73rd Edition of the A.I. Healthcare Report
Dylan Reid(Moskowitz)
Government Affairs|Specialized in AI Healthcare|Health Policy and Tech
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Trump 2.0 Cabinet Picks & Vacant Roles
1. Chief of Staff-Susie Wiles
2. Deputy Chief of Staff-Dan Scavino
3. Deputy Chief of Staff for Policy and Homeland Security Adviser-Stephen Miller
4. Deputy Chief of Staff for Legislative, Political, and Public Affairs-James Blair
5. Deputy Chief of Staff for Communications and Personnel- Taylor Budowich
6. Director of White House Communications- Steven Cheung
7. Presidential Personnel Office Head- Sergio Gor
8. White House Counsel-Bill McGinley
9. White House Press Secretary- Karoline Leavitt
10. Secretary of Defense-Pete Hegseth
11. Department of Homeland Security Secretary-Gov. Kristi Noem
12. CIA Director-John Ratcliffe
13. Secretary of State-Senator Marco Rubio
14. National Security Adviser-Rep. Mike Waltz
15. “Border Czar”-Tom Homan
16. U.S. Ambassador to Israel-Mike Huckabee
17. EPA Administrator-Former Rep. Lee Zeldin
18. “Department of Government Efficiency”-Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy
19. Director of National Intelligence- Tulsi Gabbard
20. Attorney General- Pam Bondi
21. Deputy Attorney General-Todd Blanche
22. HHS Secretary- RFK Jr.
23. Secretary of Veterans' Affairs-Doug Collins
24. Secretary of the Interior-Doug Burgum
25. Solicitor general-Dean John Sauer
26. U.S. Attorney for Southern District of New York-Jay Clayton
27. Secretary of Energy- Chris Wright
28. FCC Chairman-Brendan Carr
29. Secretary of Transportation-Sean Duffy
30. Secretary of Commerce- Howard Lutnick
31. CMS Administrator- Dr. Mehmet Oz
32. Secretary of Education-Linda McMahon
33. NATO Ambassador- Matthew Whitaker
34. Secretary of the Treasury- Scott Bessent
35. OMB Director- Russell Vought
36. Secretary of Labor- Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer
37. CDC Director- Former Rep. Dr. Dave Weldon
38. FDA Commissioner- Dr. Martin Makary
39. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development- Scott Turner
40. Surgeon General- Dr. Janette Nesheiwat
41. Deputy Assistant to the President and Senior Director for Counterterrorism- Sebastian Gorka
42. Assistant to the President and Principal Deputy National Security Advisor- Alex Wong
43. Secretary of Agriculture- Brooke Rollins
44. NIH Director- Dr. Jay Bhattacharya
45. USTR- Jamieson Greer
46. Director of the Council of Economic Advisers- Kevin Hassett
47. FBI Director- Kash Patel
48. Administrator of the Small Business Administration-Kelly Loeffler
49. AI Czar- David Sacks
Below is a list of vacant roles:
Main Ideas
This Week on The A.I. Healthcare Report
Welcome to the Seventy-Third Edition of the AI Healthcare Report!
Welcome to the Seventy-Third Edition of the AI Healthcare Report! The #3 Longhorns fell to the #2 Georgia Bulldogs 22-19 in the SEC Championships game. The Dallas Cowboys face the Cincinnati Bengals tonight!
Weekly Question
The FDA has published a draft document in the Federal Register entitled “Best Practices for FDA Communication with Interested Parties: Draft Report for Public Comment",
The draft document is in response to the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2023 of best communications practices by the agency to the external public and a way for implementing best-said methods.
What advice would you give the FDA on this matter?
Please submit comments by February 3, 2025.
For more information, please click here.
Healthcare Market Watch
Healthcare Policy Watch
The FDA released a document called “Food and Drug Administration Report and Plan on Best Practices for Guidance” (Report and Plan).
The agency will publish the document in response to the Consolidated Appropriations Act, of 2023, specifically addressing the best methods for efficient prioritization, development, issuance, use of guidance documents, and an implementation plan.
The FDA is announcing final guidance named “Marketing Submission Recommendations for a Predetermined Change Control Plan for Artificial Intelligence-Enabled Device Software Functions", highlighting the agency's dedication to constructing innovative approaches to regulating AI medical devices.
