Health on the Hill

Sen. Thune Previews Plans for 2025 Reconciliation Bills Lawmakers Continue Negotiations on Year-End Package, Health Extenders Senate Democratic Leadership Elections 2025 Congressional Calendars Republicans Secure 220 Seat Majority in House Reps. Schiff and Kim to be Sworn in as Senators House Votes to Reauthorize ONDCP House Committee Chairs to be Chosen This Week House COVID-19 Panel Releases Fin...

Trump Names NIH, HHS Deputy Secretary Nominees House COVID Panel to Release Final Report This Week DeSantis Announces Special Election Dates to Replace Gaetz, Waltz in House CMS Proposes Medicare Coverage of Anti-Obesity Medications

President-Elect Trump Names CMS, CDC, FDA, Surgeon General Nominees House Democratic Leadership Elections Congress Considers Biden’s Emergency Supplemental Funding Request Senate Judiciary Committee Advances Patent Reform Bill Lawmakers Push for Doc Fix and Long-Term Physician Payment Reform Senators Introduce Health Care Cybersecurity Legislation Sens. Warren, Grassley Request IRS Briefing on Tax...

Republicans Secure Majority in House for 119th Congress Trump Taps RFK Jr. for HHS Secretary Trump Draws from Elected Officials for Other White House Positions President-elect Pushes for Use of Recess Appointments Sen. Cassidy to Chair HELP in the 119th Congress House Republican Leadership Elections GOP Doctors Caucus Announces Co-Chairs for the 119th Congress Rep. Gottheimer to Run for NJ Governo...

2024 Election Results What to Expect in the Lame Duck Trump’s First 100 Days Executive Personnel Forecast Congressman Connolly Announces Cancer Diagnosis and more...

Post-Election Expectations House Members Introduce Bipartisan Doc Fix Legislation Democrats Urge CMS to Use Enforcement Authority Over MA Plans Senators Hassan, Cassidy Release Site-Neutral Legislative Framework Senator Warren Comments on Oncology MSO Acquisitions Senator Blumenthal Pushes for Recall of Acne Treatments Containing Benzene and more...

DEA Sends Telehealth Extension Regulation to OMB for Review Lawmakers Urge Leadership to Prevent Physician Pay Cut Senate Panel Releases Report on MA Coverage Denials Reps. Turner, Tonko Inquire About Buprenorphine Access Barriers and more...

Policymakers Spotlight GLP-1 Counterfeits, Costs Prior Authorization Bills Secure Bipartisan Majority Support Sen. Warren Raises Concerns About Novo Nordisk Merger Sen. Wyden Asks DOJ to Investigate Residential Treatment Centers CMS Releases RFI on $2 Drug List Model and more...

Senators Maintain Spotlight on Steward Healthcare Chairman Comer Subpoenas HHS on Development of Alcohol Consumption Guidelines GAO Releases New Report on Hospital Price Transparency Republicans Investigate ARPA-H Compliance with Civil Rights Laws Senators Markey, Booker Urge FDA to Ban Phthalates from Food Contact Materials Congressional Staff Start New AI Policy Group CBO Releases New Part D Pro...

Congresses Extends Government Funding Through Dec. 20 House Passes Slate of Health Care Legislation Lawmakers Pass Congenital Heart Disease Research Bill Senate Votes to Hold Steward CEO in Criminal Contempt Senate GOP Blocks Consideration of Emergency Abortion Bill Doc Caucus Details Year-End Priorities Senators Urge Leadership to Act to Extend Telehealth Flexibilities Democrats Probe Weight Loss...

Government Funding Update House Passes Slate of Health Care Legislation Energy & Commerce Marks Up Telehealth Extension and Other Health Bills Senate GOP Blocks Consideration of IVF Bill HELP Committee Votes to Hold Steward CEO in Contempt Senators Press DOD About Reliance on Foreign Pharmaceuticals Democrats Push for Extension of Enhanced Premium Tax Credits Harris Elected New House Freedom Caucu...

House Speaker Pulls Proposed CR Amidst GOP Opposition House Passes BIOSECURE Bill Education & Workforce Panel Advances Three Health Bills House Panel Passes AI-Related Legislation HELP Committee Schedules Vote to Hold Steward CEO In Contempt Energy & Commerce Committee GOP Writes CMS on Part D Stabilization Program Sen. Cassidy Raises Concerns Regarding Implementation of Organ Donation System Refo...

House Republicans Release Continuing Resolution  Biden Administration Sends Funding Requests for CR House to Vote on China Bills This Week Steward CEO to Defy HELP Subpoena and more...

