Orange Book Transparency Act of 2020
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Orange Book Transparency Act of 2020 This bill modifies requirements for the Food and Drug Administration (FDA)to list and publish drug patent and exclusivity information. Specifically, the FDA must include on its list certain patent information and must specify each drug exclusivity period that has not concluded. The holder of an approved drug application must notify the FDA when a listed patent is invalidated by a court or by the Patent Trial and Appeal Board. The FDA must remove invalidated patents from its list, subject to the 180-day drug exclusivity period.
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Became Public Law No: 116-290.
Became Public Law No: 116-290.
Signed by President.
Signed by President.
Presented to President.
Presented to President.
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
On motion that the House agree to the Senate amendment Agreed to without objection. (text: CR H7130-7131)
Resolving differences -- House actions: On motion that the House agree to the Senate amendment Agreed to without objection.(text: CR H7130-7131)
Mrs. Dingell asked unanimous consent to take the bill, H.R. 1503 from the Speaker's Table and agree to the Senate amendment. (consideration: CR H7130-7131)
Bills with similar content found using semantic analysis.
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2024 · fourth_quarter · Health Issues
H.R. 3, (117th Cong.) Elijah E. Cummings Lower Drug Costs Now Act H.R. 19, (117th Cong.) Lower Costs, More Cures Act of 2021 H.R. 830, Help Ensure Lower Patient (HELP) Copays Act H.R. 1503/S. 2916, Prescription Information Modernization Act of 2023 H.R. 2679, Pharmacy Benefits Manager Accountability Act H.R. 2691, Transparent Prices Required to Inform Consumer and Employers (Transparent PRICE) Act H.R. 2816, Pharmacy Benefit Manager Sunshine and Accountability Act H.R. 2880, Protecting Patients Against PBM Abuses Act H.R. 2940/S. 1355, Pioneering Antimicrobial Subscriptions to End Upsurging Resistance Act (PASTEUR) Act of 2023 H.R. 3290, To amend title III of the Public Health Service Act to ensure transparency and oversight of the 340B drug discount program H.R. 3285, Fairness for Patient Medications Act H.R. 3633, PREVENT HPV Cancers Act of 2023 H.R. 4368/S. 2131, Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2024 H.R. 4895, Lowering Drug Costs for American Families Act H.R. 5376/S. 2474, Share the Savings with Seniors Act H.R. 6283, Delinking Revenue from Unfair Gouging (DRUG) Act H.R. 7174, To amend title XI of the Social Security Act to equalize the negotiation period between small-molecule and biologic candidates under the Drug Price Negotiation Program H.R. 7635, The 340B PATIENTS Act of 2024 H.R. 8467, Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2024 S. 150, Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Act of 2023 S. 1339, Pharmacy Benefit Manager Reform Act S. 1895 (116th Congress) Lower Health Care Costs Act S. 2333, Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness and Response Act S. 2543 (116th Congress) Prescription Drug Pricing Reduction Act of 2019 S. 4229, Reducing Drug Prices for Seniors Act. Issues relating to, 340B program integrity; 340B of the Public Health Services Act; 340B issues; 340B drug pricing program; Drug pricing; Drug pricing and reimbursement issues; Anti-microbial Resistance; Cost and value of medicines; Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) immunization; Vaccines catch up; Vaccines issues; Package inserts, labeling issues, and E-Labeling authorization legislation; Pharmaceutical Supply Channel issues; Drug shortage issues; Inflation Reduction Act (P.L. 117-169), issues relating to drug pricing provisions; Issues related to the Patent and Trademark Law Amendments Act (PL 96-517); FY-2024 Budget and Appropriations Legislation; Intellectual property protection and trade issues; WTO IP Waiver for COVID therapeutics Animal Health; Animal Health Technology Issues; National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) draft Interagency Guidance Framework for Considering the Exercise of March-In Rights Animal Health Policy Issues: ADUFA & Funding for Electronic Animal Traceability; One Health Issues; General pharmaceutical issues; Vaccine Injury Compensation Program (VICP); Diversity in clinical trials; Accelerated approval reform; Pharmacy Benefit Manager (PBM) policy issues; Pharmacy Benefit Manager reforms; Food and Drug Administration issues; Public Health Issues.
Client expense: $1,800,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE
2024 · fourth_quarter · Health Issues
H.R. 3, (117th Cong.) Elijah E. Cummings Lower Drug Costs Now Act H.R. 19, (117th Cong.) Lower Costs, More Cures Act of 2021 H.R. 830, Help Ensure Lower Patient (HELP) Copays Act H.R. 1503/S. 2916, Prescription Information Modernization Act of 2023 H.R. 2679, Pharmacy Benefits Manager Accountability Act H.R. 2691, Transparent Prices Required to Inform Consumer and Employers (Transparent PRICE) Act H.R. 2816, Pharmacy Benefit Manager Sunshine and Accountability Act H.R. 2880, Protecting Patients Against PBM Abuses Act H.R. 2940/S. 1355, Pioneering Antimicrobial Subscriptions to End Upsurging Resistance Act (PASTEUR) Act of 2023 H.R. 3290, To amend title III of the Public Health Service Act to ensure transparency and oversight of the 340B drug discount program H.R. 3285, Fairness for Patient Medications Act H.R. 3633, PREVENT HPV Cancers Act of 2023 H.R. 4368/S. 2131, Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2024 H.R. 4895, Lowering Drug Costs for American Families Act H.R. 5376/S. 2474, Share the Savings with Seniors Act H.R. 6283, Delinking Revenue from Unfair Gouging (DRUG) Act H.R. 7174, To amend title XI of the Social Security Act to equalize the negotiation period between small-molecule and biologic candidates under the Drug Price Negotiation Program H.R. 7635, The 340B PATIENTS Act of 2024 H.R. 8467, Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2024 S. 150, Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Act of 2023 S. 1339, Pharmacy Benefit Manager Reform Act S. 1895 (116th Congress) Lower Health Care Costs Act S. 2333, Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness and Response Act S. 2543 (116th Congress) Prescription Drug Pricing Reduction Act of 2019 S. 4229, Reducing Drug Prices for Seniors Act. Issues relating to, 340B program integrity; 340B of the Public Health Services Act; 340B issues; 340B drug pricing program; Drug pricing; Drug pricing and reimbursement issues; Anti-microbial Resistance; Cost and value of medicines; Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) immunization; Vaccines catch up; Vaccines issues; Package inserts, labeling issues, and E-Labeling authorization legislation; Pharmaceutical Supply Channel issues; Drug shortage issues; Inflation Reduction Act (P.L. 117-169), issues relating to drug pricing provisions; Issues related to the Patent and Trademark Law Amendments Act (PL 96-517); FY-2024 Budget and Appropriations Legislation; Intellectual property protection and trade issues; WTO IP Waiver for COVID therapeutics Animal Health; Animal Health Technology Issues; National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) draft Interagency Guidance Framework for Considering the Exercise of March-In Rights Animal Health Policy Issues: ADUFA & Funding for Electronic Animal Traceability; One Health Issues; General pharmaceutical issues; Vaccine Injury Compensation Program (VICP); Diversity in clinical trials; Accelerated approval reform; Pharmacy Benefit Manager (PBM) policy issues; Pharmacy Benefit Manager reforms; Food and Drug Administration issues; Public Health Issues.
2024 · third_quarter · Health Issues
H.R. 3, (117th Cong.) Elijah E. Cummings Lower Drug Costs Now Act H.R. 19, (117th Cong.) Lower Costs, More Cures Act of 2021 H.R. 830, Help Ensure Lower Patient (HELP) Copays Act H.R. 1503/S. 2916, Prescription Information Modernization Act of 2023 H.R. 2679, Pharmacy Benefits Manager Accountability Act H.R. 2691, Transparent Prices Required to Inform Consumer and Employers (Transparent PRICE) Act H.R. 2816, Pharmacy Benefit Manager Sunshine and Accountability Act H.R. 2880, Protecting Patients Against PBM Abuses Act H.R. 2940/S. 1355, Pioneering Antimicrobial Subscriptions to End Upsurging Resistance Act (PASTEUR) Act of 2023 H.R. 3290, To amend title III of the Public Health Service Act to ensure transparency and oversight of the 340B drug discount program H.R. 3285, Fairness for Patient Medications Act H.R. 3633, PREVENT HPV Cancers Act of 2023 H.R. 4368/S. 2131, Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2024 H.R. 4895, Lowering Drug Costs for American Families Act H.R. 5376/S. 2474, Share the Savings with Seniors Act H.R. 6283, Delinking Revenue from Unfair Gouging (DRUG) Act H.R. 7174, To amend title XI of the Social Security Act to equalize the negotiation period between small-molecule and biologic candidates under the Drug Price Negotiation Program H.R. 7635, The 340B PATIENTS Act of 2024 H.R. 8467, Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2024 S. 150, Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Act of 2023 S. 1339, Pharmacy Benefit Manager Reform Act S. 1895 (116th Congress) Lower Health Care Costs Act S. 2333, Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness and Response Act S. 2543 (116th Congress) Prescription Drug Pricing Reduction Act of 2019 S. 4229, Reducing Drug Prices for Seniors Act. Issues relating to, 340B program integrity; 340B of the Public Health Services Act; 340B issues; 340B drug pricing program; Drug pricing; Drug pricing and reimbursement issues; Anti-microbial Resistance; Cost and value of medicines; Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) immunization; Vaccines catch up; Vaccines issues; Package inserts, labeling issues, and E-Labeling authorization legislation; Pharmaceutical Supply Channel issues; Drug shortage issues; Inflation Reduction Act (P.L. 117-169), issues relating to drug pricing provisions; Issues related to the Patent and Trademark Law Amendments Act (PL 96-517); FY-2024 Budget and Appropriations Legislation; Intellectual property protection and trade issues; WTO IP Waiver for COVID therapeutics Animal Health; Animal Health Technology Issues; National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) draft Interagency Guidance Framework for Considering the Exercise of March-In Rights Animal Health Policy Issues: ADUFA & Funding for Electronic Animal Traceability; One Health Issues; General pharmaceutical issues; Vaccine Injury Compensation Program (VICP); Diversity in clinical trials; Accelerated approval reform; Pharmacy Benefit Manager (PBM) policy issues; Pharmacy Benefit Manager reforms; Food and Drug Administration issues; Public Health Issues.
2024 · second_quarter · Health Issues
H.R. 3, (117th Cong.) Elijah E. Cummings Lower Drug Costs Now Act H.R. 19, (117th Cong.) Lower Costs, More Cures Act of 2021 H.R. 830, Help Ensure Lower Patient (HELP) Copays Act H.R. 1503/S. 2916, Prescription Information Modernization Act of 2023 H.R. 2679, Pharmacy Benefits Manager Accountability Act H.R. 2691, Transparent Prices Required to Inform Consumer and Employers (Transparent PRICE) Act H.R. 2816, Pharmacy Benefit Manager Sunshine and Accountability Act H.R. 2880, Protecting Patients Against PBM Abuses Act H.R. 2940/S. 1355, Pioneering Antimicrobial Subscriptions to End Upsurging Resistance Act (PASTEUR) Act of 2023 H.R. 3290, To amend title III of the Public Health Service Act to ensure transparency and oversight of the 340B drug discount program H.R. 3285, Fairness for Patient Medications Act H.R. 3633, PREVENT HPV Cancers Act of 2023 H.R. 4368/S. 2131, Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2024 H.R. 4895, Lowering Drug Costs for American Families Act H.R. 5376/S. 2474, Share the Savings with Seniors Act H.R. 6283, Delinking Revenue from Unfair Gouging (DRUG) Act H.R. 7174, To amend title XI of the Social Security Act to equalize the negotiation period between small-molecule and biologic candidates under the Drug Price Negotiation Program H.R. 7635, The 340B PATIENTS Act of 2024 H.R. 8467, Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2024 S. 150, Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Act of 2023 S. 1339, Pharmacy Benefit Manager Reform Act S. 1895 (116th Congress) Lower Health Care Costs Act S. 2333, Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness and Response Act S. 2543 (116th Congress) Prescription Drug Pricing Reduction Act of 2019 S. 4229, Reducing Drug Prices for Seniors Act. Issues relating to, 340B program integrity; 340B of the Public Health Services Act; 340B issues; 340B drug pricing program; Drug pricing; Drug pricing and reimbursement issues; Anti-microbial Resistance; Cost and value of medicines; Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) immunization; Vaccines catch up; Vaccines issues; Package inserts, labeling issues, and E-Labeling authorization legislation; Pharmaceutical Supply Channel issues; Drug shortage issues; Inflation Reduction Act (P.L. 117-169), issues relating to drug pricing provisions; Issues related to the Patent and Trademark Law Amendments Act (PL 96-517); FY-2024 Budget and Appropriations Legislation; Intellectual property protection and trade issues; WTO Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS) Agreement; WTO IP Waiver for COVID therapeutics Animal Health; Animal Health Technology Issues; National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) draft Interagency Guidance Framework for Considering the Exercise of March-In Rights Animal Health Policy Issues: ADUFA & Funding for Electronic Animal Traceability; One Health Issues; General pharmaceutical issues; Vaccine Injury Compensation Program (VICP); Diversity in clinical trials; Accelerated approval reform; Pharmacy Benefit Manager (PBM) policy issues; Pharmacy Benefit Manager reforms; Food and Drug Administration issues.
2024 · first_quarter · Health Issues
H.R. 3, (117th Cong.) Elijah E. Cummings Lower Drug Costs Now Act H.R. 19, (117th Cong.) Lower Costs, More Cures Act of 2021 H.R. 830, Help Ensure Lower Patient (HELP) Copays Act H.R. 1503/S. 2916, Prescription Information Modernization Act of 2023 H.R. 2679, Pharmacy Benefits Manager Accountability Act H.R. 2691, Transparent Prices Required to Inform Consumer and Employers (Transparent PRICE) Act H.R. 2816, Pharmacy Benefit Manager Sunshine and Accountability Act H.R. 2880, Protecting Patients Against PBM Abuses Act H.R. 2940/S. 1355, Pioneering Antimicrobial Subscriptions To End Upsurging Resistance Act (PASTEUR) Act of 2023 H.R. 3290, To amend title III of the Public Health Service Act to ensure transparency and oversight of the 340B drug discount program H.R. 3285, Fairness for Patient Medications Act H.R. 3633, PREVENT HPV Cancers Act of 2023 H.R. 4368/S. 2131, Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2024 H.R. 4895, Lowering Drug Costs for American Families Act H.R. 5376/S. 2474, Share the Savings with Seniors Act H.R. 6283, Delinking Revenue from Unfair Gouging (DRUG) Act H.R. 7174, To amend title XI of the Social Security Act to equalize the negotiation period between small-molecule and biologic candidates under the Drug Price Negotiation Program H.R. 7635, The 340B PATIENTS Act of 2024 S. 150, Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Act of 2023 S. 1339, Pharmacy Benefit Manager Reform Act S. 1895 (116th Congress) Lower Health Care Costs Act S. 2333, Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness and Response Act S. 2543 (116th Congress) Prescription Drug Pricing Reduction Act of 2019 Issues relating to, 340B program integrity; 340B of the Public Health Services Act; 340B issues; 340B drug pricing program; Drug pricing; Drug pricing and reimbursement issues; Anti-microbial Resistance; Cost and value of medicines; Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) immunization; Vaccines catch up; Vaccines issues; Package inserts, labeling issues, and E-Labeling authorization legislation; Pharmaceutical Supply Channel issues; Drug shortage issues; Inflation Reduction Act (P.L. 117-169), issues relating to drug pricing provisions; Issues related to the Patent and Trademark Law Amendments Act (PL 96-517); FY-2024 Budget and Appropriations Legislation; Intellectual property protection and trade issues; WTO Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS) Agreement; WTO IP Waiver for COVID therapeutics Animal Health; Animal Health Technology Issues; Animal Health Policy Issues: ADUFA & Funding for Electronic Animal Traceability; One Health Issues; General pharmaceutical issues; Farm Bill 2023; Vaccine Injury Compensation Program (VICP); Diversity in clinical trials; Accelerated approval reform; Pharmacy Benefit Manager (PBM) policy issues; Pharmacy Benefit Manager reforms.
