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On May 8, 2013, the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health approved by voice vote H.R. 1407, legislation to reauthorize and combine the Animal Drug User Fee Act and the Animal Generic Drug User Fee Act. The Energy and Commerce Committee also recently held hearings on: the Administration’s HHS budget proposal; the Center for…

The Negotiated Rulemaking Committee on Designation of Medically Underserved Populations and Health Professional Shortage Areas is meeting June 22 -24, 2011. The purpose of the Committee is to establish criteria and a comprehensive methodology for designation of medically underserved populations and primary care health professional shortage areas, using a negotiated rulemaking process. 

A number of Congressional panels have held hearings recently on health policy issues, including: a Senate Judiciary Crime Subcommittee hearing entitled “Responding to the Prescription Drug Epidemic: Strategies for Reducing Abuse, Misuse, Diversion, and Fraud”;  House Energy and Commerce hearings on interstate health insurance purchasing and creation of an interoperable public safety network; and a…

The Health Resources and Services Administration has scheduled meetings of the Negotiated Rulemaking Committee on Designation of Medically Underserved Populations and Health Professional Shortage Areas for January 18-20, 2011 and February 16-18, 2011. The Committee, which was authorized by the ACA, will be focusing on the various components of a possible methodology for identifying areas…

On November 17 and 18, 2010, the Health Resources and Services Administration is hosting a meeting of the Negotiated Rulemaking Committee on Designation of Medically Underserved Populations and Health Professional Shortage Areas. The Committee, which was authorized by the ACA, will be focusing on the various components of a possible methodology for identifying areas of …

The Government Accountability Office (GAO) has announced the appointment of 15 members to the new National Health Care Workforce Commission authorized by the ACA. The Commission is charged with making recommendations on how to: align federal health care workforce resources with current national needs; coordinate activities at the federal, state, and local levels; and encourage …

The Government Accountability Office (GAO) is seeking nominations for the ACA’s Patient Centered Outcomes Research Institute Governing Board, which is charged with identifying national priorities for comparative effectiveness research.  Likewise, the GAO is seeking nominations for the National Health Care Workforce Commission, also established by the ACA.  Nominations for both panels are due…