Ensuring Seniors Access to Local Pharmacies Act of 2021
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Ensuring Seniors Access to Local Pharmacies Act of 2021 This bill establishes several requirements for prescription drug plans under the Medicare prescription drug benefit. Specifically, the bill requires prescription drug plans to allow any pharmacy located in a health professional shortage area, a medically underserved area, or a rural area to be included as an in-network pharmacy if the plan already has other in-network pharmacies in the same area. The bill also establishes certain standards for prescription drug plans regarding pharmacy reimbursements and related disclosures. Among other things, the bill prohibits prescription drug plans from reimbursing a pharmacy in an amount that is less than the amount the pharmacy benefits manager (PBM) reimburses an affiliated pharmacy (i.e., a pharmacy that has a shared ownership interest with the PBM) for the same services.
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2022 · fourth_quarter · Pharmacy
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security.
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
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Issues related to pharmacy contracting with respect to drug pricing and pharmacy networks Regulatory and proposed legislative changes to Medicare Part D pharmacy contracting, direct and indirect remuneration (DIR), pharmacy networks, and mail-service pharmacy Access to prescription drugs during the coronavirus pandemic S.298 / H.R.1829: Pharmacy Benefit Manager Accountability Study Act of 2021 H.R.2355: Opioid Prescription Verification Act H.R.2484: Lowest Price for Patients Act H.R.2608: Ensuring Seniors Access to Local Pharmacies Act H.R.3: Elijah E. Cummings Lower Drug Costs Now Act H.R.19: Lower Costs, More Cures Act H.R.2855: Star Ratings for Biosimilars Act S.1388: Prescription Pricing for the People Act S.1463: Modernizing Therapeutic Equivalence Rating Determination Act S.1523: The Drug Price Transparency Act S.1524: Health Care PRICE Transparency Act S.1909 / H.R.3554: Pharmacy DIR Reform to Reduce Senior Drug Costs Act S.2164: Lower Costs More Cures Act H.R.3554: To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to reform requirements with respect to direct and indirect remuneration under Medicare part D, and for other purposes H.R.6851: To amend the Families First Coronavirus Response Act and the CARES Act to establish new coverage and payment rules for certain COVID-19 diagnostic tests and related items and services, and for other purposes S.4293: Pharmacy Benefit Manager Transparency Act 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 42 CFR Parts 422 423 RIN 0938-AU30 Medicare Program; Contract Year 2023 Policy and Technical Changes to the Medicare Advantage and Medicare Prescription Drug Benefit Programs Proposed Rule (CMS-4192-P)
Client expense: $2,578,869 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE
2022 · fourth_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
Issues related to prescription drug coverage and pharmacy benefits Regulatory and proposed legislative changes to Medicare Part D prescription drug benefits Access to prescription drugs during the coronavirus pandemic S.298 / H.R.1829: Pharmacy Benefit Manager Accountability Study Act of 2021 H.R.2410: Medicare and You Handbook Improvement Act H.R.2484: Lowest Price for Patients Act H.R.2608: Ensuring Seniors Access to Local Pharmacies Act H.R.3: Elijah E. Cummings Lower Drug Costs Now Act H.R.19: Lower Costs, More Cures Act H.R.2846: Ensuring Access to Lower-Cost Medicines for Seniors Act H.R.2855: Star Ratings for Biosimilars Act S.1523: The Drug Price Transparency Act H.R.3173: Improving Seniors Timely Access to Care Act S.1909 / H.R.3554: Pharmacy DIR Reform to Reduce Senior Drug Costs Act H.R.3682: Improving Transparency to Lower Drug Costs Act S.2164: Lower Costs, More Cures Act of 2021 H.R.4121: To codify a final rule issued by the Secretary of Health and Human Services relating to fraud and abuse and the removal of safe harbor protection for certain drug rebates, and for other purposes H.R.4158: To amend titles XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act to eliminate cost sharing with respect to coverage of insulin as a covered part D drug under the Medicare program or as a covered outpatient drug under the Medicaid program H.R.2815: BIOSIM Act S.464 / H.R.2163: Safe Step Act S.1524 / H.R.3029: Health Care PRICE Transparency Act H.R.4418: SPIKE Act H.R.5237: A bill to amend titles XI, XVIII, and XIX of the Social Security Act to lower prescription drug prices in the Medicare and Medicaid programs, to improve transparency related to pharmaceutical prices and transactions, to lower patients' out-of-pocket costs, and to ensure accountability to taxpayers, and for other purposes. H.R.5260: Reduced Costs and Continued Cures Act H.R.3684: The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, Sec.90006, Moratorium on implementation of rule relating to eliminating the anti-kickback statute safe harbor protection for prescription drug rebates H.R.5376: The Build Back Better Act, Sec. 139301, Prohibiting implementation of rule relating to eliminating the anti-kickback statute safe harbor protection for prescription drug rebates H.R.5376: The Inflation Reduction Act, Sec. 139301, Prohibiting implementation of rule relating to eliminating the anti-kickback statute safe harbor protection for prescription drug rebates H.R.5623: The Insulin Cost Reduction Act, To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to prohibit price concessions with respect to insulin drugs and exceptions under Part D of Medicare, and for other purposes H.R.3554: To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to reform requirements with respect to direct and indirect remuneration under Medicare part D, and for other purposes S.3700: A bill to provide for appropriate cost-sharing for insulin products covered under Medicare part D and private health plans H.R.6833: To amend title XXVII of the Public Health Service Act, the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, and the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to establish requirements with respect to cost-sharing for certain insulin products, and for other purposes H.R.6757: To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to establish under the Medicare prescription drug program a minimum amount of price concessions for insulin to be passed through to beneficiaries at the point-of-sale, and for other purposes H.R.6833: Affordable Insulin Now Act S.4011: Capping Drug Costs for Seniors Act of 2022 H.R.7995: GOLD CARD Act 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 42 CFR Parts 422 423 RIN 0938-AU30 Medicare Program; Contract Year 2023 Policy and Technical Changes to the Medicare Advantage and Medicare Prescription Drug Benefit Programs Proposed Rule (CMS-4192-P)
Client expense: $2,578,869 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE
2022 · fourth_quarter · Health Issues
Issues related to prescription drug coverage and pharmacy benefits Regulatory and proposed legislative changes to Medicare Part D and Medicaid prescription drug benefits Access to prescription drugs during the coronavirus pandemic S.298 / H.R.1829: Pharmacy Benefit Manager Accountability Study Act of 2021 S.464 / H.R.2163: Safe Step Act S.917: Short on Competition Act H.R.2355: Opioid Prescription Verification Act H.R.2410: Medicare and You Handbook Improvement Act H.R.2484: Lowest Price for Patients Act H.R.2608: Ensuring Seniors Access to Local Pharmacies Act H.R.3: Elijah E. Cummings Lower Drug Costs Now Act H.R.19: Lower Costs, More Cures Act H.R.2843: STOP GAMES Act H.R.2846: Ensuring Access to Lower-Cost Medicines for Seniors Act H.R.2853: BLOCKING Act H.R.2855: Star Ratings for Biosimilars Act S.1388: Prescription Pricing for the People Act S.1425 / H.R.2883: Stop STALLING Act S.1427 / H.R.2869: Increasing Access to Biosimilars Act S.1428 / H.R.2891: Preserve Access to Affordable Generics and Biosimilars Act S.1435 / H.R.2873: Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Act of 2021 / Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Through Promoting Competition Act of 2021 H.R.2884: Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Through Improvements to Patent Litigation Act S.1462: Simplifying the Generic Drug Application Process Act S.1463: Modernizing Therapeutic Equivalence Rating Determination Act S.1523: The Drug Price Transparency Act S.1524 / H.R.3029: Health Care PRICE Transparency Act H.R.3173: Improving Seniors Timely Access to Care Act S.1909 / H.R.3554: Pharmacy DIR Reform to Reduce Senior Drug Costs Act H.R.3682: Improving Transparency to Lower Drug Costs Act S.2164: Lower Costs More Cures Act H.R.4121: To codify a final rule issued by the Secretary of Health and Human Services relating to fraud and abuse and the removal of safe harbor protection for certain drug rebates, and for other purposes H.R.4158: To amend titles XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act to eliminate cost sharing with respect to coverage of insulin as a covered part D drug under the Medicare program or as a covered outpatient drug under the Medicaid program H.R.4502: Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, Agriculture, Rural Development, Energy and Water Development, Financial Services and General Government, Interior, Environment, Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, Transportation, and Housing and Urban Development Appropriations Act, 2022 H.R.2884: Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Through Improvements to Patent Litigation Act H.R.4813: Matts Act S.2814: Vital Medication Affordability Act S.1132: Ending Pricey Insulin (EPI) Act H.R.3062: A bill making appropriations for the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and related agencies for fiscal year ending September 30, 2022 H.R.6000: The CURES 2.0 Act, To continue the acceleration of the discovery, development, and delivery of 21st century cures, and for other purposes H.R.3554: To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to reform requirements with respect to direct and indirect remuneration under Medicare part D, and for other purposes H.R.6851: To amend the Families First Coronavirus Response Act and the CARES Act to establish new coverage and payment rules for certain COVID-19 diagnostic tests and related items and services, and for other purposes S.3700: A bill to provide for appropriate cost-sharing for insulin products covered under Medicare part D and private health plans H.R.6833: To amend title XXVII of the Public Health Service Act, the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, and the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to establish requirements with respect to cost-sharing for certain insulin products, and for other purposes H.R.6757: To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to establish under the Medicare prescription drug program a minimum amount of price concessions for insulin to be passed through to beneficiaries at the point-of-sale, and for other purposes H.R.7008: To improve patient access to emerging medication therapies by clarifying the scope of permitted health care economic and scientific information communications between biopharmaceutical manufacturers and population health decision makers, and for other purposes H.R.7047: To amend title III of the Public Health Service Act with respect to the determination by the Secretary regarding certain biosimilar application elements, and for other purposes H.R.6833: Affordable Insulin Now Act H.R.6963: Accelerated Approval Integrity Act H.R.7008: Pre-approval Information Exchange Act H.R.7032: Increasing Transparency in Generic Drug Applications Act H.R.7047: Lowering Costs by Improving Biosimilar Uptake Act S.4011: Capping Drug Costs for Seniors Act of 2022 H.R.7666: Restoring Hope for Mental Health and Well-Being Act H.R.7667: Food and Drug Amendments of 2022 H.R.7828: To amend the Public Health Service Act to shorten the exclusivity period for brand name biological products from 12 to 5 years; (PRICED Act) S.4293: Pharmacy Benefit Manager Transparency Act S.4348: A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to revise and extend the user-fee programs for prescription drugs, medical devices, generic drugs, and biosimilar biological products, and for other purposes; (FDASLA Act) H.R.7995: GOLD CARD Act H.R.5376: The Inflation Reduction Act, Sec. 139301, Prohibiting implementation of rule relating to eliminating the anti-kickback statute safe harbor protection for prescription drug rebates 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 42 CFR Parts 422 423 RIN 0938-AU30 Medicare Program; Contract Year 2023 Policy and Technical Changes to the Medicare Advantage and Medicare Prescription Drug Benefit Programs Proposed Rule (CMS-4192-P)
