Washington Letter
December
- Federal Judge Rules Entire Affordable Care Act Unconstitutional
- Partial Government Shutdown Looms
- ATS Issues Concern Over Proposed Expanded Public Charge Determinations Rule
- House Passes Legislation to Coordinate Medicaid Services for Children with Complex Conditions
- ATS Members Oppose EPA Plans to Disband the CASAC Advisory Committee
- Another Survey Documents the Rapid Rise in Youth E-cigarette Use
- President Trump Signs Short-Term Spending Measure, Averting Government Shutdown
- ATS/CHEST Webinar on 2019 Medicare Payments Rules
November
- Partial Government Shutdown Looms
- ATS/CHEST Webinar on 2019 Medicare Payments Rules
- Trump Administration Releases Proposals Permitting States to Utilize ACA Subsidies for non-ACA Coverage Options
- CDC Releases Data on Youth E-cigarette Use
- FDA Promises Future Policy Action on E-cigarettes and Other Tobacco Products
- ATS Testifies on Proposed Roll Back of Methane Emissions Rule
- ATS/CHEST comment on Anthem FENO coverage policy
- Congress Returns to Capitol Hill for Lame Duck Session
- Medicaid Expansion Wins Ballot Initiatives in Three More States
- FDA Announces Approval of OTC Inhaled Epinephrine for Treatment of Asthma – ATS Registers Strong Concern
October
- ATS Convenes Child Health Congressional Briefing with Friends of NIEHS
- Legislation Banning Pharmacy Drug Price Gag Rules Signed into Law
- ATS Hill Day 2018
- ATS Members Speak in Opposition to EPA Proposed Rule to Weaken GHG Emissions
September
- United Nations Holds First High Level Meeting on TB
- President Trump Signs 2019 NIH Funding Increase into Law
- ATS Opposes Roll Back of Vehicle GHG Emissions Rule at EPA Hearing
- Senate Passes 2019 Health Spending Bill with NIH Funding Increase
- WHO TB Report Sets Stage for Historic U.N. Meeting on TB
- Children’s Hospitals GME Bill Signed into Law
- FDA Announces E-Cig Public Education Campaign Aimed at Kids
- FDA Announces Enforcement Actions on E-cigarettes – ATS Responds
- ATS Joins Letter Opposing Riders to Limit FDA’s Authority to Regulate Tobacco Products
- House and Senate Finalize 2019 Health Spending Bill with NIH Funding Increase
- Senate Passes Premature Birth Research and Prevention Legislation
- ATS Joins Comments to CMS on Improving Medicare Patient Access to Supplemental Oxygen
- House and Senate Move to Reconcile 2019 Health Spending Bill
- Court Orders FDA to Move Forward with Graphic Warning Labels
- Senate Passes Children’s Hospitals Graduate Medical Education Renewal Bill
- Senators Urge Strong USG Engagement at UN TB Meeting
August
- Senate Passes $2 Billion NIH Funding Increase in 2019
- EPA Issues New Proposed Rules on Carbon Pollution Emissions for Power Plants
- CMS Floats MajorChanges to E/M Payment and Documentation in 2019 Proposed Rule
- Over 100 U.S. Representatives Join Bipartisan Letter Urging Strong U.S. Leadership at UN TB Meeting
- CMS Proposes Changes to Oxygen Under Competitive Bidding
- Glider Kits: Court Blocks EPA, the EPA Changes its Mind – For the Time Being
- ATS Testifies at EPA Censoring Science Public Hearing
- EPA Proposes to Rollback National Limits on Greenhouse Emissions
- ATS Files Amicus Brief in Tobacco Law Suit
- ATS Submits Public Comments on FDA’s Plan to Regulate Tobacco Products
- Senate Working to Move 2019 Health Spending Bill with Defense Omnibus
- Action Alert - Support U.S. Leadership & Action to Halt TB Pandemic
- Senate Working to Move 2019 Health Spending Bill with Defense Omnibus
July
- House 2019 Spending Bill Advances with NIH Funding Increase
- House Panel Holds Hearing on Global Tuberculosis
- EPA Creates Loop Holes for Dirty Trucks
- EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt Resigns
June
- Senate and House Panels Approve NIH Funding Increase
- ATS and Partners Hold Capitol Hill Reception to Honor NHLBI 70th Anniversary
- ATS Leaders Meet with NIH Institutes
- Trump Administration Expands Association Health Plans
- House Panel Approves $41 Million Increase for USAID TB Program
- House Panel Proposes $1.25 Billion NIH Funding Increase
- Justice Dept. Will Not Defend ACA Patient Protections
- ATS Passes Resolutions at the AMA House of Delegates
