House Energy and Commerce subcommittees have held hearings on “Influenza: Perspective on Current Season and Update on Preparedness” and on “SGR: Data, Measures and Models; Building a Future Medicare Physician Payment System.” On the Senate side, the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee voted to approve H.R. 307, the Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Reauthorization Act of 2013 (which was approved by the House last month), and S. 252, “The Prematurity Research Expansion and Education for Mothers who deliver Infants Early (PREEMIE) Act.” In addition, the Finance Committee held a hearing on ACA health insurance exchanges.