Mrs. Dingell asked unanimous consent that the House agree to the Senate amendment.
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent. (text of amendment in the nature of a substitute: CR S7242-7243)
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.(text of amendment in the nature of a substitute: CR S7242-7243)
Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions discharged by Unanimous Consent.
Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions discharged by Unanimous Consent.
Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR S7244)
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 422 - 0 (Roll no. 187). (text: CR H3486-3487)
HousePassed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 422 - 0 (Roll no. 187).(text: CR H3486-3487)
HouseConsidered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H3491)
At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 1503.
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H3486-3488)
Ms. Eshoo moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 25.
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 116-47.
Congress.gov source codes: 5000, H12200
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended) by Voice Vote .
Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Introduced in House
Congress.gov source codes: 1000, Intro-H
| House |
| Markup by |
| April 3, 2019 |
| Energy and Commerce Committee | House | Referred to | March 5, 2019 |
| May 8, 2019 |
| Reported in House | May 2, 2019 |
| Introduced in House | March 5, 2019 |
| Enrolled Bill | -- |
| Democratic |
| MI |
| Debbie Mucarsel-Powell | Democratic | FL |
| Doris O. Matsui | Democratic | CA |
| Frank Pallone, Jr. | Democratic | NJ |
| Greg Walden | Republican | OR |
| Janice D. Schakowsky | Democratic | IL |
| Jefferson Van Drew | Republican | NJ |
| Joseph P. Kennedy III | Democratic | MA |
| Raul Ruiz | Democratic | CA |
| Yvette D. Clarke | Democratic | NY |
Client expense: $1,730,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE
Client expense: $2,190,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
Client expense: $3,010,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
Client expense: $2,190,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2023 · fourth_quarter · Health Issues
H.R. 3, (117th Cong.) Elijah E. Cummings Lower Drug Costs Now Act H.R. 19, (117th Cong.) Lower Costs, More Cures Act of 2021 H.R. 830, Help Ensure Lower Patient (HELP) Copays Act H.R. 1503/S. 2916, Prescription Information Modernization Act of 2023 H.R. 1550, (117th Cong.) PREVENT HPV Cancers Act of 2021 H.R. 2679, Pharmacy Benefits Manager Accountability Act H.R. 2691, Transparent Prices Required to Inform Consumer and Employers (Transparent PRICE) Act H.R. 2816, Pharmacy Benefit Manager Sunshine and Accountability Act H.R. 2880, Protecting Patients Against PBM Abuses Act H.R. 2940/S. 1355, Pioneering Antimicrobial Subscriptions To End Upsurging Resistance Act (PASTEUR) Act of 2023 H.R. 3290, To amend title III of the Public Health Service Act to ensure transparency and oversight of the 340B drug discount program H.R. 3285, Fairness for Patient Medications Act H.R. 4368/S. 2131, Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2024 H.R. 4895, Lowering Drug Costs for American Families Act H.R. 5376/S. 2474, Share the Savings with Seniors Act H.R. 6283, Delinking Revenue from Unfair Gouging (DRUG) Act S. 150, Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Act of 2023 S. 1339, Pharmacy Benefit Manager Reform Act S. 1895 (116th Congress) Lower Health Care Costs Act S. 2333, Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness and Response Act S. 2543 (116th Congress) Prescription Drug Pricing Reduction Act of 2019 Issues relating to, 340B program integrity; 340B of the Public Health Services Act; 340B issues; 340B drug pricing program; Drug pricing; Drug pricing and reimbursement issues; Anti-microbial Resistance; Cost and value of medicines; Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) immunization; Vaccines catch up; Vaccines issues; Package inserts, labeling issues, and E-Labeling authorization legislation; Pharmaceutical Supply Channel issues; Drug shortage issues; Inflation Reduction Act (P.L. 117-169), issues relating to drug pricing provisions; Issues related to the Patent and Trademark Law Amendments Act (PL 96-517); FY-2023 Budget and Appropriations Legislation; Intellectual property protection and trade issues; WTO Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS) Agreement; WTO IP Waiver for COVID therapeutics Animal Health; Animal Health Technology Issues; Animal Health Policy Issues: ADUFA & Funding for Electronic Animal Traceability; One Health Issues; General pharmaceutical issues; Farm Bill 2023; Vaccine Injury Compensation Program (VICP); Diversity in clinical trials; Accelerated approval reform; Pharmacy Benefit Manager (PBM) policy issues; Pharmacy Benefit Manager reforms.
Client expense: $1,940,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2023 · third_quarter · Health Issues
H.R. 3, (117th Cong.) Elijah E. Cummings Lower Drug Costs Now Act H.R. 19, (117th Cong.) Lower Costs, More Cures Act of 2021 H.R. 830, Help Ensure Lower Patient (HELP) Copays Act H.R. 1418/S. 1844, Animal Drug User Fee Amendments of 2023 H.R. 1503/S. 2916, Prescription Information Modernization Act of 2023 H.R. 1550, (117th Cong.) PREVENT HPV Cancers Act of 2021 H.R. 2679, Pharmacy Benefits Manager Accountability Act H.R. 2691, Transparent Prices Required to Inform Consumer and Employers (Transparent PRICE) Act H.R. 2816, Pharmacy Benefit Manager Sunshine and Accountability Act H.R. 2880, Protecting Patients Against PBM Abuses Act H.R. 2940/S. 1355, Pioneering Antimicrobial Subscriptions To End Upsurging Resistance Act (PASTEUR) Act of 2023 H.R. 3290, To amend title III of the Public Health Service Act to ensure transparency and oversight of the 340B drug discount program H.R. 3285, Fairness for Patient Medications Act H.R. 4368/S. 2131, Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2024 H.R. 4895, Lowering Drug Costs for American Families Act H.R. 5376/S. 2474, Share the Savings with Seniors Act S. 150, Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Act of 2023 S. 2543 (116th Congress) Prescription Drug Pricing Reduction Act of 2019 S. 1895 (116th Congress) Lower Health Care Costs Act S. 2333, Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness and Response Act S. 4348, (117th Cong) Food and Drug Administration Safety and Landmark Advancements (FDASLA) Act of 2022 Issues relating to, 340B program integrity; 340B of the Public Health Services Act; 340B issues; 340B drug pricing program; Drug pricing; Anti-microbial Resistance; Vaccines; Cost and value of medicines; Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) immunization; Vaccines catch up; Vaccines issues; Package inserts, labeling issues, and E-Labeling authorization legislation; Pharmaceutical Supply Channel issues; Drug shortage issues; Inflation Reduction Act (P.L. 117-169), issues relating to drug pricing provisions; FY-2023 Budget and Appropriations Legislation; Intellectual property protection and trade issues; WTO Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS) Agreement; WTO IP Waiver for COVID therapeutics Animal Health; Animal Health Technology Issues; Animal Health Policy Issues: ADUFA & Funding for Electronic Animal Traceability; Animal Drug User Fee Reauthorization; One Health Issues; General pharmaceutical issues; Farm Bill 2023; Vaccine Injury Compensation Program (VICP); Step therapy requirements in commercial health plans; Diversity in clinical trials; Accelerated approval reform; Pharmacy Benefit Manager (PBM) policy issues Pharmacy Benefit Manager reforms.
Client expense: $2,130,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2023 · second_quarter · Health Issues
H.R. 3, (117th Cong.) Elijah E. Cummings Lower Drug Costs Now Act H.R. 19, (117th Cong.) Lower Costs, More Cures Act of 2021 H.R. 830, Help Ensure Lower Patient (HELP) Copays Act H.R. 1418/S. 1844, Animal Drug User Fee Amendments of 2023 H.R. 1503/S. 1844, Prescription Information Modernization Act of 2023 H.R. 1550, (117th Cong.) PREVENT HPV Cancers Act of 2021 H.R. 2679, Pharmacy Benefits Manager Accountability Act H.R. 2691, Transparent Prices Required to Inform Consumer and Employers (Transparent PRICE) Act H.R. 2816, Pharmacy Benefit Manager Sunshine and Accountability Act H.R. 2880, Protecting Patients Against PBM Abuses Act H.R. 2940/S. 1355, Pioneering Antimicrobial Subscriptions To End Upsurging Resistance Act (PASTEUR) Act of 2023 H.R. 3290, To amend title III of the Public Health Service Act to ensure transparency and oversight of the 340B drug discount program H.R. 3285, Fairness for Patient Medications Act H.R. 4368/S. 2131, Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2024 S. 150, Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Act of 2023 S. 2543 (116th Congress) Prescription Drug Pricing Reduction Act of 2019 S. 1895 (116th Congress) Lower Health Care Costs Act S. 4348, (117th Cong) Food and Drug Administration Safety and Landmark Advancements (FDASLA) Act of 2022 Issues relating to, 340B program integrity; 340B of the Public Health Services Act; 340B issues; 340B drug pricing program; Drug pricing; Anti-microbial Resistance; Vaccines; Cost and value of medicines; Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) immunization; Vaccines catch up; Vaccines issues; Package inserts, labeling issues, and E-Labeling authorization legislation; Pharmaceutical Supply Channel issues; Drug shortage issues; Inflation Reduction Act (P.L. 117-169), issues relating to drug pricing provisions; FY-2023 Budget and Appropriations Legislation; Intellectual property protection; WTO Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS) Agreement; WTO IP Waiver for COVID therapeutics Animal Health; Animal Health Technology Issues; Animal Health Policy Issues: ADUFA & Funding for Electronic Animal Traceability; Animal Drug User Fee Reauthorization; One Health Issues; General pharmaceutical issues; Farm Bill 2023; Vaccine Injury Compensation Program (VICP); Step therapy requirements in commercial health plans; Diversity in clinical trials; Accelerated approval reform; Pharmacy Benefit Manager (PBM) policy issues.
Client expense: $2,980,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2023 · first_quarter · Health Issues
H.R. 830, Help Ensure Lower Patient (HELP) Copays Act H.R. 1418, Animal Drug User Fee Amendments of 2023 H.R. 1503, Prescription Information Modernization Act of 2023 H.R. 1550, (117th Cong.) PREVENT HPV Cancers Act of 2021 H.R. 2873, (117th Cong.) Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Through Promoting Competition Act of 2021 H.R. 3932/S. 2076, (117th Cong.) Pioneering Antimicrobial Subscriptions To End Up surging Resistance (PASTEUR) Act of 2021 S. 150, Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Act of 2023 S. 1712, (116th Cong.) Developing an Innovative Strategy for Antimicrobial Resistant Microorganisms (DISARM) Act of 2019 S. 2076, (117th Cong.) Pioneering Antimicrobial Subscriptions To End Up surging Resistance Act of 2021 or the PASTEUR Act of 2021 S. 1895 (116th Congress) Lower Health Care Costs Act S. 4348, (117th Cong) Food and Drug Administration Safety and Landmark Advancements (FDASLA) Act of 2022 S. 4760, (116th Congress) The PASTEUR Act Issues relating to: 340B program integrity; 340B of the Public Health Services Act; 340B policy; 340B issues; 340B drug pricing program; Drug pricing; Drug Pricing reforms - international reference prices and government price setting; Anti-microbial Resistance; Vaccines; COVID-19 therapeutics coverage issues; COVID-19 Pandemic response; Cost and value of medicines; Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) immunization; Vaccines catch up; Vaccines issues; Vaccine provisions; Vaccine Issues, including return to care access, and pandemic-related policy; Package inserts, labeling issues, and E-Labeling authorization legislation; Pharmaceutical Supply Channel issues; Drug shortage issues; Prescription Drug User Fees Act (P.L. 102-571); Inflation Reduction Act (P.L. 117-169), issues relating to drug pricing provisions; Prescription drug cost-sharing; FY-2023 Budget and Appropriations Legislation; Intellectual property protection; Intellectual property and trade issues; WTO Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS) Agreement; WTO IP Waiver for COVID therapeutics Animal Health; Animal Health Technology Issues; Animal Health Policy Issues: ADUFA & Funding for Electronic Animal Traceability One Health Issues; General pharmaceutical issues; Farm Bill 2023; Vaccine Injury Compensation Program (VICP); Step therapy requirements in commercial health plans; Diversity in clinical trials; Pharmacy Benefit Manager (PBM) policy issues.
