Inside Health Policy, FDA Week | Lawyer Expects Trump to Use DPA for Non-Meat Food Industry if Needed

Angela Spivey comments on plans by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and U.S. Department of Agriculture to invoke the Defense Production Act as a result of COVID-19 and how it will impact the food supply chain.

This week, bipartisan members of the House and Senate introduced new PBM reform legislation, while ASTP/ONC released its Trusted Exchange Framework and Common Agreement (TEFCA) final rule.

This week, Senators Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) and Mark Kelly (D-AZ) introduced a bill to allow state Medicaid programs to develop direct primary care models and Congressional leadership has stepped up negotiations for an end-of-year funding package before the December 20 deadline.

This week, Republicans won a slim majority in the House of Representatives, and CMS released a report on rural health innovation following the 2024 Rural Health Hackathon.