Payment Commission Data Act of 2019
Legislative Progress
Introduced
March 14, 2019
Latest Action
October 29, 2019
Primary Sponsor
Earl L. "Buddy" CarterRepublican(GA)
Momentum (last 30 days)
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vs 9,062 other HR bills in the 116th — cohort avg 39d
Payment Commission Data Act of 2019 This bill allows certain payment information relating to covered drugs under the Medicare prescription drug benefit and Medicaid to be disclosed to additional entities. Specifically, certain subsidy and rebate information, as reported by prescription drug plan sponsors and drug manufacturers, may be disclosed to the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission and the Medicaid and Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) Payment and Access Commission, in accordance with specified confidentiality restrictions.
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Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
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 voice vote. (text: CR H8526)
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H8526)
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 1781.
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H8526-8527)
Ms. Schakowsky moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 205.
Committee on Ways and Means discharged.
Committee on Ways and Means discharged.
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2020 · third_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
H.R. 107, Burgess: Rebate cap, regarding all bio-pharmaceutical related provisions. H.R. 275, Medicare Prescription Drug Negotiation Act, regarding all bio-pharmaceutical related provisions. H.R. 366, Insulin Access for All Act, regarding all bio-pharmaceutical related provisions. H.R. 1034, D. Collins/S. 640, Kennedy: Phair Pricing Act - Share the savings, regarding all bio-pharmaceutical related provisions. H.R. 1035, Prescription Drug Price Transparency Act, regarding all bio-pharmaceutical related provisions. H.R. 1332, Fair Care Act, regarding all bio-pharmaceutical related provisions. H.R. 1346, Medicare Buy-In and Health Care Stabilization Act, regarding all bio-pharmaceutical related provisions. H.R. 1384, Medicare for All Act, regarding all bio-pharmaceutical related provisions. H.R. 1781, Payment Commission Data Act of 2019, regarding all bio-pharmaceutical related provisions. H.R. 1788, Limits the penalty for Part B late enrollment to 15 percent and twice the period of no enrollment, regarding all bio-pharmaceutical related provisions. H.R. 2087, Reporting drug pricing information to Medicare, regarding all bio-pharmaceutical related provisions. H.R. 2113, Prescription STAR Act, regarding all bio-pharmaceutical related provisions. H.R.3, Lower Drug Costs Now Act of 2019, regarding all bio-pharmaceutical related provisions S. 62, Empowering Medicare Seniors to Negotiate Drug Prices, regarding all bio-pharmaceutical related provisions. S. 99, Medicare Drug Price Negotiation Act, regarding all bio-pharmaceutical related provisions. S. 205, Right Rebate Act, regarding all bio-pharmaceutical related provisions. S. 377/H.R. 1046, Medicare Negotiation and Competitive Licensing Act, regarding all bio-pharmaceutical related provisions. S. 470, Medicare at 50 Act, regarding all bio-pharmaceutical related provisions. S. 474, Stopping the Pharmaceutical Industry from Keeping drugs Expensive (SPIKE) Act of 2019 , regarding all bio-pharmaceutical related provisions. S. 475, RxCAP Act, regarding all bio-pharmaceutical related provisions. S. 476, Creating Transparency to Have Drug Rebates Unlocked (C-THRU Act) of 2019, regarding all bio-pharmaceutical related provisions. S. 551, REFUND Act of 2019, regarding all bio-pharmaceutical related provisions. S. 691, Expands Part D OOP assistance for low-income seniors and individuals with disabilities, regarding all bio-pharmaceutical related provisions. S. 801/H.R. 1781, Allows MedPAC and MACPAC to have access to information on drug rebates, regarding all bio-pharmaceutical related provisions. S. 981, Medicare-X Choice Act of 2019, regarding all bio-pharmaceutical related provisions. Pending rule to change the Rebate Safe Harbor, regarding all bio-pharmaceutical related provisions. H.R. 1839, Medicaid Services Investment and Accountability Act, regarding all bio-pharmaceutical related provisions H.R. 2452, Medicare for America Act, regarding all bio-pharmaceutical related provisions H.R. 3107, Improving Seniors Timely Access to Care Act, regarding all bio-pharmaceutical related provisions H.R. 3327, Drug Price Transparency for Medicare Patients Act, regarding all bio-pharmaceutical related provisions S. 1261/H.R. 2463, Choose Medicare Act, regarding all bio-pharmaceutical related provisions S. 1497, Health Care Price Check Act, regarding all bio-pharmaceutical related provisions S. 2081, a bill to require drug manufacturers to provide rebates for drugs furnished under Medicare Part B for which the growth in average sales price has exceeded inflation, regarding all bio-pharmaceutical related provisions. S. 2543, Prescription Drug Pricing Reduction Act of 2019, regarding all bio-pharmaceutical provisions. H.R. 19/S.3129 , Lower Costs, More Cures Act of 2019, regarding all bio-pharmaceutical related provisions H.R. 6218/S. 3457, Preserving Patient Access to Home Infusion Act, regarding all bio-pharmaceutical related provisions No Bill, Reimbursement for and patient access to Chimeric Antigen Receptor (CAR) T-cell therapies.
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 · Medicare/Medicaid
H.R. 107, Burgess: Rebate cap, regarding all bio-pharmaceutical related provisions. H.R. 275, Medicare Prescription Drug Negotiation Act, regarding all bio-pharmaceutical related provisions. H.R. 366, Insulin Access for All Act, regarding all bio-pharmaceutical related provisions. H.R. 1034, D. Collins/S. 640, Kennedy: Phair Pricing Act - Share the savings, regarding all bio-pharmaceutical related provisions. H.R. 1035, Prescription Drug Price Transparency Act, regarding all bio-pharmaceutical related provisions. H.R. 1332, Fair Care Act, regarding all bio-pharmaceutical related provisions. H.R. 1346, Medicare Buy-In and Health Care Stabilization Act, regarding all bio-pharmaceutical related provisions. H.R. 1384, Medicare for All Act, regarding all bio-pharmaceutical related provisions. H.R. 1781, Payment Commission Data Act of 2019, regarding all bio-pharmaceutical related provisions. H.R. 1788, Limits the penalty for Part B late enrollment to 15 percent and twice the period of no enrollment, regarding all bio-pharmaceutical related provisions. H.R. 2087, Reporting drug pricing information to Medicare, regarding all bio-pharmaceutical related provisions. H.R. 2113, Prescription STAR Act, regarding all bio-pharmaceutical related provisions. H.R.3, Lower Drug Costs Now Act of 2019, regarding all bio-pharmaceutical related provisions S. 62, Empowering Medicare Seniors to Negotiate Drug Prices, regarding all bio-pharmaceutical related provisions. S. 99, Medicare Drug Price Negotiation Act, regarding all bio-pharmaceutical related provisions. S. 205, Right Rebate Act, regarding all bio-pharmaceutical related provisions. S. 377/H.R. 1046, Medicare Negotiation and Competitive Licensing Act, regarding all bio-pharmaceutical related provisions. S. 470, Medicare at 50 Act, regarding all bio-pharmaceutical related provisions. S. 474, Stopping the Pharmaceutical Industry from Keeping drugs Expensive (SPIKE) Act of 2019 , regarding all bio-pharmaceutical related provisions. S. 475, RxCAP Act, regarding all bio-pharmaceutical related provisions. S. 476, Creating Transparency to Have Drug Rebates Unlocked (C-THRU Act) of 2019, regarding all bio-pharmaceutical related provisions. S. 551, REFUND Act of 2019, regarding all bio-pharmaceutical related provisions. S. 691, Expands Part D OOP assistance for low-income seniors and individuals with disabilities, regarding all bio-pharmaceutical related provisions. S. 801/H.R. 1781, Allows MedPAC and MACPAC to have access to information on drug rebates, regarding all bio-pharmaceutical related provisions. S. 981, Medicare-X Choice Act of 2019, regarding all bio-pharmaceutical related provisions. Pending rule to change the Rebate Safe Harbor, regarding all bio-pharmaceutical related provisions. H.R. 1839, Medicaid Services Investment and Accountability Act, regarding all bio-pharmaceutical related provisions H.R. 2452, Medicare for America Act, regarding all bio-pharmaceutical related provisions H.R. 3107, Improving Seniors Timely Access to Care Act, regarding all bio-pharmaceutical related provisions H.R. 3327, Drug Price Transparency for Medicare Patients Act, regarding all bio-pharmaceutical related provisions S. 1261/H.R. 2463, Choose Medicare Act, regarding all bio-pharmaceutical related provisions S. 1497, Health Care Price Check Act, regarding all bio-pharmaceutical related provisions S. 2081, a bill to require drug manufacturers to provide rebates for drugs furnished under Medicare Part B for which the growth in average sales price has exceeded inflation, regarding all bio-pharmaceutical related provisions. S. 2543, Prescription Drug Pricing Reduction Act of 2019, regarding all bio-pharmaceutical provisions. H.R. 19/S.3129 , Lower Costs, More Cures Act of 2019, regarding all bio-pharmaceutical related provisions H.R. 6218/S. 3457, Preserving Patient Access to Home Infusion Act, regarding all bio-pharmaceutical related provisions No Bill, Reimbursement for and patient access to Chimeric Antigen Receptor (CAR) T-cell therapies.
