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LEGISLATIVE UPDATE
Tuesday, August 11
Opioids: Bipartisan Energy and Commerce Committee Leaders Write Letter to Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar Requesting Information on COVID-19’s Impact on Addiction and Overdose Crisis
Thursday, August 13
Nursing Homes: Senators Bob Casey and Pat Toomey Request Action from U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director Dr. Robert Redfield and Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Administrator Seema Verma to Protect Seniors and People with Disabilities from COVID-19
Friday, August 14
Veterans’ Affairs: Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee Ranking Member Jon Tester and Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Ranking Member Gary Peters Demand Immediate Action Following Reports of Significant Delays in Veterans’ Prescription Medications Through U.S. Postal Service
- House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs Chair Mark Takano and Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Chair Peter DeFazio Write Letter to Department of Veterans Affairs Secretary Robert Wilkie and United States Postmaster General Louis DeJoy Addressing Changes
Monday, August 17
Prescription Drugs: Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr., Health Subcommittee Chairwoman Anna G. Eshoo and Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee Chair Diana DeGette Announce Plans to Investigate Impacts the U.S. Postal Service’s Changes Have on Safe and Timely Delivery of Prescription Drugs
Wednesday, August 19
Hospital Reporting: Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr., Health Subcommittee Chairwoman Anna G. Eshoo and Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee Chair Diana DeGette Write Letter to Government Accountability Office Comptroller General Gene Dodaro to Review HHS’s New Hospital Capacity Reporting Requirements
Thursday, August 20
Drug Manufacturing: Senate Finance Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley Statement on Trump’s Executive Order on Domestic Drug Manufacturing
REGULATORY UPDATE
Tuesday, August 11
CMS: Trump Administration Announces Initiative to Transform Rural Health
HHS: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and Department of Defense Announce Agreement with Moderna, Inc. to Manufacture and Deliver 100 Million Doses of Company’s COVID-19 Vaccine Candidate
Monday, August 17
NIH: National Center for Medical Rehabilitation Research Appoints Teresa Cruz as New Director
HHS: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Reports Progress on President Trump’s Advancing American Kidney Health Initiative
Tuesday, August 18
NIH: National Institutes of Health Study Suggests Opioid Use Linked to Pregnancy Loss and Lower Chance of Conception
CMS: Trump Administration Issues Joint Informational Bulletin Intended to Improve Health and Housing Outcomes for Older Adults and People with a Disability in Rural America
UPCOMING EVENTS
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
Advisory Panel on Hospital Outpatient Payment (the Panel) for 2020
Monday, August 31, 2020 9:30 AM – 5:30 PM
Virtual Meeting
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
Remarks and Discussion with the Assistant Secretary for Mental Health and Substance Use
Thursday, September 3, 2020 1:00 PM- 5:00 PM
Virtual Meeting
National Institutes of Health
National Advisory Council on Drug Abuse
Thursday, September 10, 2020 12:45 – 4:40 PM
Virtual Meeting
Food and Drug Administration
Vaccines and Related Biological Products Advisory Committee
Friday, October 2, 2020, 11:00 AM – 3:30 PM
Teleconference
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Lead Exposure and Prevention Advisory Committee
Friday, October 30, 2020 9:00 AM – 4:30 PM
Webinar via Zoom