THIS WEEK’S DOSE Congress Returns for Lame Duck Session. This week was primarily focused on organizing for the upcoming 119th Congress. House Oversight Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic Holds Hearing on Lessons Learned.
Members and witnesses focused on how to improve pandemic preparedness and reflected on the impacts of COVID-19 on the US public health system. GAO Releases Report on Healthcare Cybersecurity. The report highlights prior recommendations from the US Government Accountability Office (GAO) that have not yet been fully implemented.
Trump Transition Begins. The incoming president met with Biden and is starting to appoint key members of his administration. Biden-Harris Administration Approves Medicaid Continuous Eligibility Waivers in Five States.
Colorado, Hawaii, Minnesota, New York, and Pennsylvania may provide additional years of continuous eligibility for children. CMS Announces 2025 Medicare Premiums, Deductibles. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) will substantially increase Part B premiums and deductibles for 2025.
CONGRESS Congress Returns for Lame Duck Session. The House and Senate returned this week, kicking off the post-election lame duck session. The focus this week was not on legislating, but on organizing for the upcoming 119th Congress, which will convene in January 2025 and be controlled by Republicans.
Republicans held leadership elections in both the House and Senate this week, with House Republicans’ top leaders r.
