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This Week in Washington: Senate HELP Committee Chair Patty Murray and Ranking Member Richard Burr Release Discussion Draft of Bipartisan Pandemic and Public Health Response Bill.

This Week in Washington: President Biden and Speaker Pelosi Open to Moving Pieces of the Build Back Better Act.

On January 6, 2022, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services ("CMS") issued a proposed rule entitled "Medicare Program; Contract Year 2023 Policy and Technical Changes to the Medicare

This week in Washington: Supreme Court Rules on Biden Administration Vaccine Mandates.

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services CMS released a proposed rule that aims to address both of these issues in part by requiring any potential cost savings realized from DIR fees to be passed through to beneficiaries at the point of sale.

This week, CMS issued the CY 2023 Medicare Advantage and Part D Proposed Rule. Read more about this proposed rule and other news below.

Upcoming Hearings/Markups - January 11 - Senate Health, Education and Labor Committee Hearing: “Addressing New Variants: A Federal Perspective on the...

On Dec. 21, 2021, the Office of Inspector General OIG released a Health & Human Services OIG Data Brief on genetic tests provided under Medicare Part B. The OIG determined that there is a significant risk of overuse and misuse of genetic testing.

This week in Washington: President Biden acknowledges that the Build Back Better Act might not pass Congress this year.

Upcoming Hearings/Markups - December 8 - House Agriculture Committee, Nutrition, Oversight, and Department Operations Subcommittee Hearing: “Review of USDA...