Client expense: $2,930,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, White House Office
2021 · first_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
H.R. 3 - Lower Drug Costs Now Act of 2019 H.R.19, Lower Costs, More Cures Act of 2019 S.3129 - Lower Costs, More Cures Act of 2019 S.1895, Lower Health Care Costs Act of 2019 S. 2543, Prescription Drug Pricing Reduction Act of 2019 S.977 - Transparent Drug Pricing Act of 2019 S.551, REFUND Act of 2019 H.R. 1520, the Purple Book Continuity Act H.R. 1503, the Orange Book Transparency Act; H.R. 1499, the Protecting Consumer Access to Generic Drugs Act S. 3013, Encouraging Innovative Benefit Design to Lower Costs for Seniors Act H.R. 2296 - More Efficient Tools to Realize Information for Consumers Act H.R. 5741- Strengthening Innovation in Medicare and Medicaid Act H.R. 1319, The American Rescue Plan of 2021 H.R./S. XX American Jobs Plan S. 920 - The Affordable and Safe Prescription Drug Importation Act S. 909 - The Prescription Drug Price Relief Act S. 908 - The Medicare Drug Price Negotiation Act S.4796, The Fair Care Act of 2020 - Issues related to Medicare and Medicaid coverage and reimbursement - Issues related to the 340B Drug Discount Program - Issues related to drug pricing - Medicare reimbursement for biosimilars - MACRA treatment and reimbursement of Part B drugs - Medicare payments for inpatient antimicrobials - Issues related to drug importation - Issues related to the International Pricing Index for Medicare Part B and general reference pricing - Issues related to CMMI
Client expense: $3,175,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), SENATE, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2021 · first_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
H.R. 3 - Lower Drug Costs Now Act of 2019 H.R.19, Lower Costs, More Cures Act of 2019 S.3129 - Lower Costs, More Cures Act of 2019 S.1895, Lower Health Care Costs Act of 2019 S. 2543, Prescription Drug Pricing Reduction Act of 2019 S.977 - Transparent Drug Pricing Act of 2019 S.551, REFUND Act of 2019 H.R. 1520, the Purple Book Continuity Act H.R. 1503, the Orange Book Transparency Act; H.R. 1499, the Protecting Consumer Access to Generic Drugs Act S. 3013, Encouraging Innovative Benefit Design to Lower Costs for Seniors Act H.R. 2296 - More Efficient Tools to Realize Information for Consumers Act H.R. 5741- Strengthening Innovation in Medicare and Medicaid Act H.R. 1319, The American Rescue Plan of 2021 H.R./S. XX American Jobs Plan S. 920 - The Affordable and Safe Prescription Drug Importation Act S. 909 - The Prescription Drug Price Relief Act S. 908 - The Medicare Drug Price Negotiation Act S.4796, The Fair Care Act of 2020 - Issues related to Medicare and Medicaid coverage and reimbursement - Issues related to the 340B Drug Discount Program - Issues related to drug pricing - Medicare reimbursement for biosimilars - MACRA treatment and reimbursement of Part B drugs - Medicare payments for inpatient antimicrobials - Issues related to drug importation - Issues related to the International Pricing Index for Medicare Part B and general reference pricing - Issues related to CMMI
Client expense: $3,130,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), SENATE, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2020 · second_quarter · Health Issues
Lower Health Care Costs Act (S.1895) Reauthorizing and Extending America's Community Health Act - REACH Act (H.R. 2328) Preserve Access to Affordable Generics and Biosimilars Act (S. 64/H.R. 2375) Protecting Jessica Grubbs Legacy Act (S. 1012) Overdose Prevention and Patient Safety Act (H.R. 2062) ACA Medicaid disproportionate share hospital (DSH) cuts Prescription Drug Price Transparency Act (H.R.1035) Improving Transparency and Accuracy in Medicare Part D Spending Act (H.R. 803) Short on Competition Act (S. 844) Resident Physician Shortage Act of 2019 (H.R. 1763/S. 348) FAST Generics Act (H.R. 985) The Protecting Consumer Access to Generic Drugs Act of 2019 (H.R. 1499) The Fair and Immediate Release of Generic Drugs Act (H.R. 1506) The Bringing Low-cost Options and Competition while Keeping Incentives for New Generics Act of 2019 (H.R. 938) The Orange Book Transparency Act of 2019 (H.R. 1503) The Purple Book Continuity Act of 2019 (H.R. 1520) Home infusion: 50401 of the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018 (BBA) (Pub. L. 115-123) and section 5012 of the 21st Century Cures Act of 2016 (CURES) (Pub. L. 114-255) Phair Pricing Act (H.R. 1030) Improving Seniors' Timely Access to Care Act of 2019 (H.R. 3107) The Mitigating Emergency Drug Shortages (MEDS) Act (S.2723) Accountable Care in Rural America Act (H.R. 5212) Rural ACO Improvement Act (S.2648) Helping Medicaid Offer Maternity Services (H.R. 4996) Prescription Drug Pricing Reduction Act of 2019 (S. 2543) Stop STALLING Act (H.R. 2374) Reforming Evergreening and Manipulation that Extends Drug Years Act (S. 1209) Preventing Drug Shortages Act (H.R. 6080) Protecting Jessica Grubb's Legacy Act (S. 3374) Preserving Patient Access to Home Infusion Act (H.R. 6218/S. 3457) Coronavirus Preparedness and Response Supplemental Appropriations Act (H.R. 6074) Families First Coronavirus Response Act (H.R. 6201) Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (H.R. 748) The HEROES Act (HR 6800)
Client expense: $540,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2020 · fourth_quarter · Copyright/Patent/Trademark
S. 1224, Stop STALLING Act S. 1416 - Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Act of 2019 H.R. 3991-Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Through Improvements to Patent Litigation Act of 2019 H.R. 5133--Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Through Promoting Competition Act of 2019 H.R. 7296, Medications Affordable by Preventing Pandemic Price Gouging Act (MMAPPP) Act of 2020 H.R. 1503 - the Orange Book Transparency Act; and H.R. 1520 - Orange Book Transparency Act of 2019; H.R. 3 - Lower Drug Costs Now Act of 2019 - Intellectual property and process patent issues - Patent litigation reform - IPR process - Section 101 Reform - Domestic and international compulsory licensing issues - March-in Rights - Product hopping - Orange and purple book disclosures - Hatch Waxman litigation - Trade secret protections
Client expense: $2,030,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), SENATE, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2020 · fourth_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
H.R.3 - Lower Drug Costs Now Act of 2019 S.977 - Transparent Drug Pricing Act of 2019 S.551, REFUND Act of 2019 H.R. 1520, the Purple Book Continuity Act H.R. 1503, the Orange Book Transparency Act; H.R. 1499, the Protecting Consumer Access to Generic Drugs Act H.R. 965, the CREATES Act H.R.269/S.1379, Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness and Advancing Innovation Act of 2019 (P.L.116-22). S.1895, Lower Health Care Costs Act of 2019. S. 2543, Prescription Drug Pricing Reduction Act of 2019. H.R.19, Lower Costs, More Cures Act of 2019. S. 3013, Encouraging Innovative Benefit Design to Lowes Costs for Seniors Act S. 3129, Lower Cost, More Cures Act of 2019 H.R. 2296 - More Efficient Tools to Realize Information for Consumers Act H.R. 5741- Strengthening Innovation in Medicare and Medicaid Act - Issues related to Medicare and Medicaid coverage and reimbursement - Issues related to the 340B Drug Discount Program - Issues related to drug pricing - Medicare reimbursement for biosimilars - MACRA treatment and reimbursement of Part B drugs - Medicare payments for inpatient antimicrobials - Issues related to drug importation - Issues related to the International Pricing Index for Medicare Part B - Issues related to CMMI
Client expense: $2,030,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), SENATE, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2020 · third_quarter · Copyright/Patent/Trademark
S.659 - Biologic Patent Transparency Act S. 1227, Prescription Pricing for the People Act of 2019 S. 1224, Stop STALLING Act S.1416 - Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Act of 2019 H.R. 7296, Medications Affordable by Preventing Pandemic Price Gouging Act (MMAPPP) Act of 2020 H.R. 7288 Taxpayer Research and Coronavirus Knowledge (TRACK) Act H.R. 4398 Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Through Promoting Competition Act of 2019 H.R. 1503, the Orange Book Transparency Act;consumer Access to Generic Drugs Act; and H.R. 965, the CREATES Act; - Intellectual property and process patent issues - Patent litigation reform - IPR process - Section 101 Reform - Compulsory licensing issues
Client expense: $2,750,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, White House Office
2020 · third_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
H.R.3 - Lower Drug Costs Now Act of 2019 S.977 - Transparent Drug Pricing Act of 2019 S.551, REFUND Act of 2019 H.R. 1520, the Purple Book Continuity Act H.R. 1503, the Orange Book Transparency Act; H.R. 1499, the Protecting Consumer Access to Generic Drugs Act H.R. 965, the CREATES Act H.R.269/S.1379, Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness and Advancing Innovation Act of 2019 (P.L.116-22). S.1895, Lower Health Care Costs Act of 2019. S. 2543, Prescription Drug Pricing Reduction Act of 2019. H.R.19, Lower Costs, More Cures Act of 2019. S. 3013, Encouraging Innovative Benefit Design to Lowes Costs for Seniors Act S. 3129, Lower Cost, More Cures Act of 2019 H.R. 2296 - More Efficient Tools to Realize Information for Consumers Act H.R. 5741- Strengthening Innovation in Medicare and Medicaid Act -Issues related to Medicare and Medicaid coverage and reimbursement -Issues related to the 340B Drug Discount Program -Issues related to drug pricing -Medicare reimbursement for biosimilars -MACRA treatment and reimbursement of Part B drugs -Medicare payments for inpatient antimicrobials -Issues related to drug importation -Issues related to the International Pricing Index for Medicare Part B -Issues related to CMMI
Client expense: $2,750,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, White House Office
2020 · second_quarter · Health Issues
S. 3548 - CARES Act (Coronavirus Stimulus 3) H.R.6074 - Coronavirus Preparedness and Response Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2020 H.R.6201 - Families First Coronavirus Response Act H.R.4100 - DISARM Act of 2019 S.340- CREATES Act of 2019 H.R. 2113 - The Prescription Drug STAR Act H.R. 1520, the Purple Book H.R. 1499, the Protecting Cok Continuity Act; H.R. 1503, the Orange Book Transparency Act;consumer Access to Generic Drugs Act; and H.R. 965, the CREATES Act; H.R.3: Lower Drug Costs Now Act of 2019 S.1895, Lower Health Care Costs Act of 2019 S.551, REFUND Act of 2019 H.R. 6443, Securing the National Supply Chain Act H.R. 6630, Securing Americas Critical Minerals Supply Chain Act H.R. 6690, Bring Entrepreneurial Advancements To Consumers Here In North America Act H.R. 6713, Furthering Our Recovery With American Research and Development H.R. 6863, COVID-19 Accountability Act H.R. 6903, Bring American Companies Home Act H.R. 6930, To mitigate drug shortages and provide incentives for maintaining, expanding, and relocating the manufacturing of active pharmaceutical ingredients, excipients, medical diagnostic devices, pharmaceuticals, and personal protective equipment in the United States, and for other purposes. H.R. 7505, American Innovation Act H.R. 7527, To rescue domestic medical manufacturing activity by providing incentives in economically distressed areas of the United States and its possessions. H.R. 7537, Infectious Disease Therapies Research and Innovation Act H.R. 7555, More Cures Act H.R. 7556, Start-ups for Cures Act S. 3593, Furthering Our Recovery With American Research and Development S. 3945, Bring Entrepreneurial Advancements to Consumers Here In North America (BEAT CHINA) Act S. 3827, Medical Supplies for Pandemics Act H.R. 4710, Pharmaceutical Independence Long-Term Readiness Reform Act H.R. 6731, Securing Americas Pharmaceutical Supply Chain Act S. 3432, Securing Americas Medicine Cabinet [SAM-C] Act S. 3478, Commission on Americas Medical Security Act S. 3538, Strengthening America's Supply Chain and National Security Act S. 3635, Protecting our Pharmaceutical Supply Chain from China Act (previously S. 3537) H.R. 6531, Medical Supplies for Pandemics Act H.R. 6876, To amend the Public Health Service Act to ensure that the contents of the Strategic National Stockpile remain in good working order and, as appropriate, conduct maintenance services on contents of the stockpile, and for other purposes. H.R. 6049, Medical Supply Chain Security Act H.R. 6062 - to amend certain provisions in the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act relating to the discontinuance or interruption in the production of life-saving drugs so as to apply such provisions with respect to life-saving devices, and for other purposes H.R. 6080, Preventing Drug Shortages Act H.R. 6393, Strengthening America's Supply Chain and National Security Act H.R. 6660, Limit Ongoing Shortages and Stabilize Supply Act H.R. 6670, Prescription for American Drug Independence Act H.R. 6708, Securing Americas Medicine Cabinet Act H.R. 6885, Safe and Secure Medicine Supply for Hardworking Americans Act S. 2723, Mitigating Emergency Drug Shortages Act S. 3343, Medical Supply Chain Security Act S. 3780, Help Onshore Manufacturing Efficiencies for Drugs and Devices Act (HOME) Act S. 3781, Pharmaceutical Accountability, Responsibility, and Transparency (PART) Act S. 3942, Securing Americas Medical Supply Chain and Advancing the Production of Life Saving Medicines Act - Issues related to the 340B Drug Discount Program - Issues relating to drug pricing - Development of policies to advance antimicrobial research, antiviral research, and novel product development environment, including advancing new market incentives. - Issues and policies relating to the Food and Drug Administration including biopharmaceutical development, drug safety and counterfeiting, and biosimilars. - General education about policies impacting pharmaceutical development, approval, reimbursement and pricing. - Issues related to healthcare legislation - Patient access to Part B medicines during the COVID-19 public health emergency Medical Supply Chain - Issues related to pharmaceutical supply chains - Issues related to reporting on location of origin of pharmaceutical products - Issues related to drug shortages - Issues related to pharmaceutical manufacturing
Client expense: $1,930,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, White House Office
2020 · second_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
H.R.3 - Lower Drug Costs Now Act of 2019 S.977 - Transparent Drug Pricing Act of 2019 S.551, REFUND Act of 2019 H.R. 1520, the Purple Book Continuity Act H.R. 1503, the Orange Book Transparency Act; H.R. 1499, the Protecting Consumer Access to Generic Drugs Act H.R. 965, the CREATES Act H.R.269/S.1379, Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness and Advancing Innovation Act of 2019 (P.L.116-22). S.1895, Lower Health Care Costs Act of 2019. S. 2543, Prescription Drug Pricing Reduction Act of 2019. H.R.19, Lower Costs, More Cures Act of 2019. S. 3013, Encouraging Innovative Benefit Design to Lowes Costs for Seniors Act S. 3129, Lower Cost, More Cures Act of 2019 H.R. 2296 - More Efficient Tools to Realize Information for Consumers Act H.R. 5741- Strengthening Innovation in Medicare and Medicaid Act - Issues related to Medicare and Medicaid coverage and reimbursement - Issues related to the 340B Drug Discount Program - Issues related to drug pricing - Medicare reimbursement for biosimilars - MACRA treatment and reimbursement of Part B drugs - Medicare payments for inpatient antimicrobials - Issues related to drug importation - Issues related to the International Pricing Index for Medicare Part B - Issues related to CMMI
Client expense: $1,930,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, White House Office
2020 · first_quarter · Health Issues
