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Inflation Reduction Act Expected to Become Law

Key Takeaways: ..The Senate voted 51-50 on August 7 to pass the Inflation Reduction Act. ..The legislation is expected to pass the House this week without changes and to be signed by President Biden. ..The...more

8/8/2022  /  Climate Change , Corporate Taxes , Drug Pricing , Energy Projects , Federal Funding , Inflation Adjustments , Medicare , Oil & Gas , Pending Legislation , Prescription Drugs , Renewable Energy , Superfund , Tax Credits

Capitol Hill Healthcare Update

ACA TAXES ON CHOPPING BLOCK IN YEAR-END BUDGET DEAL - Congressional leaders are poised to announce an agreement today that would permanently repeal the Affordable Care Act (ACA) taxes on medical device manufacturers,...more

12/17/2019  /  Affordable Care Act , Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) , Drug Pricing , Medical Devices , Medicare , Pharmaceutical Industry , Surprise Medical Bills

Capitol Hill Healthcare Update

COMPREHENSIVE DRUG BILL STALLS WHILE HOUSE PUSHES SMALLER MEASURES - House Democrats are planning to take up more narrow bills addressing prescription drug costs while their broad legislation is delayed as the...more

11/13/2019  /  Congressional Budget Office , Drug Pricing , Food and Drug Administration (FDA) , Medicare , Pharmaceutical Industry , Prescription Drugs , Trump Administration

Capitol Hill Healthcare Update

DEMOCRATS PRESS FOR PRE-THANKSGIVING VOTE ON DRUG PRICING BILL - The House Ways and Means Committee last week approved an amended version of legislation that would overhaul how Medicare and private insurers reimburse for...more

10/28/2019  /  Affordable Care Act , Drug Pricing , Medicare , Pharmaceutical Industry , Prescription Drugs , Trump Administration

Capitol Hill Healthcare Update

PELOSI INTRODUCES DRUG PRICING BILL WHILE TRUMP PUSHES SENATE VERSION - House Democrats introduced legislation last week to lower prescription drug prices – including allowing Medicare to negotiate prices with...more

9/23/2019  /  Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) , Drug Pricing , Food and Drug Administration (FDA) , Medicare , Medicare Part D , Pharmaceutical Industry , Prescription Drugs , Trump Administration

Capitol Hill Healthcare Update

UPDATE ON DRUG PRICING LEGISLATION AS CONGRESS RECONVENES - Congress reconvenes this week after a monthlong summer recess and begins what likely will be a final push toward overhauling prescription drug prices, but lack of...more

9/10/2019  /  Drug Pricing , Medicare , Medicare Part D , Pharmaceutical Industry , Prescription Drugs

Capitol Hill Healthcare Update

Below is this week’s “Capitol Hill Healthcare Update,” which is posted on Mondays when Congress is in session. McCONNELL WANTS BIPARTISAN DEAL ON DRUG PRICES BY JULY - To schedule time for debate in the Senate on...more

6/24/2019  /  Drug Pricing , Medical Devices , Medicare , Medicare Part B , Medicare Part D , Pharmaceutical Industry , Prescription Drugs , Surprise Medical Bills

Capitol Hill Healthcare Update

Below is this week’s “Capitol Hill Healthcare Update,” which is posted on Mondays when Congress is in session....more

6/11/2019  /  Data Breach , Data Protection , Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) , Drug Pricing , Food and Drug Administration (FDA) , Health Care Providers , Medicare , Medicare for All , Medicare Part D , Pharmaceutical Industry , Prescription Drugs , Prior Authorization

Capitol Hill Healthcare Update

Below is this week’s “Capitol Hill Healthcare Update,” which is posted on Mondays when Congress is in session. TRUMP, DEMOCRATIC LEADERS TO MEET ON DRUG PRICES - During a White House meeting last week on infrastructure...more

5/6/2019  /  Affordable Care Act , Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) , Drug Pricing , Health Care Providers , Medicare , Pharmaceutical Industry , Prescription Drugs , Trump Administration

Capitol Hill Healthcare Update

Below is this week’s “Capitol Hill Healthcare Update,” which is posted on Mondays when Congress is in session. DRUG PRICES: CONGRESS RETURNS, PICKS UP WHERE LAWMAKERS LEFT OFF - Congress reconvenes today after a...more

4/29/2019  /  Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) , Drug Pricing , Food and Drug Administration (FDA) , Medicare , Medicare for All , Medicare Part B , Medicare Part D , Pharmaceutical Industry , Prescription Drugs

Capitol Hill Healthcare Update

Below is this week’s “Capitol Hill Healthcare Update,” which is posted on Mondays when Congress is in session. GOTTLIEB, HARGAN TO TESTIFY ON 2020 HEALTH BUDGET, PROGRAMS - Outgoing FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb and...more

3/25/2019  /  Affordable Care Act , Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) , Drug Pricing , Food and Drug Administration (FDA) , Medicaid , Medicare , Medicare for All , Pharmaceutical Industry , Prescription Drugs

Capitol Hill Healthcare Update

Below is this week’s “Capitol Hill Healthcare Update,” which is posted on Mondays when Congress is in session. Highlights this week: PBMs next in Senate committee’s crosshairs; lawmakers continue scrutiny on insulin prices;...more

3/4/2019  /  Affordable Care Act , Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) , Drug Pricing , Food and Drug Administration (FDA) , Medical Devices , Medicare , Medicare Part D , Pharmaceutical Industry , Prescription Drugs

Capitol Hill Healthcare Update

Below is this week’s “Capitol Hill Healthcare Update,” which is posted on Mondays when Congress is in session. Highlights this week: Trump will discuss healthcare and drug costs in this week’s State of the Union address;...more

