EXECUTIVE UPDATE
Thursday, September 19
Executive Order Modernizing Influenza Vaccines in the U.S. to Promote National Security and Public Health
LEGISLATIVE UPDATE
Wednesday, September 18
Health Care: Lawmakers Deal on Stopgap Spending Bill to Avert a U.S. Government Shutdown on October 1 and Plan Vote on Extend Health Care Programs
- Energy and Commerce Chairman Frank Pallone Secures Enrollee Expansion for the 9/11 World Trade Center Health Program in Continuing Resolution
- Cindy Axne Introduces Legislation Requiring Insurance Companies to Regularly Update Provider Directories to Prevent Patients From Unknowingly Receiving Out-Of-Network Care
Thursday, September 19
Drug Pricing: Consumer Protection and Commerce Subcommittee Chair Jan Schakowsky Delivers Opening Remarks at Subcommittee Hearing Entitled “Protecting Consumers from Pharmaceutical Market Gaming Tactics”
Friday, September 20
Drug Pricing: House Speaker Pelosi Releases Drug Pricing Plan with Call for Government to Negotiate the Prices of at Least 25 Medicines
REGULATORY UPDATE
Tuesday, September 17
NIH: Mesh Implants Have Similar Outcomes to Hysterectomy for Vaginal Prolapse Repair
- NIH: Surgery May Benefit Women With Two Types of Stress Urinary Incontinence
Wednesday, September 18
HHS: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Awards Over $85 Million to Help Health Centers Expand Access to Oral Health Care Through New Infrastructure Enhancements
- Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General Report Examines the Difficulty Medicare Beneficiaries Face in Getting Medications
FDA: U.S. Food and Drug Administration Issues Report Concerning Citizen Petitions and Petitions for Stay of Action Subject to Section 505(q) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act
Thursday, September 19
FDA: U.S. Food and Drug Administration Continues to Take Steps to Fulfill its Commitment to Strengthen and Modernize the 510(k) Medical Device Program by Providing Device-Specific Performance Criteria for the Safety and Performance Based Pathway
Friday, September 20
FDA: Proposed Rule Issued for Premarket Tobacco Product Applications as Part of Commitment to Continuing Strong Oversight of E-Cigarettes and Other Tobacco Products
UPCOMING EVENTS
NIH
Meeting: Center for Scientific Review
September 23, 2019 8:30 AM – 3:00 PM
National Institutes of Health, 6701 Rockledge Drive, Bethesda, M.D. 20892
Oversight
September 24, 2019 10:00 AM
2154 Rayburn House Office Building, Washington, DC 20515
VA
Toxic Exposure: Examining the VA’s Presumptive Disability Decision-Making Process
September 25, 2019 10:00 AM
Russell Senate Office Building SR-418, Washington, D.C. 20515
E&C
Sounding the Alarm: The Public Health Threats of E-Cigarettes
September 25, 2019 10:00 AM
2123 Rayburn House Office Building, Washington, D.C. 20515
Appropriations
September 25, 2019 10:00 AM
2358-C Rayburn House Office Building, Washington, DC 20515
E&C
Making Prescription Drugs More Affordable: Legislation to Negotiate a Better Deal for Americans
September 25, 2019 10:30 AM
322 Rayburn House Office Building, Washington, D.C. 20515
Education & Labor
Hearing: Making Health Care More Affordable: Lowering Drug Prices and Increasing Transparency
September 26, 2019 2:00 PM
2175 Rayburn House Office Building, Washington, D.C. 20515
MEDPAC
October 3-4, 2019
Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center
1300 Pennsylvania Ave NW, Washington, D.C. 20004
E&C
Hearing on Public Health Threat of Gun Violence
October 3, 2019
University of Chicago Medical Center
5841 S Maryland Ave, Chicago, IL 60637