S. 3548 - CARES Act (Coronavirus Stimulus 3) H.R.6074 - Coronavirus Preparedness and Response Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2020 H.R.6201 - Families First Coronavirus Response Act H.R.6294 - Re-Valuing Anti-Microbial Products (REVAMP) Act of 2018 S.340- CREATES Act of 2019 H.R. 2113 - The Prescription Drug STAR Act H.R. 1520, the Purple Book H.R. 1499, the Protecting Cok Continuity Act; H.R. 1503, the Orange Book Transparency Act;consumer Access to Generic Drugs Act; and H.R. 965, the CREATES Act; H.R.3: Lower Drug Costs Now Act of 2019 S.1895, Lower Health Care Costs Act of 2019 S.551, REFUND Act of 2019 - Issues related to the 340B Drug Discount Program - Issues relating to drug pricing - Development of policies to advance antimicrobial research, antiviral research, and novel product development environment, including advancing new market incentives. - Issues and policies relating to the Food and Drug Administration including biopharmaceutical development, drug safety and counterfeiting, and biosimilars. - General education about policies impacting pharmaceutical development, approval, reimbursement and pricing. -Issues related to healthcare legislation - Patient access to Part B medicines during the COVID-19 public health emergency
Client expense: $2,790,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, White House Office
2020 · first_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
H.R.3 - Lower Drug Costs Now Act of 2019 S.977 - Transparent Drug Pricing Act of 2019 S.551, REFUND Act of 2019 H.R. 1520, the Purple Book Continuity Act H.R. 1503, the Orange Book Transparency Act; H.R. 1499, the Protecting Consumer Access to Generic Drugs Act H.R. 965, the CREATES Act H.R.269/S.1379, Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness and Advancing Innovation Act of 2019 (P.L.116-22). S.1895, Lower Health Care Costs Act of 2019. S. 2543, Prescription Drug Pricing Reduction Act of 2019. H.R.19, Lower Costs, More Cures Act of 2019. S. 3013, Encouraging Innovative Benefit Design to Lowes Costs for Seniors Act S. 3129, Lower Cost, More Cures Act of 2019 H.R. 2296 - More Efficient Tools to Realize Information for Consumers Act H.R. 5741- Strengthening Innovation in Medicare and Medicaid Act - Issues related to Medicare and Medicaid coverage and reimbursement - Issues related to the 340B Drug Discount Program - Issues related to drug pricing - Medicare reimbursement for biosimilars - MACRA treatment and reimbursement of Part B drugs - Medicare payments for inpatient antimicrobials - Issues related to drug importation - Issues related to the International Pricing Index for Medicare Part B - Issues related to CMMI
Client expense: $2,790,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, White House Office
2020 · fourth_quarter · Health Issues
Lower Health Care Costs Act (S.1895) Reauthorizing and Extending America's Community Health Act - REACH Act (H.R. 2328) Preserve Access to Affordable Generics and Biosimilars Act (S. 64/H.R. 2375) Protecting Jessica Grubbs Legacy Act (S. 1012) Overdose Prevention and Patient Safety Act (H.R. 2062) ACA Medicaid disproportionate share hospital (DSH) cuts Prescription Drug Price Transparency Act (H.R.1035) Improving Transparency and Accuracy in Medicare Part D Spending Act (H.R. 803) Short on Competition Act (S. 844) Resident Physician Shortage Act of 2019 (H.R. 1763/S. 348) FAST Generics Act (H.R. 985) The Protecting Consumer Access to Generic Drugs Act of 2019 (H.R. 1499) The Fair and Immediate Release of Generic Drugs Act (H.R. 1506) The Bringing Low-cost Options and Competition while Keeping Incentives for New Generics Act of 2019 (H.R. 938) The Orange Book Transparency Act of 2019 (H.R. 1503) The Purple Book Continuity Act of 2019 (H.R. 1520) Home infusion: 50401 of the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018 (BBA) (Pub. L. 115-123) and section 5012 of the 21st Century Cures Act of 2016 (CURES) (Pub. L. 114-255) Phair Pricing Act (H.R. 1030) Improving Seniors' Timely Access to Care Act of 2019 (H.R. 3107) The Mitigating Emergency Drug Shortages (MEDS) Act (S.2723) Accountable Care in Rural America Act (H.R. 5212) Rural ACO Improvement Act (S.2648) Helping Medicaid Offer Maternity Services (H.R. 4996) Prescription Drug Pricing Reduction Act of 2019 (S. 2543) Stop STALLING Act (H.R. 2374) Reforming Evergreening and Manipulation that Extends Drug Years Act (S. 1209) Preventing Drug Shortages Act (H.R. 6080) Protecting Jessica Grubb's Legacy Act (S. 3374) Preserving Patient Access to Home Infusion Act (H.R. 6218/S. 3457) Coronavirus Preparedness and Response Supplemental Appropriations Act (H.R. 6074) Families First Coronavirus Response Act (H.R. 6201) Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (H.R. 748) The HEROES Act (HR 6800)
Client expense: $830,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE
2020 · third_quarter · Health Issues
Lower Health Care Costs Act (S.1895) Reauthorizing and Extending America's Community Health Act - REACH Act (H.R. 2328) Preserve Access to Affordable Generics and Biosimilars Act (S. 64/H.R. 2375) Protecting Jessica Grubbs Legacy Act (S. 1012) Overdose Prevention and Patient Safety Act (H.R. 2062) ACA Medicaid disproportionate share hospital (DSH) cuts Prescription Drug Price Transparency Act (H.R.1035) Improving Transparency and Accuracy in Medicare Part D Spending Act (H.R. 803) Short on Competition Act (S. 844) Resident Physician Shortage Act of 2019 (H.R. 1763/S. 348) FAST Generics Act (H.R. 985) The Protecting Consumer Access to Generic Drugs Act of 2019 (H.R. 1499) The Fair and Immediate Release of Generic Drugs Act (H.R. 1506) The Bringing Low-cost Options and Competition while Keeping Incentives for New Generics Act of 2019 (H.R. 938) The Orange Book Transparency Act of 2019 (H.R. 1503) The Purple Book Continuity Act of 2019 (H.R. 1520) Home infusion: 50401 of the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018 (BBA) (Pub. L. 115-123) and section 5012 of the 21st Century Cures Act of 2016 (CURES) (Pub. L. 114-255) Phair Pricing Act (H.R. 1030) Improving Seniors' Timely Access to Care Act of 2019 (H.R. 3107) The Mitigating Emergency Drug Shortages (MEDS) Act (S.2723) Accountable Care in Rural America Act (H.R. 5212) Rural ACO Improvement Act (S.2648) Helping Medicaid Offer Maternity Services (H.R. 4996) Prescription Drug Pricing Reduction Act of 2019 (S. 2543) Stop STALLING Act (H.R. 2374) Reforming Evergreening and Manipulation that Extends Drug Years Act (S. 1209) Preventing Drug Shortages Act (H.R. 6080) Protecting Jessica Grubb's Legacy Act (S. 3374) Preserving Patient Access to Home Infusion Act (H.R. 6218/S. 3457) Coronavirus Preparedness and Response Supplemental Appropriations Act (H.R. 6074) Families First Coronavirus Response Act (H.R. 6201) Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (H.R. 748) The HEROES Act (HR 6800)
Client expense: $810,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2020 · third_quarter · Health Issues
H.R. 938, Bringing Low-cost Options and Competition while Keeping Incentives for New Generics (BLOCKING) Act of 2019, regarding all bio-pharmaceutical related provisions. H.R. 985, Fair Access for Safe and Timely (FAST) Generics Act of 2019, regarding all bio-pharmaceutical related provisions. H.R. 986, Protecting American with Preexisting Conditions Act of 2019, regarding all bio-pharmaceutical related provisions. H.R. 987, Marketing and Outreach Restoration to Empower Health Education Act of 2019, regarding all bio-pharmaceutical related provisions. H.R. 1010, Short-Term, Limited Duration Insurance (STLDI), regarding all bio-pharmaceutical related provisions. H.R. 1323, Rural Hospital Frontier Fairness Act, regarding all bio-pharmaceutical related provisions. H.R. 1385, State Allowance for a Variety of Exchanges (SAVE) Act, regarding all bio-pharmaceutical related provisions. H.R. 1386, Expanded Navigators Resources for Outreach, Learning, and Longevity (ENROLL) Act, regarding all bio-pharmaceutical related provisions. H.R. 1409, Transparency in All Health Care Pricing Act, regarding all bio-pharmaceutical related provisions. H.R. 1425, State Health Care Premium Reduction Act, regarding all bio-pharmaceutical related provisions. H.R. 1478, Insulin importation, regarding all bio-pharmaceutical related provisions. H.R. 1503, Orange Book Transparency Act, regarding all bio-pharmaceutical related provisions. H.R. 1506, Fair and Immediate Release (FAIR) of Generics Act, regarding all bio-pharmaceutical related provisions. H.R. 1520, Purple Book Continuity Act, regarding all bio-pharmaceutical related provisions. H.R. 2011, Protecting Access to Biosimilars Act of 2019, regarding all bio-pharmaceutical related provisions. H.R. 2038, State-based , Market-Oriented, Prescription Drug Negotiations Act of 2019, regarding all bio-pharmaceutical related provisions. H.R. 2064, Product Sample reporting, regarding all bio-pharmaceutical related provisions. S. 61, Safe and Affordable Drugs from Canada Act, regarding all bio-pharmaceutical related provisions. S. 97, Affordable and Safe Drug Importation Act, regarding all bio-pharmaceutical related provisions. S. 102, Prescription Drug Price Relief Act, regarding all bio-pharmaceutical related provisions. S. 344/H.R. 990, Hatch-Waxman Integrity Act, regarding all bio-pharmaceutical related provisions. S. 366/H.R. 1188, FLAT Prices Act- Reduced exclusivity period for certain price hikes, regarding all bio-pharmaceutical related provisions. S. 418, FDA Accountability for Public Safety Act, regarding all bio-pharmaceutical related provisions. S. 419, Protecting Americans from Dangerous Opioids Act, regarding all bio-pharmaceutical related provisions. S. 637, CURE High Drug Prices Act, regarding all bio-pharmaceutical related provisions. S. 657, Drug Price Transparency Act, regarding all bio-pharmaceutical related provisions. S. 658, Accelerated Drug Approval for Prescription Therapies Act, regarding all bio-pharmaceutical related provisions. S. 659, Biologic Patent Transparency Act, regarding all bio-pharmaceutical related provisions. S. 660, Transparency in Petitions Act, regarding all bio-pharmaceutical related provisions. S. 709, Establishes public dashboard for price and utilization of drugs purchased by federal programs, regarding all bio-pharmaceutical related provisions. S. 741 /H.R. 1730, Cancer Drug Parity Act, regarding all bio-pharmaceutical related provisions. S. 844, Short Competition Act, regarding all bio-pharmaceutical related provisions. S. 977, Transparent Drug Pricing Act of 2019, regarding all bio-pharmaceutical related provisions. S. 989, STEER Act, regarding all bio-pharmaceutical related provisions. S. 1140, A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act with respect to the treatment under section 351(k)(7) of such Act (relating to exclusivity for reference products) of certain products deemed to have a biological product license pursuant to section 7002 of the Biologics Price Competition and Innovation Act of 2009, regarding all bio-pharmaceutical related provisions. S.1169, FDA citizen petition, regarding all bio-pharmaceutical related provisions. S. 1209, A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act with respect to approval of abbreviated new drug applications, regarding all bio-pharmaceutical related provisions. H.R. 2115, Public Disclosure of Drug Discounts Act, regarding all bio-pharmaceutical related provisions H.R.2296/S.1391, FAIR Drug Pricing Act, regarding all bio-pharmaceutical related provisions H.R.2700, Lowering Prescription Drug Costs and Extending Community Health Centers and other Health Priorities Act, regarding all bio-pharmaceutical related provisions H.R. 3223, Pharmacy Benefit Manager Accountability Study Act, regarding all bio-pharmaceutical related provisions S. 1361/H.R.2584, Preventive Health Savings Act, regarding all bio-pharmaceutical related provisions S. 1437, DTC Act, regarding all bio-pharmaceutical related provisions S.1532, Pharmacy Benefit Managers Accountability Study Act, regarding all bio-pharmaceutical related provisions S.1636, Ensuring Innovation Act, regarding all bio-pharmaceutical related provisions S. 1664, Prescription Drug Price Reporting Act, regarding all bio-pharmaceutical related provisions S. 1801, Affordable Medications Act, regarding all bio-pharmaceutical related provisions S. 1895, Lowering Health Costs Act, regarding all bio-pharmaceutical related provisions S. 1897, a bill to establish a process for updating the labeling of certain drugs with outdated labeling, regarding all bio-pharmaceutical related provisions S. 1897/H.R. 3523, End Price Gouging for Medications Act, regarding all bio-pharmaceutical related provisions S. 2004, Emergency Access to Insulin Act, regarding all bio-pharmaceutical related provisions H.R. 2279/S. 2546, Safe Step Act of 2019, regarding all bio-pharmaceutical related provisions H.R 748/S. 3548, Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act (CARES Act), regarding all bio-pharmaceutical provisions. H.R. 1425, State Health Care Premium Reduction Act, regarding all bio-pharmaceutical related provisions H.R. 6800, Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions (HEROES) Act, regarding all bio-pharmaceutical related provisions
Client expense: $1,600,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), SENATE, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
2020 · second_quarter · Health Issues
H.R. 938, Bringing Low-cost Options and Competition while Keeping Incentives for New Generics (BLOCKING) Act of 2019, regarding all bio-pharmaceutical related provisions. H.R. 985, Fair Access for Safe and Timely (FAST) Generics Act of 2019, regarding all bio-pharmaceutical related provisions. H.R. 986, Protecting American with Preexisting Conditions Act of 2019, regarding all bio-pharmaceutical related provisions. H.R. 987, Marketing and Outreach Restoration to Empower Health Education Act of 2019, regarding all bio-pharmaceutical related provisions. H.R. 1010, Short-Term, Limited Duration Insurance (STLDI), regarding all bio-pharmaceutical related provisions. H.R. 1323, Rural Hospital Frontier Fairness Act, regarding all bio-pharmaceutical related provisions. H.R. 1385, State Allowance for a Variety of Exchanges (SAVE) Act, regarding all bio-pharmaceutical related provisions. H.R. 1386, Expanded Navigators Resources for Outreach, Learning, and Longevity (ENROLL) Act, regarding all bio-pharmaceutical related provisions. H.R. 1409, Transparency in All Health Care Pricing Act, regarding all bio-pharmaceutical related provisions. H.R. 1425, State Health Care Premium Reduction Act, regarding all bio-pharmaceutical related provisions. H.R. 1478, Insulin importation, regarding all bio-pharmaceutical related provisions. H.R. 1503, Orange Book Transparency Act, regarding all bio-pharmaceutical related provisions. H.R. 1506, Fair and Immediate Release (FAIR) of Generics Act, regarding all bio-pharmaceutical related provisions. H.R. 1520, Purple Book Continuity Act, regarding all bio-pharmaceutical related provisions. H.R. 2011, Protecting Access to Biosimilars Act of 2019, regarding all bio-pharmaceutical related provisions. H.R. 2038, State-based , Market-Oriented, Prescription Drug Negotiations Act of 2019, regarding all bio-pharmaceutical related provisions. H.R. 2064, Product Sample reporting, regarding all bio-pharmaceutical related provisions. S. 61, Safe and Affordable Drugs from Canada Act, regarding all bio-pharmaceutical related provisions. S. 97, Affordable and Safe Drug Importation Act, regarding all bio-pharmaceutical related provisions. S. 102, Prescription Drug Price Relief Act, regarding all bio-pharmaceutical related provisions. S. 344/H.R. 990, Hatch-Waxman Integrity Act, regarding all bio-pharmaceutical related provisions. S. 366/H.R. 1188, FLAT Prices Act- Reduced exclusivity period for certain price hikes, regarding all bio-pharmaceutical related provisions. S. 418, FDA Accountability for Public Safety Act, regarding all bio-pharmaceutical related provisions. S. 419, Protecting Americans from Dangerous Opioids Act, regarding all bio-pharmaceutical related provisions. S. 637, CURE High Drug Prices Act, regarding all bio-pharmaceutical related provisions. S. 657, Drug Price Transparency Act, regarding all bio-pharmaceutical related provisions. S. 658, Accelerated Drug Approval for Prescription Therapies Act, regarding all bio-pharmaceutical related provisions. S. 659, Biologic Patent Transparency Act, regarding all bio-pharmaceutical related provisions. S. 660, Transparency in Petitions Act, regarding all bio-pharmaceutical related provisions. S. 709, Establishes public dashboard for price and utilization of drugs purchased by federal programs, regarding all bio-pharmaceutical related provisions. S. 741 /H.R. 1730, Cancer Drug Parity Act, regarding all bio-pharmaceutical related provisions. S. 844, Short Competition Act, regarding all bio-pharmaceutical related provisions. S. 977, Transparent Drug Pricing Act of 2019, regarding all bio-pharmaceutical related provisions. S. 989, STEER Act, regarding all bio-pharmaceutical related provisions. S. 1140, A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act with respect to the treatment under section 351(k)(7) of such Act (relating to exclusivity for reference products) of certain products deemed to have a biological product license pursuant to section 7002 of the Biologics Price Competition and Innovation Act of 2009, regarding all bio-pharmaceutical related provisions. S.1169, FDA citizen petition, regarding all bio-pharmaceutical related provisions. S. 1209, A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act with respect to approval of abbreviated new drug applications, regarding all bio-pharmaceutical related provisions. H.R. 2115, Public Disclosure of Drug Discounts Act, regarding all bio-pharmaceutical related provisions H.R.2296/S.1391, FAIR Drug Pricing Act, regarding all bio-pharmaceutical related provisions H.R.2700, Lowering Prescription Drug Costs and Extending Community Health Centers and other Health Priorities Act, regarding all bio-pharmaceutical related provisions H.R. 3223, Pharmacy Benefit Manager Accountability Study Act, regarding all bio-pharmaceutical related provisions S. 1361/H.R.2584, Preventive Health Savings Act, regarding all bio-pharmaceutical related provisions S. 1437, DTC Act, regarding all bio-pharmaceutical related provisions S.1532, Pharmacy Benefit Managers Accountability Study Act, regarding all bio-pharmaceutical related provisions S.1636, Ensuring Innovation Act, regarding all bio-pharmaceutical related provisions S. 1664, Prescription Drug Price Reporting Act, regarding all bio-pharmaceutical related provisions S. 1801, Affordable Medications Act, regarding all bio-pharmaceutical related provisions S. 1895, Lowering Health Costs Act, regarding all bio-pharmaceutical related provisions S. 1897, a bill to establish a process for updating the labeling of certain drugs with outdated labeling, regarding all bio-pharmaceutical related provisions S. 1897/H.R. 3523, End Price Gouging for Medications Act, regarding all bio-pharmaceutical related provisions S. 2004, Emergency Access to Insulin Act, regarding all bio-pharmaceutical related provisions H.R. 2279/S. 2546, Safe Step Act of 2019, regarding all bio-pharmaceutical related provisions H.R 748/S. 3548, Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act (CARES Act), regarding all bio-pharmaceutical provisions. H.R. 1425, State Health Care Premium Reduction Act, regarding all bio-pharmaceutical related provisions H.R. 6800, Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions (HEROES) Act, regarding all bio-pharmaceutical related provisions
