WHITE HOUSE UPDATE
Tuesday, September 6
COVID-19: White House COVID-19 Response Team and Public Health Officials Hold Press Briefing
COVID-19: President Biden Releases Statement on FDA and CDC Authorizing Updated COVID-19 Vaccines
Thursday, September 8
COVID-19: The Biden Administration Releases Fact Sheet on Plan to Get Americans Updated COVID-19 Vaccine and Manage COVID-19 this Fall
Monday, September 12
ARPA-H: President Biden Announces Intent to Appoint Dr. Renee Wegrzyn as Inaugural Director of Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H)
Public Health: President Biden Releases Fact Sheet on Cancer Moonshot Progress and New Initiatives
Infant Health: President Biden Announces Twenty-Third and Twenty-Fourth Operation Fly Formula Mission
Reproductive Health: Vice President Harris Delivers Remarks Before Meeting With Civil Rights and Reproductive Rights Leaders
Public Health: President Biden Delivers Remarks on Cancer Moonshot Initiative
Tuesday, September 13
Reproductive Health: Readout of Vice President Harris’s Meeting with Civil Rights and Reproductive Rights Leaders
Reproductive Health: Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre Releases Statement on Proposed National Abortion Ban
Health Expenditures: President Biden Releases Remarks on Passage of H.R. 5376, the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022
Thursday, September 15
Monkeypox: Press Briefing by White House Monkeypox Response Team and Public Health Officials
COVID-19: National Security Council Spokesperson Adrienne Watson Releases Statement on Updated COVID-19 Global Response and Recovery Framework
Friday, September 16
Reproductive Health: Vice President Harris Delivers Remarks During Roundtable Discussion on Protecting and Expanding Reproductive Rights
Saturday, September 17
Reproductive Health: Readout of Vice President Harris’s Meeting with Health Care Providers, Students, Elected Officials, and Advocates in Chicago
Tuesday, September 20
Reproductive Health: Readout of White House Meeting with State Legislative Leaders on Reproductive Rights Legislation
Wednesday, September 21
Global Health: White House Releases Fact Sheet on Record Level Funding for Global Health Through Global Fund Seventh Replenishment
Friday, September 23
Infant Health: President Biden Announces Twenty-Fifth Operation Fly Formula Mission
Saturday, September 24
Public Health: Biden-Harris Administration Awards $1.5 Billion to States and Tribes to Combat Overdose Epidemic
LEGISLATIVE UPDATE
Wednesday, September 7
Reproductive Health: Senate HELP Committee Chairwoman Patty Murray and Senators Mazie K. Hirono, Elizabeth Warren, and Tammy Duckworth Applaud Landmark Abortion Access Measure for Veterans
Veterans’ Health: Senate Committee on Veterans’ Affairs Chairman Jon Tester Announces Over $94,000 in Adaptive Sports Funding for Veterans with Disabilities in Montana
Thursday, September 8
Public Health: Senate HELP Committee Chairwoman Patty Murray Issues Statement on Ruling Against ACA Threatening Access to PrEP and Preventive Care, Including Birth Control
Immigrant Health: Senate Committee on Finance Chairman Ron Wyden Issues Statement on Biden Administration’s Final Public Charge Rule
Friday, September 9
Immigrant Health: House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone and House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Richard E. Neal Applaud Biden Administrations’ Final Public Charge Rule
Tuesday, September 13
Reproductive Health: Senate HELP Committee Chairwoman Patty Murray Releases Statement on Republicans’ National Abortion Ban
Reproductive Health: Senate HELP Committee Chairwoman Patty Murray Leads 29 Senators in Urging Biden Administration to Strengthen Privacy Protections for Women Seeking Reproductive Health Care
Wednesday, September 14
Veterans’ Health: Veterans’ Affairs Committee Chairman Mark Takano Applauds House Passage of Five Veterans Bills
Health Expenditures: House Committee on Energy and Commerce’s Subcommittee on Health Holds Markup of Five Bills
- Chairman Frank Pallone Remarks
Thursday, September 15
Reproductive Health: Senate Democrats Vow to Fight Republicans’ National Abortion Ban
Veterans’ Health: Senate Committee on Veterans’ Affairs Chairman Jon Tester Releases Statement on VA Extending Eligibility for Legacy Veterans and Family Caregivers
Veterans’ Health: House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs Holds Hearing on Women Veterans’ Access to Medical Care, Including Reproductive Healthcare, Through VA
- Chairman Mark Takano Remarks
Public Health: Ways and Means Committee Report on Examining the U.S. Health System’s Role in the Climate Crisis
Public Health: House Ways and Means Committee Holds Hearing on Preparing America’s Health Care Infrastructure for the Climate Crisis
- Chairman Richard Neal Remarks
Monday, September 19
Veterans’ Health: Senate Committee on Veterans’ Affairs Chairman Jon Tester Releases Statement Following Reported Decrease in Veteran Suicides Nationwide
- House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs Chairman Mark Takano Statement
Tuesday, September 20
Bill Markup: House Ways and Means Committee Pass the Jackie Walorski Maternal and Child Home Visiting Reauthorization Act of 2022 During Markup Hearing
- Chairman Richard Neal Remarks
Wednesday, September 21
Veterans’ Health: House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs Votes to Send 13 Bills to House Floor
Veterans’ Health: Senate Committee on Appropriations Holds Hearing on VA Electronic Health Record Modernization
Bill Markup: House Energy and Commerce Committee Holds Markup Hearing on 24 Bills
- Chairman Frank Pallone Remarks
Thursday, September 22
Veterans’ Health: Senate Committee on Veterans’ Affairs Holds Hearing on Ensuring Veterans’ Timely Access to Care in VA and the Community
- Chairman Jon Tester Remarks
Mental Health: House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone Delivers Floor Statement on H.R. 8542, the Mental Health Justice Act of 2022
Mental Health: Senate Finance Committee Chairman Ron Wyden and Senators Mike Crapo, Debbie Stabenow, and Steve Daines Release Mental Health Workforce Enhancement Discussion Draft
REGULATORY UPDATE
Tuesday, September 6
CMS: CMS Releases Make Your Voice Heard Request for Information (RFI) to Promote Efficiency, Reduce Burden, and Advance Equity within CMS Programs
- Full RFI Web Form
Wednesday, September 7
HHS: HHS Secretary Xavier Becerra Releases Statement on CDC’s Recommendation of an Updated COVID-19 Vaccine
Thursday, September 8
CMS: CMS Releases Fact Sheet on Supporting Maternal Health Through Medicaid and CHIP
Public Charge: DHS Issues Final Rule Clarifying that Noncitizens Who Receive Entitled Health or Other Benefits Will Not Suffer Harmful Immigration Consequences
HHS: HHS Approves 12-Month Extension of Postpartum Medicaid and CHIP Coverage in Indiana and West Virginia
HHS: HHS Joins Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) to Protect Nursing Home Residents and Caregivers from Illegal Debt Collection Practices
Friday, September 9
HHS: HHS Releases New Data on 988 Transition Moving Closer to Better Serving the Crisis Care Needs of People Across America
Monday, September 12
HHS: HHS Secretary Becerra Releases Statement on Appointment of Inaugural Director of Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H)
HHS: HHS Approves Nation’s First Medicaid Mobile Crisis Intervention Services Program, To Be Launched in Oregon
CMS: CMS Announces Updated COVID-19 Vaccines Providing Protection Against Omicron Variant Available at No Cost
Wednesday, September 14
HHS: HHS Announces Melanie Fontes Rainer as Director of the Office for Civil Rights
Friday, September 16
HHS: HHS Awards Over $3.6 Million to Bolster Support, Training on Substance Use Disorder During Pregnancy and Postpartum
HHS: HHS Releases Roadmap Based on Patient and Provider Feedback After Launching National Tour to Strengthen Mental Health
Monday, September 19
HHS: HHS Awards $3 Million for Initiative to Promote Black Youth Mental Health
Wednesday, September 21
HHS: HHS Secretary Becerra Declares Public Health Emergency for Puerto Rico after Hurricane Fiona
HHS: HHS Delivers First National Strategy to Support Family Caregivers
Thursday, September 22
HHS: HHS Approves 12-Month Extension of Postpartum Medicaid and CHIP Coverage in North Carolina
Friday, September 23
HHS: HHS Announces HRSA Partnering with National Cancer Institute-Designated Cancer Centers to Improve Equity in Cancer Screening
HHS: HHS Announces Initiative to Help Uninsured and Underinsured Americans Access COVID-19 Monoclonal Antibody Treatment
EVENTS
House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs
Hearing: Veteran Suicide Prevention: Capitalizing on What Works and Increasing Innovative Approaches
Thursday, September 29, 2022 @ 10 am
House Committee on Oversight and Reform
Hearing: Examining the Harm to Patients from Abortion Restrictions and the Threat of a National Abortion Ban
Thursday, September 29, 2022 @ 10 am