Federal news Top 3 health care takeaways from Biden’s address [Roll Call, 4/29/21] (1) To grant Medicare negotiation power to lower prescription drug costs and to expand Medicare, (2) to establish a permanent provision of lowering Affordable Care Act health care premiums, and (3) to found a new health care advanced research projects agency housed…
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Call for Participation: Medical Library Association’s Capitol Hill Day for Illinois (Between May 10 and 18)
(via Charlotte Beyer, Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science) If you live in Illinois and are interested in participating in Capitol Hill Day this year for Illinois, I am the state coordinator this year. I hope to have the meetings between Monday, May 10, and Tuesday, May 18. They will be probably around 15-30…
Legislative News, 04/20/2021
Federal news The Great Undoing: Which of Trump’s [Health] Policies Will Biden Reverse? [Kaiser Health News, 4/14/2021] Latest action: On April 14, HHS proposed new regulations that would return the Title X family planning program to the policies in effect pre-Trump. Biden’s first budget request goes big on science [Science, 4/9/2021] The National Institutes of…
Legislative News, 03/16/2021
Federal news Bill passed H.R.1319 — American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 [became Public Law No. 117-2 on 3/11/2021] Specifically, the bill provides funding for [see full list of provisions at the above link] schools and institutions of higher education; COVID-19 vaccinations, testing, treatment, and prevention; mental health and substance-use disorder services; programs for health…
Legislative News, 02/10/2021
Federal news Biden changes health coverage, women’s health funding policies [Roll Call, 1/28/21] “The Biden administration announced two wide-ranging health care executive actions … one expanding access to reproductive health care and another supporting enrollment in the individual insurance market and Medicaid.” Death of EPA’s controversial ‘censored science’ rule delights researchers [Science, 2/3/21] “…would have…
Legislative News, 01/22/2021
Federal news Biden uses executive orders to address COVID-19, other health care issues [Roll Call, 1/21/21] Early signings indicate a desire to quickly reverse Trump administration policies and outline his own priorities READ: Biden administration’s COVID-19 response and pandemic preparedness strategy [The Hill, 1/21/21] Democrats aim to move health care agenda despite slim majorities [Roll…
Registration Open for ILA Legislative Meet-ups (Events Run From Fri., Jan. 29, to Fri., March 5)
(via the Illinois Library Association) We are pleased to announce registration is now open for ILA’s 2021 Library Legislative Meet-ups. This annual series of eight legislative events provides an opportunity to meet with your state and federal legislators and hear their thoughts firsthand about issues affecting libraries in your area. The ILA President will bring…
Legislative News, 01/07/2021
Federal news Bill passed H.R.133 – Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 [became Public Law No. 116-260 on 12/27/2020; View full text here] FY21 funding for relevant agencies are: $463,787,000 allocated to the National Library of Medicine (up from $456.9 million in FY20) $338,000,000 allocated to the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (level with FY20 funding)…
Save the Date: ILA Legislative Meet-ups (to Take Place Virtually in February)
(via the Illinois Library Association) The 2021 ILA Legislative Meet-ups will be held virtually in February. As we continue to finalize the events, please be sure to check the ILA website and our weekly newsletter, the ILA Alert, for updates, including when registration will open for the meet-ups. The ILA Legislative Meet-ups are a chance…
Legislative News, 12/11/2020
Federal News Trump Administration Finalizes Rule Requiring Health Insurers to Disclose Price and Cost-Sharing Information [HHS.gov, 10/29/20] “Under this final rule, more than 200 million Americans with private-sector insurance (both individual-market and employer-based) will have access to a list of real-time price information, including cost-sharing, enabling them to know how much care will cost them…