Client expense: $2,160,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), SENATE, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
2020 · fourth_quarter · Health Issues
H.R. 938, Bringing Low-cost Options and Competition while Keeping Incentives for New Generics (BLOCKING) Act of 2019, regarding all bio-pharmaceutical related provisions. H.R. 985, Fair Access for Safe and Timely (FAST) Generics Act of 2019, regarding all bio-pharmaceutical related provisions. H.R. 986, Protecting American with Preexisting Conditions Act of 2019, regarding all bio-pharmaceutical related provisions. H.R. 987, Marketing and Outreach Restoration to Empower Health Education Act of 2019, regarding all bio-pharmaceutical related provisions. H.R. 1010, Short-Term, Limited Duration Insurance (STLDI), regarding all bio-pharmaceutical related provisions. H.R. 1323, Rural Hospital Frontier Fairness Act, regarding all bio-pharmaceutical related provisions. H.R. 1385, State Allowance for a Variety of Exchanges (SAVE) Act, regarding all bio-pharmaceutical related provisions. H.R. 1386, Expanded Navigators Resources for Outreach, Learning, and Longevity (ENROLL) Act, regarding all bio-pharmaceutical related provisions. H.R. 1409, Transparency in All Health Care Pricing Act, regarding all bio-pharmaceutical related provisions. H.R. 1425, State Health Care Premium Reduction Act, regarding all bio-pharmaceutical related provisions. H.R. 1478, Insulin importation, regarding all bio-pharmaceutical related provisions. H.R. 1503, Orange Book Transparency Act, regarding all bio-pharmaceutical related provisions. H.R. 1506, Fair and Immediate Release (FAIR) of Generics Act, regarding all bio-pharmaceutical related provisions. H.R. 1520, Purple Book Continuity Act, regarding all bio-pharmaceutical related provisions. H.R. 2011, Protecting Access to Biosimilars Act of 2019, regarding all bio-pharmaceutical related provisions. H.R. 2038, State-based , Market-Oriented, Prescription Drug Negotiations Act of 2019, regarding all bio-pharmaceutical related provisions. H.R. 2064, Product Sample reporting, regarding all bio-pharmaceutical related provisions. S. 61, Safe and Affordable Drugs from Canada Act, regarding all bio-pharmaceutical related provisions. S. 97, Affordable and Safe Drug Importation Act, regarding all bio-pharmaceutical related provisions. S. 102, Prescription Drug Price Relief Act, regarding all bio-pharmaceutical related provisions. S. 344/H.R. 990, Hatch-Waxman Integrity Act, regarding all bio-pharmaceutical related provisions. S. 366/H.R. 1188, FLAT Prices Act- Reduced exclusivity period for certain price hikes, regarding all bio-pharmaceutical related provisions. S. 418, FDA Accountability for Public Safety Act, regarding all bio-pharmaceutical related provisions. S. 419, Protecting Americans from Dangerous Opioids Act, regarding all bio-pharmaceutical related provisions. S. 637, CURE High Drug Prices Act, regarding all bio-pharmaceutical related provisions. S. 657, Drug Price Transparency Act, regarding all bio-pharmaceutical related provisions. S. 658, Accelerated Drug Approval for Prescription Therapies Act, regarding all bio-pharmaceutical related provisions. S. 659, Biologic Patent Transparency Act, regarding all bio-pharmaceutical related provisions. S. 660, Transparency in Petitions Act, regarding all bio-pharmaceutical related provisions. S. 709, Establishes public dashboard for price and utilization of drugs purchased by federal programs, regarding all bio-pharmaceutical related provisions. S. 741 /H.R. 1730, Cancer Drug Parity Act, regarding all bio-pharmaceutical related provisions. S. 844, Short Competition Act, regarding all bio-pharmaceutical related provisions. S. 977, Transparent Drug Pricing Act of 2019, regarding all bio-pharmaceutical related provisions. S. 989, STEER Act, regarding all bio-pharmaceutical related provisions. S. 1140, A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act with respect to the treatment under section 351(k)(7) of such Act (relating to exclusivity for reference products) of certain products deemed to have a biological product license pursuant to section 7002 of the Biologics Price Competition and Innovation Act of 2009, regarding all bio-pharmaceutical related provisions. S.1169, FDA citizen petition, regarding all bio-pharmaceutical related provisions. S. 1209, A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act with respect to approval of abbreviated new drug applications, regarding all bio-pharmaceutical related provisions. H.R. 2115, Public Disclosure of Drug Discounts Act, regarding all bio-pharmaceutical related provisions H.R.2296/S.1391, FAIR Drug Pricing Act, regarding all bio-pharmaceutical related provisions H.R.2700, Lowering Prescription Drug Costs and Extending Community Health Centers and other Health Priorities Act, regarding all bio-pharmaceutical related provisions H.R. 3223, Pharmacy Benefit Manager Accountability Study Act, regarding all bio-pharmaceutical related provisions S. 1361/H.R.2584, Preventive Health Savings Act, regarding all bio-pharmaceutical related provisions S. 1437, DTC Act, regarding all bio-pharmaceutical related provisions S.1532, Pharmacy Benefit Managers Accountability Study Act, regarding all bio-pharmaceutical related provisions S.1636, Ensuring Innovation Act, regarding all bio-pharmaceutical related provisions S. 1664, Prescription Drug Price Reporting Act, regarding all bio-pharmaceutical related provisions S. 1801, Affordable Medications Act, regarding all bio-pharmaceutical related provisions S. 1895, Lowering Health Costs Act, regarding all bio-pharmaceutical related provisions S. 1897, a bill to establish a process for updating the labeling of certain drugs with outdated labeling, regarding all bio-pharmaceutical related provisions S. 1897/H.R. 3523, End Price Gouging for Medications Act, regarding all bio-pharmaceutical related provisions S. 2004, Emergency Access to Insulin Act, regarding all bio-pharmaceutical related provisions H.R. 2279/S. 2546, Safe Step Act of 2019, regarding all bio-pharmaceutical related provisions H.R 748/S. 3548, Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act (CARES Act), regarding all bio-pharmaceutical provisions. H.R. 1425, State Health Care Premium Reduction Act, regarding all bio-pharmaceutical related provisions H.R. 6800, Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions (HEROES) Act, regarding all bio-pharmaceutical related provisions
Client expense: $1,090,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), SENATE, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
2020 · second_quarter · Pharmacy
S. 3129, Crapo The Lower Costs, More Cures Act HR 19 Walden, the Lower Costs, More Cures Act HR 5444 Underwood, Lower Insulin Costs Now Act HR 5304 Schrader, PBM Transparency in Prescription Drug Costs Act HR 4906, DeGette, Regarding the costs of insulin HR 5442, Porter, regarding drug pricing S. 2543, Prescription Drug Pricing Reduction Act HR 2296, regarding prescription drug pricing HR 3, regarding prescription drug pricing (Pelosi) HR 4455, regarding Biologics in Medicare Part D S. 2543, Prescription Drug Pricing Reduction Act HR 1781, regarding access to data for MedPAC and MACPAC HR 2113, regarding drug price transparency HR 2374, regarding generic drugs and citizens petitions HR 2375, regarding pay for delay agreements and generic drugs HR 2376, regarding the Federal Trade Commissions role in assuring competition in the pharmaceutical supply chain HR 2064, regarding reporting of prescription drug samples given to physicians by manufacturers HR 478 and S. 61, regarding drug reimportation HR 965 and S 340, regarding abuse of Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategies (REMS) (CREATES Act) HR 1499, regarding pay for delay in pharmaceutical markets HR 1503, regarding the FDA Orange Book HR 1520, regarding the FDA Purple Book HR 938, regarding generic drug approvals HR 2113, regarding drug pricing transparency
Client expense: $180,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE
2020 · fourth_quarter · Health Issues
H.R. 3502, Protecting People from Surprise Medical Bills Act, all provisions H.R. 5826, Consumer Protections Against Surprise Medical Bills Act of 2020, all provisions H.R. 3630, No Surprises Act, all provisions S. 1895, Lower Health Care Costs Act, provisions relating to surprise billing S. 1531, Stopping The Outrageous Practice of (STOP) Surprise Medical Bills Act of 2019, all provisions S. 4421, Temporary Reciprocity to Ensure Access to Treatment (TREAT) Act, all provisions H.R. 6644, To require group health plans and health insurance issuers offering group or individual health insurance coverage to provide coverage for services furnished via telehealth if such services would be covered if furnished in-person during the COVID-19 emergency, all provisions S. 3741, Health Care at Home Act of 2020, all provisions S. 4666, National Coronavirus Commission Act of 2020, all provisions S. 4507, Getting Early Treatment and Comprehensive Assessments Reduces Emergencies (GET CARE) Act of 2020, all provisions H.R. 8441, Frontline Heroes Act, all provisions S. 4317, SAFE TO WORK Act, all provisions H.R. 925, The Heroes Act, all provisions S. 3749, Public Health Emergency Privacy Act, all provisions S. 3861, Exposure Notification Privacy Act, all provisions H.R. 6585, Equitable Data Collection and Disclosure on COVID-19 Act, all provisions H.R. 7510, Assimilating Health and Equity Assessments into Decision-making (AHEAD Act) of 2020, all provisions S. 4919, Assimilating Health and Equity Assessments into Decision-making (AHEAD Act) of 2020, all provisions H.R. 6808, Health Force and Resilience Force Act of 2020, all provisions S. 3606, Health Force and Resilience Force Act of 2020, all provisions H.R. 7255, Coronavirus Health Care Worker Wellness Act of 2020, all provisions H.R. 8094, Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act, all provisions S. 4349, Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act, all provisions H.R. 3884, Marijuana Opportunity Reinvestment and Expungement (MORE) Act of 2020, all provisions S. 2032, Cannabidiol and Marihuana Research Expansion Act, all provisions H.R. 1503, Orange Book Transparency Act of 2019, provisions related to PBM and prescription drug price transparency H.R. 1520, Purple Book Continuity Act of 2019, provisions related to PBM and prescription drug price transparency H.R. 987, Strengthening Health Care and Lowering Prescription Drug Costs Act, provisions related to PBM and prescription drug price transparency H.R. 3, Elijah E. Cummings Lower Drug Costs Now Act, provisions related to PBM and prescription drug price transparency H.R. 4995, Maternal Health Quality Improvement Act of 2020, all provisions H.R. 7120, George Floyd Justice in Policing Act of 2020, provisions relating to police reform Affordable Care Act stabilization Expansion of Paycheck Protection Program for 501(c)6s Public Health and Social Services Emergency Fund Marginalized and minoritized communities/COVID-19 disproportionate impact COVID-19 long haulers COVID-19 testing/vaccines/health care prior authorization COVID-19/treatment and prescribing flexibilities COVID-19/Expanded PPE/clearinghouses E/M services Surprise medical billing executive orders Surprise Medical Billing, generally Clinical and administrative data intersection State Medical Boards/Interstate Medical Licensure Compact Pharmacists and COVID-19 testing Mental health parity Digital therapeutics Physician practice financial impact 21st Century Cures Act/health data and privacy 42 CFR Part 2, HIPAA Patent reform CPT - digital Most favored nation drug pricing Drug pricing Health Information Technology/information blocking Dietary guidelines/alcohol consumption Data privacy Cyber security best practices Race and sex stereotyping executive order
Client expense: $3,870,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS), Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), SENATE, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), White House Office
2020 · fourth_quarter · Health Issues
Affordable prescription drugs, 340B Program; HR985 FAST Generics Act of 2019; Appropriate and accurate payment for healthcare; Site Neutral payment policies; S. 1895 - Lower Health Care Costs Act; S. 340 - CREATES Act, H.R. 987 - Strengthening Health Care and Lowering Prescription Drug Costs Act; S. 1391 - Fair Accountability and Innovative Research Drug Pricing Act of 2019; Surprise billing: S. 1531 - Stop the Outrageous Practice of Surprise Medical Bills Act of 2019; HR 3, the Lower Drug Costs Now Act; H.R.2149 - Exposing the Financing of Human Trafficking Act; H.R.508 - Trafficking Victims Housing Act of 2019; H.R. 1520 - Purple Book Continuity At of 2019; H.R. 1503 - Orange Book Transparency Act of 2019; S.2543 - Prescription Drug Pricing Reduction Act of 2019; Health care privacy; patient privacy; H.R. 647, S.2080 - Palliative Care and Hospice Education and Training Act; Conrad 30 and the Physician Access Reauthorization Act, S 948; Issues related to the Medicaid Fiscal Accountability Regulation (MFAR); HR 6074 - Coronavirus Preparedness and Response Supplemental Appropriations Act; HR 6201 - Families First Coronavirus Response Act - Public Law No: 116-127; HR 748 - Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act; response to the COVID-19 public health emergency; S. 178 - HEALS Act; H.R. 1425, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Enhancement Act; H.R. 6800 - HEROES Act; H.R. 266, Paycheck Protection Program and Health Care Enhancement Act; issues related to coverage of virtual car; Financial support for providers for diagnosis and treatment related to COVID-19, coverage of COVID-19 related conditions, and access to PPE and other materials and equipment related to the treatment of patients with COVID-19; H.R. 133 - Consolidated Appropriations Act; Issues related to social determinants of health; H.R. 6561 - Improving Social Determinants of Health Act ; S. 4421- Temporary Reciprocity to Ensure Access to Treatment Act; liability relief for health care providers
Client expense: $290,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), Vice President of the U.S.
