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Congressional Record United States Th of America PROCEEDINGS and DEBATES of the 114 CONGRESS, FIRST SESSION
E PL UR UM IB N U U S Congressional Record United States th of America PROCEEDINGS AND DEBATES OF THE 114 CONGRESS, FIRST SESSION Vol. 163 WASHINGTON, MONDAY, MARCH 13, 2017 No. 43 House of Representatives The House met at noon and was pursuant to clause 12(c) of rule I, of an immi- lions of Americans. Grant that the se- called to order by the Speaker pro tem- nent impairment of the place of reconvening verity of this late winter storm wane. pore (Ms. CHENEY). at that time. The impairment is due to se- But for those affected, may the assist- vere weather. ance of first responders and more fortu- f Sincerely, PAUL D. IRVING, nate neighbors ease the passage DESIGNATION OF THE SPEAKER Sergeant at Arms. through this weather, prove that the PRO TEMPORE fiber of our national community is f The SPEAKER pro tempore laid be- strong and reliable. fore the House the following commu- ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE SPEAKER May all that is done this day be for nication from the Speaker: PRO TEMPORE Your greater honor and glory. WASHINGTON, DC, The SPEAKER pro tempore. Under Amen. clause 12(c) of rule I, the Speaker es- March 13, 2017. f I hereby appoint the Honorable LIZ CHENEY tablished this time for reconvening and to act as Speaker pro tempore on this day. notified Members accordingly. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE PAUL D. RYAN, f Speaker of the House of Representatives. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Chair will lead the House in the Pledge f PRAYER The Chaplain, the Reverend Patrick of Allegiance. -
February 6, 2021 1 FRAMEWORK FOR
February 6, 2021 FRAMEWORK FOR MEMORANDUM OF AGREEMENT RELATING TO RESUMPTION OF IN-PERSON INSTRUCTION The following framework for the resumption of in-person instruction shall be submitted by the Union to its membership for ratification. If ratified, it shall become a binding agreement between the Chicago Board of Education and the Chicago Teachers Union. This Agreement will be in effect through August 24, 2021. If the City of Chicago has not reached Phase 5 of the Illinois Reopening plan by that date, the parties will meet and confer, with the use of a mediator, on appropriate modifications to this Agreement. 1) Health & Safety Protocols in CPS Facilities. [TA’d 1/30/2021] The Board shall implement the following protocols/mandates/practices in all CPS facilities. (a) Health Screening and Temperature Check. No person will be permitted to enter a CPS facility (with the exception of regular deliveries where the individual is onsite for no more than 10 minutes) until and unless they have undergone a health screening questionnaire to assess risk and a temperature check. With the exception of nurses, no CTU bargaining unit member shall be required to administer health screenings, temperature checks, or COVID-19 tests. (b) Hand Sanitizer. Every CPS facility in which bargaining unit employees are working must be supplied with hand sanitizer sufficient for employees, students and staff to use liberally while in the building. (c) Disinfecting wipes. The Board must provide disinfecting wipes in classrooms, offices, and all places where bargaining unit employees work. (d) Sneeze Guards. School Clerks, School Clerk Assistants, and all CTU bargaining unit employees who interact with building visitors shall have sneeze guards at their workspace and locations where they regularly interact with building visitors. -
Congressional Record—Senate S6263
October 30, 2019 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE S6263 confer on President Trump the most As Senate Republicans have said over of title 5, United States Code, of the rule basic rights of due process or, seem- and over and over again, we support submitted by the Secretary of the Treasury ingly, alter Chairman SCHIFF’s unfair protections for Americans with pre- and the Secretary of Health and Human process in the House Intelligence Com- Services relating to ‘‘State Relief and Em- existing conditions. And the adminis- powerment Waivers’’. mittee in any way whatsoever. tration has made it very clear that this There being no objection, the Senate Chairman SCHIFF can continue doing waiver program poses no threat—no proceeded to consider the resolution. this behind closed doors without the threat—to those protections. The Ad- Mr. MCCONNELL. I suggest the ab- President’s participation, so long as he ministrator of the Centers for Medicare holds at least one public hearing at sence of a quorum. & Medicaid Services has stated that ‘‘a The PRESIDING OFFICER. The some point. He is not even required to section 1332 waiver cannot’’—cannot— clerk will call the roll. make all the evidence he obtains pub- ‘‘undermine coverage with people with The senior assistant legislative clerk lic. He alone gets to decide what evi- pre-existing conditions.’’ proceeded to call the roll. dence goes in his report. And the reso- What is more, as the White House has Mr. SCHUMER. Mr. President, I ask lution doesn’t even give the President already made clear, Democrats’ resolu- unanimous consent that the order for any rights in the public hearing that it tion has zero chance of becoming law. -
December 30, 2020 the Honorable Seema Verma Administrator Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Hubert H. Humphrey Buil
December 30, 2020 The Honorable Seema Verma Administrator Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Hubert H. Humphrey Building 200 Independence Avenue, S.W., Room 445-G Washington, DC 20201 RE: Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; HHS Notice of Benefit and Payment Parameters for 2022 and Pharmacy Benefit Manager Standards; Updates To State Innovation Waiver (Section 1332 Waiver) Implementing Regulations (CMS-9914-P) Dear Administrator Verma: On behalf of the American Hospital Association’s (AHA) nearly 5,000 member hospitals, health systems and other health care organizations, including approximately 90 that offer health plans, and our clinician partners – including more than 270,000 affiliated physicians, 2 million nurses and other caregivers – and the 43,000 health care leaders who belong to our professional membership groups, we thank you for the opportunity to comment on the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ (CMS) proposed Notice of Benefit and Payment Parameters for 2022. The AHA remains committed to ensuring that consumers have access to comprehensive, affordable coverage through the marketplaces and is concerned that several proposals could jeopardize progress that has been made toward this goal. Specifically, we urge the agency not to finalize proposals that would allow states to create a new type of direct enrollment marketplace in lieu of Healthcare.gov or a state-based marketplace. In addition, we do not support the codification in regulation of previous Section 1332 guidance that could allow states to pursue alternative approaches to coverage that would result in coverage losses. Comprehensive, affordable coverage is critical to patients’ access to care, and the Health Insurance Marketplaces remain the best option for individuals searching for comprehensive individual market coverage or Medicaid. -
Early Dance Division Calendar 17-18
Early Dance Division 2017-2018 Session 1 September 9 – November 3 Monday Classes Tuesday Classes September 11 Class September 12 Class September 18 Class September 19 Class September 25 Class September 26 Class October 2 Class October 3 Class October 9 Class October 10 Class October 16 Class October 17 Class October 23 Class October 24 Class October 30 Last Class October 31 Last Class Wednesday Classes Thursday Classes September 13 Class September 14 Class September 20 Class September 21* Class September 27 Class September 28 Class October 4 Class October 5 Class October 11 Class October 12 Class October 18 Class October 19 Class October 25 Class October 26 Class November 1 Last Class November 2 Last Class Saturday Classes Sunday Classes September 9 Class September 10 Class September 16 Class September 17 Class September 23 Class September 24 Class September 30* Class October 1 Class October 7 Class October 8 Class October 14 Class October 15 Class October 21 Class October 22 Class October 28 Last Class October 29 Last Class *Absences due to the holiday will be granted an additional make-up class. Early Dance Division 2017-2018 Session 2 November 4 – January 22 Monday Classes Tuesday Classes November 6 Class November 7 Class November 13 Class November 14 Class November 20 No Class November 21 No Class November 27 Class November 28 Class December 4 Class December 5 Class December 11 Class December 12 Class December 18 Class December 19 Class December 25 No Class December 26 No Class January 1 No Class January 2 No Class January 8 Class -