Furthermore, the plan also addresses a Predetermined Change Control Plan (PCCP) in a marketing submission of a device that includes AI-enabled device software functions (AI-DSFs).
The document suggests that the (PCCP) speaks to elements that range from planned AI-DSF modifications to an examination of their impact on those specific modifications.
Please submit comments at any time.
Draft guidance for industry labeled "Expedited Program for Serious Conditions—Accelerated Approval of Drugs and Biologics" has been published in the Federal Register.
The draft guidance provides information on topics that range from the FDA's policies and procedures of the accelerated approval program to the process of withdrawing accelerated approval.
"Expedited Program for Serious Conditions—Accelerated Approval of Drugs and Biologics" will replace the final industry for guidance “Expedited Programs for Serious Conditions—Drugs and Biologics” which was issued on May 30, 2014.
Please submit comments by February 4, 2025.
Congressional Updates
H.R. 3503 Bill Update
Rep. Melanie Stansbury [D-NM-01] is the latest cosponsor of the bill.
For more information, please click here.
H.R. 5547 Bill Update
Reps. Joseph Morelle [D-NY-25] and Ken Calvert [R-CA-41] are the latest cosponsors of the bill.
For more information, please click here.
H.R. 6205 Bill Update
Rep. Lloyd Doggett [D-TX-37] is the latest cosponsor of the bill.
For more information, please click here.
H.R. 7174 Bill Update
Reps Claudia Tenney [R-NY-24] and John James [R-MI-10] are the latest cosponsors of the bill.
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H.R. 8702 Bill Update
Rep. Thomas Kean [R-NJ-07] is the latest cosponsor of the bill.
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H.R 8756 Bill Update
Rep. Zachary Nunn [R-IA-03]is the latest cosponsor of the bill.
For more information, please click here.
H.R. 9403 Bill Update
Reps. Anna Eshoo [D-CA-16] and Zachary Nunn [R-IA-03] are the latest cosponsors of the bill.
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H.R. 9466 Bill Update
Rep. Bill Foster [D-IL-11] is the latest cosponsor of the bill.
For more information, please click here.
H.R 9475 Bill Update
Reps. Zachary Nunn [R-IA-03] and Suzanne Bonamici [D-OR-01] are the latest cosponsors of the bill.
For more information, please click here.
H.R. 9497 Bill Update
Rep. Bill Foster [D-IL-11] is the latest cosponsor of the bill.
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H.R. 10073 Bill Update
Reps. Haley Stevens [D-MI-11], Jill Tokuda [D-HI-02], Frank Mrvan [D-IN-01], Marilyn Strickland [D-WA-10], Jay Obernolte [R-CA-23], Abigail Spanberger [D-VA-07], Mike Ezell [R-MS-04], and Beth Van Duyne [R-TX-24] are the latest cosponsors of the bill.
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H.R. 10126 Bill Update
Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton [D-DC-At Large] is the latest cosponsor of the bill.
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H.R. 10239 Bill Update
Rep. Jennifer McClellan [D-VA-04] is the latest cosponsor of the bill.
Bill text is also available.
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S.1024 Bill Update
Sen. Michael Bennet [D-CO] is the latest cosponsor of the bill.
For more information, please click here.
S.1339 Bill Update
The legislation has a CBO Score. All this means is how the bill would monetarily impact the federal budget.
For more information, please click here.
S. 2871 Bill Update
Sen. Gary Peters [D-MI] is the latest cosponsor of the bill.
For more information, please click here.
S. 3162 Bill Update
The legislation has a CBO Score. All this means is how the bill would monetarily impact the federal budget.
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S. 3312 Bill Update
The legislation has a CBO Score.
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S. 3849 Bill Update
The legislation has a CBO Score.
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S. 3967 Bill Update
Sens. Thom Tillis [R-NC]and Christopher Coons [D-DE] are the latest cosponsors of the bill.
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S. 4596 Bill Update
The legislation has a CBO Score.
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S. 5390 Bill Update
The legislation has bill text.
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S. 5391 Bill Update
The legislation has bill text.
