Tag: covid-19

Healthcare Preview for the Week of: May 8, 2023

Debt-Limit Discussions and Ending the PHE On Tuesday, President Biden will meet with House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConn...

Healthcare Preview for the Week of: March 7, 2022

The Clock Is Running Out to Fund the Government

Congress needs to fund the government by Friday, March 11, 2022, to avoid a government shutdown. House and Senate appropriators have reached consensus on topline funding numbers, but...

M+ Check-Up: June 18, 2020

This Week’s Dose: The Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee held a hearing to discuss possible extensions of temporary telehealth flexibilities, and the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) finalize...

M+ Healthcare Preview: June 8, 2020

IS THIS MEDICAID WEEK?

• It Has Been 73 Days Since the CARES Act Passed. The bill created the Provider Relief Fund (PRF) and allocated $100 billion to reimburse providers for lost revenues resulting from COVID-19....

  M+ Check-Up: June 05, 2020

  This Week’s Dose: House Republicans released proposals to support coronavirus (COVID-19) testing, and the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation (CMMI) released new flexibil...

  M+ Check-Up: May 29, 2020

  This Week’s Dose: Negotiations over the coronavirus (COVID-19) response continued in the Senate with Democrats releasing a new proposal on health coverage expansion. The Trump Ad...

  M+ Check-Up: May 22, 2020

  This Week’s Dose: The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) distributed funding to increase coronavirus (COVID-19) testing capacity and announced a targeted Provider Rel...

  M+ Healthcare Preview: May 18, 2020

  ALL EYES ON THE SENATE.

  • Last Week Was a Busy One for the House. On Friday, the House of Representatives passed the Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions (HEROES) Act (R. 680...

    M+ Check-Up: May 15, 2020

    This Week’s Dose:  House Democrats introduced a $3 trillion coronavirus (COVID-19) relief bill, and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) released annual upda...

    M+ Healthcare Preview: May 11, 2020

    THE NEXT BILL IS IN THE WORKS.   

    • The House Is Already Working on the Next Bill. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) has previewed Democratic priorities for the next coronavirus (COVID-19) rel...

      M+ Check-Up: May 8, 2020

      This Week’s Dose: The Senate returned to Washington as lawmakers continued negotiations on the next relief bill. Oral arguments took place in three high-profile healthcare-r...

      M+ Check-Up: May 1, 2020

      This Week’s Dose: The Senate announced it will reconvene next week, and the Administration issued new coronavirus (COVID-19) testing guidelines. The Centers for Medicare and ...

      M+ Check-Up: April 24, 2020

      This Week’s Dose: Congress approved additional emergency relief for healthcare providers and small businesses, and the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced...

      M+ Check-Up: April 17, 2020

      This Week’s Dose: The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) opened the online portal for providers to attest to the terms and conditions for the first $30 billion dis...

      M+ Check-Up: April 10, 2020

      This Week’s Dose: The Administration distributed the first wave of funding from the $100 billion Public Health and Social Services emergency fund, provided through the Corona...

      M+ Check-Up: April 3, 2020

      This Week’s Dose: Implementation of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act continues as lawmakers consider a fourth relief bill in response to COVID-1...

      M+ Healthcare Preview: March 30, 2020

      PHASE THREE IS DONE, ON TO PHASE FOUR

      • Congress Passed “Phase Three” Stimulus Bill. Last week, Congress approved the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act, the largest ...

        M+ Check-Up: COVID-19 Update

        This Week’s Diagnosis: The coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic continues to drive activity in Washington, DC. This week, Congress passed the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic...

        M+ Healthcare Preview: March 23, 2020

        ALL EYES ON SUPPLEMENTAL SPENDING BILL NUMBER THREE.

        • Congress Expects to Reach a Deal This Week. Over a whirlwind of a weekend, Senate Republicans unveiled a $1.6 trillion stimulus and suppor...

          M+ Check-Up: March 20, 2020

          This Week’s Dose: The response to the coronavirus (COVID-19) continued to dominate lawmakers’ attention. The Senate passed the second emergency funding bill and began work on a third. The A...

          M+ Healthcare Preview: March 16, 2020

          ADDRESSING THE CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19) PANDEMIC.

          • The Senate is in Session to Address COVID-19. Last week, the House passed a second supplemental funding package in response to COVID-19. The Fa...

            M+ Check-Up: March 13, 2020

            This Week’s Dose: Lawmakers are considering additional emergency funding to address the growing coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic as US cases top 1,000. The Administration released long-awaited...

            M+ Check-Up: March 06, 2020

            This Week’s Dose: Congress authorized supplemental funding to fight the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak as the Administration works to speed diagnostic testing. The US Supreme Court announced...