Client expense: $2,578,869 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE
2022 · fourth_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
H.R. 3554 / S. 1909, the Pharmacy DIR Reform To Reduce Senior Drug Costs Act; H.R. 2608, the Ensuring Seniors Access to Local Pharmacies Act; H.R. 2759 / S. 1362, the Pharmacy and Medically Underserved Areas Enhancement Act; H.R. 3682, the Improving Transparency to Lower Drug Costs Act; H.R. 2484, the Lowest Price for Patients Act; H.R. 3, the Elijah E. Cummings Lower Drug Costs Now Act; H.R. 19 / S. 2164, the Lower Costs, More Cures Act of 2021; H.R. 3173, the Improving Seniors Timely Access to Care Act of 2021; H.R. 4121, the PRO Seniors Act; Proposed inclusion of Medicaid managed care spread pricing prohibition to pay for H.R. 3684, the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act; H.R. 5237, the Reduced Costs and Continued Cures Act of 2021 H.R. 5376, the Build Back Better Act; H.R. 5804, the Expanding Access to Diabetes Self-Management Training Act of 2021; H.R. 6101, the Drug Price Transparency in Medicaid Act of 2021; Part B billing and COVID oral antivirals; S. 3700, the Affordable Insulin Now Act; H.R. 7213, Equitable Community Access to Pharmacist Services Act; CY 2023 Medicare Advantage and Part D Final Rule (CMS-4192-F); Draft legislation, the Improving Needed Safeguards for Users of Lifesaving Insulin Now (INSULIN) Act; H.R. 5376, the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022; Draft legislation on pharmacy DIR fee reform
Client expense: $320,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), White House Office
2022 · third_quarter · Health Issues
Issues related to prescription drug coverage and pharmacy benefits Regulatory and proposed legislative changes to Medicare Part D and Medicaid prescription drug benefits Access to prescription drugs during the coronavirus pandemic S.298 / H.R.1829: Pharmacy Benefit Manager Accountability Study Act of 2021 S.464 / H.R.2163: Safe Step Act S.917: Short on Competition Act H.R.2355: Opioid Prescription Verification Act H.R.2410: Medicare and You Handbook Improvement Act H.R.2484: Lowest Price for Patients Act H.R.2608: Ensuring Seniors Access to Local Pharmacies Act H.R.3: Elijah E. Cummings Lower Drug Costs Now Act H.R.19: Lower Costs, More Cures Act H.R.2843: STOP GAMES Act H.R.2846: Ensuring Access to Lower-Cost Medicines for Seniors Act H.R.2853: BLOCKING Act H.R.2855: Star Ratings for Biosimilars Act S.1388: Prescription Pricing for the People Act S.1425 / H.R.2883: Stop STALLING Act S.1427 / H.R.2869: Increasing Access to Biosimilars Act S.1428 / H.R.2891: Preserve Access to Affordable Generics and Biosimilars Act S.1435 / H.R.2873: Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Act of 2021 / Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Through Promoting Competition Act of 2021 H.R.2884: Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Through Improvements to Patent Litigation Act S.1462: Simplifying the Generic Drug Application Process Act S.1463: Modernizing Therapeutic Equivalence Rating Determination Act S.1523: The Drug Price Transparency Act S.1524 / H.R.3029: Health Care PRICE Transparency Act H.R.3173: Improving Seniors Timely Access to Care Act S.1909 / H.R.3554: Pharmacy DIR Reform to Reduce Senior Drug Costs Act H.R.3682: Improving Transparency to Lower Drug Costs Act S.2164: Lower Costs More Cures Act H.R.4121: To codify a final rule issued by the Secretary of Health and Human Services relating to fraud and abuse and the removal of safe harbor protection for certain drug rebates, and for other purposes H.R.4158: To amend titles XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act to eliminate cost sharing with respect to coverage of insulin as a covered part D drug under the Medicare program or as a covered outpatient drug under the Medicaid program H.R.4502: Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, Agriculture, Rural Development, Energy and Water Development, Financial Services and General Government, Interior, Environment, Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, Transportation, and Housing and Urban Development Appropriations Act, 2022 H.R.2884: Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Through Improvements to Patent Litigation Act H.R.4813: Matts Act S.2814: Vital Medication Affordability Act S.1132: Ending Pricey Insulin (EPI) Act H.R.3062: A bill making appropriations for the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and related agencies for fiscal year ending September 30, 2022 H.R.6000: The CURES 2.0 Act, To continue the acceleration of the discovery, development, and delivery of 21st century cures, and for other purposes H.R.3554: To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to reform requirements with respect to direct and indirect remuneration under Medicare part D, and for other purposes H.R.6851: To amend the Families First Coronavirus Response Act and the CARES Act to establish new coverage and payment rules for certain COVID-19 diagnostic tests and related items and services, and for other purposes S.3700: A bill to provide for appropriate cost-sharing for insulin products covered under Medicare part D and private health plans H.R.6833: To amend title XXVII of the Public Health Service Act, the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, and the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to establish requirements with respect to cost-sharing for certain insulin products, and for other purposes H.R.6757: To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to establish under the Medicare prescription drug program a minimum amount of price concessions for insulin to be passed through to beneficiaries at the point-of-sale, and for other purposes H.R.7008: To improve patient access to emerging medication therapies by clarifying the scope of permitted health care economic and scientific information communications between biopharmaceutical manufacturers and population health decision makers, and for other purposes H.R.7047: To amend title III of the Public Health Service Act with respect to the determination by the Secretary regarding certain biosimilar application elements, and for other purposes H.R.6833: Affordable Insulin Now Act H.R.6963: Accelerated Approval Integrity Act H.R.7008: Pre-approval Information Exchange Act H.R.7032: Increasing Transparency in Generic Drug Applications Act H.R.7047: Lowering Costs by Improving Biosimilar Uptake Act S.4011: Capping Drug Costs for Seniors Act of 2022 H.R.7666: Restoring Hope for Mental Health and Well-Being Act H.R.7667: Food and Drug Amendments of 2022 H.R.7828: To amend the Public Health Service Act to shorten the exclusivity period for brand name biological products from 12 to 5 years; (PRICED Act) S.4293: Pharmacy Benefit Manager Transparency Act S.4348: A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to revise and extend the user-fee programs for prescription drugs, medical devices, generic drugs, and biosimilar biological products, and for other purposes; (FDASLA Act) H.R.7995: GOLD CARD Act H.R.5376: The Inflation Reduction Act, Sec. 139301, Prohibiting implementation of rule relating to eliminating the anti-kickback statute safe harbor protection for prescription drug rebates 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 42 CFR Parts 422 423 RIN 0938-AU30 Medicare Program; Contract Year 2023 Policy and Technical Changes to the Medicare Advantage and Medicare Prescription Drug Benefit Programs Proposed Rule (CMS-4192-P)
Client expense: $1,908,258 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE
2022 · third_quarter · Pharmacy
Issues related to pharmacy contracting with respect to drug pricing and pharmacy networks Regulatory and proposed legislative changes to Medicare Part D pharmacy contracting, direct and indirect remuneration (DIR), pharmacy networks, and mail-service pharmacy Access to prescription drugs during the coronavirus pandemic S.298 / H.R.1829: Pharmacy Benefit Manager Accountability Study Act of 2021 H.R.2355: Opioid Prescription Verification Act H.R.2484: Lowest Price for Patients Act H.R.2608: Ensuring Seniors Access to Local Pharmacies Act H.R.3: Elijah E. Cummings Lower Drug Costs Now Act H.R.19: Lower Costs, More Cures Act H.R.2855: Star Ratings for Biosimilars Act S.1388: Prescription Pricing for the People Act S.1463: Modernizing Therapeutic Equivalence Rating Determination Act S.1523: The Drug Price Transparency Act S.1524: Health Care PRICE Transparency Act S.1909 / H.R.3554: Pharmacy DIR Reform to Reduce Senior Drug Costs Act S.2164: Lower Costs More Cures Act H.R.3554: To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to reform requirements with respect to direct and indirect remuneration under Medicare part D, and for other purposes H.R.6851: To amend the Families First Coronavirus Response Act and the CARES Act to establish new coverage and payment rules for certain COVID-19 diagnostic tests and related items and services, and for other purposes S.4293: Pharmacy Benefit Manager Transparency Act 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 42 CFR Parts 422 423 RIN 0938-AU30 Medicare Program; Contract Year 2023 Policy and Technical Changes to the Medicare Advantage and Medicare Prescription Drug Benefit Programs Proposed Rule (CMS-4192-P)
2022 · third_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