House Plans Votes on China Legislation Rep. Comer Asks PBM Executives to Correct Testimony Eli Lilly to Offer Lower Cost Weight Loss Drug Direct to Consumer Rep. Caraveo Shares Struggle with Depression and more...

DNC Approves 2024 Party Platform During Chicago Convention Bipartisan Lawmakers Write FDA on China-Linked Clinical Trials CBO Updates ACA Subsidy Cost Estimate GAO Examines FDA’s Medical Device Postmarket Surveillance System Second Lawsuit Filed Against FDA LDT rule Judge Blocks FTC’s Ban on Noncompete Agreements Fourteen Term Democrat Pascrell Dies at 87 and more...

Vice President Harris Selects Tim Walz as Running Mate Bicameral Republicans Raise Questions About Part D Stabilization Demonstration CBO Responds to Budget Committee Questions for the Record Senate Finance Probes Possible Ethics Violation by New UNOS CTO Senators Push for Medicare Coverage of Wheelchair Standing Systems OSU Awarded $15 Million NIH Grant to Study Long COVID Cure Congressional Reti...

HELP Committee Advances Older American Act Reauthorization HSGAC Advances Healthcare Cybersecurity Act Senate Appropriators Advance FY25 LHHS Bill Comer Requests CMS Briefing on OPO Guidance Rep. Foxx Opposes Mental Health Parity Regulations Bucshon Remarks on VALID Act Status Release of Senate 340B Bill Delayed CMS Releases FY25 IPPS Final Rule Congressional Retirements and Resignations and more....

House Oversight Panel Releases PBM Report House Adjourns, Appropriations Update Joint Economic Committee Pens Issue Brief on Private Equity Energy & Commerce Committee GOP Probes Marijuana Rescheduling Process Senator Menendez to Resign August 20 and more...

President Biden Announces He Will Not Seek Second Term Trump Selects Ohio Senator JD Vance as Running Mate HELP Committee Schedules Vote to Subpoena Steward Health Care CEO Senators Form Working Group to Assess Post-Chevron Legislative Landscape Senator Cassidy Pushes for Briefing on Proposed Marijuana Rescheduling Texas Congresswoman Jackson Lee Dies After Pancreatic Cancer Battle Menendez Found...

President Signs Parkinson’s Bill into Law Sen. Cassidy Urges Agency Compliance with Chevron Decision GOP Committee Chairs Investigate ACA Plan Fraud POTUS, Sen. Sanders Pen Drug Pricing Op-Ed Judge Partially Blocks FTC’s Ban on Noncompete Agreements Congressional Retirements and Resignations and more...

SCOTUS Overturns Chevron Doctrine Appropriations Update Ways & Means Committee Advances Four Health Bills Energy & Commerce Committee Cancels Markup Lawmakers Urge Oversight of AI in Medicare Advantage BIOSECURE Receives Favorable CBO Score Analysts Score Impact of Making Permanent Enhanced Affordable Care Act Tax Credits CMS Issues Proposed Rule on Suspect Billing Activity and ACO Reconciliation...

Senate Appropriations Timing Announced Drug Patent Bill Receives Favorable CBO Score Senate Dems Release Bill to Address L&D Unit Closures House Dems Push Administration to Improve Transparency of ERISA Plan Benefit Denials CBO Releases Updated Data on 340B Spending CMS to Discontinue Change Accelerated Payment Program FDA Releases Draft Interchangeability Guidance and more...

House Passes NDAA Senate Republicans Block Vote on IVF Bill Fiscal Year 2025 Appropriations Update Energy & Commerce Committee Advances 13 Health Bills House Panel Solicits Feedback on Proposed NIH Reforms Novo Nordisk Executive Agrees to Testify Before HELP Committee MedPAC, MACPAC Release June Reports to Congress DEA Telemedicine Regulation Under OMB Review Congressional Retirements and Resignat...

House Passes First FY 2025 Appropriations Bill Senate Republicans Block Vote on Contraception Bill Sen. Wyden Urges HHS to Strengthen Health Sector Cybersecurity Democrats Press for Release of Mental Health Parity Final Rule GAO Provides Status Update on HHS Recommendations Texas Congresswoman Announces Cancer Diagnosis Menendez Files to Run as Independent and more...

Energy & Commerce Committee Advances Data Privacy Bill Senate to Vote on Reproductive Rights Legislation House Appropriators Adopt Topline Spending Levels Senators Urge Strong Support for NIH in FY 2025 Appropriations Finance Members Drafting Bipartisan GME Bill Reps. Buchanan, Moore Launch New Preventive Health Caucus Sen. Rick Scott to Run for Senate GOP Leader Reps. Evans, Murphy Health Updates...