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WHITE HOUSE UPDATE

Monday, August 2

Coronavirus: Press Briefing by White House COVID-⁠19 Response Team and Public Health Officials

Tuesday, August 3

Coronavirus: President Biden Announces More Than 100 Million U.S. COVID-⁠19 Vaccine Doses Donated and Shipped Abroad

Health Equity: Biden Administration Bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act Provides Advancing Economic and Public Health Opportunities for Communities of Color

Thursday, August 5

Coronavirus

  • Press Briefing by White House COVID-⁠19 Response Team and Public Health Officials
  • Biden Administration Announces Additional Vaccination Actions to Help Kids Go Back to School Safely

Friday, August 6

Health Centers: President Biden Issues Proclamation on National Health Center Week

Nominations: President Biden Announces Nomination of Sam Bagenstos for HHS General Counsel

Monday, August 9

Coronavirus: Statement by President Joe Biden on COVID-⁠19 Vaccines for Service Members

Tuesday, August 10

Coronavirus: President Biden Introduces FEMA Administrator, Homeland Security, and COVID-⁠19 Response Teams for Briefing

Health Care Coverage: Biden-⁠Harris Administration Announces 2.5 Million Americans Signed Up for Health Insurance During Special Enrollment Period

Wednesday, August 11

Coronavirus: President Biden Meets with Business, University and Health Care Leaders on COVID-⁠19 Vaccination Requirements

Thursday, August 12

Coronavirus: Press Briefing by White House COVID-⁠19 Response Team and Public Health Officials

Drug Pricing: President Biden Calls on Congress to Lower Prescription Drug Prices


LEGISLATIVE UPDATE

Monday, August 2

FY 2022 Budget:

  • Senate Appropriations Subcommittee Holds Markup of Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2022

Tuesday, August 3

Disability Technology: Senate HELP Committee Advances Bipartisan Bills to Improve Suicide Prevention, Protect Pregnant Workers, and Support People with Disabilities by Increasing Access to Assistive Technologies

Wednesday, August 4

FY 2022 Budget: Senate Appropriations Committee Approves FY22 Agriculture and FDA Funding Measure

Thursday, August 5

Mental Health: Senate Finance Committee Chairman Ron Wyden (D-OR) and Ranking Member Mike Crapo (R-ID) Request Input to Address Barriers to Mental Health Services

Monday, August 9

FY 2022 Budget

  • Senate Budget Committee Chairman Bernie Sanders (I-VT) and Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) Introduce FY2022 Budget Resolution
  • Senate Budget Committee Ranking Member Lindsey Graham (R-SC) Releases Statement on FY2022 Budget Resolution
  • House Budget Committee Ranking Member Jason Smith (R-MO) Releases Statement on FY2022 Budget Resolution

Tuesday, August 10

Nursing Homes: Senate Finance Committee Chairman Ron Wyden (D-OR) and Senate Aging Committee Chairman Bob Casey (D-PA) Introduce Legislation to Improve Quality of Care and Oversight in Federal Nursing Homes

Thursday, August 12

Drug Pricing

  • Senate Finance Committee Chair Ron Wyden (D-OR) Releases Statement Regarding President’s Call for Medicare Drug Negotiation
  • House Energy and Commerce Committee Ranking Member Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) Releases Statement on President Biden’s Remarks on Lowering Medicare Drug Costs

REGULATORY UPDATE

Wednesday, August 4

HHS

  • Readout of the Sixth Covid-19 Health Equity Task Force Meeting
  • Statement by HHS Secretary Xavier Becerra on the 24th Anniversary of the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP)

Thursday, August 5

HRSA: Biden-Harris Administration Provides $90 Million to Improve Health Care in Rural Communities for Substance Use Disorder and Rural Maternal Health Outcomes

HHS: HHS Releases Proposed Rule Rescinding “Most Favored Nation” Model for Drug Pricing

Monday, August 9

HHS: HHS Secretary Xavier Becerra Releases Statement on Health Center Week

Thursday, August 12

HHS: HHS Secretary Becerra Announces COVID-19 Vaccinations Required for HHS Health Care Workforce

FDA: Coronavirus (COVID-19) Update: FDA Authorizes Additional Vaccine Dose for Certain Immunocompromised Individuals

CDC

  • CDC Director Rochelle P. Walensky Signs ACIP Recommendation for Additional Dose of mRNA COVID-19 Vaccine in Moderately to Severely Immunocompromised People

CMS: CMS Announces Immunocompromised Medicare Beneficiaries Can Receive an Additional COVID-19 Dose At No Cost

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