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WHITE HOUSE UPDATE

Monday, August 1

Reproductive Health: First Meeting Readout of Lawyers in Defense of Reproductive Rights and Justice

Tuesday, August 2

Reproductive Health: President Biden Releases Statement on Defeat of Kansas Ballot Measure Threatening Women’s Right to Abortion

Infant Health: President Biden Announces Eighteenth Operation Fly Formula Mission

Health Insurance: President Biden Delivers Statement on All-Time Low Uninsured Rate

Monkeypox: President Biden Announces Team to Lead Monkeypox Response

Wednesday, August 3

Reproductive Health: President Biden and Vice President Harris Deliver Remarks at First Meeting of the Interagency Task Force on Reproductive Healthcare Access

Reproductive Health: President Biden Signs Executive Order Protecting Access to Reproductive Healthcare Services

Infant Health: President Biden Announces Nineteenth Operation Fly Formula Mission

Thursday, August 4

Reproductive Health: Vice President Harris Delivers Remarks During Meeting on Reproductive Rights with Massachusetts Governor, State Legislators, and Advocates

Friday, August 5

Reproductive Health: Statement by White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre on Indiana Abortion Ban

Reproductive Health: Vice President Harris Delivers Remarks at Meeting with Latina State Legislators on Reproductive Rights

CHIP: Statement by President Biden on the 25th Anniversary of the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP)

Tuesday, August 9

COVID-19: Biden Administration Releases Fact Sheet on Key Actions and Implementation Plan to Increase Vaccine Supply

Reproductive Health: Vice President Harris Delivers Remarks at Meeting with Higher Education Leaders on Reproductive Rights

Wednesday, August 10

Reproductive Health: Vice President Harris Delivers Remarks During Roundtable Discussion with Nevada State Legislators and Advocates on Reproductive Healthcare

Nomination: President Biden Announces Intent to Appoint Dr. Monica Bertagnolli as Director of the National Cancer Institute

Veterans’ Health: President Biden Delivers Remarks at Signing of The Sergeant First Class Health Robinson Honoring Our Promises to Address Comprehensive Toxics (PACT) Act of 2022

Thursday, August 11

Reproductive Health: Vice President Harris Delivers Remarks at Roundtable Discussion with California State Legislators and Advocates on Reproductive Healthcare

Monkeypox: Press Briefing by White House Monkeypox Response Team and Public Health Officials


LEGISLATIVE UPDATE

Monday, August 1

Reproductive Health: Senate HELP Committee Chairwoman Patty Murray Releases Report on Post-Roe Impact on Women’s Health and Reproductive Care

Tuesday, August 2

Reproductive Health: Senate HELP Committee Chairwoman Patty Murray and Senators Ben Ray Luján, Alex Padilla, and Jacky Rosen Introduce Let Doctors Provide Reproductive Health Care Act

Reproductive Health: Senate HELP Committee Chairwoman Patty Murray Releases Statement on Department of Justice Challenging Idaho’s Abortion Ban

Veterans’ Health: House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs Chairman Mark Takano Issues Statement Following Senate Passage of the PACT Act of 2022

Wednesday, August 3

Public Health: Senate Committee on Finance Holds Hearing on Urgent Need to Address Failures in the Organ Transplant System

Thursday, August 4

Reproductive Health: Senate HELP Committee Chairwoman Patty Murray and Senator Tammy Duckworth Introduce Reproductive Health Care Accessibility Act

Public Health: Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone Submits Comment Letter in Support of FDA Proposal to Ban Menthol-Flavored Cigarettes

Sunday, August 7

Health Expenditures: Senate HELP Committee Chairwoman Patty Murray Delivers Remarks on Measures Including Prescription Drug Prices in Inflation Reduction Act

Health Expenditures: Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone Releases Statement on Inclusion of Health Care Provisions in Inflation Reduction Act

Health Expenditures: Senate Finance Committee Chairman Ron Wyden Releases Statement Following Senate Passage of Inflation Reduction Act

Wednesday, August 10

Veterans’ Health: House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs Chairman Mark Takano Releases Statement Following President Biden Signing PACT Act of 2022 Into Law

Thursday, August 11

Veterans’ Health: Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee Chairman Jon Tester Delivers Remarks Following President Biden Signing PACT Act of 2022 Into Law

Friday, August 12

Health Expenditures: House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Richard E. Neal Releases Statement Following House Passage of Inflation Reduction Act

Health Expenditures: House Committee on the Budget Chairman John Yarmuth Delivers Statement Following House Passage of Inflation Reduction Act


REGULATORY UPDATE

Monday, August 1

CMS: CMS Unveils Roadmap for States to Connect Children with Complex Medical Conditions to Critical Medicaid Services

CMS: CMS Releases Fact Sheet on FY 2023 Hospital Inpatient Prospective Payment System (IPPS) and Long Term Care Hospitals (LTCH PPS) Final Rule (CMS-1771-F Maternal Health)

Tuesday, August 2

HHS: HHS Releases New Report Showing National Uninsured Rate Reached All-Time Low in 2022

HHS/CMS: HHS Secretary Xavier Becerra and CMS Administrator Chiquita Brooks-LaSure Issue Statement Against Idaho Over Emergency Abortion Care Services

Wednesday, August 3

HHS: Biden-Harris Administration Releases Two New Reports on Long COVID to Support Patients and Further Research

Thursday, August 4

HHS: HHS Secretary Xavier Becerra Declares Monkeypox a Public Health Emergency

Friday, August 5

HHS/CMS: HHS Secretary Xavier Becerra and CMS Administrator Chiquita Brooks-LaSure Issue Statement on 25th Anniversary of Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP)

Sunday, August 7

HHS: HHS Secretary Xavier Becerra Issues Statement on Senate Passage of Inflation Reduction Act

Monday, August 8

CMS: CMS Administrator Chiquita Brooks-LaSure Issues Statement on Senate Passage of Inflation Reduction Act

HHS: HHS Announces Investment of $60 Million to Strengthen Health Care Workforce and Improve Access to Care in Rural Communities

HHS: HHS Announces Two Operation Fly Formula Flights Scheduled for Week of August 8

HHS: HHS Awards $90 Million to Community Health Centers to Advance Health Equity Through Better Data

Wednesday, August 10

HHS: Federal Health Agencies Announce Release of National Tool to Measure Health Impacts of Environmental Burdens

Friday, August 12

HHS/CMS: HHS Secretary Xavier Becerra and CMS Administrator Chiquita Brooks-LaSure Issue Statement on House Passage of Inflation Reduction Act

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