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Washington Highlights
AAMC Leads GME Coalition Response to Senate GME Working Group Proposal

The AAMC led nearly 50 groups in a June 24 response to the Bipartisan Medicare GME Working Group proposal.

  • June 28, 2024

Washington Highlights is a weekly newsletter that provides updates on the latest legislative and regulatory activities affecting medical schools, teaching hospitals, and their patients and communities.

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AAMC Joins Value-Based Care Focused Response to Senate Finance Issue Paper

The AAMC joined a June 27 letter to Senate Finance Committee leadership in response to a recently released issue paper on Medicare physician payment.

  • June 28, 2024
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House Subcommittee Advances FY25 HHS Spending Bill

The House Labor-HHS Appropriations Subcommittee approved the fiscal year 2025 spending bill on June 27.

  • June 28, 2024
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Supreme Court Reinstates Order Blocking Idaho From Banning Emergency Abortions

The Supreme Court ruled that abortions will be allowed in medical emergencies in Idaho and sent the case to the lower court to consider its merits.

  • June 28, 2024
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House Appropriations CJS Subcommittee Marks Up FY25 Spending Bill

The House Appropriations CJS Subcommittee on June 27 marked up and approved its FY25 spending bill.

  • June 28, 2024
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5th Circuit Court of Appeals Rules on Preventive Care Mandate

The 5th Circuit Court of Appeals on June 21 issued a ruling in the case of Braidwood v. Becerra.

  • June 28, 2024
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Surgeon General Declares Firearm Violence a Public Health Crisis

U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy, MD, MBA, released a June 24 advisory declaring firearm violence a public health crisis.

  • June 28, 2024

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HHS Establishes Information Blocking Disincentives for Providers

Federal agencies released a June 24 final rule establishing disincentives for health care providers found to have committed information blocking.

  • June 28, 2024
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Supreme Court Overturns Chevron, Limits Federal Agencies’ Power

The Supreme Court on June 28 limited the regulatory authority of federal agencies by striking down the decades-old Chevron Doctrine.

  • June 28, 2024
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CMS Announces End of Change Healthcare Advance and Accelerated Payments

The CMS announced it will cease accepting applications for Medicare advance and accelerated payments for hospitals and other providers on July 12.

  • June 21, 2024
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