iThis week Congress returns to Washington, DC following their August recess and are jumping right back into legislative matters. Listed below are a few health-related hearings scheduled for this week.
Each Monday Capitol Health Record will be providing health-related highlights for the coming week.
Tuesday, September 10, 2013
10:15 a.m.
“PPACA Pulse Check: Part Two”
House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health Hearing
2322 Rayburn House Office Building
Wednesday, September 11, 2013
2:00 p.m.
“The Threat to Americans’ Personal Information: A Look into the Security and Reliability of the Health Exchange Data Hub”
House Homeland Security Subcommittee on Cybersecurity, Infrastructure Protection, and Security Technologies Hearing
311 Cannon House Office Building
Thursday, September 12, 2013
10:00 a.m.
“Dental Crisis in America: The Need to Address Cost”
Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Subcommittee on Primary Health and Aging Hearing
430 Dirksen Senate Office Building
Thursday, September 12, 2013 and Friday, September 13, 2013
In addition to the above Congressional hearings, the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC) will be meeting in Washington, DC on Thursday and Friday to discuss recommendations regarding Medicare payment policies. MedPAC will meet at the Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center (1300 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW) from 9:30 a.m. to 5:15 p.m. on Thursday and 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. on Friday (agenda).
Amy Walker contributed to this article.