2020 · fourth_quarter · Pharmacy
H.R. 1781, Payment Commission Data Act; H.R. 1503, Orange Book Transparency Act of 2019; H.R. 1520, Purple Book Continuity Act of 2019; H.R. 965 and S. 340, the CREATES Act; H.R. 2113, Prescription Drug STAR Act of 2019; H.R. 2069/S. 474, Stopping the Pharmaceutical Industry from Keeping Drugs Expensive (SPIKE) Act of 2019; H.R. 2296/S. 1391, FAIR Drug Pricing Act of 2019; S. 1895, Lower Health Care Costs Act of 2019; H.R. 2296, More Efficient Tools to Realize Information for Consumers (METRIC) Act of 2019; H.R. 987, Strengthening Health Care and Lowering Prescription Drug Costs Act; H.R. 4712, Fairness in Orphan Drug Exclusivity Act.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $60,000
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE
2020 · fourth_quarter · Health Issues
Lower Health Care Costs Act (S.1895) Reauthorizing and Extending America's Community Health Act - REACH Act (H.R. 2328) Preserve Access to Affordable Generics and Biosimilars Act (S. 64/H.R. 2375) Protecting Jessica Grubbs Legacy Act (S. 1012) Overdose Prevention and Patient Safety Act (H.R. 2062) ACA Medicaid disproportionate share hospital (DSH) cuts Prescription Drug Price Transparency Act (H.R.1035) Improving Transparency and Accuracy in Medicare Part D Spending Act (H.R. 803) Short on Competition Act (S. 844) Resident Physician Shortage Act of 2019 (H.R. 1763/S. 348) FAST Generics Act (H.R. 985) The Protecting Consumer Access to Generic Drugs Act of 2019 (H.R. 1499) The Fair and Immediate Release of Generic Drugs Act (H.R. 1506) The Bringing Low-cost Options and Competition while Keeping Incentives for New Generics Act of 2019 (H.R. 938) The Orange Book Transparency Act of 2019 (H.R. 1503) The Purple Book Continuity Act of 2019 (H.R. 1520) Home infusion: 50401 of the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018 (BBA) (Pub. L. 115-123) and section 5012 of the 21st Century Cures Act of 2016 (CURES) (Pub. L. 114-255) Phair Pricing Act (H.R. 1030) Improving Seniors' Timely Access to Care Act of 2019 (H.R. 3107) The Mitigating Emergency Drug Shortages (MEDS) Act (S.2723) Accountable Care in Rural America Act (H.R. 5212) Rural ACO Improvement Act (S.2648) Helping Medicaid Offer Maternity Services (H.R. 4996) Prescription Drug Pricing Reduction Act of 2019 (S. 2543) Stop STALLING Act (H.R. 2374) Reforming Evergreening and Manipulation that Extends Drug Years Act (S. 1209) Preventing Drug Shortages Act (H.R. 6080) Protecting Jessica Grubb's Legacy Act (S. 3374) Preserving Patient Access to Home Infusion Act (H.R. 6218/S. 3457) Coronavirus Preparedness and Response Supplemental Appropriations Act (H.R. 6074) Families First Coronavirus Response Act (H.R. 6201) Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (H.R. 748) The HEROES Act (HR 6800)
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2020 · fourth_quarter · Health Issues
Support HR 1763/ S 348, Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2019, a bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for the distribution of additional residency positions; Oppose HR 506,Hospital Competition Act of 2019, a bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to increase hospital competition; Statement submitted to the House Judiciary on the hearing "Diagnosing the Problem: Exploring the Effects of Consolidation and Anticompetitive Conduct in Health Care Markets"; Support HR 965/ S340, Creating and Restoring Equal Access to Equivalent Samples Act of 2019 or the CREATES Act of 2019, a bill to promote competition in the market for drugs and biological products by facilitating the timely entry of lower-cost generic and biosimilar versions of those drugs and biological products; Support HR 986/ S466 Protecting Americans with Preexisting Conditions Act of 2019, a bill provide that certain guidance related to waivers for State innovation under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act shall have no force or effect; Support HR 987 Strengthening Health Care and Lowering Prescription Drug Costs Act, a bill to amend the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to provide for Federal Exchange outreach and educational activities; Support HR 938 Bringing Low-cost Options and Competition while Keeping Incentives for New Generics Act of 2019 or the BLOCKING Act of 2019, a bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, with respect to eligibility for approval of a subsequent generic drug, to remove the barrier to that approval posed by the 180-day exclusivity period afforded to a first generic applicant that has not yet received final approval, and for other purposes; Support HR 1010, a bill to provide that the rule entitled Short-Term, Limited Duration Insurance shall have no force or effect; Support HR 1499 Protecting Consumer Access to Generic Drugs Act of 2019, a bill to prohibit brand name drug manufacturers from compensating generic drug manufacturers to delay the entry of a generic drug into the market, and to prohibit biological product manufacturers from compensating biosimilar and interchangeable product manufacturers to delay entry of biosimilar and interchangeable products, and for other purposes; Support HR 1425 State Health Care Premium Reduction Act, a bill to amend the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to provide for a Improve Health Insurance Affordability Fund to provide for certain reinsurance payments to lower premiums in the individual health insurance market; Support HR 1386/ S 1905 Expand Navigators Resources for Outreach, Learning, and Longevity Act of 2019 or the ENROLL Act of 2019,a bill to amend the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to provide for additional requirements with respect to the navigator program, and for other purposes; Support HR 1520 Purple Book Continuity Act of 2019, a bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for the publication of a list of licensed biological products, and for other purposes; Support HR 1503 Orange Book Transparency Act of 2019A bill that would increase transparency for the patent status of both approved biological products and approved drugs; Support HR 2439/ HR 3414 Opioid Workforce Act of 2019, a bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for the distribution of additional residency positions to help combat the opioid crisis; Submitted statement to the House Committee on Ways and Means Overcoming Racial Disparities and Social Determinants in the Maternal Mortality Crisis sharing information regarding hospitals and health systems efforts to address maternal morbidity and mortality, as we seek ways to improve outcomes and reduce health inequities for expectant and new mothers, and give their children the best possible start in life; Submitted oral and written testimony to the House Committee on Ways and Means Subcommittee on Health Hearing on Protecting Patients from Surprise Medical Bills. Protecting patients from surprise medical bills is a top priority and we have adopted a set of guiding principles to use as we evaluate legislative proposals: Define surprise bills, Protect the patient financially, Ensure patient access to emergency care, Preserve the role of private negotiation, Remove the patient from health plan/provider negotiations, Educate patients about their health care coverage, Ensure patients have access to comprehensive provider networks and accurate network information, and Support state laws that work; Letters submitted to the Energy & Commerce Committee in response to the request for comments on their surprise billing discussion draft. Concerned with the Committees draft legislations approach to determining reimbursement for out-of-network providers. Once the patient is protected from surprise bills, providers and insurers should then be permitted to negotiate payment rates for services provided. We strongly oppose approaches that would impose arbitrary rates on providers. We look forward to continuing to work with the Committee on solutions to stop surprise medical bills; Letter sent to the HELP Committee in response to the Lower Health Care Costs Act of 2019 discussion draft about our concerns about several of the proposals that would allow the government to intrude into private commercial contracts between providers and insurers. For example, several of the provisions could undermine value-based purchasing arrangements aimed directly at improving the quality of care while reducing costs. We strongly urge the Committee to remove these provisions; Submitted oral and written testimony to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce, Subcommittee on Health Hearing on No More Surprises: Protecting Patients from Surprise Medical Bills asking that the Committee preserve the ability of providers and insurers to negotiate private contracts and not establish a fixed payment amount for out-of-network services; Oppose HR 1309 Workplace Violence Prevention for Health Care and Social Service Workers Act, a bill to direct the Secretary of Labor to issue an occupational safety and health standard that requires covered employers within the health care and social service industries to develop and implement a comprehensive workplace violence prevention plan, and for other purposes; Concerns about S.1531, Stopping The Outrageous Practice of Surprise Medical Bills Act of 2019 or the STOP Surprise Medical Bills Act of 2019, to amend the Public Health Service Act to provide protections for health insurance consumers from surprise billing; Concerns about S. 1895 Lower Health Care Costs Act Letter addressed concerns about the legislative provision that sets a benchmark rate in statute for the out-of-network payments, as well as provisions that seek to change privately negotiated contracting arrangements between hospitals and insurance companies; Support HR 3425, Advancing Medical Resident Training in Community Hospitals Act of 2019, to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to establish rules for payment for graduate medical education (GME) costs for hospitals that establish a new medical residency training program after hosting resident rotators for short durations; Expressed concerns regarding the provisions that reduce reimbursements to providers and hospitals that administer drugs the Prescription Drug Pricing Reduction Act (PDPRA) of 2019: including about Section 107, Medicare Part B Rebate by Manufacturers for Drugs or Biologicals with Prices Increasing Faster than Inflation, Section 110, Establishment of Maximum Add-on Payment for Drugs, Biologicals, and Biosimilars, this provision would establish $1,000 as the maximum add-on amount that a provider can be paid for a separately payable drug, biological or biosimilar, Section 111, Treatment of Drug Administration Services Furnished by an Off-Campus Outpatient Department of a Provider, the site neutral payment reduction would cut aggregate hospital payments; Support S. 2091, Backlog Elimination, Legal Immigration, and Employment Visa Enhancement Act, this legislation would increase the total number of employment-based visas from 140,000 to 270,000 and ensure that critical health care workers needed in the U.S. have access to employment-based visas by carving out health care workers in designated shortage occupations from the limit; Support S 350, The Competitive Health Insurance Reform Act of 2019, a bill to restore the application of the Federal antitrust laws to the business of health insurance to protect competition and consumers; Submitted statement to Subcommittee on Health of the Committee on Energy and Commerce for the hearing on Improving Maternal Health: Legislation to Advance Prevention Efforts and Access to Care; Concerns with S. 386 and HR 1044, Fairness for High-Skilled Immigrants Act of 2019, this bill increases the per-country cap on family-based immigrant visas from 7% of the total number of such visas available that year to 15%, and eliminates the 7% cap for employment-based immigrant visas. It also removes an offset that reduced the number of visas for individuals from China; Support H.R. 4538, Closing Loopholes for Orphan Drugs Act, a bill to amend title III of the Public Health Service Act to limit the orphan drug exclusion under the drug discount program under section 340B of such title; Discussions of provisions we support and those we recommend be changes in a draft bill called the Mitigating Existing Drug Shortages (MEDS) Act; Discussions in support of the allowing states to designate hospitals as necessary providers for purposes of waiving the critical access hospital mileage requirements; Provided comments to W&M on legislation to expand Health Profession Opportunity Grants; Support S. 2723, The Mitigating Emergency Drug Shortages (MEDS) Act, a bill to amend Sec. 506C of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act which strengthens requirements for drug manufacturers to disclose the root causes and expected duration of shortages, extends reporting requirements to active pharmaceutical ingredients manufacturers, requires manufacturers have contingency plans to ensure ongoing supply, develops recommendations to incentivize manufacturers to enter the market for drugs in shortage and examines the national security risks of shortages; Discuss DEA reductions in annual quotas for opioid products used by hospitals for sedation and pain management; Meeting with the Office of the Assistant Secretary of Preparedness and Response (ASPR) to discuss developments in the hospital preparedness program, the pilot projects for the Regional Disaster Healthcare System and other issues; Rural access to health care, including identifying core services needed in rural communities, outlining approaches and considerations for delivering those services, and examining access and quality in the rural context; ONCs proposed rule to implement the 21st Century Cures provision on information blocking; Supported members serving on the HHS Quality Summit panel, which was convened by the Deputy Secretary to gather input regarding how to improve and energize quality and safety improvement activities across health care system; Discussion with HHS on drug pricing, 340b, and price transparency policies, as well as the International Pricing Index ANPRM; Discussion with HHS about the work of Aligning for Health to address social determinants of health; Support S 2902, Strengthening Our Rural Health Workforce Act of 2019, a bill to enhance the rural health workforce; Meetings and correspondence with staff members of Senate Financing Committee on a proposal to support rural health care access (REH, re-opening necessary provider CAH, infrastructure funding); Letter to Ways & Means committee Rural and Underserved Communities Health Task Force in response to RFI on factors that contribute to health outcomes in these areas, examples of successful models and lessons from the field that address access and outcomes, and considerations for the unique circumstances of rural and underserved communities; Letter to Energy and Commerce Members regarding health information technology priorities; Letter of Support to Senate Appropriations on funding for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the National Institutes of Health to study gun violence; Support S.2741 and H.R. 4932,Creating Opportunities Now for Necessary and Effective Care Technologies (CONNECT) for Health Act of 2019, a bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to expand access to telehealth services, and for other purposes; Support S 2603, Resolving Extended Limbo for Immigrant Employees and Families (RELIEF) Act, a bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to end the immigrant visa backlog, and for other purposes; Support HR 4995, Maternal Health Quality Improvement Act of 2019, a bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to improve obstetric care and maternal health outcomes, and for other purposes; Concerns with HR 5800,Ban Surprise Billing Act, a bill to address surprise medical bills that relies on a median in-network rate to resolve out-of-network payments and allows for an independent dispute resolution process to determine the final payment. Concerned with the Committee's legislative approach to determining reimbursement for out-of-network providers. Oppose approaches that would impose arbitrary rates on providers, which could have significant consequences far beyond the scope of surprise medical bills. It is the insurers' responsibility to maintain comprehensive provider networks, and a default payment rate would remove incentives for health plans to contract with providers or to offer fair terms; Support HR 5826, Consumer Protections Against Surprise Medical Bills Act, a bill that prohibits providers from balance billing patients for emergency services or medical care the patient reasonably could have expected to be in-network, and from charging patients more than the in-network cost-sharing amount. Rather than rely on a benchmark payment rate to determine out-of-network reimbursement, the legislation provides a period for health plans and providers to negotiate out-of-network reimbursement, followed by a mediated dispute resolution process if necessary; Letter urging HHS to take regulatory actions to help hospitals and health systems prepare and respond to COVID-19; Letter requesting $100 billion to prepare and respond to COVID-19; Letter urging the Department of Labor to accurately define health care provider when promulgating regulations implementing key sections of the Families First Coronavirus Response Act; Letter sent to the President asking for the use of the Defense Production Act to increase the production of medical supplies and equipment; Letter to HHS regarding $100 billion emergency fund, asking HHS and CMS to directly and expediently distribute to rural and urban hospitals and health systems funds from the Public Health and Social Services Emergency Fund that were designated for providers in the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act. The CARES Act increased funding by $100 billion in order to reimburse eligible health care providers for health care-related expenses or lost revenues that are attributable to COVID-19. In the letter, we urged HHS and CMS to immediately distribute funding to all hospital types in the US - with additional funding going to COVID-19 hotspots; Letter urging Congress to modernize the Stafford Act as part of its next COVID-19 legislative package to allow all hospitals to recoup financial losses from this pandemic and future disasters; Letter to the Federal Reserve System, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation and the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency requesting they, as primary federal regulators for insured depository institutions, take prompt action to assist health care providers on the front line of the COVID-19 pandemic should the need to do so arise; Letter to the Secretary of the Treasury and the Federal Reserve Chair of the Board of Governors urging a supplement to the New Main Street Loan Facility term sheet with prompt guidance to ensure that access to this critically-necessary loan facility will be attainable for hospitals without delay; Letter was sent to the SBA urging it to ensure that small- and mid-size public hospitals, including those that have both nonprofit and public designations, are allowed to apply for and receive loans under the newly-authorized SBA Paycheck Protection Program; Letter in response to FEMAs request for input on establishing a voluntary agreement, under the Defense Production Act, of key private sector stakeholders relevant to responding to COVID-19, urging that such an agreement account for the full breadth of COVID-19 medical supply and equipment needs; Support H.R. 6474/S.3838 Healthcare Broadband Expansion During COVID-19 Act, a bill that would provide an additional $2 billion in funding for the FCC Rural Health Care program and increase the subsidy for health care providers from 65 to 85 percent. This legislation also simplifies the program to allow for more efficient application processes and disbursement of much needed funding; Support HR 6654 Emergency COVID-19 Telehealth Response Act, a bill that would codify an expanded list of providers to deliver and bill for telehealth services during the PHE; Support HR 7233Knowing the Efficiency and Efficacy of Permanent (KEEP) Telehealth Options Act of 2020, a bill that would require the Department of Health and Human Services and the Government Accountability Office (GAO) to conduct studies to provide information about the expanded use of telehealth during the COVID-19 pandemic; Letter to Senate HELP Committee in response to request for feedback on preparing for next pandemic; Discussion about telehealth waivers and flexibilities with HHS; Discussion about CARES provider relief fund distributions with HHS; Oppose HR 6559/ S 3677 COVID-19 Every Worker Protection Act of 2020, a bill to require the Occupational Safety and Health Administration to promulgate an emergency temporary standard to protect employees from occupational exposure to SARS-CoV-2, and for other purposes; Joint letter with ANA urging Congress to act quickly to get needed resources into the health care system, so that hospitals, nurses and physicians responding to COVID-19 are able to continue to provide treatments, front-line health care personnel are able to provide care and patients are able access health care services; Statement to Committee on Ways and Means for the hearing on The Disproportionate Impact of COVID-19 on Communities of Color urging Congress to employ the resources of the National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities - which is congressionally-mandated to coordinate the research of the other National Institutes of Healths centers and institutes related to minority health - to research and develop approaches to specifically address the COVID-19 needs of minority populations; Advocate with Congress for full forgiveness of COVID-19 related accelerated payments received by hospitals; Support S 3781Pharmaceutical Accountability, Responsibility, and Transparency (PART) Act, a bill to increase reporting of, help mitigate potential shortages related to, and promote, accountability and transparency for pharmaceuticals and medical devices; Support S 3780 Help Onshore Manufacturing Efficiencies (HOME) for Drugs and Devices Act, a bill to encourage domestic advanced manufacturing of critical drugs and devices in order to address economic, health, and security concerns, combat shortages of critical drugs and devices, and promote increased domestic diversification of, and independence from foreign reliance on, pharmaceutical and medical device supply chains; Support S.3763 Pandemic Responder Service Award Act, a bill to establish the Pandemic Responder Service Award program to express our gratitude to front-line health care workers; Support HR 6788/ S 3599 Healthcare Workforce Resilience Act, a bill to enhance our Nations nurse and physician workforce during the COVID-19 crisis by recapturing unused immigrant visas; Urged support for joint House and Senate letter to the Administration asking for flexibility for hospitals with respect to J-1 and H-1B visa programs; Letter to Senate Finance Committee to address the important issue of maternal health and the opportunity to provide suggestions regarding how to improve maternal health in this country; Support the Temporary Reciprocity to Ensure Access to Treatment Act, a bill that allows for the temporary reciprocity for treatment by medical professionals licensed in one state to patients in other states; Letter urging the Senate to include in the next COVID-19 relief bill provisions to strengthen the federal response for racial and ethnic minority and marginalized communities, which are disproportionately affected by the pandemic;Letter asking Congress to allocate as part of the next COVID-19 relief package at least an additional $100 billion to the emergency relief fund to provide direct funding to front line health care personnel and providers to continue to respond to this pandemic; Letter sent to HHS urging them to direct HRSA to take action to stop three drug manufacturers from limiting the distribution of 340B drugs to 340B covered entities. These drug manufacturers have taken separate actions to either limit the distribution of 340B drugs or require 340B covered entities provide claims level data for investigatory purposes if that 340B covered entity uses a contract pharmacy arrangement; Letter to the Congressional Leadership asking them to not to include in the next COVID-19 relief package any surprise medical billing legislation - such as a reimbursement rate set in statute - that would further destabilize hospitals finances during the pandemic; Support S 4507, Getting Early Treatment and Comprehensive Assessments Reduces Emergencies Act of 2020 or the GET CARE Act of 2020, a bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for a national campaign to raise awareness of the importance of seeking preventive health services and the utilization of such services; Comment letter addressing concerns on the proposed rule from the Departments of the Treasury, Labor and Health and Human Services that would allow certain grandfathered health plans to increase patient cost-sharing beyond current limits, without losing their grandfathered status; Letter urging the Administration to work with the AHA and Congress to create a future for telehealth that allows not only clinicians, but also hospitals and health systems, to code and bill for virtual services. We further urge CMS and HHS to continue to provide hospitals with the flexibility for annual beneficiary consent to telehealth treatment to be obtained at the same time, and not necessarily before, services are furnished; Support HR 8061,Community Immunity During COVID-19 Act of 2020, a bill that would provide funding to state and local health departments to work with community providers and organizations to increase immunization rates for Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP)-recommended vaccines during the COVID-19 public health emergency; Letter again expressing concern with recent actions taken by several major drug manufacturers to limit the distribution of certain 340B drugs to our hospital members. While we understand that the HRSA is further investigating these actions, we urge swift and decisive action to halt these pernicious tactics so as to prevent other manufacturers from following suit; Comment letter outlining our concerns about the ability of hospital systems to distribute provider relief funds among the parent and subsidiaries. HHS published certain FAQs that place problematic restrictions on the use of CARES Act provider relief fund dollars. Specifically, the FAQs restrict the ability of a hospital system to allocate the funds throughout its system where COVID-19 related expenses and lost revenues are occurring; Submitted comments in response to HRSAs RFI on Health Professional Shortage Area (HPSA) scoring. HPSA scores are important for rural hospitals and clinics ability to recruit physicians and other clinicians, namely from the National Health Service Corps (NHSC) program. Letter asking HHS to reinstate the COVID-19 Provider Relief Fund reporting requirements; Support S 4349, Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act, a bill to address behavioral health and well-being among health care professionals; Support S. 3595Ensuring Understanding of COVID-19 to Protect Public Health Act, a bill that directs the NIH to conduct a longitudinal study on mild, moderate, and severe cases of COVID-19 on a diverse patient population.