Issues related to prescription drug coverage and pharmacy benefits Regulatory and proposed legislative changes to Medicare Part D prescription drug benefits Access to prescription drugs during the coronavirus pandemic S.298 / H.R.1829: Pharmacy Benefit Manager Accountability Study Act of 2021 H.R.2410: Medicare and You Handbook Improvement Act H.R.2484: Lowest Price for Patients Act H.R.2608: Ensuring Seniors Access to Local Pharmacies Act H.R.3: Elijah E. Cummings Lower Drug Costs Now Act H.R.19: Lower Costs, More Cures Act H.R.2846: Ensuring Access to Lower-Cost Medicines for Seniors Act H.R.2855: Star Ratings for Biosimilars Act S.1523: The Drug Price Transparency Act H.R.3173: Improving Seniors Timely Access to Care Act S.1909 / H.R.3554: Pharmacy DIR Reform to Reduce Senior Drug Costs Act H.R.3682: Improving Transparency to Lower Drug Costs Act S.2164: Lower Costs, More Cures Act of 2021 H.R.4121: To codify a final rule issued by the Secretary of Health and Human Services relating to fraud and abuse and the removal of safe harbor protection for certain drug rebates, and for other purposes H.R.4158: To amend titles XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act to eliminate cost sharing with respect to coverage of insulin as a covered part D drug under the Medicare program or as a covered outpatient drug under the Medicaid program H.R.2815: BIOSIM Act S.464 / H.R.2163: Safe Step Act S.1524 / H.R.3029: Health Care PRICE Transparency Act H.R.4418: SPIKE Act H.R.5237: A bill to amend titles XI, XVIII, and XIX of the Social Security Act to lower prescription drug prices in the Medicare and Medicaid programs, to improve transparency related to pharmaceutical prices and transactions, to lower patients' out-of-pocket costs, and to ensure accountability to taxpayers, and for other purposes. H.R.5260: Reduced Costs and Continued Cures Act H.R.3684: The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, Sec.90006, Moratorium on implementation of rule relating to eliminating the anti-kickback statute safe harbor protection for prescription drug rebates H.R.5376: The Build Back Better Act, Sec. 139301, Prohibiting implementation of rule relating to eliminating the anti-kickback statute safe harbor protection for prescription drug rebates H.R.5376: The Inflation Reduction Act, Sec. 139301, Prohibiting implementation of rule relating to eliminating the anti-kickback statute safe harbor protection for prescription drug rebates H.R.5623: The Insulin Cost Reduction Act, To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to prohibit price concessions with respect to insulin drugs and exceptions under Part D of Medicare, and for other purposes H.R.3554: To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to reform requirements with respect to direct and indirect remuneration under Medicare part D, and for other purposes S.3700: A bill to provide for appropriate cost-sharing for insulin products covered under Medicare part D and private health plans H.R.6833: To amend title XXVII of the Public Health Service Act, the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, and the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to establish requirements with respect to cost-sharing for certain insulin products, and for other purposes H.R.6757: To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to establish under the Medicare prescription drug program a minimum amount of price concessions for insulin to be passed through to beneficiaries at the point-of-sale, and for other purposes H.R.6833: Affordable Insulin Now Act S.4011: Capping Drug Costs for Seniors Act of 2022 H.R.7995: GOLD CARD Act 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 42 CFR Parts 422 423 RIN 0938-AU30 Medicare Program; Contract Year 2023 Policy and Technical Changes to the Medicare Advantage and Medicare Prescription Drug Benefit Programs Proposed Rule (CMS-4192-P)
2022 · third_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
H.R. 3554 / S. 1909, the Pharmacy DIR Reform To Reduce Senior Drug Costs Act; H.R. 2608, the Ensuring Seniors Access to Local Pharmacies Act; H.R. 2759 / S. 1362, the Pharmacy and Medically Underserved Areas Enhancement Act; H.R. 3682, the Improving Transparency to Lower Drug Costs Act; H.R. 2484, the Lowest Price for Patients Act; H.R. 3, the Elijah E. Cummings Lower Drug Costs Now Act; H.R. 19 / S. 2164, the Lower Costs, More Cures Act of 2021; H.R. 3173, the Improving Seniors Timely Access to Care Act of 2021; H.R. 4121, the PRO Seniors Act; Proposed inclusion of Medicaid managed care spread pricing prohibition to pay for H.R. 3684, the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act; H.R. 5237, the Reduced Costs and Continued Cures Act of 2021 H.R. 5376, the Build Back Better Act; H.R. 5804, the Expanding Access to Diabetes Self-Management Training Act of 2021; H.R. 6101, the Drug Price Transparency in Medicaid Act of 2021; Part B billing and COVID oral antivirals; S. 3700, the Affordable Insulin Now Act; H.R. 7213, Equitable Community Access to Pharmacist Services Act; CY 2023 Medicare Advantage and Part D Final Rule (CMS-4192-F); Draft legislation, the Improving Needed Safeguards for Users of Lifesaving Insulin Now (INSULIN) Act; H.R. 5376, the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022
Client expense: $400,000 · Firm income: Not reported
2022 · second_quarter · Health Issues
Issues related to prescription drug coverage and pharmacy benefits Regulatory and proposed legislative changes to Medicare Part D and Medicaid prescription drug benefits Access to prescription drugs during the coronavirus pandemic S.298 / H.R.1829: Pharmacy Benefit Manager Accountability Study Act of 2021 S.464 / H.R.2163: Safe Step Act S.917: Short on Competition Act H.R.2355: Opioid Prescription Verification Act H.R.2410: Medicare and You Handbook Improvement Act H.R.2484: Lowest Price for Patients Act H.R.2608: Ensuring Seniors Access to Local Pharmacies Act H.R.3: Elijah E. Cummings Lower Drug Costs Now Act H.R.19: Lower Costs, More Cures Act H.R.2843: STOP GAMES Act H.R.2846: Ensuring Access to Lower-Cost Medicines for Seniors Act H.R.2853: BLOCKING Act H.R.2855: Star Ratings for Biosimilars Act S.1388: Prescription Pricing for the People Act S.1425 / H.R.2883: Stop STALLING Act S.1427 / H.R.2869: Increasing Access to Biosimilars Act S.1428 / H.R.2891: Preserve Access to Affordable Generics and Biosimilars Act S.1435 / H.R.2873: Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Act of 2021 / Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Through Promoting Competition Act of 2021 H.R.2884: Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Through Improvements to Patent Litigation Act S.1462: Simplifying the Generic Drug Application Process Act S.1463: Modernizing Therapeutic Equivalence Rating Determination Act S.1523: The Drug Price Transparency Act S.1524 / H.R.3029: Health Care PRICE Transparency Act H.R.3173: Improving Seniors Timely Access to Care Act S.1909 / H.R.3554: Pharmacy DIR Reform to Reduce Senior Drug Costs Act H.R.3682: Improving Transparency to Lower Drug Costs Act S.2164: Lower Costs More Cures Act H.R.4121: To codify a final rule issued by the Secretary of Health and Human Services relating to fraud and abuse and the removal of safe harbor protection for certain drug rebates, and for other purposes H.R.4158: To amend titles XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act to eliminate cost sharing with respect to coverage of insulin as a covered part D drug under the Medicare program or as a covered outpatient drug under the Medicaid program H.R.4502: Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, Agriculture, Rural Development, Energy and Water Development, Financial Services and General Government, Interior, Environment, Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, Transportation, and Housing and Urban Development Appropriations Act, 2022 H.R.2884: Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Through Improvements to Patent Litigation Act H.R.4813: Matts Act S.2814: Vital Medication Affordability Act S.1132: Ending Pricey Insulin (EPI) Act H.R.3062: A bill making appropriations for the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and related agencies for fiscal year ending September 30, 2022 H.R.6000: The CURES 2.0 Act, To continue the acceleration of the discovery, development, and delivery of 21st century cures, and for other purposes H.R.3554: To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to reform requirements with respect to direct and indirect remuneration under Medicare part D, and for other purposes H.R.6851: To amend the Families First Coronavirus Response Act and the CARES Act to establish new coverage and payment rules for certain COVID-19 diagnostic tests and related items and services, and for other purposes S.3700: A bill to provide for appropriate cost-sharing for insulin products covered under Medicare part D and private health plans H.R.6833: To amend title XXVII of the Public Health Service Act, the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, and the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to establish requirements with respect to cost-sharing for certain insulin products, and for other purposes H.R.6757: To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to establish under the Medicare prescription drug program a minimum amount of price concessions for insulin to be passed through to beneficiaries at the point-of-sale, and for other purposes H.R.7008: To improve patient access to emerging medication therapies by clarifying the scope of permitted health care economic and scientific information communications between biopharmaceutical manufacturers and population health decision makers, and for other purposes H.R.7047: To amend title III of the Public Health Service Act with respect to the determination by the Secretary regarding certain biosimilar application elements, and for other purposes H.R.6833: Affordable Insulin Now Act H.R.6963: Accelerated Approval Integrity Act H.R.7008: Pre-approval Information Exchange Act H.R.7032: Increasing Transparency in Generic Drug Applications Act H.R.7047: Lowering Costs by Improving Biosimilar Uptake Act S.4011: Capping Drug Costs for Seniors Act of 2022 H.R.7666: Restoring Hope for Mental Health and Well-Being Act H.R.7667: Food and Drug Amendments of 2022 H.R.7828: To amend the Public Health Service Act to shorten the exclusivity period for brand name biological products from 12 to 5 years; (PRICED Act) S.4293: Pharmacy Benefit Manager Transparency Act S.4348: A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to revise and extend the user-fee programs for prescription drugs, medical devices, generic drugs, and biosimilar biological products, and for other purposes; (FDASLA Act) H.R.7995: GOLD CARD Act 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 42 CFR Parts 422 423 RIN 0938-AU30 Medicare Program; Contract Year 2023 Policy and Technical Changes to the Medicare Advantage and Medicare Prescription Drug Benefit Programs Proposed Rule (CMS-4192-P)
2022 · second_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
Issues related to prescription drug coverage and pharmacy benefits Regulatory and proposed legislative changes to Medicare Part D prescription drug benefits Access to prescription drugs during the coronavirus pandemic S.298 / H.R.1829: Pharmacy Benefit Manager Accountability Study Act of 2021 H.R.2410: Medicare and You Handbook Improvement Act H.R.2484: Lowest Price for Patients Act H.R.2608: Ensuring Seniors Access to Local Pharmacies Act H.R.3: Elijah E. Cummings Lower Drug Costs Now Act H.R.19: Lower Costs, More Cures Act H.R.2846: Ensuring Access to Lower-Cost Medicines for Seniors Act H.R.2855: Star Ratings for Biosimilars Act S.1523: The Drug Price Transparency Act H.R.3173: Improving Seniors Timely Access to Care Act S.1909 / H.R.3554: Pharmacy DIR Reform to Reduce Senior Drug Costs Act H.R.3682: Improving Transparency to Lower Drug Costs Act S.2164: Lower Costs, More Cures Act of 2021 H.R.4121: To codify a final rule issued by the Secretary of Health and Human Services relating to fraud and abuse and the removal of safe harbor protection for certain drug rebates, and for other purposes H.R.4158: To amend titles XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act to eliminate cost sharing with respect to coverage of insulin as a covered part D drug under the Medicare program or as a covered outpatient drug under the Medicaid program H.R.2815: BIOSIM Act S.464 / H.R.2163: Safe Step Act S.1524 / H.R.3029: Health Care PRICE Transparency Act H.R.4418: SPIKE Act H.R.5237: A bill to amend titles XI, XVIII, and XIX of the Social Security Act to lower prescription drug prices in the Medicare and Medicaid programs, to improve transparency related to pharmaceutical prices and transactions, to lower patients' out-of-pocket costs, and to ensure accountability to taxpayers, and for other purposes. H.R.5260: Reduced Costs and Continued Cures Act H.R.3684: The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, Sec.90006, Moratorium on implementation of rule relating to eliminating the anti-kickback statute safe harbor protection for prescription drug rebates H.R.5376: The Build Back Better Act, Sec. 139301, Prohibiting implementation of rule relating to eliminating the anti-kickback statute safe harbor protection for prescription drug rebates H.R.5623: The Insulin Cost Reduction Act, To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to prohibit price concessions with respect to insulin drugs and exceptions under Part D of Medicare, and for other purposes H.R.3554: To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to reform requirements with respect to direct and indirect remuneration under Medicare part D, and for other purposes S.3700: A bill to provide for appropriate cost-sharing for insulin products covered under Medicare part D and private health plans H.R.6833: To amend title XXVII of the Public Health Service Act, the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, and the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to establish requirements with respect to cost-sharing for certain insulin products, and for other purposes H.R.6757: To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to establish under the Medicare prescription drug program a minimum amount of price concessions for insulin to be passed through to beneficiaries at the point-of-sale, and for other purposes H.R.6833: Affordable Insulin Now Act S.4011: Capping Drug Costs for Seniors Act of 2022 H.R.799: GOLD CARD Act 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 42 CFR Parts 422 423 RIN 0938-AU30 Medicare Program; Contract Year 2023 Policy and Technical Changes to the Medicare Advantage and Medicare Prescription Drug Benefit Programs Proposed Rule (CMS-4192-P)
