Health Policy Report (2/13)

The Week in Review With the House in a week-long district work period, floor action was overshadowed by the shock announcement on Tuesday night that President Trump fired Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Director James Comey.  The news set off a firestorm in Washington as lawmakers from both parties were concerned over the timing and […]

The Week in Review It was a busy week in Washington that saw Congress avoid a government shutdown, House Republicans pass their health care overhaul, and the House Financial Services Committee advance a rewrite of the Dodd-Frank financial reform law.

The Week in Review President Donald Trump’s 100th day in office was met with little fanfare as a possible House vote on the Republican health care package was delayed and lawmakers punted a government funding decision, ultimately approving a weeklong stopgap spending bill on Friday to avert a government shutdown. Lawmakers have been negotiating on […]

The Week in Review Congress enjoyed the second week of its two-week recess for the Easter and Passover holidays. Spending negotiations remained in the headlines as lawmakers planned for a funding bill to govern federal spending for the remainder of the 2017 fiscal year, and both parties prepared to battle over the decision of whether […]

The Week in Review Lawmakers left Washington to start a two-week break in honor of the Easter and Passover holidays. As with a previous recess in February, numerous Republican lawmakers faced hostile receptions in town hall meetings over the American Health Care Act (AHCA) and other Trump Administration policies. The Republican plan to overhaul the […]

The Week in Review With Easter recess calling, policymakers in Washington had a noteworthy week on both the domestic and international fronts. Starting in the Senate, Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) “went nuclear” to confirm Supreme Court nominee Neil Gorsuch as Democrats rallied the votes to maintain a futile filibuster. With 45 Democrats opposed to […]

The Week in Review It was a relatively quiet week in Washington compared to the American Health Care Act (AHCA) related chaos of the week prior. The most notable floor action came from the House as the chamber advanced a controversial Senate-passed disapproval resolution (S.J. Res. 34) that would nullify a Federal Communications Commission (FCC) […]

The Week in Review At the start of last week, House Republicans were planning a floor vote on their health care package, the American Health Care Act (AHCA), and expecting to take a monumental step towards fulfilling their long-held goal of rolling back the Obama healthcare legacy. But by the end of the week, that […]

The Week in Review The debate over healthcare reform intensified last week as the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) score on the effects of the American Health Care Act (AHCA) and Trump’s “skinny” budget for 2018 were released. Both supporters and detractors of the AHCA found favorable information in the CBO score; the CBO projects federal […]

The Week in Review It was a monumental week in health policy as Republicans went to work advocating for their plan to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act (ACA), dubbed the American Health Care Act (AHCA). The House Ways & Means and Energy & Commerce Committees held marathon markups for their respective portions of […]

The Week in Review The highlight of the week came on Tuesday when President Trump outlined his legislative agenda in his first remarks to a joint session of Congress. In a generally well-received speech, the President called for a trillion-dollar infrastructure plan, paid family leave, and providing tax credits to help Americans purchase health insurance. […]

The Week in Review Lawmakers enjoyed a week away from Washington in honor of the President’s Day holiday. Many Republicans, including Reps. Jason Chaffetz (R-UT), Dave Brat (R-VA) and Sen. Tom Cotton (R-AR), encountered raucous crowds at town hall events as constituents voiced their opposition to the repeal of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) and […]