Emergency Access to Insulin Act of 2019

S. 61, Safe and Affordable Drugs from Canada Act (Grassley) - drug importation S. 64, Preserve Access to Affordable Generics and Biosimilars Act (Grassley-Klobuchar) - prohibiting pay-for-delay settlements S. 73, End Taxpayer Subsidies for Drug Ads Act (Shaheen) - prohibiting tax deduction for DTC advertising expenses S. 102, Prescription Drug Price Relief Act (Sanders) - reforms linked to international pricing S. 340, CREATES Act (Leahy) - removing barriers to generic drugs S. 344, Hatch-Waxman Integrity Act (Tillis) - inter partes review process S. 366, FLAT Prices Act (Durbin) - reforms for drugs with sudden price spikes S. 378, Stop Price Gouging Act (Durbin) - excise tax for drugs that have price spikes S. 440, Preserving Access to Cost-Effective Drugs Act (Cotton) - sovereign immunity and Inter Partes Review process S. 474, SPIKE Act (Wyden) - justification for drug price increases S. 476, Creating Transparency to Have Drug Rebates Unlocked Act (Wyden) - drug price transparency S. 637, CURE High Drug Prices Act (Blumenthal) - remedies for price gouging S. 657, Point of Sale Rebates (Braun) S. 659, Biologic Patent Transparency Act (Collins) - patent disclosure requirements S. 660, Efficiency and Transparency in Petitions Act (Braun) - FDA citizen petition process S. 844, Short on Competition Act (Klobuchar) - remedies for marginally competitive drug markets S. 977, Transparency Drug Pricing Act (Scott) - transparency and drug pricing reforms S. 1209, Reforming Evergreening and Manipulation that Extends Drug Years Act (Cassidy) - preventing evergreening of patent protections S. 1224, Stop STALLING Act (Klobuchar) - citizen petition process S. 1227, Prescription Pricing for the People Act (Grassley) - FTC report on role of PBMs and allegations of anticompetitive conduct by manufacturers of sole-source drugs S. 1384, Prescription Drug Rebate Reform Act (Romney-Braun) - prescription drug cost sharing S. 1416, Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Act (Cornyn) - product hopping, patent thickets S. 1664, Prescription Drug Price Reporting Act (Scott) - prescription drug price reporting S. 2247, Phair Relief Act of 2019 (Kennedy)-transparency around price concessions for drugs S. 2387, We Protect American Investment in Drugs Act (Van Hollen)-drug pricing S. 2543, Prescription Drug Pricing Reduction Act of 2019 (Grassley)-Drug pricing S. 2740, Over-the-Counter Monograph Safety, Innovation, and Reform Act of 2019 (Isakson) - regulations re nonprescription drugs that are marketed without an approved new drug application S. 3052, United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement Implementation Act (Grassley) - drug pricing S. 3067, Non-Opioids Prevent Addiction In the Nation Act (Capito) - non-opioid treatments S. 3092, Expanding Access to Low-Cost Generics Act of 2019 (Smith) - exclusivity period H.R. 3, Lower Drug Costs Now Act of 2019 (Pallone)-drug pricing H.R. 465, Prescription Drug Price Relief Act (Khanna) - reforms linked to international pricing H.R. 478, Safe and Affordable Drugs from Canada Act (Pingree) - drug importation H.R. 938, BLOCKING Act (Schrader) - changes to 180-day period of market exclusivity for first generic applicant H.R. 965, CREATES Act (Cicilline) - removing barriers to generic drugs H.R. 985, FAST Generics Act (Welch) - removing barriers to generic drugs H.R. 990, Hatch-Waxman Integrity Act (Flores) - inter partes review process H.R. 1093, Stop Price Gouging Act (Pocan) - excise tax for drugs that have price spikes H.R. 1188, FLAT Prices Act (Golden) - reforms for drugs with sudden price spikes H.R. 1344, Competitive DRUGS Act (Doggett) - prohibiting pay-for-delay agreements H.R. 1419, Public Option Deficit Reduction Act (DeFazio) - public option H.R. 1499, Protecting Consumer Access to Generic Drugs Act (Rush) - prohibiting pay-for-delay agreements H.R. 1503, Orange Book Transparency Act (Kelly) - removal of invalidated patents from Orange Book H.R. 1506, FAIR Generics Act (Barragan) - changes to 180-day period of market exclusivity for first generic applicant H.R. 1520, Purple Book Continuity Act (Eshoo) - access to updated information on