Legislative Activity House and Senate Consider Medical Modernization Capitol Hill focuses on the future of health care this week. On Tuesday, the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) will conduct a discussion on medical advancement and improvement with a hearing titled “Continuing America’s Leadership: The Future of Medical Innovation for Patients.” Dr. … Continue Reading
Legislative Activity Last Thursday, President Obama signed H.R. 2, the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act, into law. Also known as the Sustainable Growth Rate (SGR) package or the “permanent doc fix,” the bill permanently repealed Medicare’s often-criticized physician payment system. The House and Senate each drew support from both sides of the aisle to … Continue Reading
Legislative Activity All Eyes On The Supreme Court On Wednesday, March 4, the attention of many lawmakers will turn to the Supreme Court, where oral arguments are slated for the statutory interpretation case of King v. Burwell. The issue in this case is whether the Affordable Care Act (ACA) provides tax subsidies to individuals who … Continue Reading
Legislative Activity House Committee Investigates HealthCare.gov Glitch Following news this past Friday that about 800,000 customers of HealthCare.gov received incorrect tax forms, the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform will hold a hearing on the matter on Thursday. Customers involved in the glitch will likely have to wait weeks to receive new forms to … Continue Reading
Legislative Activity Senate Committee Takes Shot At Vaccine-Preventable Diseases This week, as the country faces a well-publicized outbreak of measles, the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) will hold a hearing to discuss the reemergence of vaccine-preventable diseases. The media has publicized the measles outbreak after visitors and workers in California contracted … Continue Reading
Legislative Activity House Republicans Take Aim At Affordable Care Act On Tuesday, February 3, the House of Representatives will consider H.R. 596, a bill to repeal the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and health care-related provisions in the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010, and for other purposes. The bill, introduced by … Continue Reading
