Washington Letter
December
- Congress Passes Final 2015 Spending Package
- Surgeon General Confirmed
- ATS Meets with PCORI and AHRQ
- ATS Testifies at Senate Ozone Hearing
- House Passes Final 2015 Spending Package; Senate to Vote this Weekend
- Pharmaceutical Company to Donate $30 Million Supply of MDR-TB Drug
- ATS Comments on CMS Lung Cancer Screening Coverage
- Final 2015 Spending Package to be Unveiled
- EPA Proposes Stricter Ozone Standard
- Defense Department Reauthorization Bill Takes Mixed Stance on Tobacco
November
- Deadline for Passage of Final 2015 Spending Legislation Nears
- House Leadership Appoints New Appropriations Panel Chairs
- ATS Advocates for Stricter Ozone Standard
- ATS Members Asked to Participate in EBUS Survey
- ATS Fellowship in Health Equality
- USPSTF Releases Report on Evidence Gaps in Preventive Services for Children
- CMS Announces Proposed Coverage Policy for Lung Cancer Screening
- U.S. Supreme Court to Hear Challenge to ACA Federal Premium Subsidy
- ATS Fellowship in Health Equality
- ATS Members Asked to Participate in EBUS Survey
- Research Groups Urge Congress to Restore NIH Funding
- ATS Collaborates with NIEHS on Child Environmental Health Congressional Briefing
October
- WHO Releases Global TB Surveillance Report
- ATS Participates in RUC Surveys on Bronchoscopy codes and Breathing Test Codes
- Supreme Court Rejects Challenge to EPA Ozone Standard
- Court Says Challenge to EPA Carbon Rule is Premature
- Secretary Hagel Orders Review of Military Tobacco Policy
- ATS Participates in Stakeholder Forum on Antibiotic Resistance
- ATS Leaders Meet with Federal Research Agencies
- ATS UT Members Advocate for Lung Research with Their Representative
- ATS Sends Letter to CMS on Medicare Lung Cancer Screening
- CMS Open Payments Data Released to the Public
September
- FDA Appeals Court Ruling on TPSAC Conflict of Interest
- Senate Committee Requires Child Proof Liquid Nicotine Packaging
- House Passes Legislation to Block Revised Standard
- White House Announces a Series of New Initiatives to Combat Antibiotic Resistant Infections
- House Postpones Spending Measure Vote
- ATS Comments on Proposed Hospital Outpatients Prospective Payment System Rule
- ATS Comments on Proposed Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Rule
- ATS Comments on USPSTF Research Plan on Sleep Apnea Screening
- Court to Review ACA Federal Premium Subsidies Act
August
- ATS Comments on FDA Tobacco Deeming Rule
- ATS Joins AMA in Comments on Physician Sunshine Reporting
- Sunshine Reported Data Available for Review and Correction
- Preventive Services Task Force Releases Draft Research Plan on Sleep Apnea Screening
- CMS Reaffirms October 1, 2015 Date for ICD-10 Transition
- ATS Testifies at EPA Carbon Emission Rule Hearings
- Philip LoBue Named as New Director of CDC Division of TB Elimination
- Legislation to Continue Children's Health Insurance Program Funding Introduced in House
July
- Federal Courts Divided on ACA Premium Subsidies
- ATS Encourages Members to Submit Tobacco Comments to FDA
- CMS Releases 2015 proposed Medicare Physician Fees Schedule/Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment Rules
- ATS Co-Hosts Hill Briefing on VA Million Veterans Program
- ATS Advocates with OMB on TB Funding
- ATS Support Change to DOD Tobacco Pricing Policy
- FDA Center for Tobacco Products Celebrates 5th Anniversary
- ATS Encourages Members to Submit Comments to FDA
- EPA Advisory Panel Recommends Stricter Ozone Standard
June
- ATS Comments on Proposed CMS Inpatient Prospective Payment System Rule
- FDA Extends Comment Period on Tobacco Rule to Aug. 8
- Senate Progress on Annual Spending Bills Stalled
- Senate Panel Approves NIH Funding Increase
- Senate Panel Votes to Cut Global TB Funding
- ATS Opposes Premium Cigar Exemption Amendment
- ATS Action Alert! FDA Tobacco Regulation
- EPA Proposes Carbon Emissions Standard
- Senate Panel to Vote on 2015 NIH & CDC Funding
- Preventive Services Task Force Releases Draft Research Plan on Latent TB Screening
- VA Appoints O'Leary for CRADO Role
May
- EPA Expected to Release Proposed Carbon Pollution Rules for Power Plants
- House Agriculture Committee Leans Towards Cigar Exemption
- Senate Panel to Vote on 2015 NIH & CDC Funding
- Supreme Court Affirms EPA Cross State Air Pollution Rule
- CMS Advisory Panel Recommends Against Medicare Lung Cancer Screening
- ATS RAC Visits Capitol Hill to Advocate for Health Research Funding
- House of Representatives Provides Increase in VA Research Funding
April
- FDA Releases Proposed Rule to Regulate All Tobacco Products
- Landmark TB Clinical Drug Trial to Begin
- Federal Court of Appeals Affirms EPA Mercury Air Toxics Rule
- ATS Convenes Capitol Hill Briefing on Sickle Cell and Lung Co-Morbidities
- ATS President-Elect Joins EPA's McCarhy in Webinar on Air Pollution
- Congress Passes 17th SGR Patch – and 1 year ICD-10 Delay
- CMS to Release Physician Specific Payment Data
- ATS Participates in Clean Air Webinar with EPA and HHS
- ATS Urges Congress to Support Pediatric Education Incentives
March
- House Passes 1 Year SGR Patch and ICD-10 Delay, Senate Action Pending
- ATS Urges FDA to Take Action on Tobacco Products
- SGR Deadline Looms – Prospects Uncertain and the Price Tag Goes Up
- ATS Submits Comments on USPSTF Plan to Evaluate COPD Screening Effectiveness
- SGR Repeal: Good News/Bad News
- ATS Submit Comments to CMS on CT Lung Cancer Screening
- CMS Reveres Decision on Medicare Part D Coverage
- NIEHS Director Meets with FNIEHS
- President Releases FY2015 Budget
- EPA Issues Final Rule on Gasoline and Vehicle Tailpipe Standards
- House Passes Bill to Hamper EPA's GHG Rules for Power Plants
- ATS Members Asked to Participate in 2 RUC Surveys
February
- ATS Signs Thank You Letter to CVS for Ending Tobacco Sales
- ATS Comments on FDA Advisory Panel Review of OTC Epinephrine
- ATS Joins Letter to Congress Supporting SGR Reform
- FDA Launches National Tobacco Prevention Campaign Focusing on Teens
- ATS Submits Comments OSHA's Proposed Silica Exposure Standard
- SGR Bill Introduced
January
- ATS Advocates for Pediatric Specialty Training Incentives
- ATS Members Encouraged to Join Physician Sign On Letter in Support of New Gasoline Standard
- 50th Anniversary of the U.S. Surgeon General's Report on Smoking
- Congress Passes Omnibus 2014 Spending Measure
- ATS Members are Encouraged to Join Physician Sign On Letter in Support of New Gasoline Standard
- 2014 Omnibus Spending Package Not Yet Finalized
- Tobacco Control Community Awaits Two Big Events
Last Reviewed: October 2017