biologics and biosimilars H.R. 2038, State-Based, Market-Oriented Prescription Drug Negotiations Act (Meadows) - drug price negotiations H.R. 2064, Sunshine for Samples Act (Chu) - reporting requirements on drug samples H.R. 2069, SPIKE Act (Horsford) -justification for drug price increases H.R. 2087, Drug Price Transparency Act (Doggett) - reporting of drug pricing data under Medicare Part B H.R. 2113, Prescription Drug Sunshine, Transparency, Accountability and Reporting Act (Neal) - transparency in drug pricing H.R. 2115, Public Disclosure of Drug Discounts Act (Spanberger) - disclosure of negotiated Rx discounts H.R. 2279, Safe Step Act (Ruiz) - exceptions process for medication step therapy H.R. 2296, FAIR Drug Pricing Act (Schakowsky) - transparency requirements and justification for high list prices and drug price increases H.R. 2374, Stop Significant and Time-wasting Abuse Limiting Legitimate Innovation of New Generics Act (Jeffries) - citizen petition process H.R. 2375, Preserve Access to Affordable Generics and Biosimilars Act (Nadler) - prohibiting pay-for-delay agreements H.R. 2376, Prescription Pricing for the People Act (Collins) - FTC study on role of PBMs and competition and transparency in pharmaceutical supply chain H.R. 3379, Price Relief, Innovation, and Competition for Essential Drugs Act (Schakowsky) - exclusivity period for biological products H.R. 3805, Prescription Drug Rebate Reform Act of 2019 (Gallagher)- drug rebates H.R. 3927, PDMPs Help Patients Act of 2019 (McKinley)-integrating SUDs and behavioral health into PDMPs H.R. 3947, Competition Prescription Act of 2019 (Meadows)- drug pricing H.R. 4010, Emergency Access to Insulin Act of 2019 (Craig)- drug pricing H.R. 4106, Responsibility in Drug Advertising Act of 2019 (DeLauro)-transparency in drug pricing H.R. 4244, MAGIC Act (Kelly)-pathways for insulin approval H.R. 4398, Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Through Promoting Competition Act of 2019 (Cicilline)-drug pricing H.R. 4455, BIOSIM Act (Schrader)-access to biosimilars H.R. 4460, Turn the Tide Act (Kuster)-Opioids H.R. 4538, Closing Loopholes for Orphan Drugs Act (Welch)-Access to drugs H.R. 4640, Affordable Pricing for Taxpayer-Funded Prescription Drugs Act of 2019 (DeFazio) - direct negotiation H.R. 4712, Fairness in Orphan Drug Exclusivity Act (Dean) - limitations on exclusive approval of orphan drugs H.R. 4810, Opioid Prescription Verification Act of 2019 (David) - dispensing of controlled substances H.R. 4906, Insulin Price Reduction Act (Diana DeGette) - insulin costs H.R. 5304, PBM Transparency in Prescription Drug Costs Act (Schrader) - PBMs H.R. 5364, End Price Gouging for Insulin Act (Beatty) - annual reference price for insulin products H.R. 5430, United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement Implementation Act (Hoyer) - drug pricing H.R. 5442, Lowest Price for Patients Act (Porter) - pharmacies to disclose any differential between the cost of a prescription drug H.R. 5444, Lower Insulin Costs Now Act (Underwood) - lowering insulin costs H.Con.Res. 55, Expressing the sense of Congress on the need to inform American consumers with more balanced purchasing information for prescription drugs through the disclosure of price information in direct-to-consumer (DTC) advertisements. (Burgess)-drug pricing Regulatory Issues: Issues relating to long term safety and effectiveness of medical devices and drugs, including registries; issues relating to post-market surveillance of drugs and medical devices; issues relating to price of drugs and biologics and proposals to limit high prices; issues related to drug patents and market exclusivity; issues related to pharmacy benefit managers; issues related to biosimilars; issues related to approval of drugs and biologics; issues relating to opioids; issues relating to prescription drug rebates; issues relating to prescription drug price blueprint; direct-to-consumer advertising for prescription drugs; issues related to proposed changes to removal of safe harbor protection for rebates (proposed rule); issues relating to access for investigational drugs; and other issues relating to health care reform implementation.

