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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

Below is this week’s “Capitol Hill Healthcare Update,” which is posted on Mondays when Congress is in session. GRASSLEY CONFIRMS DELAY ON DRUG BILL WHILE ANOTHER COMMITTEE PLANS VOTES - Senate Finance Committee Chairman...more

6/17/2019  /  Biosimilars , Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) , Drug Pricing , Generic Drugs , Medicaid , Prescription Drugs , Rebates

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. HOUSE TO VOTE ON BILL COMBINING ACA, DRUG PRICING PROVISIONS - The House is scheduled to vote on legislation...more

5/13/2019  /  Affordable Care Act , Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) , Direct to Consumer Sales , Drug Pricing , Opioid , 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. 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. HOUSE PANEL TO VOTE ON BIPARTISAN DRUG PRICING MEASURE - The House Ways and Means Committee is scheduled to...more

4/8/2019  /  Affordable Care Act , Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) , Drug Pricing , Medical Devices , Pharmaceutical Industry , Pharmacy Benefit Manager (PBM) , 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. REPUBLICANS BALK AT TRUMP’S CALL FOR NEW HEALTHCARE BILL - President Donald Trump last week said Republicans...more

4/1/2019  /  Affordable Care Act , Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) , Drug Pricing , Health Care Providers , Medicaid , Pharmaceutical Industry , Physicians , 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: Azar testifies before three committees on HHS’ budget; a series of Senate bills targeting...more

3/11/2019  /  Biologics , Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) , Drug Pricing , Food and Drug Administration (FDA) , Medical Devices , 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. 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: Pharma industry CEOs testify before a Senate committee; House and Senate panels probe...more

2/26/2019  /  Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) , Cybersecurity , Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) , Drug Pricing , Food and Drug Administration (FDA) , Medical Devices , Medicare Part D , Pharmaceutical Industry , Prescription Drugs , Trump Administration

Senate Democrats Recently Introduced the Stop Price Gouging Act

Senate Democrats recently introduced the Stop Price Gouging Act (S. 378), which seeks to place an excise tax on pharmaceutical companies in proportion to price spikes on prescription drugs. The bill generally requires a...more

2/18/2019  /  Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) , Drug Pricing , Excise Tax , Pharmaceutical Industry , Prescription Drugs , Proposed Legislation

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: shutdown risk increases as talks stall; Gottlieb’s Hill testimony postponed; more bills...more

2/12/2019  /  Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) , Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) , Drug Pricing , Food and Drug Administration (FDA) , Government Shutdown , Medicaid , Medicare Part D , Opioid , Pharmaceutical Industry , 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. 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

Below is this week’s “Capitol Hill Healthcare Update,” which is posted on Mondays when Congress is in session. Highlights this week: With the shutdown over (for now), the FDA is back in business; two hearings spotlight drug...more

1/29/2019  /  Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) , Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) , Drug Pricing , Food and Drug Administration (FDA) , Medicaid , Medicare Part D , Pharmaceutical Industry , Prescription Drugs

Capitol Hill Healthcare Update

Highlights this week: Gottlieb warns FDA’s funds running low as shutdown continues; House Dems launch sweeping probe on drug prices, Senate approves Medicaid measures, and more....more

1/23/2019  /  Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) , Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) , Drug Pricing , Food and Drug Administration (FDA) , Government Shutdown , Medicaid , Medicare Part B , Medicare Part D , Pharmaceutical Industry , 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 include a lame duck update on year-end health bills and tax provisions; lawmakers reacting to a federal judge ruling the Affordable Care Act is unconstitutional; Sen. Hatch seeks to update Hatch-Waxman;...more

12/17/2018  /  Affordable Care Act , Congressional Budget Office , Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) , Food and Drug Administration (FDA) , Furloughs , Government Shutdown , Medicare Part D , Patents , Pharmaceutical Industry , Trump Administration , USPTO

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
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