Inflation Reduction Act and Health Reform: The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is continuing its efforts to staff the new Medicare Drug Rebate and Negotiations group and has posted various related job openings....more
11/8/2022
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Drug Pricing Initiatives: Discussion continues regarding pathways to Senate passage of H.R. 5376 (the Build Back Better Act, or BBBA). Potential approaches include a reduced or modified version of the BBBA, although details...more
2/15/2022
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Drug Pricing Initiatives: Democrats are continuing to debate the reconciliation package that contains many of President Biden’s domestic policy initiatives, including with respect to drug pricing. The budget reconciliation...more
9/30/2021
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Medicaid ,
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Section 340B