AHA Responds to Request for Information on Drug Shortages
​The American Hospital Association (AHA) recently responded to a request by U.S. Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers, Chair of the Committee on Energy and Commerce...
House GOP leaders delay AHCA vote
House Republican leaders have delayed Thursday’s planned vote on the American Health Care Act (AHCA). GOP members of the conservative House Freedom Caucus are withholding support of the bill, saying it does not go far enough in rolling back the tax subsidies of the Affordable Care Act (ACA).
Senate Special Committee on Aging holds hearing on disaster preparedness
In the wake of nursing home resident deaths following Hurricane Irma and pictures of Houston-area assisted living residents who were photographed sitting in waist-deep...
Open enrollment strong; ends December 15
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has reported higher than normal health plan enrollment numbers during the first two weeks of the...
Congress passes $1.3 trillion spending bill
Early this morning, the U.S. Senate approved a $1.3 trillion omnibus spending bill (H.R. 1625). The legislation provides funding for the federal government through...
Senate may consider equal funding for Medicaid in low-cost States
Senate Republicans may consider providing equal funding to states, like South Dakota, with low Medicaid spending costs. Sen. Mike Rounds has indicated that he...
Debate resumes on BCRA; Senate delays recess
Congress is back in session this week and the Senate will delay their August recess by two weeks as work continues on health care...
Senate vote on new ACA legislation anticipated next week
The Senate appears to be moving toward a potential vote next week on new legislation recently introduced by Sens. Lindsey Graham (R-SC), Bill Cassidy...
Senate vote on Graham-Cassidy-Heller-Johnson abandoned
The Senate will not vote this week on the Graham-Cassidy-Heller-Johnson proposal to repeal and replace parts of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), the proposal’s sponsors...
Tax Cuts and Jobs Act sent to president’s desk for signature
The House and Senate took final votes today, putting the finishing touches on the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, a major rewrite of the...
