Weekly Healthcare Policy Round-Up

In this week’s Health Policy Round-Up, ALF shares the most up to date news happening in Washington DC.

• American Liver Foundation recently released our 2025 legislative priorities. You can read about our priorities HERE.
• The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services announced on March 27th that they plan to restructure the department by merging multiple agencies into one. Additional details are forthcoming; ALF will continue to monitor these developments and share how they may affect liver patients. Read the announcement from HHS HERE.
• On March 25^th, the Senate voted to confirm Dr. Martin Makary MD, MPH, as the Commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration. Dr. Makary served as a surgical oncologist and health policy researcher for more than two decades at Johns Hopkins.
• The Senate voted to confirm Dr. Jayanta Bhattacharya, MD, PhD, as Director of the National Institutes of Health on March 25^th. Dr. Bhattacharya served as a professor of medicine, economics, and health research and policy at Stanford University.
• Dr. Susan Monarez, PhD, was nominated on March 25^th to serve as the Director for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Dr. Monarez has served as acting director since January 23^rd, 2025.