This Week: One-year "doc-fix" bill clears House... HHS extends ACA enrollment deadline for consumers currently being processed... New Hampshire enacts Medicaid expansion
1. Congress
House of Representatives
- One-Year "Doc Fix" Bill Clears House by Voice Vote
- Energy and Commerce Hearing Examines Mental Health Capacity
Senate
2. Administration
- HHS Extends ACA Enrollment Period for Consumers "In Line"
- Married Domestic Violence Victims Receive Extension for Exchange Subsidies
3. State Activities
- Virginia Governor Backs Medicaid Expansion Pilot Program
- Maine Governor Expected to Veto Medicaid Expansion for Third Time
- New Hampshire Enacts Medicaid Expansion Legislation
4. Regulations Open for Comment
- NEW -- FDA Proposed Rule on Medical Device Classification Procedures
- Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; Exchange and Insurance Market Standards for 2015 and Beyond
- Interim Final Rule - Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; Third-Party Payment of Qualified Health Plan Premiums
- HHS Proposes Health Information Technology Certification Requirements
- CMS Seeks Comment on Expansion of Competitive Bidding Program
- FDA Public Docket for Interoperable Rx Tracking System
- IRS, HHS, DOL: Guidance Issued with Final Proposed Rules on 90-Day Waiting Periods Under ACA
- Children's Hospital Graduate Medical Education (CHGME) Information Collection
5. Reports
Government Accountability Office (GAO)
- Electronic Health Records: HHS Strategy to Address Information Exchange Challenges Lacks Specific Prioritized Actions and Milestones
- Medicare: Certain Physician Feedback Reporting Practices of Private Entities Could Improve CMS's Efforts
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
Department of Health and Human Services -- Office of the Inspector General
