Billy Wynne

Health Subcommittee Unites on Bipartisan Bills to Enhance Patient Care and Support Caregivers; Seeks to Reauthorize Alzheimer’s Support, Cancer Prevention, and Autism Research Programs The House Energy and Commerce (E&C) Health Subcommittee convened a hearing to discuss bipartisan legislative proposals that support patients and caregivers. The hearing focused on 19 bills, 18 of which are…

Representatives Discuss the Future of At-Home Care The House Ways & Means Committee held a hearing on improving access to care at home for rural and underserved communities.The conversation largely focused on telehealth, remote dialysis and infusion, and remote patient monitoring. Representatives from both parties committed to working on possible extensions for the telehealth flexibilities and the…

Wyden and Pallone Send Letter to CMS Urging the Agency to Require States to Commit to Compliance Plans to Address Disenrollments in Medicaid; Request Written Response from CMS by March 29 On March 5th, Representative Pallone (D-NJ) and Senator Wyden (D-OR) sent a letter to CMS Administrator Brooks-LaSure urging the agency to require states to…

House and Senate Committees Advance Bills to Address AI Integration and Protect Sensitive Data from Foreign Adversaries House and Senate committees have made significant strides in addressing the integration of artificial intelligence (AI) and safeguarding sensitive data from foreign adversaries. The House Oversight and Accountability Committee approved the Federal AI Governance and Transparency Act, surpassing…

Agency Makes Advance Payments Available to Part A Providers and Part B Suppliers Experiencing Claims Disruptions Following Cyberattack on Change Healthcare The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) expanded the range of health care providers eligible for advance payment under federal programs in response to a cyberattack on Change Healthcare, a major medical payment…

Congress Passes Health Care Package Following House passage on Wednesday, today the Senate passed a health care package that would reauthorize and provide funding increases for several key healthcare programs, restore recent cuts to Medicare payments for physicians, eliminate scheduled cuts to disproportionate share hospitals (DSH) through the end of the year, secure permanent Medicaid…

Commissioners Discuss Challenges In Transitions of Coverage and Care for Children with Special Health Care Needs The Medicaid and CHIP Payment and Access Commission (MACPAC) convened a session  focused on transitions of coverage and care for children and youth with special health care needs (CYSHCN), particularly as they move from pediatric to adult healthcare systems.…

Administration Officials Describe Clean Vehicle and Energy Efficient Building Tax Credits The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of Climate Change and Health Equity (OCCHE) held a presentation to discuss the Office’s Catalytic Program on Utilizing the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA). The catalytic program is intended to support health care providers in taking advantage of the…

President Biden’s Third State of the Union In his third State of the Union address, President Biden highlighted some of his health policy proposals for the upcoming year. His speech focused on efforts to lower prescription drug costs in Medicare and private health insurance and make permanent expanded premium tax credits for Marketplace coverage. Biden…

Manufacturer RFA Applications Due May 1 for Cell and Gene Therapy Access Model the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation (CMMI) released a request for applications (RFA) for the Cell and Gene Therapy Access Model. Eligible manufacturers include those that have a gene therapy approved or licensed by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for…