2022 · second_quarter · Pharmacy
Issues related to pharmacy contracting with respect to drug pricing and pharmacy networks Regulatory and proposed legislative changes to Medicare Part D pharmacy contracting, direct and indirect remuneration (DIR), pharmacy networks, and mail-service pharmacy Access to prescription drugs during the coronavirus pandemic S.298 / H.R.1829: Pharmacy Benefit Manager Accountability Study Act of 2021 H.R.2355: Opioid Prescription Verification Act H.R.2484: Lowest Price for Patients Act H.R.2608: Ensuring Seniors Access to Local Pharmacies Act H.R.3: Elijah E. Cummings Lower Drug Costs Now Act H.R.19: Lower Costs, More Cures Act H.R.2855: Star Ratings for Biosimilars Act S.1388: Prescription Pricing for the People Act S.1463: Modernizing Therapeutic Equivalence Rating Determination Act S.1523: The Drug Price Transparency Act S.1524: Health Care PRICE Transparency Act S.1909 / H.R.3554: Pharmacy DIR Reform to Reduce Senior Drug Costs Act S.2164: Lower Costs More Cures Act H.R.3554: To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to reform requirements with respect to direct and indirect remuneration under Medicare part D, and for other purposes H.R.6851: To amend the Families First Coronavirus Response Act and the CARES Act to establish new coverage and payment rules for certain COVID-19 diagnostic tests and related items and services, and for other purposes S.4293: Pharmacy Benefit Manager Transparency Act 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 42 CFR Parts 422 423 RIN 0938-AU30 Medicare Program; Contract Year 2023 Policy and Technical Changes to the Medicare Advantage and Medicare Prescription Drug Benefit Programs Proposed Rule (CMS-4192-P)
2022 · second_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
H.R. 3554 / S. 1909, the Pharmacy DIR Reform To Reduce Senior Drug Costs Act; H.R. 2608, the Ensuring Seniors Access to Local Pharmacies Act; H.R. 2759 / S. 1362, the Pharmacy and Medically Underserved Areas Enhancement Act; H.R. 3682, the Improving Transparency to Lower Drug Costs Act; H.R. 2484, the Lowest Price for Patients Act; H.R. 3, the Elijah E. Cummings Lower Drug Costs Now Act; H.R. 19 / S. 2164, the Lower Costs, More Cures Act of 2021; H.R. 3173, the Improving Seniors Timely Access to Care Act of 2021; H.R. 4121, the PRO Seniors Act; Proposed inclusion of Medicaid managed care spread pricing prohibition to pay for H.R. 3684, the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act; H.R. 5237, the Reduced Costs and Continued Cures Act of 2021 H.R. 5376, the Build Back Better Act; H.R. 5804, the Expanding Access to Diabetes Self-Management Training Act of 2021; H.R. 6101, the Drug Price Transparency in Medicaid Act of 2021; Part B billing and COVID oral antivirals; S. 3700, the Affordable Insulin Now Act; H.R. 7213, Equitable Community Access to Pharmacist Services Act; CY 2023 Medicare Advantage and Part D Proposed Rule (CMS-4192-P); Draft legislation, the Improving Needed Safeguards for Users of Lifesaving Insulin Now (INSULIN) Act
Client expense: $460,000 · Firm income: Not reported
2022 · second_quarter · Pharmacy
H.R. 3554/S.1909 The Pharmacy DIR Reform To Reduce Senior Drug Costs Act, to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to reform requirements with respect to direct and indirect remuneration under Medicare part D, and for other purposes. H.R. 3662 -- The Patient Access to Urgent-Use Pharmacy Compounding Act of 2021, to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to ensure patients have access to certain urgent-use compounded medications, and for other purposes. H.R. 3682 --To amend title XI of the Social Security Act to provide greater transparency for discounts provided by manufacturers. H.R. 2608 --Ensuring Seniors Access to Local Pharmacies Act of 2021, a bill that establishes several requirements for prescription drug plans under the Medicare prescription drug benefit. H.R. 7213 - To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide pharmacy reimbursement for COVID-19-related and future emergency services.
Client expense: $35,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2022 · first_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
Issues related to prescription drug coverage and pharmacy benefits Regulatory and proposed legislative changes to Medicare Part D prescription drug benefits Access to prescription drugs during the coronavirus pandemic S.298 / H.R.1829: Pharmacy Benefit Manager Accountability Study Act of 2021 H.R.2410: Medicare and You Handbook Improvement Act H.R.2484: Lowest Price for Patients Act H.R.2608: Ensuring Seniors Access to Local Pharmacies Act H.R.3: Elijah E. Cummings Lower Drug Costs Now Act H.R.19: Lower Costs, More Cures Act H.R.2846: Ensuring Access to Lower-Cost Medicines for Seniors Act H.R.2855: Star Ratings for Biosimilars Act S.1523: The Drug Price Transparency Act H.R.3173: Improving Seniors Timely Access to Care Act S.1909 / H.R.3554: Pharmacy DIR Reform to Reduce Senior Drug Costs Act H.R.3682: Improving Transparency to Lower Drug Costs Act S.2164: Lower Costs, More Cures Act of 2021 H.R.4121: To codify a final rule issued by the Secretary of Health and Human Services relating to fraud and abuse and the removal of safe harbor protection for certain drug rebates, and for other purposes H.R.4158: To amend titles XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act to eliminate cost sharing with respect to coverage of insulin as a covered part D drug under the Medicare program or as a covered outpatient drug under the Medicaid program H.R.2815: BIOSIM Act S.464 / H.R.2163: Safe Step Act S.1524 / H.R.3029: Health Care PRICE Transparency Act H.R.4418: SPIKE Act H.R.5237: A bill to amend titles XI, XVIII, and XIX of the Social Security Act to lower prescription drug prices in the Medicare and Medicaid programs, to improve transparency related to pharmaceutical prices and transactions, to lower patients' out-of-pocket costs, and to ensure accountability to taxpayers, and for other purposes. H.R.5260: Reduced Costs and Continued Cures Act H.R.3684: The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, Sec.90006, Moratorium on implementation of rule relating to eliminating the anti-kickback statute safe harbor protection for prescription drug rebates H.R.5376: The Build Back Better Act, Sec. 139301, Prohibiting implementation of rule relating to eliminating the anti-kickback statute safe harbor protection for prescription drug rebates H.R.5623: The Insulin Cost Reduction Act, To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to prohibit price concessions with respect to insulin drugs and exceptions under Part D of Medicare, and for other purposes H.R.3554: To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to reform requirements with respect to direct and indirect remuneration under Medicare part D, and for other purposes S.3700: A bill to provide for appropriate cost-sharing for insulin products covered under Medicare part D and private health plans H.R.6833: To amend title XXVII of the Public Health Service Act, the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, and the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to establish requirements with respect to cost-sharing for certain insulin products, and for other purposes H.R.6757: To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to establish under the Medicare prescription drug program a minimum amount of price concessions for insulin to be passed through to beneficiaries at the point-of-sale, and for other purposes 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 42 CFR Parts 422 423 RIN 0938-AU30 Medicare Program; Contract Year 2003 Policy and Technical Changes to the Medicare Advantage and Medicare Prescription Drug Benefit Programs Proposed Rule (CMS-4192-P)
2022 · first_quarter · Health Issues
Issues related to prescription drug coverage and pharmacy benefits Regulatory and proposed legislative changes to Medicare Part D and Medicaid prescription drug benefits Access to prescription drugs during the coronavirus pandemic S.298 / H.R.1829: Pharmacy Benefit Manager Accountability Study Act of 2021 S.464 / H.R.2163: Safe Step Act S.917: Short on Competition Act H.R.2355: Opioid Prescription Verification Act H.R.2410: Medicare and You Handbook Improvement Act H.R.2484: Lowest Price for Patients Act H.R.2608: Ensuring Seniors Access to Local Pharmacies Act H.R.3: Elijah E. Cummings Lower Drug Costs Now Act H.R.19: Lower Costs, More Cures Act H.R.2843: STOP GAMES Act H.R.2846: Ensuring Access to Lower-Cost Medicines for Seniors Act H.R.2853: BLOCKING Act H.R.2855: Star Ratings for Biosimilars Act S.1388: Prescription Pricing for the People Act S.1425 / H.R.2883: Stop STALLING Act S.1427 / H.R.2869: Increasing Access to Biosimilars Act S.1428 / H.R.2891: Preserve Access to Affordable Generics and Biosimilars Act S.1435 / H.R.2873: Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Act of 2021 / Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Through Promoting Competition Act of 2021 H.R.2884: Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Through Improvements to Patent Litigation Act S.1462: Simplifying the Generic Drug Application Process Act S.1463: Modernizing Therapeutic Equivalence Rating Determination Act S.1523: The Drug Price Transparency Act S.1524 / H.R.3029: Health Care PRICE Transparency Act H.R.3173: Improving Seniors Timely Access to Care Act S.1909 / H.R.3554: Pharmacy DIR Reform to Reduce Senior Drug Costs Act H.R.3682: Improving Transparency to Lower Drug Costs Act S.2164: Lower Costs More Cures Act H.R.4121: To codify a final rule issued by the Secretary of Health and Human Services relating to fraud and abuse and the removal of safe harbor protection for certain drug rebates, and for other purposes H.R.4158: To amend titles XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act to eliminate cost sharing with respect to coverage of insulin as a covered part D drug under the Medicare program or as a covered outpatient drug under the Medicaid program H.R.4502: Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, Agriculture, Rural Development, Energy and Water Development, Financial Services and General Government, Interior, Environment, Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, Transportation, and Housing and Urban Development Appropriations Act, 2022 H.R.2884: Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Through Improvements to Patent Litigation Act H.R.4813: Matts Act S.2814: Vital Medication Affordability Act S.1132: Ending Pricey Insulin (EPI) Act H.R.3062: A bill making appropriations for the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and related agencies for fiscal year ending September 30, 2022 H.R.6000: The CURES 2.0 Act, To