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White House Coronavirus Task Force Discusses Vaccine Distribution, Agency Independence, and the Long-Term Impact of COVID-19
The Senate Health, Education, Labor & Pensions (HELP) Committee convened a hearing to examine the Trump Administration’s COVID-19 response efforts. Top officials from the National Institutes of Health (NIH), the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) testified about the separate agencies’ efforts to develop… (Slifer, September 23, 2020) #COVID-19, #Prevention, #Program Integrity, #Public Health
Deal on Farm Assistance and Nutrition Funding Allows Continuing Resolution to Pass the House, Next to the Senate
Shortly ago, the House passed, by roll call vote (359-57), H.R. 8337, a modified continuing resolution (CR) to extend federal government funding through December 11, 2020. The CR now goes to the Senate, where it is expected to pass. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell had previously slammed the bill for omitting farm bailout funding. Negotiations between House Speaker Nancy Pelosi… (Llamas, September 22, 2020) #COVID-19, #Disproportionate Share Hospitals (DSH), #Hospitals, #Nutrition
Agency Finalizes Mandatory Kidney Care and Oncology Models; Launching Jan. 1, 2021
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) finalized two mandatory demonstration models through its Innovation Center – the End-Stage Renal Disease Treatment Choices (ETC) Model (fact sheet; website) and the Radiation Oncology (RO) Model (fact sheet; website). The two models – first proposed in July 2019 – serve as key components to the Trump Administration’s push to incentivize high-value… (LaRosa, September 18, 2020) #Bundling, #Demonstration Programs, #End-Stage Renal Disease, #Value-Based Purchasing