Read on Washington: September 15 Advocacy Update from Lisa Simpson
The latest developments in Washington, including notes on appropriations, movement on CHIP reauthorization, and some reflections on Hurricanes Harvey and Irma.
Read on Washington: September 8 Advocacy Update from Lisa Simpson
Congress did not waste any time upon members' return from summer recess before diving into their incredibly busy fall agenda.
Senate Labor-HHS Appropriation Maintains Support for HSR
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality funded at $324 million in Senate Committee's FY2018 spending bill.
Read on Washington: July 28 Advocacy Update from Lisa Simpson
The latest developments in Washington, including the Senate's votes related to the Affordable Care Act and a potential repeal/replace/repair plan, have unfolded at a rapid pace and kept AcademyHealth, our community, and citizens throughout the country on our toes.
Read on Washington: July 21 Advocacy Update from Lisa Simpson
The latest "Read on Washington" includes an update on the health care debate, additional details on fiscal year 2018 appropriations, events of interest, and more.
Read on Washington: July 14 Advocacy Update from Lisa Simpson
Appropriations negotiations for fiscal year 2018, the unveiling of the Senate Republicans' health care bill, and continued discussions on the future of federal support for health services research mean busy times for AcademyHealth.
Read on Washington: June 23 Advocacy Update from Lisa Simpson
This week's advocacy update includes links to summaries on the Senate's recently released health care bill, new articles on the proposal to move the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality into the National Institutes of Health, and more.
Read on Washington: June 16 Advocacy Update from Lisa Simpson
Beyond stories about the Senate’s health care bill, which run aplenty these days, we have seen more developments across our industry, including the president continuing to solidify members of his administration and the National Institutes of Health announcing a new initiative.
The Mechanics of Moving AHRQ to NIH: What Can and Cannot Happen
This blog is the second in a two-part series on the president’s fiscal year 2018 budget proposal.
President's Budget Deals Devastating Blow to Science...But Only If We Let It
The president's budget request is typically described by journalists and political pundits as "dead on arrival" regardless of who is in charge of what branch of government. Congress takes their constitutional "power of the purse" very seriously, and while lawmakers do take the president's request into consideration, they take pride in making their own funding decisions...