continue the acceleration of the discovery, development, and delivery of 21st century cures, and for other purposes H.R.3554: To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to reform requirements with respect to direct and indirect remuneration under Medicare part D, and for other purposes H.R.6851: To amend the Families First Coronavirus Response Act and the CARES Act to establish new coverage and payment rules for certain COVID-19 diagnostic tests and related items and services, and for other purposes S.3700: A bill to provide for appropriate cost-sharing for insulin products covered under Medicare part D and private health plans H.R.6833: To amend title XXVII of the Public Health Service Act, the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, and the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to establish requirements with respect to cost-sharing for certain insulin products, and for other purposes H.R.6757: To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to establish under the Medicare prescription drug program a minimum amount of price concessions for insulin to be passed through to beneficiaries at the point-of-sale, and for other purposes H.R.7008: To improve patient access to emerging medication therapies by clarifying the scope of permitted health care economic and scientific information communications between biopharmaceutical manufacturers and population health decision makers, and for other purposes H.R.7047: To amend title III of the Public Health Service Act with respect to the determination by the Secretary regarding certain biosimilar application elements, and for other purposes 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 42 CFR Parts 422 423 RIN 0938-AU30 Medicare Program; Contract Year 2003 Policy and Technical Changes to the Medicare Advantage and Medicare Prescription Drug Benefit Programs Proposed Rule (CMS-4192-P)
2022 · first_quarter · Pharmacy
Issues related to pharmacy contracting with respect to drug pricing and pharmacy networks Regulatory and proposed legislative changes to Medicare Part D pharmacy contracting, direct and indirect remuneration (DIR), pharmacy networks, and mail-service pharmacy Access to prescription drugs during the coronavirus pandemic S.298 / H.R.1829: Pharmacy Benefit Manager Accountability Study Act of 2021 H.R.2355: Opioid Prescription Verification Act H.R.2484: Lowest Price for Patients Act H.R.2608: Ensuring Seniors Access to Local Pharmacies Act H.R.3: Elijah E. Cummings Lower Drug Costs Now Act H.R.19: Lower Costs, More Cures Act H.R.2855: Star Ratings for Biosimilars Act S.1388: Prescription Pricing for the People Act S.1463: Modernizing Therapeutic Equivalence Rating Determination Act S.1523: The Drug Price Transparency Act S.1524: Health Care PRICE Transparency Act S.1909 / H.R.3554: Pharmacy DIR Reform to Reduce Senior Drug Costs Act S.2164: Lower Costs More Cures Act H.R.3554: To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to reform requirements with respect to direct and indirect remuneration under Medicare part D, and for other purposes H.R.6851: To amend the Families First Coronavirus Response Act and the CARES Act to establish new coverage and payment rules for certain COVID-19 diagnostic tests and related items and services, and for other purposes 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 42 CFR Parts 422 423 RIN 0938-AU30 Medicare Program; Contract Year 2003 Policy and Technical Changes to the Medicare Advantage and Medicare Prescription Drug Benefit Programs Proposed Rule (CMS-4192-P)
2022 · first_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
H.R. 3554 / S. 1909, the Pharmacy DIR Reform To Reduce Senior Drug Costs Act; H.R. 2608, the Ensuring Seniors Access to Local Pharmacies Act; H.R. 2759 / S. 1362, the Pharmacy and Medically Underserved Areas Enhancement Act; H.R. 3682, the Improving Transparency to Lower Drug Costs Act; H.R. 2484, the Lowest Price for Patients Act; H.R. 3, the Elijah E. Cummings Lower Drug Costs Now Act; H.R. 19 / S. 2164, the Lower Costs, More Cures Act of 2021; H.R. 3173, the Improving Seniors Timely Access to Care Act of 2021; H.R. 4121, the PRO Seniors Act; Proposed inclusion of Medicaid managed care spread pricing prohibition to pay for H.R. 3684, the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act; H.R. 5237, the Reduced Costs and Continued Cures Act of 2021 H.R. 5376, the Build Back Better Act; H.R. 5804, the Expanding Access to Diabetes Self-Management Training Act of 2021; H.R. 6101, the Drug Price Transparency in Medicaid Act of 2021; Part B billing and COVID oral antivirals; S. 3700, the Affordable Insulin Now Act; H.R. 7213, Equitable Community Access to Pharmacist Services Act; CY 2023 Medicare Advantage and Part D Proposed Rule (CMS-4192-P)
Client expense: $2,010,000 · Firm income: Not reported
2022 · first_quarter · Pharmacy
H.R. 3554/S.1909 The Pharmacy DIR Reform To Reduce Senior Drug Costs Act, to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to reform requirements with respect to direct and indirect remuneration under Medicare part D, and for other purposes. H.R. 3662 -- The Patient Access to Urgent-Use Pharmacy Compounding Act of 2021, to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to ensure patients have access to certain urgent-use compounded medications, and for other purposes. H.R. 3682 --To amend title XI of the Social Security Act to provide greater transparency for discounts provided by manufacturers. H.R. 2608 --Ensuring Seniors Access to Local Pharmacies Act of 2021, a bill that establishes several requirements for prescription drug plans under the Medicare prescription drug benefit. H.R. 7213 - To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide pharmacy reimbursement for COVID-19-related and future emergency services.
Client expense: $35,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2021 · fourth_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
H.R. 3554 / S. 1909, the Pharmacy DIR Reform To Reduce Senior Drug Costs Act; H.R. 2608, the Ensuring Seniors Access to Local Pharmacies Act; H.R. 2759 / S. 1362, the Pharmacy and Medically Underserved Areas Enhancement Act; H.R. 3682, the Improving Transparency to Lower Drug Costs Act; H.R. 2484, the Lowest Price for Patients Act; H.R. 3, the Elijah E. Cummings Lower Drug Costs Now Act; H.R. 19 / S. 2164, the Lower Costs, More Cures Act of 2021; H.R. 3173, the Improving Seniors Timely Access to Care Act of 2021; H.R. 4121, the PRO Seniors Act; Proposed inclusion of Medicaid managed care spread pricing prohibition to pay for H.R. 3684, the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act; H.R. 5237, the Reduced Costs and Continued Cures Act of 2021 H.R. 5376, the Build Back Better Act; H.R. 5804, the Expanding Access to Diabetes Self-Management Training Act of 2021; H.R. 6101, the Drug Price Transparency in Medicaid Act of 2021; Part B billing and COVID oral antivirals
Client expense: $2,100,000 · Firm income: Not reported
2021 · fourth_quarter · Pharmacy
H.R. 3554/S.1909 The Pharmacy DIR Reform To Reduce Senior Drug Costs Act, to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to reform requirements with respect to direct and indirect remuneration under Medicare part D, and for other purposes. H.R. 3662 -- The Patient Access to Urgent-Use Pharmacy Compounding Act of 2021, to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to ensure patients have access to certain urgent-use compounded medications, and for other purposes. H.R. 3682 --To amend title XI of the Social Security Act to provide greater transparency for discounts provided by manufacturers. H.R. 2608 --Ensuring Seniors Access to Local Pharmacies Act of 2021, a bill that establishes several requirements for prescription drug plans under the Medicare prescription drug benefit.
Client expense: $35,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2021 · fourth_quarter · Pharmacy
H.R. 3 - Elijah E. Cummings Lower Drug Costs Now Act - Rep. Pallone, Frank, Jr. [D-NJ-6] - drug pricing H.R. 153 - Protecting Consumer Access to Generic Drugs Act of 2021 - Rep. Rush, Bobby L. [D-IL-1] - generic drugs H.R. 1829 - Pharmacy Benefit Manager Accountability Study Act of 2021 - Rep. Harshbarger, Diana [R-TN-1] - PBMs H.R. 1873 - Advancing Education on Biosimilars Act of 2021 - Rep. Bucshon, Larry [R-IN-8] - drug education H.R. 2071 - Medicare Prescription Drug Price Negotiation Act of 2021 - Rep. Welch, Peter [D-VT-At Large] - Part D price negotiation H.R. 2139 - Medicare Drug Price Negotiation Act - Rep. Doggett, Lloyd [D-TX-35] - Part D price negotiation H.R. 2148 - Prescription Drug Price Relief Act of 2021 - Rep. Khanna, Ro [D-CA-17] - excessive drug pricing H.R. 2608 - Ensuring Seniors Access to Local Pharmacies Act of 2021 - Rep. Welch, Peter [D-VT-At Large] - rural health H.R. 2829 - End Price Gouging for Medications Act - Rep. Welch, Peter [D-VT-At Large] - reference prices H.R. 2846 - Ensuring Access to Lower-Cost Medicines for Seniors Act of 2021 - Rep. McKinley, David B. [R-WV-1] - biosimilar drugs H.R. 2855 - Star Rating for Biosimilars Act - Rep. Tonko, Paul [D-NY-20] - biosimilar drugs H.R. 2891 - Preserve Access to Affordable Generics and Biosimilars Act - Rep. Nadler, Jerrold [D-NY-10] - biosimilar drugs H.R. 3831 - Seniors Securing Access to Vital and Essential Prescription Drugs Act - Rep. Lee, Susie [D-NV-3] - Part D H.R. 4121 - PRO Seniors Act - Rep. Arrington, Jodey C. [R-TX-19] - drug rebates H.R. 4417 - Capping Drug Costs for Seniors Act of 2021 - Rep. Horsford, Steven [D-NV-4] - reduces out of pocket spending H.R. 4418 - SPIKE Act - Rep. Horsford, Steven [D-NV-4] - Medicare drug price threshold H.R. 5623 - The Insulin Cost Reduction Act - Rep. Grothman, Glenn [R-WI-6] - insulin prices under part D H.R. 6000 - Cures 2.0 Act - Rep. DeGette, Diana [D-CO-1] - drug development H.R. 6228 - To limit cost sharing for prescription drugs - Rep. Manning, Kathy E. [D-NC-6] - cost sharing S. 298 - Pharmacy Benefit Manager Accountability Study Act of 2021 - Sen. Blackburn, Marsha [R-TN] - PBMs S. 833 - Empowering Medicare Seniors to Negotiate Drug Prices Act of 2021 - Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN] - Part D price negotiation S. 898 - Fair Accountability and Innovative Research Drug Pricing Act of 2021 - Sen. Baldwin, Tammy [D-WI] - reporting price increases S. 908 - Medicare Drug Price Negotiation Act - Sen. Sanders, Bernard [I-VT] - Part D price negotiation S. 1123 - PING Act - Sen. Blackburn, Marsha [R-TN] - Part D non-interference S. 1323 - End Price Gouging for Medications Act - Sen. Merkley, Jeff [D-OR] - reference prices S. 1428 - Preserve Access to Affordable Generics and Biosimilars Act - Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN] - biosimilar drugs S. 2257 - Expanding Access to Affordable Prescription Drugs and Medical Devices Act - Sen. Rosen, Jacky [D-NV] - drug shortages and costs S. 2304 - DTC Act of 2021- Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL] - drug pricing S. 2327 - Seniors Prescription Drug Relief Act - Sen. Cassidy, Bill [R-LA] - Medicare part D modernization redesign and reduces out of pocket spending S. 2815 - Seniors Saving on Insulin Act - Sen. Kennedy, John [R-LA] - Part D Senior Savings model S. 3339 - A bill to limit cost sharing for prescription drugs - Sen. Warnock, Raphael G. [D-GA] - cost sharing 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 prescription drug coupons and discount programs; issues relating to vaccines; issues related to health equity; issues related to vaccination; potential Medicare NCD relating to monoclonal antibodies for treatment of Alzheimers disease; Executive Orders relating to international pricing, Part D rebates, insulin costs, and importation; 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 COVID-19, including vaccines and therapeutics; issues related to health care price transparency; issues relating to prescription drug rebates; 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.