October 5, 2020 the Honorable Seema Verma Administrator
October 5, 2020 The Honorable Seema Verma Administrator Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Hubert H. Humphrey Building, Room 445–G 200 Independence Avenue, SW Washington, DC 20201 Re: File Code CMS–1734–P. Medicare Program; CY 2021 Revisions to Payment Policies Under the Physician Fee Schedule and Other Changes to Part B Payment Policies; Medicare Shared Savings Program Requirements; Medicaid Promoting Interoperability Program Requirements for Eligible Professionals; Updates to the Quality Payment Program; Medicare Coverage of Opioid Use Disorder Services Furnished by Opioid Treatment Programs: Medicare Enrollment of Opioid Treatment Programs; Requirement for Electronic Prescribing for Controlled Substances for a Covered Part D Drug under a Prescription Drug Plan or an MA-PD plan; Payment for Office/Outpatient Evaluation and Management Services; Hospital IQR Program; Proposal to Establish New Code Categories; and Medicare Diabetes Prevention Program (MDPP) Expanded Model Emergency Policy Proposed Rule. Dear Administrator Verma: On behalf of the physician and medical student members of the American Medical Association (AMA), I appreciate the opportunity to offer our comments to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) on the 2021 Physician Fee Schedule (PFS) and Quality Payment Program (QPP) proposed rule, published in the Federal Register on August 17, 2020 (85 Fed. Reg. 50074). While there are numerous important proposals in this proposed rule which we provide comments on below, the AMA has been particularly focused on four issues. First, the calendar year (CY) 2021 rate setting and conversion factor deliver a significant decrease overall to physician payment. The proposals related to relative value units (RVUs), office and outpatient evaluation and management (E/M) visits, and the application of budget neutrality together result in a conversion factor that poses a very real threat to the ability of many physicians to deliver health care services to their patients. -
2021 7 Day Working Days Calendar
2021 7 Day Working Days Calendar The Working Day Calendar is used to compute the estimated completion date of a contract. To use the calendar, find the start date of the contract, add the working days to the number of the calendar date (a number from 1 to 1000), and subtract 1, find that calculated number in the calendar and that will be the completion date of the contract Date Number of the Calendar Date Friday, January 1, 2021 133 Saturday, January 2, 2021 134 Sunday, January 3, 2021 135 Monday, January 4, 2021 136 Tuesday, January 5, 2021 137 Wednesday, January 6, 2021 138 Thursday, January 7, 2021 139 Friday, January 8, 2021 140 Saturday, January 9, 2021 141 Sunday, January 10, 2021 142 Monday, January 11, 2021 143 Tuesday, January 12, 2021 144 Wednesday, January 13, 2021 145 Thursday, January 14, 2021 146 Friday, January 15, 2021 147 Saturday, January 16, 2021 148 Sunday, January 17, 2021 149 Monday, January 18, 2021 150 Tuesday, January 19, 2021 151 Wednesday, January 20, 2021 152 Thursday, January 21, 2021 153 Friday, January 22, 2021 154 Saturday, January 23, 2021 155 Sunday, January 24, 2021 156 Monday, January 25, 2021 157 Tuesday, January 26, 2021 158 Wednesday, January 27, 2021 159 Thursday, January 28, 2021 160 Friday, January 29, 2021 161 Saturday, January 30, 2021 162 Sunday, January 31, 2021 163 Monday, February 1, 2021 164 Tuesday, February 2, 2021 165 Wednesday, February 3, 2021 166 Thursday, February 4, 2021 167 Date Number of the Calendar Date Friday, February 5, 2021 168 Saturday, February 6, 2021 169 Sunday, February -
Payroll Calendar 2021
2021 PAYROLL SCHEDULE 1 Benefit PERIOD # PAY PERIOD TIME SHEETS DUE TO HR OFFICE Paydates coverage FLSA 7K Calendar 2 1 December 13- December 26, 2020 Monday, December 28, 2020 by 4:00 p.m. 8-Jan-21 3 Feb-21 1 2 December 27, 2020 - Janurary 9, 2021 Monday, January 11, 2021 by 4:00 p.m. 22-Jan-21 4 3 January 10 - January 23, 2021 Tuesday, January 26, 2021 by 4:00 p.m. 5-Feb-21 5 Mar-21 2 4 January 24 - February 6, 2021 Tuesday, February 9, 2021 by 4:00 p.m. 19-Feb-21 6 5 February 7 - February 20, 2021 Tuesday, February 26, 2021 by 4:00 p.m. 5-Mar-21 7 Apr-21 3 6 February 21 - March 6, 2021 Tuesday, March 9, 2021 by 4:00 p.m. 19-Mar-21 8 7 March 7 - March 20, 2021 Tuesday, March 23, 2021 by 4:00 p.m. 2-Apr-21 9 8 March 21 - April 3, 2021 Tuesday, April 6, 2021 by 4:00 p.m. 16-Apr-21 May-21 4 10 9 April 4 - April 17, 2021 Tuesday, April 20, 2021 by 4:00 p.m. 30-Apr-21 11 10 April 18 - May 1, 2021 Tuesday, May 4, 2021 by 4:00 p.m. 14-May-21 12 Jun-21 5 11 May 2 - May 15, 2021 Tuesday, May 18, 2021 by 4:00 p.m. 28-May-21 12 May 16 - May 29, 2021 Tuesday, June 1, 2021 by 4:00 p.m. 11-Jun-21 Jul-21 6 13 May 30 - June 12, 2021 Tuesday, June 15, 2021 by 4:00 p.m. -