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New Bills
S.5419 - A bill to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to maintain a list of the country of origin of certain critical drugs marketed in the United States, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Sen. Tom Cotton [R-AR]
Cosponsor: Sen. Tim Kaine [D-VA]
The bill requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services to maintain a list of the country of origin of certain critical drugs marketed in the United States, and for other purposes.
The legislation has been read twice and has been referred to the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee.
For more information, please click here.
S.5433 - A bill to provide consumers with the right to delete their genomic data, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Sen. Bill Cassidy [R-LA]
Cosponsor: Sen. Gary Peters [D-MI]
The bill provides consumers with the right to delete their genomic data, and for other purposes.
The legislation has been read twice and has been referred to the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee.
For more information, please click here.
S.5436 - A bill to provide for certain requirements relating to cloud, data infrastructure, and foundation model procurement.
Sponsor: Sen. Elizabeth Warren [D-MA]
Cosponsor: Sen. Eric Schmitt [R-MO]
The bill provides for certain requirements relating to cloud, data infrastructure, and foundation model procurement.
The legislation has been read twice and has been referred to the Senate Armed Services Committee.
For more information, please click here.
H.R.10272 - To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide coverage of weight loss agents for certain individuals under part D of the Medicare program.
Sponsor: Rep. Sheila Cherfilus McCormick [D-FL-20]
Cosponsor: Rep. Mike Kelly [R-PA-16]
The bill amends title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide coverage of weight loss agents for certain individuals under part D of the Medicare program.
The legislation has been referred to the House Energy and Commerce and the Ways and Means Committees for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker.
For more information, please click here.
H.R.10281 - To promote United States leadership in technical standards by directing the National Institute of Standards and Technology and the Department of State to take certain actions to encourage and enable United States participation in developing standards and specifications for artificial intelligence and other critical and emerging technologies, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep. Jay Obernolte [R-CA-23]
Cosponsors: Reps. Doris Matsui [D-CA-07], Scott Franklin [R-FL-18], Ted Lieu [D-CA-36]
The bill promotes United States leadership in technical standards by directing the National Institute of Standards and Technology and the Department of State to take certain actions to encourage and enable United States participation in developing standards and specifications for artificial intelligence and other critical and emerging technologies, and for other purposes.
The legislation has been referred to the House Science, Space, and Technology Committee.
For more information, please click here.
H.R.10305 - To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to exempt certain drugs from the part D manufacturer discount program under the Medicare program.
Sponsor: Rep. Andrew Garbarino [R-NY-02]
Cosponsors: Reps. Diana Harshbarger [R-TN-01] and Thomas Suozzi [D-NY-03]
The bill amends title XVIII of the Social Security Act to exempt certain drugs from the part D manufacturer discount program under the Medicare program.
The legislation has been referred to the House Energy and Commerce and the Ways and Means Committees for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker.
For more information, please click here.
State Updates
Authored by State Rep. Giovanni Capriglione [R-TX-98], the draft text of TRAIGA is expected to be introduced in the 2025 session.
SB 547- Relating to notice from a health benefit plan issuer to the Texas Department of Insurance regarding a physician's or health care provider's preauthorization exemption status.
Sponsor: Sen. Jose Menéndez [D-26]
The bill is about a health benefit plan issuer to the Texas Department of Insurance regarding a physician's or health care provider's preauthorization exemption status.
The legislation has been filed and received by the Secretary of the Senate.
For more information, please click here.
Aggieland is becoming a leading innovator in AI healthcare technologies.
Dr. Amy Waer, Dean of The College of Medicine was quoted as saying the following:
“We’re looking into how we can leverage AI to help our patients navigate the very complex health care system... Innovation is a word that’s thrown around all the time, but we truly want to put our money where our mouth is, training our Aggie doctors to be very facile at using these technologies to supplement and enhance the health care system.”
Hearings
House
Committee: Veterans' Affairs
Subcommittee: Technology Modernization
Date: December 12, 2024 (8:00 a.m. EST)
Senate
Committee: Commerce, Science, and Transportation
Subcommittee: Communications, Media and Broadband
Date: December 11, 2024 (2:30 p.m. EST)
Committee: Special Committee on Aging
Date: December 12, 2024 (10:00 a.m EST)
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