2021 · fourth_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
Issues related to prescription drug coverage and pharmacy benefits Regulatory and proposed legislative changes to Medicare Part D prescription drug benefits Access to prescription drugs during the coronavirus pandemic S.298 / H.R.1829: Pharmacy Benefit Manager Accountability Study Act of 2021 H.R.2410: Medicare and You Handbook Improvement Act H.R.2484: Lowest Price for Patients Act H.R.2608: Ensuring Seniors Access to Local Pharmacies Act H.R.3: Elijah E. Cummings Lower Drug Costs Now Act H.R.19: Lower Costs, More Cures Act H.R.2846: Ensuring Access to Lower-Cost Medicines for Seniors Act H.R.2855: Star Ratings for Biosimilars Act S.1523: The Drug Price Transparency Act H.R.3173: Improving Seniors Timely Access to Care Act S.1909 / H.R.3554: Pharmacy DIR Reform to Reduce Senior Drug Costs Act H.R.3682: Improving Transparency to Lower Drug Costs Act S.2164: Lower Costs, More Cures Act of 2021 H.R.4121: To codify a final rule issued by the Secretary of Health and Human Services relating to fraud and abuse and the removal of safe harbor protection for certain drug rebates, and for other purposes H.R.4158: To amend titles XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act to eliminate cost sharing with respect to coverage of insulin as a covered part D drug under the Medicare program or as a covered outpatient drug under the Medicaid program H.R.2815: BIOSIM Act S.464 / H.R.2163: Safe Step Act S.1524 / H.R.3029: Health Care PRICE Transparency Act H.R.4418: SPIKE Act H.R.5237: A bill to amend titles XI, XVIII, and XIX of the Social Security Act to lower prescription drug prices in the Medicare and Medicaid programs, to improve transparency related to pharmaceutical prices and transactions, to lower patients' out-of-pocket costs, and to ensure accountability to taxpayers, and for other purposes. H.R.5260: Reduced Costs and Continued Cures Act H.R.3684: The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, Sec.90006, Moratorium on implementation of rule relating to eliminating the anti-kickback statute safe harbor protection for prescription drug rebates H.R.5376: The Build Back Better Act, Sec. 139301, Prohibiting implementation of rule relating to eliminating the anti-kickback statute safe harbor protection for prescription drug rebates H.R.5623: The Insulin Cost Reduction Act, To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to prohibit price concessions with respect to insulin drugs and exceptions under Part D of Medicare, and for other purposes 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
2021 · fourth_quarter · Pharmacy
Issues related to pharmacy contracting with respect to drug pricing and pharmacy networks Regulatory and proposed legislative changes to Medicare Part D pharmacy contracting, direct and indirect remuneration (DIR), pharmacy networks, and mail-service pharmacy Access to prescription drugs during the coronavirus pandemic S.298 / H.R.1829: Pharmacy Benefit Manager Accountability Study Act of 2021 H.R.2355: Opioid Prescription Verification Act H.R.2484: Lowest Price for Patients Act H.R.2608: Ensuring Seniors Access to Local Pharmacies Act H.R.3: Elijah E. Cummings Lower Drug Costs Now Act H.R.19: Lower Costs, More Cures Act H.R.2855: Star Ratings for Biosimilars Act S.1388: Prescription Pricing for the People Act S.1463: Modernizing Therapeutic Equivalence Rating Determination Act S.1523: The Drug Price Transparency Act S.1524: Health Care PRICE Transparency Act S.1909 / H.R.3554: Pharmacy DIR Reform to Reduce Senior Drug Costs Act S.2164: Lower Costs More Cures Act 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
Client expense: $1,918,904 · Firm income: Not reported
2021 · fourth_quarter · Health Issues
Issues related to prescription drug coverage and pharmacy benefits Regulatory and proposed legislative changes to Medicare Part D and Medicaid prescription drug benefits Access to prescription drugs during the coronavirus pandemic S.298 / H.R.1829: Pharmacy Benefit Manager Accountability Study Act of 2021 S.464 / H.R.2163: Safe Step Act S.917: Short on Competition Act H.R.2355: Opioid Prescription Verification Act H.R.2410: Medicare and You Handbook Improvement Act H.R.2484: Lowest Price for Patients Act H.R.2608: Ensuring Seniors Access to Local Pharmacies Act H.R.3: Elijah E. Cummings Lower Drug Costs Now Act H.R.19: Lower Costs, More Cures Act H.R.2843: STOP GAMES Act H.R.2846: Ensuring Access to Lower-Cost Medicines for Seniors Act H.R.2853: BLOCKING Act H.R.2855: Star Ratings for Biosimilars Act S.1388: Prescription Pricing for the People Act S.1425 / H.R.2883: Stop STALLING Act S.1427 / H.R.2869: Increasing Access to Biosimilars Act S.1428 / H.R.2891: Preserve Access to Affordable Generics and Biosimilars Act S.1435 / H.R.2873: Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Act of 2021 / Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Through Promoting Competition Act of 2021 H.R.2884: Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Through Improvements to Patent Litigation Act S.1462: Simplifying the Generic Drug Application Process Act S.1463: Modernizing Therapeutic Equivalence Rating Determination Act S.1523: The Drug Price Transparency Act S.1524 / H.R.3029: Health Care PRICE Transparency Act H.R.3173: Improving Seniors Timely Access to Care Act S.1909 / H.R.3554: Pharmacy DIR Reform to Reduce Senior Drug Costs Act H.R.3682: Improving Transparency to Lower Drug Costs Act S.2164: Lower Costs More Cures Act H.R.4121: To codify a final rule issued by the Secretary of Health and Human Services relating to fraud and abuse and the removal of safe harbor protection for certain drug rebates, and for other purposes H.R.4158: To amend titles XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act to eliminate cost sharing with respect to coverage of insulin as a covered part D drug under the Medicare program or as a covered outpatient drug under the Medicaid program H.R.4502: Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, Agriculture, Rural Development, Energy and Water Development, Financial Services and General Government, Interior, Environment, Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, Transportation, and Housing and Urban Development Appropriations Act, 2022 H.R.2884: Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Through Improvements to Patent Litigation Act H.R.4813: Matts Act S.2814: Vital Medication Affordability Act S.1132: Ending Pricey Insulin (EPI) Act H.R.3062: A bill making appropriations for the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and related agencies for fiscal year ending September 30, 2022 H.R.6000: The CURES 2.0 Act, To continue the acceleration of the discovery, development, and delivery of 21st century cures, and for other purposes 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
2021 · fourth_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
H.R. 3554 / S. 1909, the Pharmacy DIR Reform To Reduce Senior Drug Costs Act; H.R. 2608, the Ensuring Seniors Access to Local Pharmacies Act; H.R. 2759 / S. 1362, the Pharmacy and Medically Underserved Areas Enhancement Act; H.R. 3682, the Improving Transparency to Lower Drug Costs Act; H.R. 2484, the Lowest Price for Patients Act; H.R. 3, the Elijah E. Cummings Lower Drug Costs Now Act; H.R. 19 / S. 2164, the Lower Costs, More Cures Act of 2021; H.R. 3173, the Improving Seniors Timely Access to Care Act of 2021; H.R. 4121, the PRO Seniors Act; Proposed inclusion of Medicaid managed care spread pricing prohibition to pay for H.R. 3684, the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act; H.R. 5237, the Reduced Costs and Continued Cures Act of 2021 H.R. 5376, the Build Back Better Act; H.R. 5804, the Expanding Access to Diabetes Self-Management Training Act of 2021; H.R. 6101, the Drug Price Transparency in Medicaid Act of 2021; Part B billing and COVID oral antivirals
Client expense: $430,000 · Firm income: Not reported
2021 · third_quarter · Pharmacy
Issues related to pharmacy contracting with respect to drug pricing and pharmacy networks Regulatory and proposed legislative changes to Medicare Part D pharmacy contracting, direct and indirect remuneration (DIR), pharmacy networks, and mail-service pharmacy Access to prescription drugs during the coronavirus pandemic S.298 / H.R.1829: Pharmacy Benefit Manager Accountability Study Act of 2021 H.R.2355: Opioid Prescription Verification Act H.R.2484: Lowest Price for Patients Act H.R.2608: Ensuring Seniors Access to Local Pharmacies Act H.R.3: Elijah E. Cummings Lower Drug Costs Now Act H.R.19: Lower Costs, More Cures Act H.R.2855: Star Ratings for Biosimilars Act S.1388: Prescription Pricing for the People Act S.1463: Modernizing Therapeutic Equivalence Rating Determination Act S.1523: The Drug Price Transparency Act S.1524: Health Care PRICE Transparency Act S.1909 / H.R.3554: Pharmacy DIR Reform to Reduce Senior Drug Costs Act S.2164: Lower Costs More Cures Act 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
Client expense: $1,918,904 · Firm income: Not reported
2021 · third_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
Issues related to prescription drug coverage and pharmacy benefits Regulatory and proposed legislative changes to Medicare Part D prescription drug benefits Access to prescription drugs during the coronavirus pandemic S.298 / H.R.1829: Pharmacy Benefit Manager Accountability Study Act of 2021 H.R.2410: Medicare and You Handbook Improvement Act H.R.2484: Lowest Price for Patients Act H.R.2608: Ensuring Seniors Access to Local Pharmacies Act H.R.3: Elijah E. Cummings Lower Drug Costs Now Act H.R.19: Lower Costs, More Cures Act H.R.2846: Ensuring Access to Lower-Cost Medicines for Seniors Act H.R.2855: Star Ratings for Biosimilars Act S.1523: The Drug Price Transparency Act H.R.3173: Improving Seniors Timely Access to Care Act S.1909 / H.R.3554: Pharmacy DIR Reform to Reduce Senior Drug Costs Act H.R.3682: Improving Transparency to Lower Drug Costs Act S.2164: Lower Costs, More Cures Act of 2021 H.R.4121: To codify a final rule issued by the Secretary of Health and Human Services relating to fraud and abuse and the removal of safe harbor protection for certain drug rebates, and for other purposes H.R.4158: To amend titles XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act to eliminate cost sharing with respect to coverage of insulin as a covered part D drug under the Medicare program or as a covered outpatient drug under the Medicaid program H.R.2815: BIOSIM Act S.464 / H.R.2163: Safe Step Act S.1524 / H.R.3029: Health Care PRICE Transparency Act H.R.4418: SPIKE Act H.R.5237: A bill to amend titles XI, XVIII, and XIX of the Social Security Act to lower prescription drug prices in the Medicare and Medicaid programs, to improve transparency related to pharmaceutical prices and transactions, to lower patients' out-of-pocket costs, and to ensure accountability to taxpayers, and for other purposes. H.R.5260: Reduced Costs and Continued Cures Act H.R.3684: The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, Sec.90006, Moratorium on implementation of rule relating to eliminating the anti-kickback statute safe harbor protection for prescription drug rebates H.R.5376: The Build Back Better Act, Sec. 139301, Prohibiting implementation of rule relating to eliminating the anti-kickback statute safe harbor protection for prescription drug rebates 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