2020 · fourth_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
H.R. 107, Burgess: Rebate cap, regarding all bio-pharmaceutical related provisions. H.R. 275, Medicare Prescription Drug Negotiation Act, regarding all bio-pharmaceutical related provisions. H.R. 366, Insulin Access for All Act, regarding all bio-pharmaceutical related provisions. H.R. 1034, D. Collins/S. 640, Kennedy: Phair Pricing Act - Share the savings, regarding all bio-pharmaceutical related provisions. H.R. 1035, Prescription Drug Price Transparency Act, regarding all bio-pharmaceutical related provisions. H.R. 1332, Fair Care Act, regarding all bio-pharmaceutical related provisions. H.R. 1346, Medicare Buy-In and Health Care Stabilization Act, regarding all bio-pharmaceutical related provisions. H.R. 1384, Medicare for All Act, regarding all bio-pharmaceutical related provisions. H.R. 1781, Payment Commission Data Act of 2019, regarding all bio-pharmaceutical related provisions. H.R. 1788, Limits the penalty for Part B late enrollment to 15 percent and twice the period of no enrollment, regarding all bio-pharmaceutical related provisions. H.R. 2087, Reporting drug pricing information to Medicare, regarding all bio-pharmaceutical related provisions. H.R. 2113, Prescription STAR Act, regarding all bio-pharmaceutical related provisions. H.R.3, Lower Drug Costs Now Act of 2019, regarding all bio-pharmaceutical related provisions S. 62, Empowering Medicare Seniors to Negotiate Drug Prices, regarding all bio-pharmaceutical related provisions. S. 99, Medicare Drug Price Negotiation Act, regarding all bio-pharmaceutical related provisions. S. 205, Right Rebate Act, regarding all bio-pharmaceutical related provisions. S. 377/H.R. 1046, Medicare Negotiation and Competitive Licensing Act, regarding all bio-pharmaceutical related provisions. S. 470, Medicare at 50 Act, regarding all bio-pharmaceutical related provisions. S. 474, Stopping the Pharmaceutical Industry from Keeping drugs Expensive (SPIKE) Act of 2019 , regarding all bio-pharmaceutical related provisions. S. 475, RxCAP Act, regarding all bio-pharmaceutical related provisions. S. 476, Creating Transparency to Have Drug Rebates Unlocked (C-THRU Act) of 2019, regarding all bio-pharmaceutical related provisions. S. 551, REFUND Act of 2019, regarding all bio-pharmaceutical related provisions. S. 691, Expands Part D OOP assistance for low-income seniors and individuals with disabilities, regarding all bio-pharmaceutical related provisions. S. 801/H.R. 1781, Allows MedPAC and MACPAC to have access to information on drug rebates, regarding all bio-pharmaceutical related provisions. S. 981, Medicare-X Choice Act of 2019, regarding all bio-pharmaceutical related provisions. Pending rule to change the Rebate Safe Harbor, regarding all bio-pharmaceutical related provisions. H.R. 1839, Medicaid Services Investment and Accountability Act, regarding all bio-pharmaceutical related provisions H.R. 2452, Medicare for America Act, regarding all bio-pharmaceutical related provisions H.R. 3107, Improving Seniors Timely Access to Care Act, regarding all bio-pharmaceutical related provisions H.R. 3327, Drug Price Transparency for Medicare Patients Act, regarding all bio-pharmaceutical related provisions S. 1261/H.R. 2463, Choose Medicare Act, regarding all bio-pharmaceutical related provisions S. 1497, Health Care Price Check Act, regarding all bio-pharmaceutical related provisions S. 2081, a bill to require drug manufacturers to provide rebates for drugs furnished under Medicare Part B for which the growth in average sales price has exceeded inflation, regarding all bio-pharmaceutical related provisions. S. 2543, Prescription Drug Pricing Reduction Act of 2019, regarding all bio-pharmaceutical provisions. H.R. 19/S.3129 , Lower Costs, More Cures Act of 2019, regarding all bio-pharmaceutical related provisions H.R. 6218/S. 3457, Preserving Patient Access to Home Infusion Act, regarding all bio-pharmaceutical related provisions No Bill, Reimbursement for and patient access to Chimeric Antigen Receptor (CAR) T-cell therapies. Most Favored Nation (MFN) Model - (CMS-5528-IFC)
2020 · second_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
S. 3001 Toomey, regarding Medicare and Medicaid program extensions HR 4932, Thompson regarding telehealth in the Medicare program S. 2741 Schatz, regarding telehealth in the Medicare program HR 1839, the Medicaid Services Investment and Accountability Act HR 3253, The Empowering Beneficiaries, Ensuring Access and Strengthening Accountability Act (regarding Medicaid) HR 2131 and S. 1114, regarding the Medicare Advantage benchmark cap HR 3107, regarding the use of preauthorization in the Medicare Advantage program HR 3417 the Beneficiary Education Tools, Telehealth and Extenders Reauthorization Act (regarding Medicare) Legislation and regulation regarding the Medicare Advantage program HR 1839, regarding multiple Medicaid program changes, including the Medicaid Drug Rebate program. HR 1046 and S. 377, regarding Medicare Part D and requirements for HHS to negotiate drug prices HR 1781 Regarding MedPAC and MACPAC access to drug pricing and rebate data.
Client expense: $180,000 · Firm income: Not reported
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
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 116-257, Part I.
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 by Voice Vote .
Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Introduced in House
Congress.gov source codes: 1000, Intro-H
| Markup by |
| April 3, 2019 |
| Ways and Means Committee | House | Referred to | March 14, 2019 |
| Energy and Commerce Committee | House | Referred to | March 14, 2019 |
| March 14, 2019 |
| Republican |
| MO |
| Anna G. Eshoo | Democratic | CA |
| Bobby L. Rush | Democratic | IL |
| Debbie Dingell | Democratic | MI |
| Debbie Mucarsel-Powell | Democratic | FL |
| Doris O. Matsui | Democratic | CA |
| Elissa Slotkin | Democratic | MI |
| Frank Pallone, Jr. | Democratic | NJ |
| Gerald E. Connolly | Democratic | VA |
| Gilbert Ray Cisneros, Jr. | Democratic | CA |
| Greg Gianforte | Republican | MT |
| Greg Stanton | Democratic | AZ |
| Greg Walden | Republican | OR |
| Gus M. Bilirakis | Republican | FL |
| Janice D. Schakowsky | Democratic | IL |
| Jefferson Van Drew | Republican | NJ |
| Jimmy Panetta | Democratic | CA |
| Joseph P. Kennedy III | Democratic | MA |
| Lauren Underwood | Democratic | IL |
| Peter Welch | Democratic | VT |
| Raul Ruiz | Democratic | CA |
| Sean Casten | Democratic | IL |
| Tim Burchett | Republican | TN |
| Tom O’Halleran | Democratic | AZ |
| Tom Rice | Republican | SC |
| Yvette D. Clarke | Democratic | NY |
| S 2543 |
116th |
| Related bill |
| HR 19 | 116th | Related bill |
| HR 1264 | 116th | Identical bill |
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)
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)
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE
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, 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 · Medicare/Medicaid
Discussions on drug pricing, 340b, and price transparency policies, as well as the International Pricing Index ANPRM; Discussions about the work of Aligning for Health to address social determinants of health; Support HR 1041 / S 586,Critical Access Hospital Relief Act of 2019, a bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to remove the 96-hour physician certification requirement for inpatient critical access hospital services; Support S 895, Rural Hospital Regulatory Relief Act of 2019, a bill to provide for a permanent extension of the enforcement instruction on supervision requirements for outpatient therapeutic services in critical access and small rural hospitals; Support S 948,Conrad State 30 and Physician Access Reauthorization Act, a bill to provide incentives to physicians to practice in rural and medically underserved communities, and for other purposes; Discussions in support of the Rural Emergency Medical Center Act (REACH) Act; Support for extension of the Rural Community Hospital Demonstration Program; Support for extension of the Frontier Community Health Integration Project Demonstration program; Discuss changes with House and Senate committees to Section 8122 of the SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Act; Letter of support to Energy and Commerce Committee for the hearing on legislation to strengthen our health care system and ACA market stability; Support HR 1781/ S 801, Payment Commission Data Act of 2019, a bill to amend titles XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act to provide the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission and the Medicaid and CHIP Payment and Access Commission with access to certain drug payment information, including certain rebate information; Support S 551 Recovering Excessive Funds for Unused and Needless Drugs Act of 2019 or the REFUND Act of 2019, a bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to require manufacturers of certain single-dose vial drugs payable under part B of the Medicare program to provide rebates with respect to amounts of such drugs discarded, and for other purposes; Support S 824/ HR 1767, Excellence in Mental Health and Addiction Treatment Expansion Act, a bill to increase the number of States that may conduct Medicaid demonstration programs to improve access to community mental health services; Statement submitted to Senate Finance Committee on the implementation of the Quality Payment Program (QPP) created by the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015 (MACRA); Support HR 2552Protecting Local Access to Care for Everyone Act of 2019 or the PLACE Act of 2019, a bill to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to prevent certain payment reductions for clinic visit services furnished at excepted off-campus outpatient departments of a provider under the Medicare program; Support HR 3022, Patient Access Protection Act, a bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to repeal the reductions in Medicaid DSH allotments, and for other purposes; Letter of support to the Ways and Means Committee in support of legislation to improve the quality of an access to services for Medicare beneficiaries, help train the physician workforce and reduce administrative burden on rural hospitals; Support HR 3431, HEARTS and Rural Relief Act, a bill to provide for the extension of the enforcement instruction on supervision requirements for outpatient therapeutic services in critical access and small rural hospitals through 2021; Support HR 3417,Beneficiary Education Tools, Telehealth, and Extenders Reauthorization Act of 2019 or the BETTER Act of 2019, a bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for patient improvements and rural and quality improvements under the Medicare program; Oppose HR 1384, Medicare for All Act of 2019, a bill to establish an improved Medicare for All national health insurance program; Oppose S 1129, Medicare for All Act of 2019, a bill to establish a Medicare-for-all national health insurance program; Letter to House Committee on Ways and Means for the hearing on Pathways to Universal Health Coverage addressing concerns with Medicare for All and believe that the variety of proposals that often are used interchangeably under that name are not the solution; Oppose HR 2452, Medicare for America Act of 2019, a bill to amend the Social Security Act to establish a Medicare for America health program to provide for comprehensive health coverage for all Americans; Letter to House Committee on Budget for the hearing on the Congressional Budget Offices (CBO) Key Design Components and Considerations for Establishing a Single-Payer Health Care System addressing concerns with Medicare for All; Oppose S 1261/ HR 2463, Choose Medicare Act, a bill to provide for the establishment of Medicare part E public health plans, and for other purposes; Oppose S 981/ HR 2000Medicare-X Choice Act of 2019A bill to establish a public health plan; Oppose S 1033/ HR 2085, CHOICE Act, a bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to establish a public health insurance option, and for other purposes; Oppose S 470, Medicare at 50 Act, a bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for an option for any citizen or permanent resident of the United States age 50 to 64 to buy into Medicare; Oppose HR 1346, Medicare Buy-In and Health Care Stabilization Act of 2019, a bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for an option for individuals who are ages 50 to 64 to buy into Medicare, to provide for health insurance market stabilization, and for other purposes; Submitted Statement to the House Committee on Rules for the Hearing Medicare for All Act of 2019; Comment on provisions of HR 2328,Reauthorizing and Extending Americas Community Health (REACH) Act, support for the Medicaid disproportionate share hospital(DSH) program provisions included in Title III; comments on Title IV, which contains provisions of the No Surprises Act and concern with the legislations approach to determining reimbursement for out-of-network providers; Support HR 3107 Seniors Timely Access to Care Act of 2019, this legislation would establish requirements for the use of prior authorization under Medicare Advantage plans; Meeting with the Senate finance committee to discuss changes to drug bill; Meeting with CMS to discuss changes to prior authorization; Meeting with Department of Labor to discuss issues with ERISA health plans; Met