- Senate Provides Increase for VA Research Program
- ATS Joins Physician/Public Health Groups in Support of the CDC Office of Smoking and Health
- ATS Participates in United Nations Hearing on TB and Meeting with U.S. UN Mission
May
- House Appropriations Committee Provides Increase for VA Research Program
- House Considers Fiscal Year 2019 FDA Funding
- ATS Requests Extension in Public Comment Period for Proposed EPA Data Rules
- EPA Proposes Condense NAAQS Review Process
- Administration Proposes Reductions in Children’s Health Insurance Program Funding
April
- Proposed Data Rules Would Exclude Vital Science from EPA Decision-Making Process
- ATS Urges Congress to Provide Increased Research and Health Services Funding in 2019
- ATS Joins Comments Opposing Clean Power Plan Repeal
- Sixteen Senators Urge Increased Domestic TB Funding
- ATS Leads Medical Organization Sign-on Letter Opposing Tobacco Riders
- Trump Administration Finalizes New ACA Rules, Shifting Some Insurance Standards to States
- NIH Director Testifies Before House Panel
- EPA Announces Roll Back of Vehicle Efficiency Standards/Greenhouse Gas Standards
- ATS Joins Letters to OMB on Benefits of Clean Air
- ATS Joins Call to Increase AHRQ Funding
March
- New CDC Director Named
- EPA Considers Roll Back of Car/Light Truck Vehicle Emissions and Efficiency Standards
- ATS Holds Hill Briefing on COPD and Rural Health
- ATS Fellowship in Health Equality: Call for Applications
- Congress Approves $3 Billion NIH Increase as Part of 2018 Spending Package
- ATS Convenes World TB Day Events with Partners
- EPA Administrator Pruitt Promises Regulatory Science “Reform”
- FDA Issues Advanced Notice of Proposed Rule Making on Flavorings, including Menthol, in Tobacco Products
- FDA Issues Advanced Notice of Proposed Rule-Making on FDA Regulation of Cigars
- ATS Fellowship in Health Equality: Call for Applications
- 9th District Court Orders EPA to Move Forward with Ozone Rule
- FDA Issues Advance Notice of Proposed Rule-Making on Reduced Nicotine Cigarettes
- AHRQ Drafts Research Plan for Tobacco Smoking Cessation in Adults, Including Pregnant Women
- ATS Conducts Maximal Breathing Test RUC Survey
- ATS Partners with Friends of NIEHS, Michael J. Fox Foundation on Congressional Briefing
- House Passes Legislation to Delay Clean Air Act Rules
- Court Says Kids and Climate Case Can Continue
February
- ATS Files Amicus Brief in the Cross State Air Pollution Rule Case
- February Issue of ATS Research News Quarterly
- Congress Passes/President Signs Budget Deal
- Medicare Provisions in Budget Package – Non-MD Supervision of Cardiac and Pulmonary Rehab Programs
- Administration to Release 2019 Budget Proposing Significant NIH Reduction
- Congress Takes On Funding Numbers, No Progress on Dreamers; Government Shutdown Potential Remains
- CDC Director Resigns
January
- Government Shutdown Ended But Threat Looms Again
- Senate Confirms Azar as Health and Human Services Secretary
- ATS and Colleagues Urge HHS to Address Issues with Access to Supplemental Oxygen
- Last Chance to Register: ATS Hosts Coding and Billing Educational Webinar for ATS members
- Federal Government Shutdown Looms as Congress Fails to Agree on Annual Spending
- What Happens In a Government Shutdown?
- Senate Panel Approves Health and Human Services Secretary Nomination
- ATS Hosts Coding and Billing Educational Webinar for ATS members
- Congress Working on Short-term Measure to Avert Government Shutdown
- Children’s Health Insurance Funding Renewal Now Likely
- Contact Your Members of Congress and Urge Them to Restore Children’s Health Insurance Funding
- Senate Panel Considers Health and Human Services Secretary Nomination
- RSVP Now! Coding & Billing Webinar
- EPA Extends Comment Deadline on Clean Power Plan Repeal Proposals, Holds Additional Hearings
- ATS Signs Letter Opposing EPA Rollback of Dirty Diesel Truck Rule
- ATS Hosts Coding and Billing Educational Webinar for ATS members
- Contact Your Members of Congress and Urge Them to Restore Children’s Health Insurance Funding
- Congress Rushing to Tackle Long List of Must-Pass Legislation
Last Reviewed: January 2018
