House Hearing on COVID-19 Impact on Mental Health
The House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health held a virtual hearing on the coronavirus pandemic’s impact on mental health. The committee discussed the benefits telehealth has…
362 viewsThe House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health held a virtual hearing on the coronavirus pandemic’s impact on mental health. The committee discussed the benefits telehealth has…
362 viewsRick Bright, the recent director of the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (BARDA) who filed a whistleblower complaint alleging he was forced out of his job, testified before the House…
31,603 viewsThe House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health held a hearing to examine federal marijuana policy, including the implications of changing its drug schedule listing and the potential…
2,521 viewsHealth and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar appeared before an Energy and Commerce subcommittee on the coronavirus outbreak and President Trump’s fiscal year 2021 budget request. Members questioned…
2,110 viewsThe House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health met in Chicago for a field hearing to learn more about gun violence and its impact on public health. Lawmakers heard from doctors, a…
498 viewsThe House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health held a hearing to examine high prescription drug prices. In the first panel, lawmakers heard from pharmaceutical companies Pfizer, Amgen…
1,602 viewsThe House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health held a hearing to examine how to reduce prescription drug prices. Officials from two pharmaceutical trade associations testified along…
739 viewsThe House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health held a hearing to examine high prescription drug prices. In panel two, lawmakers heard from representatives from Walgreens, Blue Cross Blue…
861 viewsHealth and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar testified at a hearing on President Trump’s fiscal year 2020 budget request for his department. Committee members' questions addressed a range of issues,…
1,170 viewsHealth and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar testifies on the president’s 2020 budget request before the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health.
FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb and NIH Director Francis Collins testified on the Cancer Moonshot initiative and other medical innovation as implemented under the 21st Century Cures Act. Both witnesses…
848 viewsAssistant Health and Human Services Secretary for Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Dr. Elinore McCance-Katz said her department stands ready to help immigrant families and…
705 viewsRecovering addicts as well as several health care providers who treat patients addicted to opioids testified at a House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health hearing on the opioid epidemic.…
770 viewsThe House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health convened a hearing to examine the nation’s opioid epidemic and ways to combat it. The two-day hearing began with witnesses from the federal…
854 viewsThe House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health held the first in a series of hearings on the ongoing opioid epidemic. In the first panel Drug Enforcement Administration Attorney Susan…
1,073 viewsFDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb and Dr. Francis Collins testified on implementation of the 21st Century Cures Act. The law was signed by President Obama in December 2016 with the aim of…
430 viewsThe House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health met to hear testimony from many House members on their recommendations for combating the opioid epidemic. Some of the topics included…
975 viewsThe House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health held a hearing to examine ideas to modernize the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) regulation of over-the-counter drugs. Dr. Janet…
661 viewsCurrent and former state and federal health care officials testified at a hearing on extending funding for the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP), which was set to expire at the end…
746 viewsWitnesses testified at a hearing reviewing federal laws guaranteeing parity of coverage for physical and mental health. Witnesses included behavioral health experts who discussed mental health care…
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