with CMS staff on rural hospital issues; Regulatory burden related to new CMS guidance on documenting Crossover bad debt; Sent a Comment letter to CMS on a final rule on program integrity enhancements to the provider enrollment process for Medicare, Medicaid and Children's Health Insurance Programs; Oppose S. 2860 Patient Access to Higher Quality Health Care Act of 2019, a bill to repeal changes made by health care reform laws to the Medicare exception to the prohibition on certain physician referrals for hospitals, and for other purposes; Support HR 4996, Helping MOMS Act of 2019, a bill amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to provide for a State option under the Medicaid program to provide for and extend continuous coverage for certain individuals, and for other purposes; Addressing hospital concerns about HR 3 Lower Drug Costs Now Act, a bill to establish a fair price negotiation program, protect the Medicare program from excessive price increases, and establish an out-of-pocket maximum for Medicare part D enrollees, and for other purposes; Sent comment letter requesting that CMS withdraw the proposed regulation related to Medicaid Program: Medicaid Fiscal Accountability Regulation ( MFAR) financing and supplemental payments. Given that the proposal would severely curtail the availability of health care services to millions of individuals and because many of its provisions are not legally permissible; Discussion with CMS for rural hospitals and critical access hospitals about the Medicare accelerated payment program, which is intended to provide necessary funds to providers, including rural hospitals and critical access hospitals, when there is a disruption in claims submission and/or claims processing; Submitted comments on CMSs proposed rule on Medicare Advantage and Part D prescription drug program for Contract Years 2021 and 2022. The letter focuses on several proposals addressing network adequacy; Letter sent to HHS, CDC, CMS, and SAMHSA requesting specialized guidance and assistance for providers who care for patients with behavioral health disorders; Support resetting the Improving Medicare Post- Acute Care Transformation (IMPACT) Act of 2014 in the next COVID-19 relief package. The IMPACT Acts implementation is behind schedule and does not take into account extensive payment reforms already underway in each post-acute care setting; Letter urging HHS to release substantial additional emergency funds to all hospitals in an expedited manner. This second wave of funding to all hospitals, targeted relief is necessary for hospitals in hot spots, hospitals with a high percentage of payments under Medicare Advantage, hospitals caring for high numbers of Medicaid patients, and rural hospitals; Support HR 6693 Critical Access Hospital Expansion Act of 2020, a bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to allow States to certify certain hospitals as necessary providers for purposes of designating such hospitals as critical access hospitals under the Medicare program; Support HR 6753/ S 3615 Rural Community Hospital Demonstration Extension Act of 2020, a bill to amend the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act of 2003 to extend the rural community hospital demonstration program; Letter urging CMS to use its authority to extend to LTCHs the existing 20% hospital add-on payment for Medicare beneficiaries diagnosed with COVID-19; Letter to CMS urging the agency to temporarily extend certain waivers and make others permanent beyond the COVID-19 public health emergency to allow hospitals to provide better and more cost effective care to their patients and communities; Sent comment letter to CMS about our concerns with the timeline proposed for implementation as well as the potential for penalties for noncompliance within this timeline on the Medicare Program: Electronic Prescribing of Controlled Substances; Sent comment letter on the FY 2021 Inpatient PPS proposed rule addressing CMS proposals related to payer-specific negotiated rate data collection, Medicare DSH payments, CAR T, bad debt, MS-DRG classifications, and quality programs, among other topics. Letter requesting that the CMS delay the implementation of the Appropriate Use Criteria for Advanced Diagnostic Imaging Services program to allow providers the opportunity to implement and test operational changes and acquire the education necessary to achieve compliance with the program; Sent comments to the CMS on the agencys long-term care hospital prospective payment system proposed policy changes and fiscal year 2021 rates; Letter to CMS asking for a delay in the start of repayments associated with the Medicare Accelerated and Advance Payment (AAP) Programs; Letter urging the CMS to continue its suspension of medical review activities throughout the ongoing COVID-19 public health emergency; Letter urging CMS to allow periodic interim payment (PIP) hospitals to carry out their accelerated payment repayment at cost settlement, as was initially communicated by the agency and also request that the agency make alternative repayment approaches available, such as direct payments to the Medicare Administrative Contractor (MAC), for all hospitals; Comment letter on CY 2021 Home Health Prospective Payment System Rate Update proposed rule. While we continue to support the PDGM objective of increasing HH PPS payment accuracy, we remain concerned that CY 2020s large behavioral offset, 4.36%, was implemented on a prospective basis; Letter urging the CMS to withdraw the condition of participation (CoP) that hospitals report daily COVID-19 data and request that CMS immediately release detailed interpretive guidance so hospitals can take the necessary steps to come into compliance; Urged CMS to withdraw its Medicaid fiscal accountability proposed rule from its regulatory agenda because it would "severely curtail the availability of health care services to millions of individuals" and "many of its provisions are not legally permissible;" Submitted comment letter that disagree with CMS interim APC assignments of COVID-19 vaccine administration services to these New Technology APCs because they are inconsistent with longstanding CMS policy; Submitted comments responding to a CMS request for information on regulatory relief to support economic recovery urging the agency to take additional action to remove certain regulatory barriers standing in the way of efficiency and innovation, thus allowing hospitals to provide better and more cost-effective care to our patients and communities. In order to achieve these objectives, we ask the agency to temporarily extend certain waivers and make others permanent beyond the duration of the COVID-19 public health emergency; Urged a delay implementation of CMS price transparency rule and also asked the Biden Transition team for enforcement discretion with the rule; Letter urging Congress to include in the year-end legislation an extension of the congressionally-enacted moratorium on the application of the Medicare sequester cuts into 2021 and through the duration of the public health emergency (PHE); Letter urging Congress to continue to support the movement to value by ensuring that clinicians in advanced alternative payment models (APMs) continue to receive incentives established under the bipartisan Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015 (MACRA); Support S 5044, The Improving Seniors Timely Access to Care Act of 2020, a bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to establish requirements with respect to the use of prior authorization under Medicare Advantage plans; Submitted a comment letter, urging CMS not to finalize proposals that would allow states to create a new type of direct enrollment marketplace in lieu of Healthcare.gov or a state-based marketplace. In addition, we do not support the codification in regulation of previous Section 1332 guidance that could allow states to pursue alternative approaches to coverage that would result in coverage losses; Support efforts to protect patients from surprise medical bills by including the No Surprises Act as part of the year-end legislative package; Submitted COVID-19 snapshot report for Congress to better understand the needs of hospitals and health systems during the public health emergency, which combines important data points with news articles and testimonials from the field to reiterate the dire circumstances hospitals and health systems face, and highlight why additional relief is necessary; Submitted comments in response to HRSAs proposal to include additional counties as eligible to receive Federal Office of Rural Health Policy (FORHP) grants, encouraged the agency to use a definition of rural that is inclusive and flexible, in order to broaden opportunities for providers in rural communities and urged HRSA to increase rural grant opportunities.
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 · Medicare/Medicaid
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 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.3: Lower Drug Costs Now Act H.R. 6557 MAIL Act S.3384: Lowering Prescription Drug Prices for America's Seniors and Families Act S.3013: Encouraging Innovative Benefit Design to Lower Costs for Seniors 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 Prescription drug pricing transparency H.R.1264/S.801: Payment Commission Data Act H.R.223/S.532: 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 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
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
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 · Medicare/Medicaid
H.R. 803 / S. 988, Improving Transparency and Accuracy in Medicare Part D Drug Spending Act; H.R. 1034 / S. 640, Phair Pricing Act of 2019; H.R. 1035, Prescription Drug Price Transparency Act, S. 475, Creating Transparency to Have Drug Rebates Unlocked (C-THRU) Act, S. 476, Reducing Existing Costs Associated with Pharmaceuticals for Seniors (RxCAP) Act; H.R. 107, To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to sunset the limit on the maximum rebate amount for single source drugs and innovator multiple source drugs; H.R.448 / S. 99, Medicare Drug Price Negotiation Act; H.R. 275, Medicare Prescription Drug Price Negotiation Act of 2019; H.R. 1346, Medicare Buy-In and Health Care Stabilization Act of 2019; H.R. 366, Insulin Access for All Act of 2019; S. 62, Empowering Medicare Seniors to Negotiate Drug Prices Act of 2019; S. 205 / H.R. 937, Right Rebate Act of 2019; H.R. 1046 / S. 377, Medicare Negotiation and Competitive Licensing Act of 2019; H.R. 1781 / S. 801, the Payment Commission Data Act of 2019; H.R. 2113, Prescription Drug Sunshine, Transparency, Accountability and Reporting (STAR) Act of 2019; H.R. 2115, To amend title XI of the Social Security Act to provide greater transparency of discounts provided by drug manufacturers; Proposed rule, "Modernizing Part D and Medicare Advantage to Lower Drug Prices and Reduce Out-of-Pocket Expenses, CMS-4180-P"; Proposed rule, "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, OIG-0936-P"; Proposed rule, Medicaid Program; Medicaid and Childrens Health Insurance Plan (CHIP) Managed Care - CMS-2408-P; H.R. 1323, Rural Hospital Frontier Fairness Act; S. 551, REFUND Act of 2019; S. 691, Medicare Extra Rx HELP Act of 2019; S. 773, Telehealth Innovation and Improvement Act of 2019; S. 814, Expanding Access to Diabetes Self-Management Training Act of 2019; H.R. 1384 / S. 1129, Medicare for All Act of 2019; H.R. 3417, The Beneficiary Education Tools, Telehealth, and Extenders Reauthorization Act of 2019; H.R. 3408, Shop Rx Act of 2019; S. 1384, Prescription Drug Rebate Reform Act of 2019; H.R. 2113, Prescription Drug STAR Act; H.R. 2115, Public Disclosure of Drug Discounts Act S. 2447, the Phair Relief Act; S. 2771, the Protecting Home Oxygen and Medical Equipment Act of 2019; S. 1861 / H.R. 3924, the Streamlining Part D Appeals Process Act; H.R. 4946, the Ensuring Seniors Access to Local Pharmacies Act of 2019; H.R. 5281, the Drug Price Transparency in Medicaid Act of 2019; H.R. 5442, the Lowest Price for Patients Act; Report language for H.R.1865, the Further Consolidated Appropriations Act; Pharmacist Provider Status draft legislation
Client expense: $330,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Natl Drug Control Policy (NDCP), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), White House Office
2020 · fourth_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
HR 7659 Re: ensuring parity for Audio Only Telehealth (Sewell) S. 3001 Toomey, regarding Medicare and Medicaid program extensions HR 4932, Thompson regarding telehealth in the Medicare program S. 2741 Schatz, regarding telehealth in the Medicare program HR 1839, the Medicaid Services Investment and Accountability Act HR 3253, The Empowering Beneficiaries, Ensuring Access and Strengthening Accountability Act (regarding Medicaid) HR 2131 and S. 1114, regarding the Medicare Advantage benchmark cap HR 3107, regarding the use of preauthorization in the Medicare Advantage program HR 3417 the Beneficiary Education Tools, Telehealth and Extenders Reauthorization Act (regarding Medicare) Legislation and regulation regarding the Medicare Advantage program HR 1839, regarding multiple Medicaid program changes, including the Medicaid Drug Rebate program. HR 1046 and S. 377, regarding Medicare Part D and requirements for HHS to negotiate drug prices HR 1781 Regarding MedPAC and MACPAC access to drug pricing and rebate data.