August 27, 2020 the Honorable Seema Verma Administrator
August 27, 2020 The Honorable Seema Verma Administrator Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Department of Health and Human Services 200 Independence Avenue SW Washington, DC 20201 Dear Administrator Verma: Nursing homes continue to be at the epicenter of the spread of the novel coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in the United States. To date, over 70,000 residents and workers in nursing homes and other long-term care settings have lost their lives to COVID-19, and more than 378,000 have been infected.1 Recent reports from state inspection officials have revealed that in more than one such facility, residents were treated with hydroxychloroquine without their informed consent or without approval from state officials. Such actions may be in violation of Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) rules that provide resident the right to “to be informed of, and participate in, his or her treatment.”2 The use of hydroxychloroquine is all the more concerning due to warnings from medical experts about the increased risks seniors face from the drug due to its effect on heart rhythms, renal systems and interactions with other medications.3 As the agency with primary responsibility for oversight of nursing homes participating in Medicare and Medicaid, we write to request information on what CMS is doing to monitor the use of hydroxychloroquine by nursing homes and to ensure that resident rights are adequately protected. Further, we urge CMS to investigate this matter using data already maintained and collected by CMS, including Medicare claims data and available inspection reports. Early in the pandemic, and without significant study or consensus among the scientific community, the Trump Administration inappropriately looked to hydroxychloroquine as a potential treatment for 1 The COVID Tracking Project, “The Long-Term Care COVID Tracker,” https://covidtracking.com/data/longtermcare (last visited August 26, 2020). -
Flex Dates.Xlsx
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April 23, 2018 Seema Verma Administrator Centers for Medicare
April 23, 2018 Seema Verma Administrator Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Hubert H. Humphrey Building 200 Independence Avenue, S.W., Room 445-G Washington, DC 20201 RE: Short-Term, Limited-Duration Insurance (CMS-9924-P) Dear Ms. Verma: On behalf of the American Hospital Association’s (AHA) nearly 5,000 member hospitals, health systems and other health care organizations, and our clinical partners – including more than 270,000 affiliated physicians, 2 million nurses and other caregivers – and the 43,000 health care leaders who belong to our professional membership groups, we thank you for the opportunity to comment on the proposed rule amending the definition of short-term, limited-duration health insurance. While we appreciate the Departments of Treasury, Labor, and Health and Human Services’ (collectively, the departments) effort, this rule fails to adequately protect consumers and could contribute to instability in the individual insurance market, ultimately decreasing access to affordable coverage for vulnerable populations. The AHA is committed to expanding affordable, high-quality health coverage and looks forward to working with the departments on this shared goal. In previous comments to the Administration, we have expressed our support for solutions to both lower the cost of coverage and provide greater choice among plans, including by supporting federal and state reinsurance programs, increasing outreach and enrollment assistance, and funding the cost-sharing reduction subsidies. These approaches retain vital consumer protections while supporting greater enrollment and reducing costs by better balancing the marketplace risk pools. In contrast, short-term, limited-duration insurance products could harm consumers by providing inadequate access to care and subjecting them to much greater out-of-pocket spending when illness or injury occurs. -
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