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WHITE HOUSE UPDATE

Monday, July 26

Disability Policy

Tuesday, July 27

Coronavirus: Statement by President Joe Biden on CDC Updated Guidance for Delta Variant, Vaccinations, and Mask Recommendations

Health Equity: Equitable Data Working Group Announces Timeline for Reporting Case Study Findings for Barriers and Gaps in Equitable Data Reporting

Thursday, July 29

Coronavirus:

  • President Biden Announces New Actions to Get More Americans Vaccinated and Slow the Spread of Delta Variant
    • Remarks by President Biden On Next Steps for Vaccinations and Safety Precautions

LEGISLATIVE UPDATE

Tuesday, July 27

Coronavirus

  • Senate HELP Committee Holds Hearing on “The Path Forward: Building on Lessons Learned from the COVID-19 Pandemic”
  • Senate HELP Committee Ranking Member Richard Burr (R-NC) Calls for Eligible Americans to Get Vaccinated to Protect Against COVID-19

Wednesday, July 28

Public Health Programs: Senate HELP Committee Ranking Member Richard Burr (R-NC) Releases New Report to Evaluate and Improve Federal Public Health Programs to Prepare for Future Public Health Emergencies

Thursday, July 29

FY 2022 Budget: House Passes Appropriations Package with Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education Funding

Neurodegenerative Disease

  • House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health Holds Hearing on “The Path Forward: Advancing Treatments and Cures for Neurodegenerative Diseases”

Friday, July 30

Medicare and Medicaid: House Ways and Means Chairman Richard E. Neal (D-MA) Releases Statement Marking the 56th Anniversary of Medicare and Medicaid


REGULATORY UPDATE

Tuesday, July 27

HHS: Biden-Harris Administration Provides $121 Million in American Rescue Plan Funds to Support Local Community-Based Efforts to Increase COVID-19 Vaccinations in Underserved Communities

Thursday, July 29

HHS

  • HHS Secretary Xavier Becerra and CMS Administrator Chiquita Brooks-LaSure Release Statement on 56th Anniversary of Medicaid and Medicare
  • SAMHSA Awards $250 Million to 100 Certified Community Behavioral Health Centers to Improve Community Substance Use Disorder and Mental Health Treatment Services

CMS

  • CMS Issues Final Rule for Inpatient Rehabilitation Facility (IRF) Prospective Payment System (PPS) for Fiscal Year (FY) 2022
  • CMS Issues Final Rule for Inpatient Psychiatric Facility (IPF) Prospective Payment System (PPS) for Fiscal Year (FY) 2022
  • CMS Issues Final Rule Updating Medicare Payment Policies and Rates for Skilled Nursing Facilities Under the Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF) Prospective Payment System (PPS) for FY 2022
  • CMS Issues Final Rule Updating Medicare Hospice Payments and Aggregate Cap Amount for FY 2022

Friday, July 30

CMS

  • CMS Proposes Home Care Payment Rule to Support Home Care Workers Access to Benefits

Events

Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies

Markup of the “Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2022.”

Monday, August 2, 5:45PM

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