2021 · third_quarter · Health Issues
Issues related to prescription drug coverage and pharmacy benefits Regulatory and proposed legislative changes to Medicare Part D and Medicaid prescription drug benefits Access to prescription drugs during the coronavirus pandemic S.298 / H.R.1829: Pharmacy Benefit Manager Accountability Study Act of 2021 S.464 / H.R.2163: Safe Step Act S.917: Short on Competition Act H.R.2355: Opioid Prescription Verification Act H.R.2410: Medicare and You Handbook Improvement Act H.R.2484: Lowest Price for Patients Act H.R.2608: Ensuring Seniors Access to Local Pharmacies Act H.R.3: Elijah E. Cummings Lower Drug Costs Now Act H.R.19: Lower Costs, More Cures Act H.R.2843: STOP GAMES Act H.R.2846: Ensuring Access to Lower-Cost Medicines for Seniors Act H.R.2853: BLOCKING Act H.R.2855: Star Ratings for Biosimilars Act S.1388: Prescription Pricing for the People Act S.1425 / H.R.2883: Stop STALLING Act S.1427 / H.R.2869: Increasing Access to Biosimilars Act S.1428 / H.R.2891: Preserve Access to Affordable Generics and Biosimilars Act S.1435 / H.R.2873: Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Act of 2021 / Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Through Promoting Competition Act of 2021 H.R.2884: Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Through Improvements to Patent Litigation Act S.1462: Simplifying the Generic Drug Application Process Act S.1463: Modernizing Therapeutic Equivalence Rating Determination Act S.1523: The Drug Price Transparency Act S.1524 / H.R.3029: Health Care PRICE Transparency Act H.R.3173: Improving Seniors Timely Access to Care Act S.1909 / H.R.3554: Pharmacy DIR Reform to Reduce Senior Drug Costs Act H.R.3682: Improving Transparency to Lower Drug Costs Act S.2164: Lower Costs More Cures Act H.R.4121: To codify a final rule issued by the Secretary of Health and Human Services relating to fraud and abuse and the removal of safe harbor protection for certain drug rebates, and for other purposes H.R.4158: To amend titles XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act to eliminate cost sharing with respect to coverage of insulin as a covered part D drug under the Medicare program or as a covered outpatient drug under the Medicaid program H.R.4502: Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, Agriculture, Rural Development, Energy and Water Development, Financial Services and General Government, Interior, Environment, Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, Transportation, and Housing and Urban Development Appropriations Act, 2022 H.R.2884: Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Through Improvements to Patent Litigation Act H.R.4813: Matts Act S.2814: Vital Medication Affordability Act S.1132: Ending Pricey Insulin (EPI) Act 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
2021 · third_quarter · Pharmacy
H.R. 3 - Elijah E. Cummings Lower Drug Costs Now Act - Rep. Pallone, Frank, Jr. [D-NJ-6] - drug pricing H.R. 153 - Protecting Consumer Access to Generic Drugs Act of 2021 - Rep. Rush, Bobby L. [D-IL-1] - generic drugs H.R. 1829 - Pharmacy Benefit Manager Accountability Study Act of 2021 - Rep. Harshbarger, Diana [R-TN-1] - PBMs H.R. 1873 - Advancing Education on Biosimilars Act of 2021 - Rep. Bucshon, Larry [R-IN-8] - drug education H.R. 2071 - Medicare Prescription Drug Price Negotiation Act of 2021 - Rep. Welch, Peter [D-VT-At Large] - Part D price negotiation H.R. 2139 - Medicare Drug Price Negotiation Act - Rep. Doggett, Lloyd [D-TX-35] - Part D price negotiation H.R. 2148 - Prescription Drug Price Relief Act of 2021 - Rep. Khanna, Ro [D-CA-17] - excessive drug pricing H.R. 2608 - Ensuring Seniors Access to Local Pharmacies Act of 2021 - Rep. Welch, Peter [D-VT-At Large] - rural health H.R. 2829 - End Price Gouging for Medications Act - Rep. Welch, Peter [D-VT-At Large] - reference prices H.R. 2846 - Ensuring Access to Lower-Cost Medicines for Seniors Act of 2021 - Rep. McKinley, David B. [R-WV-1] - biosimilar drugs H.R. 2855 - Star Rating for Biosimilars Act - Rep. Tonko, Paul [D-NY-20] - biosimilar drugs H.R. 2891 - Preserve Access to Affordable Generics and Biosimilars Act - Rep. Nadler, Jerrold [D-NY-10] - biosimilar drugs H.R. 3831 - Seniors Securing Access to Vital and Essential Prescription Drugs Act - Rep. Lee, Susie [D-NV-3] - Part D H.R. 4121 - PRO Seniors Act - Rep. Arrington, Jodey C. [R-TX-19] - drug rebates H.R. 4417 - Capping Drug Costs for Seniors Act of 2021 - Rep. Horsford, Steven [D-NV-4] - reduces out of pocket spending H.R. 4418 - SPIKE Act - Rep. Horsford, Steven [D-NV-4] - Medicare drug price threshold S. 298 - Pharmacy Benefit Manager Accountability Study Act of 2021 - Sen. Blackburn, Marsha [R-TN] - PBMs S. 833 - Empowering Medicare Seniors to Negotiate Drug Prices Act of 2021 - Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN] - Part D price negotiation S. 898 - Fair Accountability and Innovative Research Drug Pricing Act of 2021 - Sen. Baldwin, Tammy [D-WI] - reporting price increases S. 908 - Medicare Drug Price Negotiation Act - Sen. Sanders, Bernard [I-VT] - Part D price negotiation S. 1123 - PING Act - Sen. Blackburn, Marsha [R-TN] - Part D non-interference S. 1323 - End Price Gouging for Medications Act - Sen. Merkley, Jeff [D-OR] - reference prices S. 1428 - Preserve Access to Affordable Generics and Biosimilars Act - Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN] - biosimilar drugs S. 2257 - Expanding Access to Affordable Prescription Drugs and Medical Devices Act - Sen. Rosen, Jacky [D-NV] - drug shortages and costs S. 2304 - DTC Act of 2021- Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL] - drug pricing S. 2327 - Seniors Prescription Drug Relief Act - Sen. Cassidy, Bill [R-LA] - Medicare part D modernization redesign and reduces out of pocket spending S. 2815 - Seniors Saving on Insulin Act - Sen. Kennedy, John [R-LA] - Part D Senior Savings model 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 prescription drug coupons and discount programs; issues relating to vaccines; issues related to health equity; issues related to vaccination; potential Medicare NCD relating to monoclonal antibodies for treatment of Alzheimers disease; Executive Orders relating to international pricing, Part D rebates, insulin costs, and importation; 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 COVID-19, including vaccines and therapeutics; issues related to health care price transparency; issues relating to prescription drug rebates; 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.
2021 · third_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
H.R. 2166/S. 150, Ensuring Parity in MA for Audio-Only Telehealth Act of 2020, to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to require the inclusion of certain audio-only diagnoses in the determination of risk adjustment for Medicare Advantage plans, and for other purposes; H.R. 2608, the Ensuring Seniors Access to Local Pharmacies Act of 2021; H.R. 2846, the Ensuring Access to Lower-Cost Medicines for Seniors Act of 2021; H.R. 4074 - To expand the availability of supplemental benefits to certain Medicare Advantage enrollees; H.R.3173, the Improving Seniors Timely Access to Care Act of 2021; issues related to Pharmacy Direct and Indirect Remuneration (DIR); policies that impact public programs payments for high cost drugs including gene therapies; proposals that impact Medicare Part D such as formulary requirements, pharmacy benefit manager (PBM) disclosure provisions, closing the Part D coverage gap and direct negotiation of prescription drug prices; policies that impact Medicare vision, dental, and hearing benefits.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $90,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2021 · third_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
H.R. 3554 / S. 1909, the Pharmacy DIR Reform To Reduce Senior Drug Costs Act; H.R. 2608, the Ensuring Seniors Access to Local Pharmacies Act; H.R. 2759 / S. 1362, the Pharmacy and Medically Underserved Areas Enhancement Act; H.R. 3682, the Improving Transparency to Lower Drug Costs Act; H.R. 2484, the Lowest Price for Patients Act; H.R. 3, the Elijah E. Cummings Lower Drug Costs Now Act; H.R. 19 / S. 2164, the Lower Costs, More Cures Act of 2021; H.R. 3173, the Improving Seniors Timely Access to Care Act of 2021; H.R. 4121, the PRO Seniors Act; Draft drug pricing provisions for the FY2022 budget reconciliation legislation; Proposed inclusion of Medicaid managed care spread pricing prohibition to pay for H.R. 3684, the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act
Client expense: $420,000 · Firm income: Not reported
2021 · third_quarter · Pharmacy
H.R. 3554/S.1909 The Pharmacy DIR Reform To Reduce Senior Drug Costs Act, to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to reform requirements with respect to direct and indirect remuneration under Medicare part D, and for other purposes. H.R. 3662 -- The Patient Access to Urgent-Use Pharmacy Compounding Act of 2021, to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to ensure patients have access to certain urgent-use compounded medications, and for other purposes. H.R. 3682 --To amend title XI of the Social Security Act to provide greater transparency for discounts provided by manufacturers. H.R. 2608 --Ensuring Seniors Access to Local Pharmacies Act of 2021, a bill that establishes several requirements for prescription drug plans under the Medicare prescription drug benefit.
