House approval of $40 billion in funding for Ukraine after agreeing to detach it from COVID relief. In response to the leaked Supreme Court decision, the Senate debated and failed to move forward the Women’s Health Protection Act.
President and White House Officials Convened Members to Advance Reconciliation. Following weeks of impasse, the White House stepped in to move the Democratic majority’s reconciliation package forward in a series of meetings on Tuesday.
Friday, July 30, 2021
This Week’s Dose
Senate proceeds with $1.2 trillion bipartisan infrastructure framework. House passed minibus appropriations bill with $253 billion for Health and Human Services. President Biden announces new vaccine policies for federal employees.
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Senate Moved Forward on Bipartisan Infrastructure Framework.
After several weeks of negotiation, Senators on Wednesday approved, by a vote of 67-32, a key procedural motion to begin debate on the bipartisan physical infrastructure package. The package does not have a healthcare focus, but the White House published a high-level fact sheet and summary indicating that it includes a $55 billion investment in clean drinking water (the largest in American history), as well as $65 billion to ensure every American has access to reliable high-speed internet a key investment for telehealth proponents. The summary also highlights that the authors intend to offset some of the cost of the investments
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Friday, July 16, 2021
This Week s Dose
Senate Democrats reach partisan agreement on human infrastructure package. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) release proposed physician payment rule that addresses coverage for telemedicine services and reduces the conversion factor by 3.75%. Biden directs agencies to consider reforms to enhance competition.
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Senate Democrats Announced $3.5 Trillion Human Infrastructure Package. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer announced the package late Tuesday night, which represents Biden Administration priorities that Democrats will seek to push through using a second attempt at reconciliation. While Democrats have not yet released any legislative text or itemized breakdowns of how the $3.5 trillion will be spent, initial reports indicate that the package will expand Medicare benefits to cover dental, hearing and vision services and address the Medicaid coverage gap in non-expansion states. There are also likely to