Congress Passes CR Without Key Health Care Reforms, Setting Stage For March Bill

On a second attempt without the controversial debt ceiling measure, the House and Senate passed a three-month extension of key health programs, including Medicare telehealth flexibilities, in a continuing resolution (CR) to keep the government open through March 14, but excluded a physician payment patch, pharmacy benefit manager (PBM) reforms, and full reauthorization of the SUPPORT Act and PAHPA, and FDA’s pediatric priority review voucher (PRV) program.