2/5/2019  /  Affordable Care Act , Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) , Drug Pricing , Food and Drug Administration (FDA) , Medical Devices , Medicare , Medicare Part B , Medicare Part D , Pharmaceutical Industry , Preexisting Conditions , Prescription Drugs , Trump Administration

Capitol Hill Healthcare Update

Highlights this week: Nearly 7,000 FDA employees are furloughed amid the ongoing government shutdown; lawmakers introduce a slew of anti-pharma bills; 18 new Democrats land plum spots on key healthcare committees; and more....more

1/14/2019  /  Affordable Care Act , Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) , Drug Pricing , Food and Drug Administration (FDA) , Government Shutdown , Medicare , Medicare Part D , Pharmaceutical Industry , Prescription Drugs , Tax Deductions

Capitol Hill Healthcare Update

Highlights this week: how the partial government shutdown is affecting operations at the FDA; House Democrats take steps to defend the ACA; the House votes this week to renew emergency health response programs; new senators...more

1/8/2019  /  Affordable Care Act , Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) , Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) , Food and Drug Administration (FDA) , Medicaid , Medical Devices , Medicare , Pharmaceutical Industry , Prescription Drugs

Capitol Hill Healthcare Update

Highlights this week: Lawmakers renew efforts to avoid a partial government shutdown, which would affect FDA; key senators introduce legislation on Medicaid prescription drug rebates; the House votes this week on allowing...more

12/10/2018  /  Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) , Food and Drug Administration (FDA) , Medicare , Prescription Drugs , Rebates , Trump Administration

Capitol Hill Healthcare Update

Highlights this week: Healthcare legislative priorities are caught up in a separate spending debate that could lead to a partial government shutdown; some GOP lawmakers push back on Trump’s Part B pilot program; a key...more

12/4/2018  /  Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) , Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) , Drug Pricing , Food and Drug Administration (FDA) , Medicare , Medicare Part B , Medicare Part D , Pharmaceutical Industry , Prescription Drugs , Trump Administration

Capitol Hill Healthcare Update

Highlights this week: Democrats’ takeover of the House will yield big changes for healthcare policy in 2019; several GOP lawmakers active in healthcare policy are defeated; pharma pushes for Part D changes in the lame duck;...more

11/13/2018  /  Affordable Care Act , Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) , Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) , Food and Drug Administration (FDA) , Lame Duck Session , Medical Devices , Medicare , Medicare Part A , Medicare Part D , Pharmaceutical Industry , Prescription Drug Coverage

Five Things to Know: What The Election Results Mean for Healthcare Policy

Democrats’ slender majority in the House next year will have an outsized impact on healthcare policy and healthcare stakeholders in 2019 and beyond. From potential bipartisan deals on prescription drug prices to Democrats’...more

11/9/2018  /  Affordable Care Act , Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) , Drug Pricing , Food and Drug Administration (FDA) , Medicare , Opioid , Trump Administration

Capitol Hill Healthcare Update

Included this week is an update on congressional efforts to finish opioids response legislation; efforts by pharmaceutical manufacturers to change discounts they are required to provide Medicare beneficiaries in the Part D...more

9/25/2018  /  Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) , Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) , Drug Pricing , Food and Drug Administration (FDA) , Health Care Providers , Medicare , Medicare Part D , Opioid , Pharmaceutical Industry , Prescription Drugs

Capitol Hill Healthcare Update

Featured in this week’s Update, the Senate votes on September 17, 2018 on opioids legislation (the House is not in session this week); Congress reaches an agreement on fiscal 2019 healthcare funding; the pharma industry last...more

9/18/2018  /  Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) , Medicare , Medicare Part D , Opioid , Pharmaceutical Industry , Pharmacies , Prescription Drugs , Trump Administration

Capitol Hill Healthcare Update

This week’s “Capitol Hill Healthcare Update” includes the latest on a pending Senate vote on opioid legislation as Congress races to enact a response to the crisis before the November election; the Senate votes to expand...more

9/11/2018  /  Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) , Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) , Disclosure Requirements , Drug Pricing , Food and Drug Administration (FDA) , Health Care Providers , Medicare , Medicare Part D , Opioid , Pharmaceutical Industry , Prescription Drugs

Capitol Hill Healthcare Update

HOUSE PANEL TO EXAMINE POTENTIAL CHANGES TO STARK LAW - Senior Health and Human Services (HHS) officials are scheduled to testify this week before a House subcommittee examining whether laws governing physician...more

7/17/2018  /  Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) , Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) , Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) , Drug Pricing , Food and Drug Administration (FDA) , Health Care Providers , Health Savings Accounts , Medicare , Physicians , Self-Referral , Stark Law

Capitol Hill Healthcare Update

GOP LAWMAKERS: EUROPE, CANADA ‘FREE RIDING’ ON US DRUG INNOVATION - More than two dozen House Republicans last week called on President Donald Trump to leverage upcoming trade negotiations to stop other nations from “free...more

5/8/2018  /  Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) , Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) , Drug Pricing , Food and Drug Administration (FDA) , Health Care Providers , Medical Devices , Medical Marijuana , Medicare , Medicare Advantage , Opioid , Pharmaceutical Industry , Prescription Drugs , Section 340B , Trump Administration

Capitol Hill Healthcare Update

AZAR ILLNESS DELAYS WHITE HOUSE ANNOUNCEMENT ON DRUG PRICING INITIATIVE - Health & Human Services (HHS) Secretary Alex Azar is recovering at his home in Indianapolis following his second hospitalization in less than a week...more

4/24/2018  /  Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) , Drug Pricing , Food and Drug Administration (FDA) , Generic Drugs , Medicare , Opioid , Pharmaceutical Industry , Physicians , Prescription Drugs , Trump Administration
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