May 31, 2026 to June 06, 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

• Delivering Quality and Modern Healthcare to Michigan's Veterans and Servicemembers: The House Veterans' Affairs Subcommittee on Technology Modernization will hold a hearing on delivering quality and modern healthcare to Michigan's veterans and servicemembers at the Grand Ledge Army Aviation Facility on June 12, 2026, at 2:00 p.m. ET.
• "Lowering Health Care Costs for All Americans: Examining Policies to Increase Health Care Transparency.": A hearing titled 'Lowering Health Care Costs for All Americans: Examining Policies to Increase Health Care Transparency' is scheduled by the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health for June 10, 2026, at 2:15 p.m. ET in room 2123 of the Rayburn House Office Building.
• "On Call for America: Strengthening Access Through Locum Tenens Providers": The House Education and Workforce Subcommittee on Workforce Protections will convene a hearing, 'On Call for America: Strengthening Access Through Locum Tenens Providers,' with several witnesses on June 9, 2026, at 2:15 p.m. ET in room 2175 of the Rayburn House Office Building.

Legislative Updates

To promote the availability of certain health care information, and for other purposes.

Bill 9117 has been referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and additionally to committees on Education and Workforce and Ways and Means, for review. The bill seeks to promote the availability of health care information.

Sources: www.congress.gov

Veterinary Services to Improve Public Health in Rural Communities Act

Bill 8473, focused on improving veterinary services for public health in rural communities and Native American policy, was referred to the Subcommittee on Indian and Insular Affairs.

Sources: www.congress.gov

To amend Kristen's Act for alerts on developmental disabilities, Alzheimer’s, and dementia.

Bill 9118 would expand the Ashanti Alert communications network to include information related to developmental disabilities, Alzheimer’s disease, and dementia. It has been referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

Sources: www.congress.gov

A bill to promote services for blind, deaf, and disabled youth.

Bill 4676 addresses high-quality special education and related services for students who are blind, deaf, hard of hearing, deafdisabled, or deafblind. Latest action was referral to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Sources: www.congress.gov

A bill to amend title 5, United States Code, for Parkinson's disease coverage.

Bill 4658 seeks to include Parkinson's disease in illnesses deemed caused by employment in fire protection activities. It was read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

Sources: www.congress.gov

What We're Reading This Week

• Did you switch to a healthcare job after struggling to find a job?: U.S. healthcare jobs are drawing workers from outside the sector seeking better prospects.
• Innovation in medicine is having a breakthrough moment: Advances in medical innovation are resulting in notable breakthroughs and potential new treatments.
• The Trump administration makes it harder for some sick Americans to maintain Medicaid: New Medicaid work requirement rules may affect coverage for patients with serious illnesses.
• Will Doctors Trade 5 Years In Rural Hawaiʻi For Free Med School?: Hawaii's grant program offers free medical school for doctors committed to rural practice.
• Five Takeaways From the WSJ’s Autism Billing-Abuse Investigation: Autism therapy billing practices are facing scrutiny amid reports of widespread abuse.
• My (Sort of) Ex Has Cancer. Is It Fair That She Expects Me to Take Care of Her?: Personal stories highlight the complexities of caregiving in cancer care.
• The Return of Blaming and Shaming in Public Health: Public health communication is seeing renewed debate around stigma and shaming tactics.
• It's still working': More are living with cancer as era of targeted drugs takes hold: Targeted drug therapies are extending lives for cancer patients.
• The New Amenity in Luxury Living: Longevity Services: Longevity services have become a selling point in luxury real estate.
• Opinion | Time to Apply the Lessons of the 2014 Ebola Outbreak: An op-ed traces lessons learned from the 2014 Ebola outbreak for current healthcare.

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