A number of Congressional panels have scheduled or held recent hearings on health policy issues, including the following:

  • On November 30, 2017, the House Energy & Commerce Committee is holding a hearing on implementation of the 21st Century Cures Act (Cures Act), featuring testimony by National Institutes of Health Director Francis Collins, M.D. and Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Scott Gottlieb, M.D. The panel previously held a hearing on “MACRA and Alternative Payment Models: Developing Options for Value-based Care.”
  • The Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee held hearings on gene editing technology, the Surgeon General’s perspective on encouraging healthy communities, and health information technology. On November 29, the HELP Committee is considering President Trump’s nomination of Alex Azar to be Secretary of Health and Human Services. The panel has also scheduled a November 30 hearing on “The Front Lines of the Opioid Crisis: Perspectives from States, Communities, and Providers,” along with a December 7 hearing on implementation of the Cures Act.
  • The House Oversight and Government Reform Committee held a hearing on combatting the opioid crisis.