientific Advisors Joint Meeting
    • Discussion on Global Cancer Research, joint meeting, NCI Board of Scientific Advisors concepts review, and NCI acting Director’s report and presentation.
      • December 5 | 4:30 p.m. – 6 p.m.
        Gaithersburg Marriott
        Washingtonian Center, 9751
        Washington Boulevard
        Lakeside 1 Meeting Room
        Gaithersburg, MD 20878
      • December 6 | 8:30 a.m. – 4 p.m.
        National Cancer Institute—Shady Grove
        National Institutes of Health
        9609 Medical Center Drive
        Room TE406
        Bethesda, MD 20892
      • December 7 | 9 a.m. – 12 p.m.
        National Cancer Institute—Shady Grove
        National Institutes of Health
        9609 Medical Center Drive
        Room TE406
        Bethesda, MD 20892
  • Meeting of the Advisory Committee to the NIH Director
    • NIH Director’s Report, ACD Working Group Reports, and other business.
      • December 8 | 9 a.m. – 5:15 p.m
      • December 9 | 9 a.m. – 12 p.m.
        National Institutes of Health
        Building 31, 6th Floor Conference
        Room 6C, 31 Center Drive
        Bethesda, MD 20892

Other Events


For more information about this issue of Power Play: Washington Week in Review or more legislative and regulatory updates, contact the Powers Pyles Sutter & Verville Government Relations and Public Policy group at (202) 466-6550.

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