Power Play: Washington Week in Review February 13

WHITE HOUSE UPDATE

Tuesday, February 14

Medical Debt: The White House Releases Fact Sheet Reporting Lower Medical Debt for Americans Under the Biden-Harris Administration

LEGISLATIVE UPDATE

Wednesday, February 15

HELP Committee: Senate HELP Committee Chairman Bernie Sanders and Ranking Member Bill Cassidy Announce Subcommittee Rosters for 118^th Congress

Veterans’ Affairs: Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee Chairman Jon Tester Introduces Bipartisan Legislation Exploring Medicinal Cannabis as Alternative Treatment for Veterans

Appropriations: Senate Appropriations Committee Chair Patty Murray and Vice Chair Susan Collins Announce Subcommittee Leadership and Rosters for 118^th Congress

Thursday, February 16

Public Health Workforce: Senate HELP Committee Holds Hearing on Health Care Workforce Crisis in America

• Chairman Bernie Sanders Remarks

REGULATORY UPDATE

Monday, February 13

CMS: CMS Announces Proposed Rule to Increase Transparency of Nursing Home Ownership

• Fact Sheet
• Proposed Rule

Tuesday, February 14

HHS: HHS Secretary Xavier Becerra Responds to President Biden’s Executive Order on Drug Prices

Wednesday, February 15

CMS: CMS Proposes Benefit Expansion for Mobility Devices, Advancing Health Equity for People with Disabilities

• Decision Memorandum

Friday, February 17

HHS: HHS Publishes Fact v. Fiction Release on Biden-Harris Administration Actions to Strengthen Medicare