Client expense: $2,340,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of, White House Office

H.R. 447: Affordable and Safe Prescription Drug Importation Act - Provisions related to importation H.R. 478: Safe and Affordable Drugs from Canada Act of 2019 - Provisions related to importation H.R. 965: Creating and Restoring Equal Access to Equivalent Samples (CREATES) Act of 2019 - Provisions related to Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategies (REMS) and limited distribution systems H.R. 985: FAST Generics Act of 2019 - Provisions related to Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategies (REMS) and limited distribution systems H.R. 1093: Stop Price Gouging Act - Provisions related to prescription drug pricing H.R. 1478: Affordable Insulin Act of 2019 - Provisions related to importation H.R. 1506: Fair and Immediate Release (FAIR) of Generic Drugs Act - Provisions related to generic prescription drug approvals H.R. 1922: Restoring Access to Medication Act of 2019 - Provisions related to prescription drug access H.R. 2064: To amend title XI of the Social Security Act to require manufacturers of certain drugs, devices, biologicals, and medical supplies to report on product samples provided to certain health care providers, and for other purposes - Provisions related to prescription drug samples H.R. 2069: Stopping the Pharmaceutical Industry from Keeping Drugs Expensive (SPIKE) Act of 2019 - Provisions related to increases in the wholesale acquisition costs of prescription drugs H.R. 2087: Drug Price Transparency Act - Provisions related to prescription drug pricing and transparency H.R. 2113: Prescription Drug STAR Act - Provisions related to prescription drug pricing, reporting and product samples H.R. 2296: FAIR Drug Pricing Act of 2019 / More Efficient Tools to Realize Information for Consumers Act - Provisions related to prescription drug pricing and transparency H.R. 2376: Prescription Pricing for the People Act of 2019 - Provisions related to prescription drug pricing transparency and pharmacy benefit managers H.R. 2569: Comprehensive Addiction Resources Emergency Act of 2019 - Provisions related to opioid crisis response funding H.R. 2732: Lessening Addiction By Enhancing Labeling Opioids Act of 2019 - Provisions related to labeling of prescription drugs H.R. 2734: Safer Prescribing of Controlled Substances Act - Provisions related to the prescribing of prescription drugs H.R. 2917: Opioid Crisis Accountability Act of 2019 - Provisions related to prescription drug marketing H.R. 3223: Pharmacy Benefit Manager Accountability Study Act of 2019 - Provisions related to prescription drug pricing transparency and pharmacy benefit managers H.R. 3327: Drug Price Transparency for Medicare Patients Act of 2019 - Provisions related to direct-to-consumer prescription drug advertising H.R. 3415: Real-Time Beneficiary Drug Cost Bill - Provisions related to drug pricing transparency H.R. 3947: Competition Prescription Act of 2019 - Provisions related to prescription drug pricing, patents, and other provisions H.R. 4010: Emergency Access to Insulin Act of 2019 - Provisions related to prescription drug access programs H.R. 4106: Responsibility in Drug Advertising Act of 2019 - Provisions related to direct-to-consumer prescription drug advertising H.R. 4158: CURE High Drug Prices Act - Provisions related to prescription drug pricing and transparency H.R. 4439: Creating Hope Reauthorization Act - Provisions related to rare disease priority review vouchers H.R. 4538: Closing Loopholes for Orphan Drugs Act - Provisions related to 340B prescription drug exclusions H.R. 4633: Investing in Safety and Innovation Act of 2019 - Provisions related to FDA programs reauthorization H.R. 4640: Affordable Pricing for Taxpayer-Funded Prescription Drugs Act of 2019 - Provisions related to prescription drug pricing and negotiation H.R. 4667: Biomedical Innovation Expansion Act of 2019 - Provisions related to NIH programs reauthorization H.R. 4710: Pharmaceutical Independence Long-Term Readiness Reform Act - Provisions related to the supply chain H.R. 4711: No Tax Breaks for Drug Ads Act - Provisions related to direct-to-consumer prescription drug advertising H.R. 4812: Ensuring Compliance Against Drug Diversion Act of 2019 - Provisions related to registrations under the Controlled Substances Act H.R. 4814: Suspicious Order Identification Act of 2019 - Provisions related to reporting on