On the Agenda In Washington

Nov. 17: Senate Judiciary Committee Hearing on Prescription Drug Costs 
Immediately following 9 a.m. executive business meeting, 216 Hart Senate Office Building, Washington, D.C. 
The Senate Judiciary Committee will hold a hearing, “Prescribing Sunshine: How Competition and Transparency Lowers Prescription Drug Costs.” 

Nov. 18: Senate HELP Committee Business Meeting on Health and Education Nominations 
9:45 a.m., 430 Dirksen Senate Office Building, Washington, D.C. 
The Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee will hold an executive session to consider several nominations, including Heidi Overton to be commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration, as well as nominees for the Department of Education, the Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission, and the National Science Foundation. 

Nov. 18: Senate VA Committee Hearing on Electronic Health Record Modernization 
4 p.m., 106 Dirksen Senate Office Building, Washington, D.C. 
The Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee will hold a hearing, “VA Accountability and Transparency: Examining the Current and Future Path of VA's Electronic Health Record Modernization Program.” 

Nov. 19: House Veterans' Affairs Technology Modernization Subcommittee Hearing 
10 a.m., 360 Cannon House Office Building, Washington, D.C. 
The House Veterans' Affairs Technology Modernization Subcommittee will hold a hearing, “Beyond Go-Live: VA Electronic Health Record Modernization Status Update.”