Client expense: $4,460,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), White House Office
2020 · fourth_quarter · Health Issues
Issues related to prescription drug coverage and pharmacy benefits H.R.803/S.988: Improving Transparency and Accuracy in Medicare Part D Spending Act H.R.1034/S.640: Phair Pricing Act of 2019 H.R.1035: Prescription Drug Price Transparency Act H.R.5800: Ban Surprise Billing Act S.2543: Prescription Drug Pricing Reduction Act S.2247: Phair Relief Act S.1895: Lower Health Care Costs Act Regulatory design and coverage of pharmacy benefits in health reform exchanges and the commercial market Prescription drug pricing transparency H.R.1264/S.801: Payment Commission Data Act H.R.2376/S.1227: Prescription Pricing for the People Act H.R.3223/S.1532 PBM Study Act H.R.1781: Payment Commission Data Act H.R.2113: Prescription Drug Sunshine, Transparency, Accountability and Reporting Act H.R.2115: Public Disclosure of Drug Discounts Act H.R.5304: PBM Transparency in Prescription Drug Costs Act H.R.133: Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 S.476: C-THRU Act S.2543: Prescription Drug Pricing Reduction Act S.657: Drug Price Transparency Act S.977: Transparent Drug Pricing Act Regulatory and proposed legislative changes to Medicare Part D and Medicaid prescription drug benefits H.R.19/S.3129:Lower Costs More Cures Act H.R.2279/S.2546: Safe Step Act H.R.6557: MAIL Act H.R.3: Lower Drug Costs Now Act S.3013: Encouraging Innovative Benefit Design to Lower Costs for Seniors Act S.3384: Lowering Prescription Drug Prices for America's Seniors and Families Act Executive Order on An America-First Healthcare Plan Executive Order on Lowering Prices for Patients by Eliminating Kickbacks to Middlemen 42 CFR Part 1001 RIN 0936-AA08: Fraud and Abuse; Removal of Safe Harbor Protection for Rebates Involving Prescription Pharmaceuticals and Creation of New Safe Harbor Protection for Certain Point-of-Sale Reductions in Price on Prescription Pharmaceuticals and Certain Pharmacy Benefit Manager Service Fees Access to prescription drugs during the coronavirus pandemic H.R.748/S.3548: Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act H.R.6557 MAIL Act H.R.6800: HEROES Act Generic and biosimilar utilization H.R.4913: To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to require PDP sponsors of a prescription drug plan under part D of the Medicare program that use a formulary to include certain generic drugs and biosimilar biological products on such formulary, and for other purposes (McKinley) Issues related to prescription drug patents and approval process H.R.938: Bringing Low-cost Options and Competition while Keeping Incentives for New Generics (BLOCKING) Act H.R.985: Fair Access for Safe and Timely (FAST) Generics Act H.R.1499: Protecting Consumer Access to Generic Drugs Act H.R.1520: Purple Book Continuity Act H.R.1503: Orange Book Transparency Act S.64: Preserve Access to Affordable Generics and Biosimilars Act S.659: Biologic Patent Transparency Act Issues related to coverage of prescription drugs in the commercial market H.R.5304: PBM Transparency in Prescription Drug Costs Act H.R.5800: Ban Surprise Billing Act S.657: Drug Price Transparency Act S.977: Transparent Drug Pricing Act S.1895: Lower Health Care Costs Act
Client expense: $2,000,785 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE
2020 · fourth_quarter · Health Issues
Monitor legislative and administrative action related to health care policy. Monitor legislative and administrative action related to drug importation, drug shortages, authorized genetics, and prescription drug advertising. Monitor legislative and administrative action related to womens health issues. Monitor legislative and administrative action related to over-the-counter consumer care products. Monitor legislative and administrative action related to dietary supplements. Monitor legislative and administrative action related to servicing of medical device equipment. Monitor legislative and administrative action related to FDA monograph reform and user fees. Monitor legislative and administrative action related to the switch of prescription medications to over-the-counter medications. Monitor legislative and administrative action related to drug pricing, including rulemakings at HHS. Monitor legislative and administrative action related to cosmetics reform legislation. Monitor legislative and administrative action related to drug take back and pseudoephedrine regulation. Monitor legislative and administrative action related to COVID-19, including drug supply chain issues. Monitor legislative and administrative action related to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). Monitor legislative and administrative action related to the Rare Pediatric Disease Priority Review Voucher Program. Monitor legislative and administrative action related to implementation of P.L. 116-136, Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act), including monograph reform and HSA/FSA provisions. H.R. 3, Lower Drug Costs Now Act of 2019. H.R. 863, DXM Abuse Prevention Act of 2019. H.R. 965, CREATES Act of 2019. H.R. 985, FAST Generics Act of 2019. H.R. 1344, Competitive DRUGS Act of 2019. H.R. 1503, Orange Book Transparency Act of 2019. H.R. 1520, Purple Book Continuity Act of 2019. S. 340, CREATES Act of 2019. S. 2543, Prescription Drug Pricing Reduction Act of 2019.
Client expense: $1,370,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Security Council (NSC), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2020 · fourth_quarter · Copyright/Patent/Trademark
H.R. 938: BLOCKING Act of 2019 - Provisions related to 180 day generic prescription drug exclusivity H.R. 1503: Orange Book Transparency Act - Provisions related to prescription drug and device patent listings H.R. 1520: Purple Book Continuity Act of 2019 - Provisions related to biologic patent listings H.R. 3666: STRONGER Patents Act of 2019 - Provisions related to patents H.R. 3991: Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Through Improvements to Patent Litigation Act of 2019 - Provisions related to patent litigation H.R. 4398: Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Through Promoting Competition Act of 2019 - Provisions related to prescription drug patents H.R. 4712: Fairness in Orphan Drug Exclusivity Act - Provisions related to prescription drug exclusivity periods H.R. 4850: Biologic Patent Transparency Act - Provisions related to prescription drug patent disclosures H.R. 5133: Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Through Promoting Competition Act of 2019 - Provisions related to prescription drug exclusivity periods and manufacturer behavior S. 64: Preserve Access to Affordable Generics and Biosimilars Act - Provisions related to patent settlements S. 102: Prescription Drug Price Relief Act of 2019 - Provisions related to foreign reference pricing, patents and march-in rights S. 659: Biologic Patent Transparency Act - Provisions related to biologic patent disclosures S. 1416: Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Act of 2019 - Provisions related to prescription drug patents S. 1636: Ensuring Innovation Act - Provisions related to new chemical entity exclusivity Biopharmaceutical innovation and patent policy issues Patent litigation reform issues and issues related to post-grant proceeding at the PTO Bayh-Dole march-in rights policy issues
Client expense: $5,130,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), SENATE
2020 · fourth_quarter · Pharmacy
H.R. 1520 Purple Book Continuity Act of 2019; H.R. 1503 Orange Book Transparency Act of 2019; issues related to importation; issues related to 340B; HR 4244 MAGIC (Market Access for Generic Insulin Competition) Act to provide for a pathway for chemically synthesized insulin to be approved under an abbreviated new drug application submitted under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $70,000
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Natl Economic Council (NEC), SENATE, White House Office
2020 · fourth_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
H.R.3 - Lower Drug Costs Now Act of 2019 S.977 - Transparent Drug Pricing Act of 2019 S.551, REFUND Act of 2019 H.R. 1520, the Purple Book Continuity Act H.R. 1503, the Orange Book Transparency Act; H.R. 1499, the Protecting Consumer Access to Generic Drugs Act H.R. 965, the CREATES Act H.R.269/S.1379, Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness and Advancing Innovation Act of 2019 (P.L.116-22). S.1895, Lower Health Care Costs Act of 2019. S. 2543, Prescription Drug Pricing Reduction Act of 2019. H.R.19, Lower Costs, More Cures Act of 2019. S. 3013, Encouraging Innovative Benefit Design to Lowes Costs for Seniors Act S. 3129, Lower Cost, More Cures Act of 2019 H.R. 2296 - More Efficient Tools to Realize Information for Consumers Act H.R. 5741- Strengthening Innovation in Medicare and Medicaid Act - Issues related to Medicare and Medicaid coverage and reimbursement - Issues related to the 340B Drug Discount Program - Issues related to drug pricing - Medicare reimbursement for biosimilars - MACRA treatment and reimbursement of Part B drugs - Medicare payments for inpatient antimicrobials - Issues related to drug importation - Issues related to the International Pricing Index for Medicare Part B - Issues related to CMMI
Client expense: $2,020,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), SENATE, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2020 · fourth_quarter · Copyright/Patent/Trademark
S. 1224, Stop STALLING Act S. 1416 - Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Act of 2019 H.R. 3991-Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Through Improvements to Patent Litigation Act of 2019 H.R. 5133--Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Through Promoting Competition Act of 2019 H.R. 7296, Medications Affordable by Preventing Pandemic Price Gouging Act (MMAPPP) Act of 2020 H.R. 1503 - the Orange Book Transparency Act; and H.R. 1520 - Orange Book Transparency Act of 2019; H.R. 3 - Lower Drug Costs Now Act of 2019 - Intellectual property and process patent issues - Patent litigation reform - IPR process - Section 101 Reform - Domestic and international compulsory licensing issues - March-in Rights - Product hopping - Orange and purple book disclosures - Hatch Waxman litigation - Trade secret protections
Client expense: $2,020,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), SENATE, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2020 · fourth_quarter · Food Industry (safety, labeling, etc.)
Issues related to Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) purchasing restrictions, generally and with regard to the Agriculture and Nutrition Act of 2018 (H.R.2); Issues related to implementation of the Bioengineered Food Disclosures Act (P.L. 114-214), and the National Bioengineered Food Disclosure Standard proposed rule at Fed.Reg.19860; Issues related to health and wellness, including obesity prevention and fitness (generally, no specific legislation); Issues related to food labeling challenges caused by COVID-19 (generally, no specific legislation); Issues related to food supply chain disruptions caused by COVID-19 (generally, no specific legislation); Issues related to implementation of the Food Safety Modernization Act, generally, and Intentional Adulteration implementing regulations (generally, no specific provisions); Issues relating to child nutrition, generally and with regard to the implementation of the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010 (Local School Wellness Policy; Nutrition Standards for All Foods Sold in School); Issues relating to nutrition (H.R. 1303, School Nutrition Flexibility Act; H.R. 1752, SNAP Transparency Act of 2013; H.R. 1783, School Food Modernization Act; H.R. 1503, No Hungry Kids Act; H.R. 1500, Nutrition Education Act; H.R. 1395, Weekends Without Hunger Act; H.R. 1355 State Nutrition Assistance Flexibility Act of 2013; H.R. 1303, School Nutrition Flexibility Act; H.R. 1244, Sensible School Lunch Act; H.R. 428, School Meals Reimbursement Rates Comparison Act of 2013; 7 CFR Part 272, Nutrition Education and Obesity Prevention Grant Program; Summer Food Service Program); Revision of the Nutrition and Supplement Facts Labels (FDA Proposed Rule); Issues relating to energy drinks (generally, no specific legislation); Food and nutrition labeling (generally, and with regards to H.R.1699, Genetically Engineered Food Right-to-know Act).
Client expense: $900,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of
2020 · fourth_quarter · Health Issues
Legislation and proposals related to the COVID-19 crisis; HR 3199-Terminating the Extension of Rights Misappropriated Act of 2019; S.64-Preserve Access to Affordable Generic & Biosimilars Act; HR 1499-Protecting Consumer Access to Generic Drugs Act; HR 1344-Competitive Drugs Act of 2019; HR 938-Bringing Low Cost Options & Competition While Keeping Incentives for New Generics Act ("BLOCKING Act"); HR 1506-Fair & Immediate Release of Generic Drugs Act; HR 1520-Purple Book Continuity Act; HR 1503-Orange Book Transparency Act; S.344/HR 990-Hatch-Waxman Integrity Act; Stronger Patents Act; S.1895-Lower Health Care Costs Act; S. 2543-Prescription Drug Pricing Reduction Act; HR 3-Elijah E Cummings Lower Drug Costs Now Act; Administration review of drug pricing policies; Proposals to improve pharmaceutical supply-chain vlunterabilities; HR 4597-Acting to Cancel Copays & Ensure Substantial Savings for Biosimilars (ACCESS) Act; HR 4455-Bolstering Innovative Options to Save Immediately on Medicines (BIOSIMS) Act; HR 6179-Lowering Costs for Taxpayers & Medicare Seniors with Biosimilars; HR 4629-Star Ratings for Biosimilars Act.
