May 24, 2026 to May 30, 2026

This is Queen Street Analytics' weekly digest of regulatory developments, legislative discussions and other government-related news concerning healthcare providers, doctors, physicians, clinicians, pharmacies and pharmacists, dental care providers, oral care providers, naturopaths, and old-age care providers. Once a week, we break down the most important updates in this space in under five minutes.

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📋 In This Week's Newsletter

• 🏛️ This Week's Congressional Calendar
• 📜 Legislative Updates
• 📚 What We're Reading This Week

This Week's Congressional Calendar

• House Judiciary Subcommittee Hearing: Medicines and IP: The House Judiciary Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, Artificial Intelligence, and the Internet is set to hold a hearing on 'Medicines and IP: Balancing Innovation and Access' on June 4 in Room 2141, Rayburn House Office Building.

Legislative Updates

Prescription Drug Pricing Bill Introduced

Bill 9040, titled 'To establish fair prices for prescription drugs,' was introduced and referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce as well as the Committees on the Judiciary and Financial Services. The bill seeks to regulate prescription drug pricing and is pending further committee consideration.

Sources: www.congress.gov

Minority Fellowship Program Reauthorization Bill

Bill 9044 aims to amend title V of the Public Health Service Act, reauthorizing the Minority Fellowship Program. The latest action saw the bill referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce for review.

Sources: www.congress.gov

VA and State Veterans Homes Resource Sharing Bill

Bill 9033, proposing amendments to title 38, United States Code, to enhance health-care resource sharing between the Department of Veterans Affairs and State Veterans Homes, was referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

Sources: www.congress.gov

Bicycle and Pedestrian Infrastructure Bill

Bill 9041, focused on improving bicycle and pedestrian infrastructure and incentivizing bicycle use in transit, was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure and to the Committee on Ways and Means for further consideration.

Sources: www.congress.gov

What We're Reading This Week

• The growing long-term care dilemma: Axios examines rising costs and challenges in the U.S. long-term care sector.
• Your health app may be failing you: Fox News looks at reliability issues and gaps in health apps used by patients.
• Trump Squeezes Immigrants by Cutting Them Off From Jobs, Health Care and Housing: New York Times reports on recent federal actions affecting immigrant access to health and other services.
• Opinion | Alaska’s good idea to empower pharmacists: Washington Post discusses proposed legislation in Alaska to expand pharmacists' prescribing authority.
• Health workers in Congo race to gain people’s trust as Ebola virus spreads: AP News details outreach challenges faced by health workers combating Ebola in Congo.
• CDC seeks employee volunteers for Ebola screening after staff cuts: USA Today covers CDC's recent call for volunteers amid reduced staffing for Ebola screening.
• Genetic Scores are Booming. But Will Anti-Discrimination Laws Cover Your DNA?: New York Times explores protections and potential discrimination related to polygenic DNA risk scores in the workplace.
• Trump wage rule could shake up hospital hiring: Axios reviews how a proposed wage rule may affect hospital staffing practices.

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