Week in Brief

ACA Court Case: Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell Affirms Senate Support for Consumer Protections for People with Pre-Existing Conditions Following Last Week’s DOJ Announcement. Read More

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Medicare: Board of Trustees for the Social Security and Medicare Trust Funds Releases Annual Reports on Financial Health of Social Security and Medicare. Read More

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Veterans’ Health: VA Mission Act Passes Senate. Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee Chairman Johnny Isakson (R-GA) Releases Statement. Ranking Member Jon Tester (D-MT) Releases Statement. House Veterans’ Affairs Committee Chairman Phil Roe (R-TN) Releases Statement. White House Releases Statement. Past VA Leaders Voice Support for VA MISSION Act. Senators Isakson and Tester Promote Bill at Press Conference.Read More

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Veterans’ Health: House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs Passes VA MISSION Act. Committee Chairman Phil Roe (R-TN) Issues Statement. Ranking Member Tim Walz (D-MN) Issues Statement. Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee Chairman Johnny Isakson (R-GA) Issues Statement. Senate Committee Ranking Member Jon Tester (D-MT) Issues Statement. White House Press Secretary Releases Statement.

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Veterans’ Health: VA MISSION Act Passes Out of House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs.Read More

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Veteran’s Health: Chairman of the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs Phil Roe (R-TN) Introduces Legislation Expanding Veteran Access to Private Health Care. President Donald Trump Urges Congress to Fix Veterans Choice Program, Promises to Sign New Bill Immediately. Committee Schedules Markup for Tuesday, May 8.
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Veterans’ Health: Rear Admiral Ronny Jackson Withdraws from Consideration to Lead the Department of Veterans Affairs. House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs Ranking Member Tim Walz (D-MN) Releases Statement.

Opioids: House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health Advances 56 Bills Aimed at Combating the Opioids Crisis.Read More

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Opioids: Senate Finance Committee Holds Hearing to Address Opioid and Substance-Abuse Disorders in Medicare, Medicaid and Human Services Programs. Senate Finance Committee Chairman Orrin Hatch (R-UT) Delivers Opening Statement. Ranking Member Ron Wyden (D-OR) Delivers Statement.

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