distribution of controlled substances H.R. 4906: Insulin Price Reduction Act - Provisions related to prescription drug pricing and transparency H.R. 4963: Stop the Importation and Manufacturing of Synthetic Analogues Act of 2019 - Provisions related to synthetic analogues H.R. 5031: Medical Innovation Act of 2019 - Provisions related to prescription drug manufacturer taxation and supplemental fees H.R. 5198: Patients' Right to Know Their Medication Act of 2019 - Provisions related to prescription drug labeling H.R. 5239: Prescription Drug Price Reporting Act - Provisions related to prescription drug pricing transparency H.R. 5304: PBM Transparency in Prescription Drug Costs Act - Provisions related to prescription drug pricing transparency H.R. 5381: International Pharmaceutical Transparency Act of 2019 - Provisions related to prescription drug labeling H.R. 5382: To create a mechanism whereby insulin manufacturers may sell directly to consumers at current net prices - Provisions related to prescription drug pricing H.R. 5442: To amend title XXVII of the Public Health Service Act and title XVIII of the Social Security Act to require pharmacies to disclose any differential between the cost of a prescription drug based on whether certain individuals use prescription drug coverage to acquire such drug, and for other purposes - Provisions related to prescription drug pricing and transparency H.R. 5497: Conditional Approval Act - Provisions related to approval pathway S. 61: Safe and Affordable Drugs from Canada Act of 2019 - Provisions related to importation S. 73: End Taxpayer Subsidies for Drug Ads Act - Provisions related to direct-to-consumer prescription drug advertising S. 97: Affordable and Safe Prescription Drug Importation Act - Provisions related to importation S. 340: Creating and Restoring Equal Access to Equivalent Samples (CREATES) Act of 2019 - Provisions related to Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategies (REMS) and limited distribution systems S. 378: Stop Price Gouging Act - Provisions related to prescription drug pricing S. 474: Stopping the Pharmaceutical Industry from Keeping Drugs Expensive (SPIKE) Act of 2019 - Provisions related to increases in the wholesale acquisition costs of prescription drugs S. 637: Combatting Unreasonable Rises and Excessively (CURE) High Drug Prices Act - Provisions related to prescription drug pricing and transparency S. 657: Drug Price Transparency Act - Provisions related to prescription drug pricing transparency and commercial market rebates S. 660: Efficiency and Transparency in Petitions Act - Provisions related to the FDA citizen petition process S. 1140: Protecting Access to Biosimilars Act of 2019 - Provisions related to biological products S. 1227: Prescription Pricing for the People Act of 2019 - Provisions related to prescription drug pricing transparency and pharmacy benefit managers S. 1250: American Cures Act - Provisions related to pharmaceutical research and development S. 1391: FAIR Drug Pricing Act of 2019 - Provisions related to prescription drug pricing and transparency S. 1437: Drug-price Transparency in Communications (DTC) Act - Provisions related to direct-to-consumer prescription drug advertising S. 1532: Pharmacy Benefit Manager Accountability Study Act of 2019 - Provisions related to prescription drug pricing transparency and pharmacy benefit managers S. 2004: Emergency Access to Insulin Act of 2019 - Provisions related to prescription drug pricing S. 2103: Affordable Insulin Approvals Now Act - Provisions related to FDA prescription drug approvals S. 2161: Reciprocity Ensures Streamlined Use of Lifesaving Treatments Act of 2019 - Provisions related to reciprocity S. 2199: Insulin Price Reduction Act - Provisions related to prescription drug pricing and transparency S. 2723: Mitigating Emergency Drug Shortages Act - Provisions related to prescription drug pricing transparency and other provisions S. 2897: Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute Reauthorization Act - Provisions related to PCORI reauthorization Transparency policy issues Drug cost and pricing policy issues Drug importation and counterfeiting policy issues HHS Safe Importation Action Plan Prescription drug take back and secure disposal policy issues Policy issues related to prescription drug abuse and opioids Expanded access policy issues Generic drug approval process policy issues High deductible health plans/HSA policy issues