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Wyden Issues RFI on Nation’s Long-Term Care System

, , , October 19, 2026

 

Wyden Issues RFI on Nation’s Long-Term Care System – Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) released a request for information last week on a range of policy proposals aimed at improving long-term care for Americans, including the creation of an affordable home care guarantee. The three general areas for feedback include: making home …

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Health on the Hill Podcast: Case Count Edition

, , , , October 19, 2026

 

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GAO Decision on Withholding of AHRQ Funds

, , , October 12, 2026

 

GAO Decision on Withholding of AHRQ Funds – The Government Accountability Office (GAO), an independent, non-partisan agency that works for Congress, released a report on Wednesday asserting that the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS) fiscal year (FY) 2025 withholding of funding for the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality was illegal. HHS …

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Health on the Hill Podcast: Surprise Surprise Edition

, , , , , October 12, 2026

 

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HELP, Finance Advance HHS Nominees

, , , October 5, 2026

 

HELP, Finance Advance HHS Nominees – The Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee favorably reported the following nominations en bloc to the full Senate by a party line vote of 12-11 last week: Nicole Saphier, MD to be Surgeon General/Medical Director in the Regular Corps of the Public Health Service; Timothy Westlake, MD to be Assistant Secretary …