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 · Health Issues
H.R. 1781 - Payment Commission Data Act of 2019 H.R. 269 - PAHPA Reauthorization and Advancing Innovation Act of 2019 S. 97 - Affordable and Safe Prescription Drug Importation Act 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 H.R. 5333 - OTC Monograph Reform Act 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, importation, supply chain integrity, 304b, orphan drugs, newborn screening, expanded access, priority review, transparency, drug shortages, drug pricing, insulin, international reference pricing
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, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)
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. 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 H.R. 965 - the CREATES 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, health care reform, Biosimilars, FDA policies, Innovation, 340B, comparative effectiveness research, non-interference, opioids
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $80,000
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE
2020 · fourth_quarter · Pharmacy
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 H.R. 965 - the CREATES Act of 2019 S. 1895 - Lower Health Care Costs Act S. 1416 - Affordable Prescriptions For Patients Act of 2019 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 ***, no specific bills, Drug Safety, Prescription Drug Importation, Import Safety, supply chain integrity, biosimilars, patent settlements, break through therapies, Innovation, transparency ***, no specific bills, Drug Safety, Prescription Drug Importation, Import Safety, supply chain integrity, biosimilars, PDUFA and associated policies, patent settlements, accelerated approval, break through therapies, compounding, user fee reauthorization, Innovation
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $80,000
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE
2020 · fourth_quarter · Health Issues
HR1781 - Payment Commission Data Act of 2019, to amend titles XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act to provide the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission and the Medicaid and CHIP Payment and Access Commission with access to certain drug payment information, including certain rebate information. HR2279, to amend the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to require a group health plan (or health insurance coverage offered in connection with such a plan) to provide an exceptions process for any medication step therapy protocol, and for other purposes. HR1955 - Understanding Appropriate Alzheimer's Care Act of 2019, to require the Administrator of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to conduct a study on antipsychotic prescribing practices in non-nursing home settings under the Medicare program, and for other purposes. Issues related to nurse agency in nursing homes when prescribing controlled substances S2943 - To amend titles XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act to revise minimum nurse staffing requirements for skilled nursing facilities under the Medicare program and for nursing facilities under the Medicaid program, and for other purposes.
Client expense: $15,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2020 · fourth_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
HR1781 - Payment Commission Data Act of 2019, to amend titles XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act to provide the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission and the Medicaid and CHIP Payment and Access Commission with access to certain drug payment information, including certain rebate information. medication reviews under Improving Medicare Post-Acute Care Transformation Act of 2014 (IMPACT) Act. specialty drugs in nursing homes
Client expense: $15,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2020 · fourth_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
H.R. 107, Burgess: Rebate cap, regarding all bio-pharmaceutical related provisions. H.R. 275, Medicare Prescription Drug Negotiation Act, regarding all bio-pharmaceutical related provisions. H.R. 366, Insulin Access for All Act, regarding all bio-pharmaceutical related provisions. H.R. 1034, D. Collins/S. 640, Kennedy: Phair Pricing Act - Share the savings, regarding all bio-pharmaceutical related provisions. H.R. 1035, Prescription Drug Price Transparency Act, regarding all bio-pharmaceutical related provisions. H.R. 1332, Fair Care Act, regarding all bio-pharmaceutical related provisions. H.R. 1346, Medicare Buy-In and Health Care Stabilization Act, regarding all bio-pharmaceutical related provisions. H.R. 1384, Medicare for All Act, regarding all bio-pharmaceutical related provisions. H.R. 1781, Payment Commission Data Act of 2019, regarding all bio-pharmaceutical related provisions. H.R. 1788, Limits the penalty for Part B late enrollment to 15 percent and twice the period of no enrollment, regarding all bio-pharmaceutical related provisions. H.R. 2087, Reporting drug pricing information to Medicare, regarding all bio-pharmaceutical related provisions. H.R. 2113, Prescription STAR Act, regarding all bio-pharmaceutical related provisions. H.R.3, Lower Drug Costs Now Act of 2019, regarding all bio-pharmaceutical related provisions S. 62, Empowering Medicare Seniors to Negotiate Drug Prices, regarding all bio-pharmaceutical related provisions. S. 99, Medicare Drug Price Negotiation Act, regarding all bio-pharmaceutical related provisions. S. 205, Right Rebate Act, regarding all bio-pharmaceutical related provisions. S. 377/H.R. 1046, Medicare Negotiation and Competitive Licensing Act, regarding all bio-pharmaceutical related provisions. S. 470, Medicare at 50 Act, regarding all bio-pharmaceutical related provisions. S. 474, Stopping the Pharmaceutical Industry from Keeping drugs Expensive (SPIKE) Act of 2019 , regarding all bio-pharmaceutical related provisions. S. 475, RxCAP Act, regarding all bio-pharmaceutical related provisions. S. 476, Creating Transparency to Have Drug Rebates Unlocked (C-THRU Act) of 2019, regarding all bio-pharmaceutical related provisions. S. 551, REFUND Act of 2019, regarding all bio-pharmaceutical related provisions. S. 691, Expands Part D OOP assistance for low-income seniors and individuals with disabilities, regarding all bio-pharmaceutical related provisions. S. 801/H.R. 1781, Allows MedPAC and MACPAC to have access to information on drug rebates, regarding all bio-pharmaceutical related provisions. S. 981, Medicare-X Choice Act of 2019, regarding all bio-pharmaceutical related provisions. Pending rule to change the Rebate Safe Harbor, regarding all bio-pharmaceutical related provisions. H.R. 1839, Medicaid Services Investment and Accountability Act, regarding all bio-pharmaceutical related provisions H.R. 2452, Medicare for America Act, regarding all bio-pharmaceutical related provisions H.R. 3107, Improving Seniors Timely Access to Care Act, regarding all bio-pharmaceutical related provisions H.R. 3327, Drug Price Transparency for Medicare Patients Act, regarding all bio-pharmaceutical related provisions S. 1261/H.R. 2463, Choose Medicare Act, regarding all bio-pharmaceutical related provisions S. 1497, Health Care Price Check Act, regarding all bio-pharmaceutical related provisions S. 2081, a bill to require drug manufacturers to provide rebates for drugs furnished under Medicare Part B for which the growth in average sales price has exceeded inflation, regarding all bio-pharmaceutical related provisions. S. 2543, Prescription Drug Pricing Reduction Act of 2019, regarding all bio-pharmaceutical provisions. H.R. 19/S.3129 , Lower Costs, More Cures Act of 2019, regarding all bio-pharmaceutical related provisions H.R. 6218/S. 3457, Preserving Patient Access to Home Infusion Act, regarding all bio-pharmaceutical related provisions No Bill, Reimbursement for and patient access to Chimeric Antigen Receptor (CAR) T-cell therapies. Most Favored Nation (MFN) Model - (CMS-5528-IFC)
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 · third_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
HR1781 - Payment Commission Data Act of 2019, to amend titles XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act to provide the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission and the Medicaid and CHIP Payment and Access Commission with access to certain drug payment information, including certain rebate information. medication reviews under Improving Medicare Post-Acute Care Transformation Act of 2014 (IMPACT) Act. specialty drugs in nursing homes
Client expense: $15,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2020 · third_quarter · Health Issues
HR1781 - Payment Commission Data Act of 2019, to amend titles XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act to provide the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission and the Medicaid and CHIP Payment and Access Commission with access to certain drug payment information, including certain rebate information. HR2279, to amend the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to require a group health plan (or health insurance coverage offered in connection with such a plan) to provide an exceptions process for any medication step therapy protocol, and for other purposes. HR1955 - Understanding Appropriate Alzheimer's Care Act of 2019, to require the Administrator of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to conduct a study on antipsychotic prescribing practices in non-nursing home settings under the Medicare program, and for other purposes. Issues related to nurse agency in nursing homes when prescribing controlled substances S2943 - To amend titles XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act to revise minimum nurse staffing requirements for skilled nursing facilities under the Medicare program and for nursing facilities under the Medicaid program, and for other purposes.
