WHITE HOUSE UPDATE
Wednesday, March 18
Coronavirus: President Signs Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) to Support Americans’ Safety and Financial Security amid Coronavirus Crisis
LEGISLATIVE UPDATE
Tuesday, March 17
Coronavirus: House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr., Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler, and Subcommittee Leadership Urge Federal Trade Commission to Protect Americans From Price Gouging During COVID-19 Health Crisis
Wednesday, March 18
Veterans Health: House Veterans’ Affairs Committee Chairman Mark Takano and Ranking Member Dr. Phil Roe Press VA For Insight into Coronavirus Response
Thursday, March 19
Women’s Health: Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden and Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee Ranking Member Patty Murray Condemn Approval of Texas Medicaid Waiver that Limits Women’s Choice of Health Care Provider
COVID Testing: HELP Committee Ranking Member Patty Murray Requests Investigation into Testing Delays for Novel Coronavirus
- House Oversight Committee Seeks Administration’s Plan for Coronavirus Testing Amid Widespread Rationing
Coronavirus: HELP Committee Chairman Lamar Alexander and Senate Finance Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley Statements on Health Care Provisions of Third COVID-19 Bill
- House Ways and Means Leaders Urge Social Security Administration to Safeguard Health and Minimize Disruptions amid Coronavirus Crisis
REGULATORY UPDATE
Monday, March 16
NIH: National Institutes of Health Begins Clinical Trial of Investigational Vaccine for COVID-19
FDA: Food and Drug Administration Issues Diagnostic Emergency Use Authorization to Hologic and LabCorp
- Food and Drug Administration Updates Policy to Help Expedite Availability of Test Diagnostics
Tuesday, March 17
CMS: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Announces Expanded Telehealth Benefits for Medicare Beneficiaries during COVID-19 Outbreak
- Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Issues Guidance to Programs of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE) Organizations
- Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Approves First State Request for 1135 Medicaid Waiver in Florida
Wednesday, March 18
CMS: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Releases Recommendations on Adult Elective Surgeries, Non-Essential Medical, Surgical, and Dental Procedures during COVID-19 Response
HHS: Health and Human Services Announces Public-Private Partnership to Develop U.S.-Based, High-Speed Emergency Drug Packaging Solutions
FDA: Food and Drug Administration Issues Guidance for Conducting Clinical Trials during Coronavirus Outbreak
CDC: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Releases New Data Showing Significant Changes in Opioid Overdose Deaths
Thursday, March 19
FDA: Food and Drug Administration Continues to Facilitate Development of Treatments, Including Use of Chloroquine in Treatment of COVID-19
- Food and Drug Administration Encourages Healthy Individuals to Donate Blood, Highlighting Nation’s Depleting Supply
Friday, March 20
FDA: Food and Drug Administration Allows Expanded Use of Devices to Monitor Patients’ Vital Signs Remotely
FDA: Food and Drug Administration Provides Guidance on Production of Alcohol-Based Hand Sanitizer to Help Boost Supply and Protect Public Health
UPCOMING EVENTS
VA
Advisory Committee on Disability Compensation
March 30, 2020 8:30 AM – 4:00 PM
March 31, 2020 8:30 AM – 4:00 PM
Conference Room 542
1800 G Street NW
Washington, DC 20006
HRSA/ HHS
Advisory Committee on Organ Transplantation
April 7, 2020 8:00 AM
Webinar and conference call
https://www.organdonor.gov/about-dot/acot/meetings.html
FDA
Scientific and Ethical Considerations for the Inclusion of Pregnant Women in Clinical Trials
April 16, 2020 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM
National Press Club Main Ballroom
529 14th St. NW
Washington, DC 20045
FDA
Orthopaedic and Rehabilitation Devices Panel of the Medical Devices Advisory Committee
April 23, 2020 8:00 AM – 6:00 PM
April 24, 2020 8:00 AM – 1:00 PM
10903 New Hampshire Ave., Building 31
Conference Center, the Great Room (Rm. 1503)
Silver Spring, MD 20993-0002
HHS/ CDC
Opioid Addiction Prevention and Pain Management
April 30, 2020 12:30 PM
Web Conference
Dial-in at 800-369-3110; Participant Code, 7563795
NIH
National Cancer Institute Program and Legislative Updates
May 11, 2020 9:30 AM
Building 40, Room 1201/1203
40 Convent Drive
Bethesda, MD 20814
NIH
National Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases Advisory Council
May 12, 2020 8:30 AM — 12:00 PM; 1:00 PM — 2:00 PM
Porter Neuroscience Research Center
Building 35A, Conference Room 610-640
35 Convent Drive
Bethesda, MD 20892
CDC
Advisory Committee on Breast Cancer in Young Women
May 13, 2020 8:00 AM to 1:00 PM
Web conference access — https://adobeconnect.cdc.gov/rwa641n3jrry/
Teleconference access — 1-888-606-5944, passcode: 8340472
NIH
National Institute on Aging Programs Review
May 27, 2020 8:00 AM
Natcher Building, Conference Rooms E1 & E2
45 Center Drive
Bethesda, MD 20894
NIH
NIH Deafness Disorder and Communication Programs Review
May 29, 2020 10:00 AM
Porter Neuroscience Research Center
35 Convent Drive, Building 35A, Room 620
Bethesda, MD 20892