FDA Week | Former FDA, HHS Staffers Praise New FDA Chief Counsel’s Experience

This week, CMS released its Skilled Nursing Facility and Inpatient Prospective Payment System final rules and HHS announced the establishment of the Office of Long COVID Research and Practice.

This week, PAHPA reauthorization legislation was marked up in both the House Energy and Commerce and Senate HELP Committees and HHS distributed $47.8 million in funding to combat substance use disorders.

This week, HHS announced new flexibilities to help people maintain health coverage during the unwinding of the PHE and MedPAC and MACPAC released their June 2023 reports.

This week, CMS issued its annual Inpatient Prospective Payment System (IPPS) proposed rule and HHS issued proposed rules that would implement health IT provisions and increase HIPAA protections for reproductive care. Read more about these actions and other news below.

This week, President Biden unveiled his FY 2024 Budget, and ASPR released a cybersecurity implementation guide for health care organizations.