Client expense: $15,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2020 · third_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
Discussions on drug pricing, 340b, and price transparency policies, as well as the International Pricing Index ANPRM; Discussions about the work of Aligning for Health to address social determinants of health; Support HR 1041 / S 586,Critical Access Hospital Relief Act of 2019, a bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to remove the 96-hour physician certification requirement for inpatient critical access hospital services; Support S 895, Rural Hospital Regulatory Relief Act of 2019, a bill to provide for a permanent extension of the enforcement instruction on supervision requirements for outpatient therapeutic services in critical access and small rural hospitals; Support S 948,Conrad State 30 and Physician Access Reauthorization Act, a bill to provide incentives to physicians to practice in rural and medically underserved communities, and for other purposes; Discussions in support of the Rural Emergency Medical Center Act (REACH) Act; Support for extension of the Rural Community Hospital Demonstration Program; Support for extension of the Frontier Community Health Integration Project Demonstration program; Discuss changes with House and Senate committees to Section 8122 of the SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Act; Letter of support to Energy and Commerce Committee for the hearing on legislation to strengthen our health care system and ACA market stability; Support HR 1781/ S 801, Payment Commission Data Act of 2019, a bill to amend titles XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act to provide the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission and the Medicaid and CHIP Payment and Access Commission with access to certain drug payment information, including certain rebate information; Support S 551 Recovering Excessive Funds for Unused and Needless Drugs Act of 2019 or the REFUND Act of 2019, a bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to require manufacturers of certain single-dose vial drugs payable under part B of the Medicare program to provide rebates with respect to amounts of such drugs discarded, and for other purposes; Support S 824/ HR 1767, Excellence in Mental Health and Addiction Treatment Expansion Act, a bill to increase the number of States that may conduct Medicaid demonstration programs to improve access to community mental health services; Statement submitted to Senate Finance Committee on the implementation of the Quality Payment Program (QPP) created by the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015 (MACRA); Support HR 2552Protecting Local Access to Care for Everyone Act of 2019 or the PLACE Act of 2019, a bill to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to prevent certain payment reductions for clinic visit services furnished at excepted off-campus outpatient departments of a provider under the Medicare program; Support HR 3022, Patient Access Protection Act, a bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to repeal the reductions in Medicaid DSH allotments, and for other purposes; Letter of support to the Ways and Means Committee in support of legislation to improve the quality of an access to services for Medicare beneficiaries, help train the physician workforce and reduce administrative burden on rural hospitals; Support HR 3431, HEARTS and Rural Relief Act, a bill to provide for the extension of the enforcement instruction on supervision requirements for outpatient therapeutic services in critical access and small rural hospitals through 2021; Support HR 3417,Beneficiary Education Tools, Telehealth, and Extenders Reauthorization Act of 2019 or the BETTER Act of 2019, a bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for patient improvements and rural and quality improvements under the Medicare program; Oppose HR 1384, Medicare for All Act of 2019, a bill to establish an improved Medicare for All national health insurance program; Oppose S 1129, Medicare for All Act of 2019, a bill to establish a Medicare-for-all national health insurance program; Letter to House Committee on Ways and Means for the hearing on Pathways to Universal Health Coverage addressing concerns with Medicare for All and believe that the variety of proposals that often are used interchangeably under that name are not the solution; Oppose HR 2452, Medicare for America Act of 2019, a bill to amend the Social Security Act to establish a Medicare for America health program to provide for comprehensive health coverage for all Americans; Letter to House Committee on Budget for the hearing on the Congressional Budget Offices (CBO) Key Design Components and Considerations for Establishing a Single-Payer Health Care System addressing concerns with Medicare for All; Oppose S 1261/ HR 2463, Choose Medicare Act, a bill to provide for the establishment of Medicare part E public health plans, and for other purposes; Oppose S 981/ HR 2000Medicare-X Choice Act of 2019A bill to establish a public health plan; Oppose S 1033/ HR 2085, CHOICE Act, a bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to establish a public health insurance option, and for other purposes; Oppose S 470, Medicare at 50 Act, a bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for an option for any citizen or permanent resident of the United States age 50 to 64 to buy into Medicare; Oppose HR 1346, Medicare Buy-In and Health Care Stabilization Act of 2019, a bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for an option for individuals who are ages 50 to 64 to buy into Medicare, to provide for health insurance market stabilization, and for other purposes; Submitted Statement to the House Committee on Rules for the Hearing Medicare for All Act of 2019; Comment on provisions of HR 2328,Reauthorizing and Extending Americas Community Health (REACH) Act, support for the Medicaid disproportionate share hospital(DSH) program provisions included in Title III; comments on Title IV, which contains provisions of the No Surprises Act and concern with the legislations approach to determining reimbursement for out-of-network providers; Support HR 3107 Seniors Timely Access to Care Act of 2019, this legislation would establish requirements for the use of prior authorization under Medicare Advantage plans; Meeting with the Senate finance committee to discuss changes to drug bill; Meeting with CMS to discuss changes to prior authorization; Meeting with Department of Labor to discuss issues with ERISA health plans; Met with CMS staff on rural hospital issues; Regulatory burden related to new CMS guidance on documenting Crossover bad debt; Sent a Comment letter to CMS on a final rule on program integrity enhancements to the provider enrollment process for Medicare, Medicaid and Children's Health Insurance Programs; Oppose S. 2860 Patient Access to Higher Quality Health Care Act of 2019, a bill to repeal changes made by health care reform laws to the Medicare exception to the prohibition on certain physician referrals for hospitals, and for other purposes; Support HR 4996, Helping MOMS Act of 2019, a bill amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to provide for a State option under the Medicaid program to provide for and extend continuous coverage for certain individuals, and for other purposes; Addressing hospital concerns about HR 3 Lower Drug Costs Now Act, a bill to establish a fair price negotiation program, protect the Medicare program from excessive price increases, and establish an out-of-pocket maximum for Medicare part D enrollees, and for other purposes; Sent comment letter requesting that CMS withdraw the proposed regulation related to Medicaid Program: Medicaid Fiscal Accountability Regulation ( MFAR) financing and supplemental payments. Given that the proposal would severely curtail the availability of health care services to millions of individuals and because many of its provisions are not legally permissible; Discussion with CMS for rural hospitals and critical access hospitals about the Medicare accelerated payment program, which is intended to provide necessary funds to providers, including rural hospitals and critical access hospitals, when there is a disruption in claims submission and/or claims processing; Submitted comments on CMSs proposed rule on Medicare Advantage and Part D prescription drug program for Contract Years 2021 and 2022. The letter focuses on several proposals addressing network adequacy; Letter sent to HHS, CDC, CMS, and SAMHSA requesting specialized guidance and assistance for providers who care for patients with behavioral health disorders; Support resetting the Improving Medicare Post- Acute Care Transformation (IMPACT) Act of 2014 in the next COVID-19 relief package. The IMPACT Acts implementation is behind schedule and does not take into account extensive payment reforms already underway in each post-acute care setting; Letter urging HHS to release substantial additional emergency funds to all hospitals in an expedited manner. This second wave of funding to all hospitals, targeted relief is necessary for hospitals in hot spots, hospitals with a high percentage of payments under Medicare Advantage, hospitals caring for high numbers of Medicaid patients, and rural hospitals; Support HR 6693 Critical Access Hospital Expansion Act of 2020, a bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to allow States to certify certain hospitals as necessary providers for purposes of designating such hospitals as critical access hospitals under the Medicare program; Support HR 6753/ S 3615 Rural Community Hospital Demonstration Extension Act of 2020, a bill to amend the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act of 2003 to extend the rural community hospital demonstration program; Letter urging CMS to use its authority to extend to LTCHs the existing 20% hospital add-on payment for Medicare beneficiaries diagnosed with COVID-19; Letter to CMS urging the agency to temporarily extend certain waivers and make others permanent beyond the COVID-19 public health emergency to allow hospitals to provide better and more cost effective care to their patients and communities; Sent comment letter to CMS about our concerns with the timeline proposed for implementation as well as the potential for penalties for noncompliance within this timeline on the Medicare Program: Electronic Prescribing of Controlled Substances; Sent comment letter on the FY 2021 Inpatient PPS proposed rule addressing CMS proposals related to payer-specific negotiated rate data collection, Medicare DSH payments, CAR T, bad debt, MS-DRG classifications, and quality programs, among other topics. Letter requesting that the CMS delay the implementation of the Appropriate Use Criteria for Advanced Diagnostic Imaging Services program to allow providers the opportunity to implement and test operational changes and acquire the education necessary to achieve compliance with the program; Sent comments to the CMS on the agencys long-term care hospital prospective payment system proposed policy changes and fiscal year 2021 rates; Letter to CMS asking for a delay in the start of repayments associated with the Medicare Accelerated and Advance Payment (AAP) Programs; Letter urging the CMS to continue its suspension of medical review activities throughout the ongoing COVID-19 public health emergency; Letter urging CMS to allow periodic interim payment (PIP) hospitals to carry out their accelerated payment repayment at cost settlement, as was initially communicated by the agency and also request that the agency make alternative repayment approaches available, such as direct payments to the Medicare Administrative Contractor (MAC), for all hospitals; Comment letter on CY 2021 Home Health Prospective Payment System Rate Update proposed rule. While we continue to support the PDGM objective of increasing HH PPS payment accuracy, we remain concerned that CY 2020s large behavioral offset, 4.36%, was implemented on a prospective basis; Letter urging the CMS to withdraw the condition of participation (CoP) that hospitals report daily COVID-19 data and request that CMS immediately release detailed interpretive guidance so hospitals can take the necessary steps to come into compliance; Urged CMS to withdraw its Medicaid fiscal accountability proposed rule from its regulatory agenda because it would "severely curtail the availability of health care services to millions of individuals" and "many of its provisions are not legally permissible."
Client expense: $4,860,000 · 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 · third_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 · third_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 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 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 S.657: Drug Price Transparency Act S.977: Transparent Drug Pricing Act S.1895: Lower Health Care Costs Act H.R.5304: PBM Transparency in Prescription Drug Costs Act H.R.5800: Ban Surprise Billing Act
Client expense: $2,676,362 · 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 · third_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
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 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.3: Lower Drug Costs Now Act H.R. 6557 MAIL Act S.3384: Lowering Prescription Drug Prices for America's Seniors and Families Act S.3013: Encouraging Innovative Benefit Design to Lower Costs for Seniors Act Executive Order on An America-First Healthcare Plan Executive Order on Lowering Prices for Patients by Eliminating Kickbacks to Middlemen Prescription drug pricing transparency H.R.1264/S.801: Payment Commission Data Act H.R.223/S.532: 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 S.476: C-THRU Act S.2543: Prescription Drug Pricing Reduction Act 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
Client expense: $2,676,362 · 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 · third_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: $170,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE
2020 · third_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 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: $200,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE
2020 · third_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
HR 7659 Re: ensuring parity for Audio Only Telehealth (Sewell) S. 3001 Toomey, regarding Medicare and Medicaid program extensions HR 4932, Thompson regarding telehealth in the Medicare program S. 2741 Schatz, regarding telehealth in the Medicare program HR 1839, the Medicaid Services Investment and Accountability Act HR 3253, The Empowering Beneficiaries, Ensuring Access and Strengthening Accountability Act (regarding Medicaid) HR 2131 and S. 1114, regarding the Medicare Advantage benchmark cap HR 3107, regarding the use of preauthorization in the Medicare Advantage program HR 3417 the Beneficiary Education Tools, Telehealth and Extenders Reauthorization Act (regarding Medicare) Legislation and regulation regarding the Medicare Advantage program HR 1839, regarding multiple Medicaid program changes, including the Medicaid Drug Rebate program. HR 1046 and S. 377, regarding Medicare Part D and requirements for HHS to negotiate drug prices HR 1781 Regarding MedPAC and MACPAC access to drug pricing and rebate data.
Client expense: $200,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE
2020 · third_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
H.R. 107, Burgess: Rebate cap, regarding all bio-pharmaceutical related provisions. H.R. 275, Medicare Prescription Drug Negotiation Act, regarding all bio-pharmaceutical related provisions. H.R. 366, Insulin Access for All Act, regarding all bio-pharmaceutical related provisions. H.R. 1034, D. Collins/S. 640, Kennedy: Phair Pricing Act - Share the savings, regarding all bio-pharmaceutical related provisions. H.R. 1035, Prescription Drug Price Transparency Act, regarding all bio-pharmaceutical related provisions. H.R. 1332, Fair Care Act, regarding all bio-pharmaceutical related provisions. H.R. 1346, Medicare Buy-In and Health Care Stabilization Act, regarding all bio-pharmaceutical related provisions. H.R. 1384, Medicare for All Act, regarding all bio-pharmaceutical related provisions. H.R. 1781, Payment Commission Data Act of 2019, regarding all bio-pharmaceutical related provisions. H.R. 1788, Limits the penalty for Part B late enrollment to 15 percent and twice the period of no enrollment, regarding all bio-pharmaceutical related provisions. H.R. 2087, Reporting drug pricing information to Medicare, regarding all bio-pharmaceutical related provisions. H.R. 2113, Prescription STAR Act, regarding all bio-pharmaceutical related provisions. H.R.3, Lower Drug Costs Now Act of 2019, regarding all bio-pharmaceutical related provisions S. 62, Empowering Medicare Seniors to Negotiate Drug Prices, regarding all bio-pharmaceutical related provisions. S. 99, Medicare Drug Price Negotiation Act, regarding all bio-pharmaceutical related provisions. S. 205, Right Rebate Act, regarding all bio-pharmaceutical related provisions. S. 377/H.R. 1046, Medicare Negotiation and Competitive Licensing Act, regarding all bio-pharmaceutical related provisions. S. 470, Medicare at 50 Act, regarding all bio-pharmaceutical related provisions. S. 474, Stopping the Pharmaceutical Industry from Keeping drugs Expensive (SPIKE) Act of 2019 , regarding all bio-pharmaceutical related provisions. S. 475, RxCAP Act, regarding all bio-pharmaceutical related provisions. S. 476, Creating Transparency to Have Drug Rebates Unlocked (C-THRU Act) of 2019, regarding all bio-pharmaceutical related provisions. S. 551, REFUND Act of 2019, regarding all bio-pharmaceutical related provisions. S. 691, Expands Part D OOP assistance for low-income seniors and individuals with disabilities, regarding all bio-pharmaceutical related provisions. S. 801/H.R. 1781, Allows MedPAC and MACPAC to have access to information on drug rebates, regarding all bio-pharmaceutical related provisions. S. 981, Medicare-X Choice Act of 2019, regarding all bio-pharmaceutical related provisions. Pending rule to change the Rebate Safe Harbor, regarding all bio-pharmaceutical related provisions. H.R. 1839, Medicaid Services Investment and Accountability Act, regarding all bio-pharmaceutical related provisions H.R. 2452, Medicare for America Act, regarding all bio-pharmaceutical related provisions H.R. 3107, Improving Seniors Timely Access to Care Act, regarding all bio-pharmaceutical related provisions H.R. 3327, Drug Price Transparency for Medicare Patients Act, regarding all bio-pharmaceutical related provisions S. 1261/H.R. 2463, Choose Medicare Act, regarding all bio-pharmaceutical related provisions S. 1497, Health Care Price Check Act, regarding all bio-pharmaceutical related provisions S. 2081, a bill to require drug manufacturers to provide rebates for drugs furnished under Medicare Part B for which the growth in average sales price has exceeded inflation, regarding all bio-pharmaceutical related provisions. S. 2543, Prescription Drug Pricing Reduction Act of 2019, regarding all bio-pharmaceutical provisions. H.R. 19/S.3129 , Lower Costs, More Cures Act of 2019, regarding all bio-pharmaceutical related provisions H.R. 6218/S. 3457, Preserving Patient Access to Home Infusion Act, regarding all bio-pharmaceutical related provisions No Bill, Reimbursement for and patient access to Chimeric Antigen Receptor (CAR) T-cell therapies.
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 · third_quarter · Health Issues
H.R. 1781 - Payment Commission Data Act of 2019 H.R. 269 - PAHPA Reauthorization and Advancing Innovation Act of 2019 S. 97 - Affordable and Safe Prescription Drug Importation Act 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 H.R. 5333 - OTC Monograph Reform Act 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 no specific bills, importation, supply chain integrity, 304b, orphan drugs, newborn screening, expanded access, priority review, transparency, drug shortages, drug pricing, insulin, international reference pricing
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, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)
2020 · third_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 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 · third_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
H.R. 803 / S. 988, Improving Transparency and Accuracy in Medicare Part D Drug Spending Act; H.R. 1034 / S. 640, Phair Pricing Act of 2019; H.R. 1035, Prescription Drug Price Transparency Act, S. 475, Creating Transparency to Have Drug Rebates Unlocked (C-THRU) Act, S. 476, Reducing Existing Costs Associated with Pharmaceuticals for Seniors (RxCAP) Act; H.R. 107, To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to sunset the limit on the maximum rebate amount for single source drugs and innovator multiple source drugs; H.R.448 / S. 99, Medicare Drug Price Negotiation Act; H.R. 275, Medicare Prescription Drug Price Negotiation Act of 2019; H.R. 1346, Medicare Buy-In and Health Care Stabilization Act of 2019; H.R. 366, Insulin Access for All Act of 2019; S. 62, Empowering Medicare Seniors to Negotiate Drug Prices Act of 2019; S. 205 / H.R. 937, Right Rebate Act of 2019; H.R. 1046 / S. 377, Medicare Negotiation and Competitive Licensing Act of 2019; H.R. 1781 / S. 801, the Payment Commission Data Act of 2019; H.R. 2113, Prescription Drug Sunshine, Transparency, Accountability and Reporting (STAR) Act of 2019; H.R. 2115, To amend title XI of the Social Security Act to provide greater transparency of discounts provided by drug manufacturers; Proposed rule, "Modernizing Part D and Medicare Advantage to Lower Drug Prices and Reduce Out-of-Pocket Expenses, CMS-4180-P"; Proposed rule, "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, OIG-0936-P"; Proposed rule, Medicaid Program; Medicaid and Childrens Health Insurance Plan (CHIP) Managed Care - CMS-2408-P; H.R. 1323, Rural Hospital Frontier Fairness Act; S. 551, REFUND Act of 2019; S. 691, Medicare Extra Rx HELP Act of 2019; S. 773, Telehealth Innovation and Improvement Act of 2019; S. 814, Expanding Access to Diabetes Self-Management Training Act of 2019; H.R. 1384 / S. 1129, Medicare for All Act of 2019; H.R. 3417, The Beneficiary Education Tools, Telehealth, and Extenders Reauthorization Act of 2019; H.R. 3408, Shop Rx Act of 2019; S. 1384, Prescription Drug Rebate Reform Act of 2019; H.R. 2113, Prescription Drug STAR Act; H.R. 2115, Public Disclosure of Drug Discounts Act S. 2447, the Phair Relief Act; S. 2771, the Protecting Home Oxygen and Medical Equipment Act of 2019; S. 1861 / H.R. 3924, the Streamlining Part D Appeals Process Act; H.R. 4946, the Ensuring Seniors Access to Local Pharmacies Act of 2019; H.R. 5281, the Drug Price Transparency in Medicaid Act of 2019; H.R. 5442, the Lowest Price for Patients Act; Report language for H.R.1865, the Further Consolidated Appropriations Act; Pharmacist Provider Status draft legislation
Client expense: $330,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Natl Drug Control Policy (NDCP), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), White House Office
2020 · third_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 H.R. 965 - the CREATES 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 no specific bills, health care reform, Biosimilars, FDA policies, Innovation, 340B, comparative effectiveness research, non-interference, opioids
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $80,000
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE
2020 · third_quarter · Pharmacy
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 H.R. 965 - the CREATES Act of 2019 S. 1895 - Lower Health Care Costs Act S. 1416 - Affordable Prescriptions For Patients Act of 2019 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 no specific bills, Drug Safety, Prescription Drug Importation, Import Safety, supply chain integrity, biosimilars, patent settlements, break through therapies, Innovation, transparency
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $80,000
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE
2020 · second_quarter · Health Issues
HR1781 - Payment Commission Data Act of 2019, to amend titles XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act to provide the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission and the Medicaid and CHIP Payment and Access Commission with access to certain drug payment information, including certain rebate information. HR2279, to amend the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to require a group health plan (or health insurance coverage offered in connection with such a plan) to provide an exceptions process for any medication step therapy protocol, and for other purposes. HR1955 - Understanding Appropriate Alzheimer's Care Act of 2019, to require the Administrator of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to conduct a study on antipsychotic prescribing practices in non-nursing home settings under the Medicare program, and for other purposes. Issues related to nurse agency in nursing homes when prescribing controlled substances S2943 - To amend titles XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act to revise minimum nurse staffing requirements for skilled nursing facilities under the Medicare program and for nursing facilities under the Medicaid program, and for other purposes.