Sharing of truthful and non-misleading information about medicines with healthcare professionals and payors Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategy (REMS) policy issues FDA modernization policy issues PDUFA implementation policy issues 340B drug discount program policy issues Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018 (Public Law 115-123) - Part D provisions Patient assistance program policy issues Foreign manufacturing policy issues Biosimilar approval and reimbursement policy issues Drug compounding policy issues including federal oversight of compounded drugs Cancer drug vial size policy issues TRICARE pharmacy pilot program Drug shortages policy issues Request for Information: HHS Blueprint to Lower Drug Prices and Reduce Out-of-Pocket Costs (RIN 0991-ZA49) Proposed Rule; Importation of Prescription Drugs (RIN 0910-AI45)

S. 1895 - Lower Health Care Costs Act H.R. 2668 - Special Diabetes Program Reauthorization Act of 2019 H.R. 2680 - Special Diabetes Program for Indians Reauthorization Act of 2019 H.R. 2328 - Reauthorizing and Extending Americas Community Health Act (REACH Act) H.R. 965 - CREATES Act of 2019 S. 2543 - The Prescription Drug Pricing Reduction Act of 2019 S. 2199, H.R. 4906 - Insulin Price Reduction Act S. 2004, H.R. 4010 -- Emergency Access to Insulin Act of 2019 H.R. 3 - Lower Drug Costs Now Act of 2019 S. 2855 - Insulin Affordability Data Collection Act H.R. 19, S. 3129 - Lower Costs, More Cures Act of 2019 Issues and legislation related to drug pricing, specifically as it relates to insulin Issues and legislation related to providing flexibility in the split of a deductible between devices and prescription drugs Issues related to the importance of preserving health insurance protections for individuals with pre-existing conditions. H.R. 5254 - Diabetic Vision Loss and Blindness Prevention Act of 2019

Client expense: $120,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

S. 61, Safe and Affordable Drugs from Canada Act (Grassley) - drug importation S. 64, Preserve Access to Affordable Generics and Biosimilars Act (Grassley-Klobuchar) - prohibiting pay-for-delay settlements S. 73, End Taxpayer Subsidies for Drug Ads Act (Shaheen) - prohibiting tax deduction for DTC advertising expenses S. 102, Prescription Drug Price Relief Act (Sanders) - reforms linked to international pricing S. 340, CREATES Act (Leahy) - removing barriers to generic drugs S. 344, Hatch-Waxman Integrity Act (Tillis) - inter partes review process S. 366, FLAT Prices Act (Durbin) - reforms for drugs with sudden price spikes S. 378, Stop Price Gouging Act (Durbin) - excise tax for drugs that have price spikes S. 440, Preserving Access to Cost-Effective Drugs Act (Cotton) - sovereign immunity and Inter Partes Review process S. 474, SPIKE Act (Wyden) - justification for drug price increases S. 476, Creating Transparency to Have Drug Rebates Unlocked Act (Wyden) - drug price transparency S. 637, CURE High Drug Prices Act (Blumenthal) - remedies for price gouging S. 657, Point of Sale Rebates (Braun) S. 659, Biologic Patent Transparency Act (Collins) - patent disclosure requirements S. 660, Efficiency and Transparency in Petitions Act (Braun) - FDA citizen petition process S. 844, Short on Competition Act (Klobuchar) - remedies for marginally competitive drug markets S. 977, Transparency Drug Pricing Act (Scott) - transparency and drug pricing reforms S. 1209, Reforming Evergreening and Manipulation that Extends Drug Years Act (Cassidy) - preventing evergreening of patent protections S. 1224, Stop STALLING Act (Klobuchar) - citizen petition process S. 1227, Prescription Pricing for the People Act (Grassley) - FTC report on role of PBMs and allegations of anticompetitive conduct by manufacturers of sole-source drugs S. 1384, Prescription Drug Rebate Reform Act (Romney-Braun) - prescription drug cost sharing S. 1416, Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Act (Cornyn) - product hopping, patent thickets S. 1664, Prescription Drug Price Reporting Act (Scott) - prescription drug price reporting S. 2247, Phair Relief Act of 2019 (Kennedy)-transparency around price concessions for drugs S. 2387, We Protect American Investment in Drugs Act (Van Hollen)-drug pricing S. 2543, Prescription Drug Pricing Reduction Act of 2019 (Grassley)-Drug pricing H.R. 3, Lower Drug Costs Now Act of 2019 (Pallone)-drug pricing H.R. 465, Prescription Drug Price Relief Act (Khanna) - reforms linked to international pricing H.R. 478, Safe and Affordable Drugs from Canada Act (Pingree) - drug importation H.R. 938, BLOCKING Act (Schrader) - changes to 180-day period of market exclusivity for first generic applicant H.R. 965, CREATES Act (Cicilline) - removing barriers to generic drugs H.R. 985, FAST Generics Act (Welch) - removing barriers to generic drugs H.R. 990, Hatch-Waxman Integrity Act (Flores) - inter partes review process H.R. 1093, Stop Price Gouging Act (Pocan) - excise tax for drugs that have price spikes H.R. 1188, FLAT Prices Act (Golden) - reforms for drugs with sudden price spikes H.R. 1344, Competitive DRUGS Act (Doggett) - prohibiting pay-for-delay agreements H.R. 1419, Public Option Deficit Reduction Act (DeFazio) - public option H.R. 1499, Protecting Consumer Access to Generic Drugs Act (Rush) - prohibiting pay-for-delay agreements H.R. 1503, Orange Book Transparency Act (Kelly) - removal of invalidated patents from Orange Book H.R. 1506, FAIR Generics Act (Barragan) - changes to 180-day period of market exclusivity for first generic applicant H.R. 1520, Purple Book Continuity Act (Eshoo) - access to updated information on biologics and biosimilars H.R. 2038, State-Based, Market-Oriented Prescription Drug Negotiations Act (Meadows) - drug price negotiations H.R. 2064, Sunshine for Samples Act (Chu) - reporting requirements on drug samples H.R. 2069, SPIKE Act (Horsford) -justification for drug price increases H.R. 2087, Drug Price Transparency Act (Doggett) - reporting of drug pricing data under Medicare Part B H.R. 2113, Prescription Drug Sunshine, Transparency, Accountability and Reporting Act (Neal) - transparency in drug pricing H.R. 2115, Public Disclosure of Drug Discounts Act (Spanberger) - disclosure of negotiated Rx discounts H.R. 2279, Safe Step Act (Ruiz) - exceptions process for medication step therapy H.R. 2296, FAIR Drug Pricing Act (Schakowsky) - transparency requirements and justification for high list prices and drug price increases H.R. 2374, Stop Significant and Time-wasting Abuse Limiting Legitimate Innovation of New Generics Act (Jeffries) - citizen petition process H.R. 2375, Preserve Access to Affordable Generics and Biosimilars Act (Nadler) - prohibiting pay-for-delay agreements H.R. 2376, Prescription Pricing for the People Act (Collins) - FTC study on role of PBMs and competition and transparency in pharmaceutical supply chain H.R. 3379, Price Relief, Innovation, and Competition for Essential Drugs Act (Schakowsky) - exclusivity period for biological products H.R. 3805, Prescription Drug Rebate Reform Act of 2019 (Gallagher)- drug rebates H.R. 3927, PDMPs Help Patients Act of 2019 (McKinley)-integrating SUDs and behavioral health into PDMPs H.R. 3947, Competition Prescription Act of 2019 (Meadows)- drug pricing H.R. 4010, Emergency Access to Insulin Act of 2019 (Craig)- drug pricing H.R. 4106, Responsibility in Drug Advertising Act of 2019 (DeLauro)-transparency in drug pricing H.R. 4244, MAGIC Act (Kelly)-pathways for insulin approval H.R. 4398, Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Through Promoting Competition Act of 2019 (Cicilline)-drug pricing H.R. 4455, BIOSIM Act (Schrader)-access to biosimilars H.R. 4460, Turn the Tide Act (Kuster)-Opioids H.R. 4538, Closing Loopholes for Orphan Drugs Act (Welch)-Access to drugs H.Con.Res. 55, Expressing the sense of Congress on the need to inform American consumers with more balanced purchasing information for prescription drugs through the disclosure of price information in direct-to-consumer (DTC) advertisements. (Burgess)-drug pricing Regulatory Issues: Issues relating to long term safety and effectiveness of medical devices and drugs, including registries; issues relating to post-market surveillance of drugs and medical devices; issues relating to price of drugs and biologics and proposals to limit high prices; issues related to drug patents and market exclusivity; issues related to pharmacy benefit managers; issues related to biosimilars; issues related to approval of drugs and biologics; issues relating to opioids; issues relating to prescription drug rebates; issues relating to prescription drug price blueprint; direct-to-consumer advertising for prescription drugs; issues related to proposed changes to removal of safe harbor protection for rebates (proposed rule); issues relating to access for investigational drugs; and other issues relating to health care reform implementation.