Client expense: $35,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2021 · second_quarter · Health Issues
Issues related to prescription drug coverage and pharmacy benefits Regulatory and proposed legislative changes to Medicare Part D and Medicaid prescription drug benefits Access to prescription drugs during the coronavirus pandemic S.298 / H.R.1829: Pharmacy Benefit Manager Accountability Study Act of 2021 S.464 / H.R.2163: Safe Step Act S.917: Short on Competition Act H.R.2355: Opioid Prescription Verification Act H.R.2410: Medicare and You Handbook Improvement Act H.R.2484: Lowest Price for Patients Act H.R.2608: Ensuring Seniors Access to Local Pharmacies Act H.R.3: Elijah E. Cummings Lower Drug Costs Now Act H.R.19: Lower Costs, More Cures Act H.R.2843: STOP GAMES Act H.R.2846: Ensuring Access to Lower-Cost Medicines for Seniors Act H.R.2853: BLOCKING Act H.R.2855: Star Ratings for Biosimilars Act S.1388: Prescription Pricing for the People Act S.1425 / H.R.2883: Stop STALLING Act S.1427 / H.R.2869: Increasing Access to Biosimilars Act S.1428 / H.R.2891: Preserve Access to Affordable Generics and Biosimilars Act S.1435 / H.R.2873: Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Act / Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Through Promoting Competition Act H.R.2884: Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Through Improvements to Patent Litigation Act S.1462: Simplifying the Generic Drug Application Process Act S.1463: Modernizing Therapeutic Equivalence Rating Determination Act S.1523: The Drug Price Transparency Act S.1524: Health Care PRICE Transparency Act H.R.3173: Improving Seniors Timely Access to Care Act S.1909 / H.R.3554: Pharmacy DIR Reform to Reduce Senior Drug Costs Act H.R.3682: Improving Transparency to Lower Drug Costs Act S.2164: Lower Costs More Cures Act H.R.4121: To codify a final rule issued by the Secretary of Health and Human Services relating to fraud and abuse and the removal of safe harbor protection for certain drug rebates, and for other purposes H.R.4158: To amend titles XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act to eliminate cost sharing with respect to coverage of insulin as a covered part D drug under the Medicare program or as a covered outpatient drug under the Medicaid program 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
2021 · second_quarter · Pharmacy
Issues related to pharmacy contracting with respect to drug pricing and pharmacy networks Regulatory and proposed legislative changes to Medicare Part D pharmacy contracting, direct and indirect remuneration (DIR), pharmacy networks, and mail-service pharmacy Access to prescription drugs during the coronavirus pandemic S.298 / H.R.1829: Pharmacy Benefit Manager Accountability Study Act of 2021 H.R.2355: Opioid Prescription Verification Act H.R.2484: Lowest Price for Patients Act H.R.2608: Ensuring Seniors Access to Local Pharmacies Act H.R.3: Elijah E. Cummings Lower Drug Costs Now Act H.R.19: Lower Costs, More Cures Act H.R.2855: Star Ratings for Biosimilars Act S.1388: Prescription Pricing for the People Act S.1463: Modernizing Therapeutic Equivalence Rating Determination Act S.1523: The Drug Price Transparency Act S.1524: Health Care PRICE Transparency Act S.1909 / H.R.3554: Pharmacy DIR Reform to Reduce Senior Drug Costs Act S.2164: Lower Costs More Cures Act 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
Client expense: $1,601,681 · Firm income: Not reported
2021 · second_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
Issues related to prescription drug coverage and pharmacy benefits Regulatory and proposed legislative changes to Medicare Part D prescription drug benefits Access to prescription drugs during the coronavirus pandemic S.298 / H.R.1829: Pharmacy Benefit Manager Accountability Study Act of 2021 H.R.2410: Medicare and You Handbook Improvement Act H.R.2484: Lowest Price for Patients Act H.R.2608: Ensuring Seniors Access to Local Pharmacies Act H.R.3: Elijah E. Cummings Lower Drug Costs Now Act H.R.19: Lower Costs, More Cures Act H.R.2846: Ensuring Access to Lower-Cost Medicines for Seniors Act H.R.2855: Star Ratings for Biosimilars Act S.1523: The Drug Price Transparency Act H.R.3173: Improving Seniors Timely Access to Care Act S.1909 / H.R.3554: Pharmacy DIR Reform to Reduce Senior Drug Costs Act H.R.3682: Improving Transparency to Lower Drug Costs Act S.2164: Lower Costs, More Cures Act of 2021 H.R.4121: To codify a final rule issued by the Secretary of Health and Human Services relating to fraud and abuse and the removal of safe harbor protection for certain drug rebates, and for other purposes H.R.4158: To amend titles XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act to eliminate cost sharing with respect to coverage of insulin as a covered part D drug under the Medicare program or as a covered outpatient drug under the Medicaid program 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
Client expense: $1,601,681 · Firm income: Not reported
2021 · second_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
* H.R 2166/S. 150, Ensuring Parity in MA for Audio-Only Telehealth Act of 2020, to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to require the inclusion of certain audio-only diagnoses in the determination of risk adjustment for Medicare Advantage plans, and for other purposes. * H.R. 2608, the Ensuring Seniors Access to Local Pharmacies Act of 2021. * H.R. 2846, the Ensuring Access to Lower-Cost Medicines for Seniors Act of 2021. * H.R. 3554/S. 1909, the Pharmacy DIR Reform To Reduce Senior Drug Costs Act. * H.R. 4074 - To expand the availability of supplemental benefits to certain Medicare Advantage enrollees. * H.R.3173, the Improving Seniors Timely Access to Care Act of 2021 * Issues related to Pharmacy Direct and Indirect Remuneration (DIR). * Policies that impact public programs payments for high cost drugs including gene therapies. * Proposals that impact Medicare Part D such as formulary requirements, pharmacy benefit manager (PBM) disclosure provisions, closing the Part D coverage gap and direct negotiation of prescription drug prices.
Client expense: $2,350,000 · Firm income: Not reported
2021 · second_quarter · Pharmacy
H.R. 3 - Elijah E. Cummings Lower Drug Costs Now Act - Rep. Pallone, Frank, Jr. [D-NJ-6] - drug pricing H.R. 153 - Protecting Consumer Access to Generic Drugs Act of 2021 - Rep. Rush, Bobby L. [D-IL-1] - generic drugs H.R. 1829 - To require the Government Accountability Office to study the role pharmaceutical benefit managers play in the pharmaceutical supply chain and provide Congress with appropriate policy recommendations, and for other purposes - Rep. Harshbarger, Diana [R-TN-1] - PBMs H.R. 1873 - To educate health care providers and the public on biosimilar biological products, and for other purposes - Rep. Bucshon, Larry [R-IN-8] - drug education H.R. 2071 - To amend part D of title XVIII of the Social Security Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to negotiate covered part D drug prices on behalf of Medicare beneficiaries - Rep. Welch, Peter [D-VT-At Large] - Part D price negotiation H.R. 2139 - Medicare Drug Price Negotiation Act - Rep. Doggett, Lloyd [D-TX-35] - Part D price negotiation H.R. 2148 - Prescription Drug Price Relief Act of 2021 - Rep. Khanna, Ro [D-CA-17] - excessive drug pricing H.R. 2608 - Ensuring Seniors Access to Local Pharmacies Act of 2021 - Rep. Welch, Peter [D-VT-At Large] - rural health H.R. 2829 - To require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish reference prices for prescription drugs for purposes of Federal health programs - Rep. Welch, Peter [D-VT-At Large] - reference prices H.R. 2846 - Ensuring Access to Lower-Cost Medicines for Seniors Act of 2021 - Rep. McKinley, David B. [R-WV-1] - biosimilar drugs H.R. 2855 - Star Rating for Biosimilars Act - Rep. Tonko, Paul [D-NY-20] - biosimilar drugs H.R. 2891 - Preserve Access to Affordable Generics and Biosimilars Act - Rep. Nadler, Jerrold [D-NY-10] - biosimilar drugs H.R. 3831 - Seniors Securing Access to Vital and Essential Prescription Drugs Act - Rep. Lee, Susie [D-NV-3] - Part D H.R. 4121 - To codify a final rule issued by the Secretary of Health and Human Services relating to fraud and abuse and the removal of safe harbor protection for certain drug rebates - Rep. Arrington, Jodey C. [R-TX-19] - drug rebates S. 298 - Pharmacy Benefit Manager Accountability Study Act of 2021 - Sen. Blackburn, Marsha [R-TN] - PBMs S. 833 - A bill to amend XVIII of the Social Security Act to allow the Secretary of Health and Human Services to negotiate fair prescription drug prices under part D of the Medicare program - Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN] - Part D price negotiation S. 898 - Fair Accountability and Innovative Research Drug Pricing Act of 2021 - Sen. Baldwin, Tammy [D-WI] - reporting price increases S. 908 - Medicare Drug Price Negotiation Act - Sen. Sanders, Bernard [I-VT] - Part D price negotiation S. 1123 - PING Act - Sen. Blackburn, Marsha [R-TN] - Part D non-interference S. 1132 - A bill to establish a cap on out-of-pocket costs for insulin - Sen. Kennedy, John [R-LA] - out-of-pocket costs S. 1323 - A bill to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish reference prices for prescription drugs for purposes of Federal health programs - Sen. Merkley, Jeff [D-OR] - reference prices S. 1428 - Preserve Access to Affordable Generics and Biosimilars Act - Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN] - biosimilar drugs S. 2257 - A bill to provide Federal support for nonprofit generic and essential medicine and device manufacturers to increase the availability of drugs and devices in order to reduce drug or device shortages and drug and device costs - Sen. Rosen, Jacky [D-NV] - drug shortages and costs S. 2304 - A bill to amend title XI of the Social Security Act to require that direct-to-consumer advertisements for prescription drugs and biological products include an appropriate disclosure of pricing information - Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL] - 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 prescription drug coupons and discount programs; issues relating to vaccines; issues related to health equity; issues related to vaccination; potential Medicare NCD relating to monoclonal antibodies for treatment of Alzheimers disease; Executive Orders relating to international pricing, Part D rebates, insulin costs, and importation; 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 COVID-19, including vaccines and therapeutics; issues related to health care price transparency; issues relating to prescription drug rebates; 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.
2021 · second_quarter · Pharmacy
H.R. 3554/S.1909 The Pharmacy DIR Reform To Reduce Senior Drug Costs Act, to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to reform requirements with respect to direct and indirect remuneration under Medicare part D, and for other purposes. H.R. 3662 -- The Patient Access to Urgent-Use Pharmacy Compounding Act of 2021, to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to ensure patients have access to certain urgent-use compounded medications, and for other purposes. H.R. 3682 --To amend title XI of the Social Security Act to provide greater transparency for discounts provided by manufacturers. H.R. 2608 --Ensuring Seniors Access to Local Pharmacies Act of 2021, a bill that establishes several requirements for prescription drug plans under the Medicare prescription drug benefit.
Client expense: $35,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2021 · second_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
H.R. 3554 / S. 1909, the Pharmacy DIR Reform To Reduce Senior Drug Costs Act; H.R. 2608, the Ensuring Seniors Access to Local Pharmacies Act; H.R. 2759 / S. 1362, the Pharmacy and Medically Underserved Areas Enhancement Act; H.R. 3682, the Improving Transparency to Lower Drug Costs Act; H.R. 2484, the Lowest Price for Patients Act; H.R. 3, the Elijah E. Cummings Lower Drug Costs Now Act; H.R. 19 / S. 2164, the Lower Costs, More Cures Act of 2021; H.R. 3173, the Improving Seniors Timely Access to Care Act of 2021
Client expense: $370,000 · Firm income: Not reported
| Republican |
| TN |
| Earl L. "Buddy" Carter | Republican | GA |
| Elise M. Stefanik | Republican | NY |
| Eric A. "Rick" Crawford | Republican | AR |
| Fred Keller | Republican | PA |
| Glenn Grothman | Republican | WI |
| H. Morgan Griffith | Republican | VA |
| J. French Hill | Republican | AR |
| Jefferson Van Drew | Republican | NJ |
| Jerry L. Carl | Republican | AL |
| Mike Rogers | Republican | AL |
| Nanette Diaz Barragán | Democratic | CA |
| Rick W. Allen | Republican | GA |
| Stephen F. Lynch | Democratic | MA |
| Thomas R. Suozzi | Democratic | NY |
| Vicente Gonzalez | Democratic | TX |
| Vicky Hartzler | Republican | MO |
| William R. Timmons IV | Republican | SC |
Client expense: $1,908,258 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE
Client expense: $1,908,258 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), White House Office
Client expense: $1,457,755 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE
Client expense: $1,457,755 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE
Client expense: $1,457,755 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), White House Office
Client expense: $2,715,700 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE
Client expense: $2,715,700 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE
Client expense: $2,715,700 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), White House Office
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE, White House Office
Client expense: $2,630,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Congressional Budget Office (CBO), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of, White House Office
Client expense: $1,918,904 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE
Client expense: $1,918,904 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE
Government targets: Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), Treasury, Dept of, White House Office
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE
Client expense: $1,918,904 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE
Client expense: $1,918,904 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE
Client expense: $2,250,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of, White House Office
Government targets: Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), Treasury, Dept of, White House Office
Client expense: $1,601,681 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE
Client expense: $2,510,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Congressional Budget Office (CBO), 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), Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Personnel Management (OPM), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of, White House Office
Government targets: Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), White House Office