Client expense: $15,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2020 · second_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
HR1781 - Payment Commission Data Act of 2019, to amend titles XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act to provide the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission and the Medicaid and CHIP Payment and Access Commission with access to certain drug payment information, including certain rebate information. medication reviews under Improving Medicare Post-Acute Care Transformation Act of 2014 (IMPACT) Act. specialty drugs in nursing homes
Client expense: $15,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2020 · second_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 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 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 S.657: Drug Price Transparency Act S.977: Transparent Drug Pricing Act S.1895: Lower Health Care Costs Act H.R.5304: PBM Transparency in Prescription Drug Costs Act H.R.5800: Ban Surprise Billing Act
Client expense: $1,173,453 · 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 · second_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
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 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.3: Lower Drug Costs Now Act H.R. 6557 MAIL Act S.3384: Lowering Prescription Drug Prices for America's Seniors and Families Act S.3013: Encouraging Innovative Benefit Design to Lower Costs for Seniors Act Prescription drug pricing transparency H.R.1264/S.801: Payment Commission Data Act H.R.223/S.532: 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 S.476: C-THRU Act S.2543: Prescription Drug Pricing Reduction Act 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
Client expense: $1,173,453 · 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 · second_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 · second_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
Discussions on drug pricing, 340b, and price transparency policies, as well as the International Pricing Index ANPRM; Discussions about the work of Aligning for Health to address social determinants of health; Support HR 1041 / S 586,Critical Access Hospital Relief Act of 2019, a bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to remove the 96-hour physician certification requirement for inpatient critical access hospital services; Support S 895, Rural Hospital Regulatory Relief Act of 2019, a bill to provide for a permanent extension of the enforcement instruction on supervision requirements for outpatient therapeutic services in critical access and small rural hospitals; Support S 948,Conrad State 30 and Physician Access Reauthorization Act, a bill to provide incentives to physicians to practice in rural and medically underserved communities, and for other purposes; Discussions in support of the Rural Emergency Medical Center Act (REACH) Act; Support for extension of the Rural Community Hospital Demonstration Program; Support for extension of the Frontier Community Health Integration Project Demonstration program; Discuss changes with House and Senate committees to Section 8122 of the SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Act; Letter of support to Energy and Commerce Committee for the hearing on legislation to strengthen our health care system and ACA market stability; Support HR 1781/ S 801, Payment Commission Data Act of 2019, a bill to amend titles XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act to provide the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission and the Medicaid and CHIP Payment and Access Commission with access to certain drug payment information, including certain rebate information; Support S 551 Recovering Excessive Funds for Unused and Needless Drugs Act of 2019 or the REFUND Act of 2019, a bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to require manufacturers of certain single-dose vial drugs payable under part B of the Medicare program to provide rebates with respect to amounts of such drugs discarded, and for other purposes; Support S 824/ HR 1767, Excellence in Mental Health and Addiction Treatment Expansion Act, a bill to increase the number of States that may conduct Medicaid demonstration programs to improve access to community mental health services; Statement submitted to Senate Finance Committee on the implementation of the Quality Payment Program (QPP) created by the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015 (MACRA); Support HR 2552Protecting Local Access to Care for Everyone Act of 2019 or the PLACE Act of 2019, a bill to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to prevent certain payment reductions for clinic visit services furnished at excepted off-campus outpatient departments of a provider under the Medicare program; Support HR 3022, Patient Access Protection Act, a bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to repeal the reductions in Medicaid DSH allotments, and for other purposes; Letter of support to the Ways and Means Committee in support of legislation to improve the quality of an access to services for Medicare beneficiaries, help train the physician workforce and reduce administrative burden on rural hospitals; Support HR 3431, HEARTS and Rural Relief Act, a bill to provide for the extension of the enforcement instruction on supervision requirements for outpatient therapeutic services in critical access and small rural hospitals through 2021; Support HR 3417,Beneficiary Education Tools, Telehealth, and Extenders Reauthorization Act of 2019 or the BETTER Act of 2019, a bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for patient improvements and rural and quality improvements under the Medicare program; Oppose HR 1384, Medicare for All Act of 2019, a bill to establish an improved Medicare for All national health insurance program; Oppose S 1129, Medicare for All Act of 2019, a bill to establish a Medicare-for-all national health insurance program; Letter to House Committee on Ways and Means for the hearing on Pathways to Universal Health Coverage addressing concerns with Medicare for All and believe that the variety of proposals that often are used interchangeably under that name are not the solution; Oppose HR 2452, Medicare for America Act of 2019, a bill to amend the Social Security Act to establish a Medicare for America health program to provide for comprehensive health coverage for all Americans; Letter to House Committee on Budget for the hearing on the Congressional Budget Offices (CBO) Key Design Components and Considerations for Establishing a Single-Payer Health Care System addressing concerns with Medicare for All; Oppose S 1261/ HR 2463, Choose Medicare Act, a bill to provide for the establishment of Medicare part E public health plans, and for other purposes; Oppose S 981/ HR 2000Medicare-X Choice Act of 2019A bill to establish a public health plan; Oppose S 1033/ HR 2085, CHOICE Act, a bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to establish a public health insurance option, and for other purposes; Oppose S 470, Medicare at 50 Act, a bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for an option for any citizen or permanent resident of the United States age 50 to 64 to buy into Medicare; Oppose HR 1346, Medicare Buy-In and Health Care Stabilization Act of 2019, a bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for an option for individuals who are ages 50 to 64 to buy into Medicare, to provide for health insurance market stabilization, and for other purposes; Submitted Statement to the House Committee on Rules for the Hearing Medicare for All Act of 2019; Comment on provisions of HR 2328,Reauthorizing and Extending Americas Community Health (REACH) Act, support for the Medicaid disproportionate share hospital(DSH) program provisions included in Title III; comments on Title IV, which contains provisions of the No Surprises Act and concern with the legislations approach to determining reimbursement for out-of-network providers; Support HR 3107 Seniors Timely Access to Care Act of 2019, this legislation would establish requirements for the use of prior authorization under Medicare Advantage plans; Meeting with the Senate finance committee to discuss changes to drug bill; Meeting with CMS to discuss changes to prior authorization; Meeting with Department of Labor to discuss issues with ERISA health plans; Met with CMS staff on rural hospital issues; Regulatory burden related to new CMS guidance on documenting Crossover bad debt; Sent a Comment letter to CMS on a final rule on program integrity enhancements to the provider enrollment process for Medicare, Medicaid and Children's Health Insurance Programs; Oppose S. 2860 Patient Access to Higher Quality Health Care Act of 2019, a bill to repeal changes made by health care reform laws to the Medicare exception to the prohibition on certain physician referrals for hospitals, and for other purposes; Support HR 4996, Helping MOMS Act of 2019, a bill amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to provide for a State option under the Medicaid program to provide for and extend continuous coverage for certain individuals, and for other purposes; Addressing hospital concerns about HR 3 Lower Drug Costs Now Act, a bill to establish a fair price negotiation program, protect the Medicare program from excessive price increases, and establish an out-of-pocket maximum for Medicare part D enrollees, and for other purposes; Sent comment letter requesting that CMS withdraw the proposed regulation related to Medicaid Program: Medicaid Fiscal Accountability Regulation ( MFAR) financing and supplemental payments. Given that the proposal would severely curtail the availability of health care services to millions of individuals and because many of its provisions are not legally permissible; Discussion with CMS for rural hospitals and critical access hospitals about the Medicare accelerated payment program, which is intended to provide necessary funds to providers, including rural hospitals and critical access hospitals, when there is a disruption in claims submission and/or claims processing; Submitted comments on CMSs proposed rule on Medicare Advantage and Part D prescription drug program for Contract Years 2021 and 2022. The letter focuses on several proposals addressing network adequacy; Letter sent to HHS, CDC, CMS, and SAMHSA requesting specialized guidance and assistance for providers who care for patients with behavioral health disorders; Support resetting the Improving Medicare Post- Acute Care Transformation (IMPACT) Act of 2014 in the next COVID-19 relief package. The IMPACT Acts implementation is behind schedule and does not take into account extensive payment reforms already underway in each post-acute care setting; Letter urging HHS to release substantial additional emergency funds to all hospitals in an expedited manner. This second wave of funding to all hospitals, targeted relief is necessary for hospitals in hot spots, hospitals with a high percentage of payments under Medicare Advantage, hospitals caring for high numbers of Medicaid patients, and rural hospitals; Support HR 6693 Critical Access Hospital Expansion Act of 2020, a bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to allow States to certify certain hospitals as necessary providers for purposes of designating such hospitals as critical access hospitals under the Medicare program; Support HR 6753/ S 3615 Rural Community Hospital Demonstration Extension Act of 2020, a bill to amend the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act of 2003 to extend the rural community hospital demonstration program; Letter urging CMS to use its authority to extend to LTCHs the existing 20% hospital add-on payment for Medicare beneficiaries diagnosed with COVID-19; Letter to CMS urging the agency to temporarily extend certain waivers and make others permanent beyond the COVID-19 public health emergency to allow hospitals to provide better and more cost effective care to their patients and communities.
