WHITE HOUSE UPDATE
Thursday, January 5
Public Health: President Joe Biden Announces Regional Appointments for HHS
- Everett Handford, HHS Regional Director, Region 1
- Jeffrey Reynoso, HHS Regional Director, Region 9
Reproductive Health: White House Holds Meeting with State Legislators on Expanding Training for Reproductive Health Care
LEGISLATIVE UPDATE
Friday, January 6
House: Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) is Speaker of the House for the 118th United States Congress after 15 votes on the House floor
Monday, January 9
Ways and Means: Representative Jason Smith (R-MO) Releases Statement Following Confirmation as Chairman of the House Committee on Ways and Means
Tuesday, January 10
Veterans’ Affairs: Representative Mike Bost (R-IL) Releases Statement Following Confirmation as Chairman of the House Committee on Veteran’s Affairs
Energy and Commerce: Representative Cathy Rodgers (R-WA) Releases Statement as Newly Selected Chair of the House Energy and Commerce Committee
Wednesday, January 11
Medicare: Senate Finance Committee Chair Ron Wyden Praises CMS Announcement on Medicare Prescription Drug Price Negotiation
REGULATORY UPDATE
Wednesday, January 4
HHS: SAMHSA Announces National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH) Results Detailing Mental Illness and Substance Use Levels in 2021
HHS: HHS Releases Guidance Offering States Flexibility to Better Address Medicaid Enrollees’ Needs
Thursday, January 5
CMS: CMS Announces Expanded Access to Essential Specialty Care for Millions of Medicaid and CHIP Beneficiaries
Wednesday, January 11
CMS: CMS Releases Marketplace 2023 Open Enrollment Report: National Snapshot #3
HHS: HHS Announces Key Dates for First Year of Inflation Reduction Act’s Medicare Drug Price Negotiation Program
Thursday, January 12
HHS: HHS Issues Announcement on Biden-Harris Administration Proposes Restoring Protections for Beneficiaries of Federally Funded Social Services
Friday, January 13
HHS: HHS Issues Report Showing Gains in Health Coverage Under Biden-Harris Administration from 2019-2021