August 23, 2026 to August 29, 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
• 📚 What We're Reading This Week

This Week's Congressional Calendar

• House Veterans' Affairs Hearing on VA EHR Modernization Status Update: The House Veterans' Affairs Committee has scheduled a hearing titled 'Beyond Go-Live: VA Electronic Health Record Modernization Status Update' for September 2, 2026, at 2:15 p.m. in room 360 of the Cannon House Office Building.

What We're Reading This Week

• Why it can take time and effort to find the right meds to help mental health: CNN examines factors influencing the process of finding effective mental health medications.
• Opinion | How Medicaid work requirements could backfire: The Washington Post discusses potential unintended impacts of Medicaid work requirements in the US.
• LGBTQ people struggle to get needed health care and pay for it, study finds: Report details barriers faced by LGBTQ individuals in accessing and affording health services.
• Dolly Parton’s legacy includes an unfortunate reality of caregiving: Not taking care of oneself: CNN explores caregiver stress and personal health in the context of public figures.
• Column | I lost my sister to cancer. Here’s what I learned about medically assisted death.: The Washington Post shares personal perspectives on end-of-life care after a cancer diagnosis.
• Fighting measles is expensive. See what it cost to contain 10 cases.: An interactive Washington Post feature details public health expenditures in a recent measles outbreak.
• Why businesses struggle to forecast health costs: Axios analyzes difficulties faced by employers in predicting healthcare costs.
• What to know about postpartum mental illness: Reuters highlights the signs and management of postpartum mental health conditions.
• ‘Science fiction’: Five exciting new medical breakthroughs: The Washington Post presents a roundup of recent promising medical innovations.

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