Client expense: $4,260,000 · 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), 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 · second_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
H.R. 803 / S. 988, Improving Transparency and Accuracy in Medicare Part D Drug Spending Act; H.R. 1034 / S. 640, Phair Pricing Act of 2019; H.R. 1035, Prescription Drug Price Transparency Act, S. 475, Creating Transparency to Have Drug Rebates Unlocked (C-THRU) Act, S. 476, Reducing Existing Costs Associated with Pharmaceuticals for Seniors (RxCAP) Act; H.R. 107, To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to sunset the limit on the maximum rebate amount for single source drugs and innovator multiple source drugs; H.R.448 / S. 99, Medicare Drug Price Negotiation Act; H.R. 275, Medicare Prescription Drug Price Negotiation Act of 2019; H.R. 1346, Medicare Buy-In and Health Care Stabilization Act of 2019; H.R. 366, Insulin Access for All Act of 2019; S. 62, Empowering Medicare Seniors to Negotiate Drug Prices Act of 2019; S. 205 / H.R. 937, Right Rebate Act of 2019; H.R. 1046 / S. 377, Medicare Negotiation and Competitive Licensing Act of 2019; H.R. 1781 / S. 801, the Payment Commission Data Act of 2019; H.R. 2113, Prescription Drug Sunshine, Transparency, Accountability and Reporting (STAR) Act of 2019; H.R. 2115, To amend title XI of the Social Security Act to provide greater transparency of discounts provided by drug manufacturers; Proposed rule, "Modernizing Part D and Medicare Advantage to Lower Drug Prices and Reduce Out-of-Pocket Expenses, CMS-4180-P"; Proposed rule, "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, OIG-0936-P"; Proposed rule, Medicaid Program; Medicaid and Childrens Health Insurance Plan (CHIP) Managed Care - CMS-2408-P; H.R. 1323, Rural Hospital Frontier Fairness Act; S. 551, REFUND Act of 2019; S. 691, Medicare Extra Rx HELP Act of 2019; S. 773, Telehealth Innovation and Improvement Act of 2019; S. 814, Expanding Access to Diabetes Self-Management Training Act of 2019; H.R. 1384 / S. 1129, Medicare for All Act of 2019; H.R. 3417, The Beneficiary Education Tools, Telehealth, and Extenders Reauthorization Act of 2019; H.R. 3408, Shop Rx Act of 2019; S. 1384, Prescription Drug Rebate Reform Act of 2019; H.R. 2113, Prescription Drug STAR Act; H.R. 2115, Public Disclosure of Drug Discounts Act S. 2447, the Phair Relief Act; S. 2771, the Protecting Home Oxygen and Medical Equipment Act of 2019; S. 1861 / H.R. 3924, the Streamlining Part D Appeals Process Act; H.R. 4946, the Ensuring Seniors Access to Local Pharmacies Act of 2019; H.R. 5281, the Drug Price Transparency in Medicaid Act of 2019; H.R. 5442, the Lowest Price for Patients Act; Report language for H.R.1865, the Further Consolidated Appropriations Act; Pharmacist Provider Status draft legislation
Client expense: $360,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Natl Drug Control Policy (NDCP), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), White House Office
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: $160,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE
2020 · second_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
S. 3001 Toomey, regarding Medicare and Medicaid program extensions HR 4932, Thompson regarding telehealth in the Medicare program S. 2741 Schatz, regarding telehealth in the Medicare program HR 1839, the Medicaid Services Investment and Accountability Act HR 3253, The Empowering Beneficiaries, Ensuring Access and Strengthening Accountability Act (regarding Medicaid) HR 2131 and S. 1114, regarding the Medicare Advantage benchmark cap HR 3107, regarding the use of preauthorization in the Medicare Advantage program HR 3417 the Beneficiary Education Tools, Telehealth and Extenders Reauthorization Act (regarding Medicare) Legislation and regulation regarding the Medicare Advantage program HR 1839, regarding multiple Medicaid program changes, including the Medicaid Drug Rebate program. HR 1046 and S. 377, regarding Medicare Part D and requirements for HHS to negotiate drug prices HR 1781 Regarding MedPAC and MACPAC access to drug pricing and rebate data.
Client expense: $160,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE
2020 · second_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
H.R. 107, Burgess: Rebate cap, regarding all bio-pharmaceutical related provisions. H.R. 275, Medicare Prescription Drug Negotiation Act, regarding all bio-pharmaceutical related provisions. H.R. 366, Insulin Access for All Act, regarding all bio-pharmaceutical related provisions. H.R. 1034, D. Collins/S. 640, Kennedy: Phair Pricing Act - Share the savings, regarding all bio-pharmaceutical related provisions. H.R. 1035, Prescription Drug Price Transparency Act, regarding all bio-pharmaceutical related provisions. H.R. 1332, Fair Care Act, regarding all bio-pharmaceutical related provisions. H.R. 1346, Medicare Buy-In and Health Care Stabilization Act, regarding all bio-pharmaceutical related provisions. H.R. 1384, Medicare for All Act, regarding all bio-pharmaceutical related provisions. H.R. 1781, Payment Commission Data Act of 2019, regarding all bio-pharmaceutical related provisions. H.R. 1788, Limits the penalty for Part B late enrollment to 15 percent and twice the period of no enrollment, regarding all bio-pharmaceutical related provisions. H.R. 2087, Reporting drug pricing information to Medicare, regarding all bio-pharmaceutical related provisions. H.R. 2113, Prescription STAR Act, regarding all bio-pharmaceutical related provisions. H.R.3, Lower Drug Costs Now Act of 2019, regarding all bio-pharmaceutical related provisions S. 62, Empowering Medicare Seniors to Negotiate Drug Prices, regarding all bio-pharmaceutical related provisions. S. 99, Medicare Drug Price Negotiation Act, regarding all bio-pharmaceutical related provisions. S. 205, Right Rebate Act, regarding all bio-pharmaceutical related provisions. S. 377/H.R. 1046, Medicare Negotiation and Competitive Licensing Act, regarding all bio-pharmaceutical related provisions. S. 470, Medicare at 50 Act, regarding all bio-pharmaceutical related provisions. S. 474, Stopping the Pharmaceutical Industry from Keeping drugs Expensive (SPIKE) Act of 2019 , regarding all bio-pharmaceutical related provisions. S. 475, RxCAP Act, regarding all bio-pharmaceutical related provisions. S. 476, Creating Transparency to Have Drug Rebates Unlocked (C-THRU Act) of 2019, regarding all bio-pharmaceutical related provisions. S. 551, REFUND Act of 2019, regarding all bio-pharmaceutical related provisions. S. 691, Expands Part D OOP assistance for low-income seniors and individuals with disabilities, regarding all bio-pharmaceutical related provisions. S. 801/H.R. 1781, Allows MedPAC and MACPAC to have access to information on drug rebates, regarding all bio-pharmaceutical related provisions. S. 981, Medicare-X Choice Act of 2019, regarding all bio-pharmaceutical related provisions. Pending rule to change the Rebate Safe Harbor, regarding all bio-pharmaceutical related provisions. H.R. 1839, Medicaid Services Investment and Accountability Act, regarding all bio-pharmaceutical related provisions H.R. 2452, Medicare for America Act, regarding all bio-pharmaceutical related provisions H.R. 3107, Improving Seniors Timely Access to Care Act, regarding all bio-pharmaceutical related provisions H.R. 3327, Drug Price Transparency for Medicare Patients Act, regarding all bio-pharmaceutical related provisions S. 1261/H.R. 2463, Choose Medicare Act, regarding all bio-pharmaceutical related provisions S. 1497, Health Care Price Check Act, regarding all bio-pharmaceutical related provisions S. 2081, a bill to require drug manufacturers to provide rebates for drugs furnished under Medicare Part B for which the growth in average sales price has exceeded inflation, regarding all bio-pharmaceutical related provisions. S. 2543, Prescription Drug Pricing Reduction Act of 2019, regarding all bio-pharmaceutical provisions. H.R. 19/S.3129 , Lower Costs, More Cures Act of 2019, regarding all bio-pharmaceutical related provisions H.R. 6218/S. 3457, Preserving Patient Access to Home Infusion Act, regarding all bio-pharmaceutical related provisions No Bill, Reimbursement for and patient access to Chimeric Antigen Receptor (CAR) T-cell therapies.
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 · second_quarter · Health Issues
H.R. 1781 - Payment Commission Data Act of 2019 H.R. 269 - PAHPA Reauthorization and Advancing Innovation Act of 2019 S. 97 - Affordable and Safe Prescription Drug Importation Act 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 H.R. 5333 - OTC Monograph Reform Act 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 no specific bills, importation, supply chain integrity, 304b, orphan drugs, newborn screening, expanded access, priority review, transparency, drug shortages, drug pricing, insulin, international reference pricing
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, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)
2020 · second_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 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 · second_quarter · Pharmacy
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 H.R. 965 - the CREATES Act of 2019 S. 1895 - Lower Health Care Costs Act S. 1416 - Affordable Prescriptions For Patients Act of 2019 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 no specific bills, Drug Safety, Prescription Drug Importation, Import Safety, supply chain integrity, biosimilars, patent settlements, break through therapies, Innovation, transparency
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $80,000
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE
2020 · second_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 H.R. 965 - the CREATES 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 no specific bills, health care reform, Biosimilars, FDA policies, Innovation, 340B, comparative effectiveness research, non-interference, opioids
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $80,000
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE
2020 · second_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
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 · first_quarter · Health Issues
HR1781 - Payment Commission Data Act of 2019, to amend titles XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act to provide the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission and the Medicaid and CHIP Payment and Access Commission with access to certain drug payment information, including certain rebate information. HR2279, to amend the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to require a group health plan (or health insurance coverage offered in connection with such a plan) to provide an exceptions process for any medication step therapy protocol, and for other purposes. HR1955 - Understanding Appropriate Alzheimer's Care Act of 2019, to require the Administrator of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to conduct a study on antipsychotic prescribing practices in non-nursing home settings under the Medicare program, and for other purposes. Issues related to nurse agency in nursing homes when prescribing controlled substances S2943 - To amend titles XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act to revise minimum nurse staffing requirements for skilled nursing facilities under the Medicare program and for nursing facilities under the Medicaid program, and for other purposes.
Client expense: $15,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE