Health on the Hill

House Passes Bill to Reduce ACO Reporting Burden Ways and Means Committee Advances Hospital Transparency Legislation HELP Committee Expected to Consider CDC Director, Surgeon General Nominees This Month House Panel Questions Companies Conducting Clinical Trials in China Dept. of Education Expands List of Professional Degrees New ACIP Charter Rep. DeGette Defeated in CO Primary and more...

Energy & Commerce Health Subcommittee Advances 15 Bills Sen. Cassidy Releases 340B Discussion Draft Democrats Ask NIH Director to Oppose OMB Changes to Federal Grantmaking Rep. Buddy Carter Urges AMA to Reconsider Change to Maternity Billing Policy Reps. Espaillat, Goldman Lose NY Reelection Bids Judge Temporarily Blocks Change to Professional Degree Definition President Taps Chris Klomp for HHS D...

HELP Committee Advances Seven Health Bills E&C Leaders Request Information on Case Involving Importation of Biological Materials Sen. Wyden Releases RFI on Drug Pricing Policy CBO Calls for More Research on No Surprises Act MedPAC Releases June Report to Congress NIH Launches Animal Testing Alternatives Office and more...

Appropriations Update GOP Passes Second Reconciliation Bill and Opens Talks on Third Prior Authorization Bill Reaches 290 Cosponsors FDA Approves New Sunscreen Ingredient Judge Rules $100,000 H-1B Visa Fee Unlawful Medicare Trustees Annual Report and more...

Appropriations Update Lawmakers Release Discussion Draft to Establish National AI Framework CMS Issues Rulemaking on Medicaid Work Requirements Sens. Collins, Shaheen Encourage Expansion of Diabetes Self-Management Training and more...

President Signs Executive Order on Vaccines Independent Dispute Resolution Operations Final Rule Issued OMB Proposes Major Overhaul of Federal Grant Guidance Sen. Cassidy Continues Healthcare Cybersecurity Investigation Bipartisan Group Writes Administration on Animal Testing in Federally Funded Research Kennedy Announces Plan to Combat Lyme Disease and Advance Treatment Texas Primary Runoffs See...

Public Health Bills Advanced by E&C Health Subcommittee Sens. Scott, Gillibrand Press GPOs on Import Ban Exemptions House Oversight Launches New Fraud Task Force Data Breach Impacts Congressional Office of the Attending Physician Sen. Bill Cassidy, MD Loses Bid for Reelection FDA Commissioner Makary Steps Down Top HHS Spokesman Resigns Over Flavored Vape Authorization Supreme Court Maintains Acces...

Appropriators Urge State Department to Restore GAVI Funding Republicans Ask Court to Reinstate Abortion Pill Restrictions WSJ Reports on Possible Ousting of FDA Commissioner Makary USPSTF to Meet in July Democrats Push for Release of Complete PEPFAR Data and more...

President Withdraws Casey Means Surgeon General Nomination Congress Funds Most of DHS as Budget Reconciliation Process Continues Appropriations Update Lawmakers Ask Senate Appropriators to Sustain NIH Funding in FY 2027 National Provider Directory Exposes Provider Social Security Numbers Dept. of Education Finalizes Professional Degree Definition, New Loan Caps and more...

House Passes Three Health Bills Senate Adopts Budget Resolution Appropriations Update Sens. Grassley, Hassan Request GAO Report on Pharmaceutical Coupons Lawmakers Push for at Least $51.3 Billion in NIH Funding New Jersey Democrat Mejia Sworn In Congressional Resignations, Retirements Labor Secretary Chavez-DeRemer Resigns and more...

Sen. Thune Confirms Narrowly-Focused Plan for Reconciliation House Appropriators Release FY 2027 Markup Schedule Sen. Cassidy Releases Money and Value for Patients Agenda Democratic Health Leaders Continue to Request Information on Drug Pricing Agreements Reps. Scott, DeSaulnier Urge Expansion of EBSA Proposed Rule on PBMs Dr. Erica Schwartz Nominated to Lead CDC Congressional Resignations NIH Per...

Lawmakers Return from Recess, Health Hearings on the Calendar for This Week Secretary Kennedy Signs Updated ACIP Charter Sen. Husted to Replace Mullin on LHHS Appropriations Subcommittee CMS Finalizes 2027 MA Payment Hike MGMA Releases Latest Report on Regulatory Burdens CMS Launches Hemp, CBD Pilot and more...

White House Release FY 2027 Budget Proposal Secretary Kennedy Expected to Testify on HHS Budget Proposal Senators Submit Comments to CMS on MA Upcoding Rep. Murphy Introduces Bill to Improve Medicare Reimbursement Stability Democrats Push to Block Funds for Implementation of WISeR Sens. Wyden, Sanders Request Testimony from Health Insurance CEOs and more...

President’s FY 2027 Budget Expected to be Released This Week White House Misses Deadline to Nominate CDC Director House Judiciary Committee Releases Report on Medical Residency Antitrust Exemption Sen. Cassidy Expands Investigation into Gender Surgeries for Minors Lawmakers Advance Fentanyl, Xylazine Legislation GOP Lawmakers to Probe Compliance with Mifepristone REMS Healthcare Advisory Committee...

Senate Democrats Announce Effort to Lower Costs, Improve Health Coverage Senate Appropriations Leadership Release FY 2027 Guidance Reps. Comer, Aderholt Pen Letter on PBM Use of Utilization Management Federal Court Blocks ACIP Changes CMS Convenes First Rural Health Transformation Summit White House Releases AI Framework and more...

House GOP Holds Annual Policy Retreat Sen. Johnson to Probe FDA Denial of Rare Disease Treatments Rep. Comer Asks GAO to Investigate Medicaid, CHIP Fraud Lawmakers Request Details on Study of Reusable PPE JEC Releases Brief on Impact of MA on Part B Premiums Rep. Kevin Kiley Leaves GOP in Switch to Independent

Bipartisan Group Comments on ‘Professional Degree’ Proposed Rule Lawmakers Ask HHS Secretary to Address NIH Advisory Council Vacancies House Oversight Committee Continues MN Fraud Investigation Energy and Commerce Committee Expands Medicaid Fraud Investigation Sens. Grassley, Wyden Inquire about OPTN Spending Latest Congressional Resignations/Retirements and more...

President Delivers State of the Union Address HELP Committee Advances Two Health Bills Sens. Collins, Murkowski Remain Undecided on Surgeon General Nominee Sens. Marshall, Booker Request Testing of Medically Tailored Meal Model House Appropriations Leadership Release FY 2027 Guidance Energy & Commerce Committee Plans Next Hearing in Health Care Affordability Series Updated Projections of the Hospi...

Sen. Cassidy Releases FDA Modernization Recommendations NIH Director Bhattacharya to Lead CDC in Acting Capacity Senate Republicans Urge Recovery of Fraudulent ACA Subsidy Payments New GAO Reports on Impact of No Surprises Act, Gain-of Function Research ACIP Delays February Meeting and more...

Judiciary Committee Republicans Subpoena Insurance Providers for Documents About ACA Marketplace Fraud Sen. Banks Asks FDA to Detail Plan for Enforcement Against Certain GLP-1 Compounders HELP Committee Chair Cassidy Requests Details on Cyberbreach HHS Personnel Changes and more...

Partial Shutdown Ends with Most Federal Agencies Funded Through Sept. 30 Cassidy Probes 340B Prime Vendor Apexus Latest Congressional Retirements Christian Menefee Sworn in to House of Representatives New GAO Report on FDA Staffing Struggles GAO to Review ACIP’s Hep B Vaccine Recommendation Change Moolenaar Highlights Chinese Control of U.S. Medical Technology Grassley Urges More Timely Suicide-Re...

Partial Government Shutdown Likely to Continue into Tuesday Bipartisan Talks on ACA Tax Credits Stall HELP Committee Republicans Launch Fraud Task Force Surgeon General Nomination Hearing Expected Later This Month Florida Rep. Buchanan to Retire After Two Decades in Congress and more...

Fiscal Year 2026 Appropriations Update New Congressional Report Alleges Violation of Antitrust Law by CVS Health GOP Lawmakers to Investigate MN Medicaid Fraud Eleanor Holmes Norton Ends Reelection Campaign and more...

Progress on FY 2026 Appropriations President Releases “Great Healthcare Plan” as Progress on Bipartisan Compromise Stalls Senate HELP Committee Advances Four Health Bills Sen. Grassley Report Details “Gaming” of Medicare Advantage by UHG Republican Study Committee Releases Reconciliation 2.0 Framework Sen. Wyden, Rep. Pallone Question Child Immunization Data Measurement Change Florida Rep. Neal Du...

Appropriations Update House Passes APTC Extension Sara Carter Confirmed as Drug Czar State of the Union Address to Take Place Feb. 24 Rep. Schrier Leads Letter on Childhood Immunization Schedule California Congressman LaMalfa Dies at 65 Rep. Hoyer Announces Retirement from Congress  and more...