Client expense: $610,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Executive Office of the President (EOP), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Natl Security Council (NSC), SENATE, White House Office
2020 · fourth_quarter · Health Issues
Regulatory exclusivity; Drug pricing; Medicare Part B international reference pricing; Generic drug competition; Drug patent issues; Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Act of 2019 (S. 1416); Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Through Promoting Competition Act of 2019 (H.R. 5133/H.R. 4398); H.R. 3991 - Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Through Improvements to Patent Litigation Act of 2019; Executive Order 13944 (List of Essential Medicines, Medical Countermeasures, and Critical Inputs); Compulsory licensing; Real world evidence; National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (S. 4049); S.Res.625 - A resolution encouraging the Government and the people of the United States to "Buy American"; Executive Order 13922; Executive Order 13911; Executive Order 13938; Domestic manufacturing incentives; Potential amendments to PREP Act; Bring Entrepreneurial Advancements To Consumers Here In North America Act (H.R. 6690); Bayh-Dole Act; Prescription Drug User Fee Act reauthorization; Learnings from Pandemic; Safe Authorization for Vaccines during Emergencies Act (S.4427); Executive Order 13948 (Lowering Drug Prices by Putting America First); Advancing Americas Interests Act (H.R. 8037); Safeguarding American Innovation Act (S. 3997); Safe to Work Act (S. 4317); 340B drug discounts; Executive Order 13962 (Ensuring Access to United States Government COVID-19 Vaccines); antitrust reform proposals; Pioneering Antimicrobial Subscriptions To End Up surging Resistance Act of 2020 (S. 4760/H.R. 8920); Lower Health Care Costs Act (S. 1895); Orange Book Transparency Act of 2020 (H.R. 1503); Purple Book Continuity Act of 2020 (H.R. 1520); Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (H.R. 133); Protecting Our Pharmaceutical Supply Chain from China Act of 2020 (H.R. 6482); Part D non-interference; Ensuring Innovation Act (S.1636); Return on Investment (ROI) Initiative for Unleashing American Innovation; 85 Fed. Reg. 76180.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $170,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2020 · fourth_quarter · Copyright/Patent/Trademark
H.R. 938: BLOCKING Act of 2019 - Provisions related to 180 day generic prescription drug exclusivity H.R. 1503: Orange Book Transparency Act - Provisions related to prescription drug and device patent listings H.R. 1520: Purple Book Continuity Act of 2019 - Provisions related to biologic patent listings H.R. 3666: STRONGER Patents Act of 2019 - Provisions related to patents H.R. 3991: Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Through Improvements to Patent Litigation Act of 2019 - Provisions related to patent litigation H.R. 4398: Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Through Promoting Competition Act of 2019 - Provisions related to prescription drug patents H.R. 4712: Fairness in Orphan Drug Exclusivity Act - Provisions related to prescription drug exclusivity periods H.R. 4850: Biologic Patent Transparency Act - Provisions related to prescription drug patent disclosures H.R. 5133: Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Through Promoting Competition Act of 2019 - Provisions related to prescription drug exclusivity periods and manufacturer behavior S. 64: Preserve Access to Affordable Generics and Biosimilars Act - Provisions related to patent settlements S. 102: Prescription Drug Price Relief Act of 2019 - Provisions related to foreign reference pricing, patents and march-in rights S. 659: Biologic Patent Transparency Act - Provisions related to biologic patent disclosures S. 1416: Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Act of 2019 - Provisions related to prescription drug patents S. 1636: Ensuring Innovation Act - Provisions related to new chemical entity exclusivity Biopharmaceutical innovation and patent policy issues Patent litigation reform issues and issues related to post-grant proceeding at the PTO Bayh-Dole march-in rights policy issues
Client expense: $750,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), SENATE, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
2020 · fourth_quarter · Health Issues
Biosimilars, no specific bill Prescription drug value issues, no specific bill FDA issues, no specific bill S. 657 Drug Price Transparency Act S. 658 Accelerated Drug Approval for Prescription Therapies Act S. 660 Efficiency and Transparency in Petitions Act S. 1895, Lower Health Care Costs Act, a comprehensive bill designed to improve healthcare transparency and reduce healthcare costs, including prescription drugs H.R. 1499, Protecting Consumer Access Generic Drugs Act H.R. 1344, Competitive Deals Resulting in Unleashed Generics and Savings (DRUGS) Act S. 1169, Ensuring Timely Access to Generics Act S. 1617, Second Look at Drug Patents Act H.R. 1520, Purple Book Continuity Act S. 977, Transparent Drug Pricing Act S. 102, Prescription Drug Price Relief Act S. 659, Biologic Patent Transparency Act H.R. 1503, Orange Book Transparency Act H.R. 2296, Fair Accountability and Innovative Research (FAIR) Drug Pricing Act S. 1664, Prescription Drug Price Reporting Act S.659 - the Biologics Patent Transparency Act Supply Chain Issues, no specific bill
Client expense: $2,560,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of
2020 · fourth_quarter · Pharmacy
Implementation of Food and Drug Administration Reauthorization Act (FDARA). FDA Inspections. Consent to FDA Approval. Generic Drug User Fee Amendments (GDUFA). GDUFA III Negotiations. Biosimilar User Fee Act (BsUFA). BsUFA III Negotiations. Biosimilar Insulin. Labeling of Generic Drugs and Biosimilars. S.1681: Advancing Education on Biosimilars Act of 2020. Labeling Carve-Outs. GSK v. Teva. H.R.5668: MODERN Labeling Act of 2020. S.1636: Ensuring Innovation Act. Drug Shortages. Stockpile of Generic Drugs. H.R.7507: State Stockpile Readiness Act of 2020. H.R.8479: Essential Medicines Strategic Stockpile Act of 2020. Pass Through Payments for Biosimilars. Cost Sharing for Biosimilars. H.R.6179/S.4134: Increasing Access to Biosimilars Act of 2020. H.R.4455: BIOSIM Act. H.R.4597: Acting to Cancel Copays and Ensure Substantial Savings for Biosimilars Act of 2019. H.R.4629: Star Rating for Biosimilars Act. Prescription Drug Costs. Drug Pricing. Executive Order 13947/13948: Lowering Drug Prices by Putting America First. American Patients First: The Trump Administration Blueprint to Lower Drug Prices and Reduce Out-of-Pocket Costs. H.R.4913: To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to require PDP sponsors of a prescription drug plan under part D of the Medicare program that use a formulary to include certain generic drugs and biosimilar biological products on such formulary, and for other purposes. 180-Day Exclusivity. Forfeiture of 180-Day Exclusivity. 12-Year Exclusivity. S.2543: Prescription Drug Pricing Reduction Act (PDPRA) of 2019. H.R.938: Bringing Low-Cost Options and Competition while Keeping Incentives for New Generics (BLOCKING) Act of 2019. S.844: Short on Competition Act. H.R.465/S.102: Prescription Drug Price Relief Act of 2019. H.R.3: Lower Drug Costs Now Act of 2019. H.R.8529: Protecting Access to Affordable Medicines Act of 2020. S.3092: Expanding Access to Low-Cost Generics Act of 2019. S.1895: Lower Health Care Costs Act. Pharmaceutical Exclusivity. H.R.8905: Supply Chain Security and Pharmaceutical Authentication Act of 2020. S.659: Biologic Patent Transparency Act. Biologics Price Competition and Innovation Act (BPCIA). H.R.1503: Orange Book Transparency Act of 2020. H.R.1520: Purple Book Continuity Act of 2020. Issues Related to COVID-19. Public Law No 116-136: Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act. Buy American Proposals. Buy American Executive Order.
Client expense: $1,260,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Natl Economic Council (NEC), SENATE, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
2020 · fourth_quarter · Health Issues
H.R. 3502, Protecting People from Surprise Medical Bills Act, all provisions H.R. 5826, Consumer Protections Against Surprise Medical Bills Act of 2020, all provisions H.R. 3630, No Surprises Act, all provisions S. 1895, Lower Health Care Costs Act, provisions relating to surprise billing S. 1531, Stopping The Outrageous Practice of (STOP) Surprise Medical Bills Act of 2019, all provisions S. 4421, Temporary Reciprocity to Ensure Access to Treatment (TREAT) Act, all provisions H.R. 6644, To require group health plans and health insurance issuers offering group or individual health insurance coverage to provide coverage for services furnished via telehealth if such services would be covered if furnished in-person during the COVID-19 emergency, all provisions S. 3741, Health Care at Home Act of 2020, all provisions S. 4666, National Coronavirus Commission Act of 2020, all provisions S. 4507, Getting Early Treatment and Comprehensive Assessments Reduces Emergencies (GET CARE) Act of 2020, all provisions H.R. 8441, Frontline Heroes Act, all provisions S. 4317, SAFE TO WORK Act, all provisions H.R. 925, The Heroes Act, all provisions S. 3749, Public Health Emergency Privacy Act, all provisions S. 3861, Exposure Notification Privacy Act, all provisions H.R. 6585, Equitable Data Collection and Disclosure on COVID-19 Act, all provisions H.R. 7510, Assimilating Health and Equity Assessments into Decision-making (AHEAD Act) of 2020, all provisions S. 4919, Assimilating Health and Equity Assessments into Decision-making (AHEAD Act) of 2020, all provisions H.R. 6808, Health Force and Resilience Force Act of 2020, all provisions S. 3606, Health Force and Resilience Force Act of 2020, all provisions H.R. 7255, Coronavirus Health Care Worker Wellness Act of 2020, all provisions H.R. 8094, Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act, all provisions S. 4349, Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act, all provisions H.R. 3884, Marijuana Opportunity Reinvestment and Expungement (MORE) Act of 2020, all provisions S. 2032, Cannabidiol and Marihuana Research Expansion Act, all provisions H.R. 1503, Orange Book Transparency Act of 2019, provisions related to PBM and prescription drug price transparency H.R. 1520, Purple Book Continuity Act of 2019, provisions related to PBM and prescription drug price transparency H.R. 987, Strengthening Health Care and Lowering Prescription Drug Costs Act, provisions related to PBM and prescription drug price transparency H.R. 3, Elijah E. Cummings Lower Drug Costs Now Act, provisions related to PBM and prescription drug price transparency H.R. 4995, Maternal Health Quality Improvement Act of 2020, all provisions H.R. 7120, George Floyd Justice in Policing Act of 2020, provisions relating to police reform Affordable Care Act stabilization Expansion of Paycheck Protection Program for 501(c)6s Public Health and Social Services Emergency Fund Marginalized and minoritized communities/COVID-19 disproportionate impact COVID-19 long haulers COVID-19 testing/vaccines/health care prior authorization COVID-19/treatment and prescribing flexibilities COVID-19/Expanded PPE/clearinghouses E/M services Surprise medical billing executive orders Surprise Medical Billing, generally Clinical and administrative data intersection State Medical Boards/Interstate Medical Licensure Compact Pharmacists and COVID-19 testing Mental health parity Digital therapeutics Physician practice financial impact 21st Century Cures Act/health data and privacy 42 CFR Part 2, HIPAA Patent reform CPT - digital Most favored nation drug pricing Drug pricing Health Information Technology/information blocking Dietary guidelines/alcohol consumption Data privacy Cyber security best practices Race and sex stereotyping executive order
Client expense: $4,170,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS), Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), SENATE, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), White House Office
2020 · fourth_quarter · Pharmacy
H.R. 1520 Purple Book Continuity Act of 2019; H.R. 1503 Orange Book Transparency Act of 2019; issues related to importation; issues related to 340B; HR 4244 MAGIC (Market Access for Generic Insulin Competition) Act to provide for a pathway for chemically synthesized insulin to be approved under an abbreviated new drug application submitted under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act)
Client expense: $990,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Natl Economic Council (NEC), SENATE
2020 · fourth_quarter · Pharmacy
S. 4199 Prescription Drugs Pricing Reduction Act S. 3129, Crapo The Lower Costs, More Cures Act HR 19 Walden, the Lower Costs, More Cures Act HR 5444 Underwood, Lower Insulin Costs Now Act HR 5304 Schrader, PBM Transparency in Prescription Drug Costs Act HR 4906, DeGette, Regarding the costs of insulin HR 5442, Porter, regarding drug pricing S. 2543, Prescription Drug Pricing Reduction Act HR 2296, regarding prescription drug pricing HR 3, regarding prescription drug pricing (Pelosi) HR 4455, regarding Biologics in Medicare Part D S. 2543, Prescription Drug Pricing Reduction Act HR 2113, regarding drug price transparency HR 2374, regarding generic drugs and citizens petitions HR 2375, regarding pay for delay agreements and generic drugs HR 2376, regarding the Federal Trade Commissions role in assuring competition in the pharmaceutical supply chain HR 2064, regarding reporting of prescription drug samples given to physicians by manufacturers HR 478 and S. 61, regarding drug reimportation HR 965 and S 340, regarding abuse of Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategies (REMS) (CREATES Act) HR 1499, regarding pay for delay in pharmaceutical markets HR 1503, regarding the FDA Orange Book HR 1520, regarding the FDA Purple Book HR 938, regarding generic drug approvals HR 2113, regarding drug pricing transparency
Client expense: $160,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE
2020 · fourth_quarter · Pharmacy
H.R. 1781, Payment Commission Data Act; H.R. 1503, Orange Book Transparency Act of 2019; H.R. 1520, Purple Book Continuity Act of 2019; H.R. 965 and S. 340, the CREATES Act; H.R. 2113, STAR Act; S. 474, SPIKE Act/Wyden; S. 1391, FAIR Drug Pricing Act; S. 1895, Lower Health Care Costs Act of 2019; H.R. 2296, FAIR/More Efficient Tools to Realize Information for Consumers Act; H.R. 987, Strengthening Health Care and Lowering Prescription Drug Costs Act; H.R. 3, Lower Drug Costs Now Act; H.R. 19, Lower Costs More Cures Act and related legislation; S. 2543, Prescription Drug Pricing Reduction Act
Client expense: $150,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE
2020 · fourth_quarter · Pharmacy
H.R. 1520 Purple Book Continuity Act of 2019; H.R. 1503 Orange Book Transparency Act of 2019; issues related to importation; issues related to 340B; H.R. 4244 MAGIC (Market Access for Generic Insulin Competition) Act to provide for a pathway for chemically synthesized insulin to be approved under an abbreviated new drug application submitted under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act)
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $60,000
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Natl Economic Council (NEC), SENATE
2020 · fourth_quarter · Health Issues
H.R. 1781 - Payment Commission Data Act of 2019 H.R. 938 - the BLOCKING Act of 2019 H.R. 1520 - the Purple Book Continuity Act of 2019 H.R. 1503 - the Orange Book Transparency Act of 2019 H.R. 1499 - Protecting Consumer Access to Generic Drugs Act of 2019 S. 1416 - Affordable Prescriptions For Patients Act of 2019 S. 1895 - Lower Health Care Costs Act H.R. 3 - Lower Drug Costs Now Act S. 2543 - Prescription Drug Pricing Reduction Act S. 3013 - Encouraging Innovative Benefit Design to Lower Costs for Seniors Act S. 3129 - Lower Costs, More Cures Act of 2019 H.R. 6074 - Coronavirus Preparedness and Response Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2020 H.R. 6201 - Families First Coronavirus Response Act S. 3548 - CARES Act H.R. 6800 - The Heroes Act H.R. 133 - Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 no specific bills, prescription drug importation, import safety, supply chain integrity, innovation no specific bills, 304B, Innovation, Transparency, Importation, Non-Interference
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $80,000
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE
2020 · fourth_quarter · Health Issues
H.R. 1520 - the Purple Book Continuity Act of 2019 H.R. 1503 - the Orange Book Transparency Act of 2019 S. 1416 - Affordable Prescriptions For Patients Act of 2019 S. 1895 - Lower Health Care Costs Act Substance abuse, mental health, patient confidentiality H.R. 3 - Lower Drug Costs Now Act S. 3013 - Encouraging Innovative Benefit Design to Lower Costs for Seniors Act S. 3129 - Lower Costs, More Cures Act of 2019 HR 6074 - Coronavirus Preparedness and Response Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2020 HR 6201 - Families First Coronavirus Response Act S. 3548 - CARES Act H.R. 6800 - The Heroes Act H.R. 133 - Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 Medicaid Value Based Payment rule and agitation
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $80,000
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE