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Prescription Drug Rebate Reform Act of 2019
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Prescription Drug Rebate Reform Act of 2019 This bill requires private health insurance plans to set any coinsurance rate for a covered prescription drug based on the net price of the drug (the price after accounting for rebates and discounts provided by the drug manufacturer) and not the list price (the initial wholesale price set by the drug manufacturer). This requirement applies when a plan holder has an unmet deductible or other coinsurance obligation for prescription drug benefits under the plan. The bill does not prohibit a plan from requiring a copayment provided that such copayment is not based on the cost of the drug.
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Introduced in Senate
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2020 · fourth_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
H.R. 803 / S. 988, Improving Transparency and Accuracy in Medicare Part D Drug Spending Act; H.R. 1034 / S. 640, Phair Pricing Act of 2019; H.R. 1035, Prescription Drug Price Transparency Act, S. 475, Creating Transparency to Have Drug Rebates Unlocked (C-THRU) Act, S. 476, Reducing Existing Costs Associated with Pharmaceuticals for Seniors (RxCAP) Act; H.R. 107, To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to sunset the limit on the maximum rebate amount for single source drugs and innovator multiple source drugs; H.R.448 / S. 99, Medicare Drug Price Negotiation Act; H.R. 275, Medicare Prescription Drug Price Negotiation Act of 2019; H.R. 1346, Medicare Buy-In and Health Care Stabilization Act of 2019; H.R. 366, Insulin Access for All Act of 2019; S. 62, Empowering Medicare Seniors to Negotiate Drug Prices Act of 2019; S. 205 / H.R. 937, Right Rebate Act of 2019; H.R. 1046 / S. 377, Medicare Negotiation and Competitive Licensing Act of 2019; H.R. 1781 / S. 801, the Payment Commission Data Act of 2019; H.R. 2113, Prescription Drug Sunshine, Transparency, Accountability and Reporting (STAR) Act of 2019; H.R. 2115, To amend title XI of the Social Security Act to provide greater transparency of discounts provided by drug manufacturers; Proposed rule, "Modernizing Part D and Medicare Advantage to Lower Drug Prices and Reduce Out-of-Pocket Expenses, CMS-4180-P"; Proposed rule, "Fraud and Abuse; Removal of Safe Harbor Protection for Rebates Involving Prescription Pharmaceuticals and Creation of New Safe Harbor Protection for Certain Point-of-Sale Reductions in Price on Prescription Pharmaceuticals and Certain Pharmacy Benefit Manager Service Fees, OIG-0936-P"; Proposed rule, Medicaid Program; Medicaid and Childrens Health Insurance Plan (CHIP) Managed Care - CMS-2408-P; H.R. 1323, Rural Hospital Frontier Fairness Act; S. 551, REFUND Act of 2019; S. 691, Medicare Extra Rx HELP Act of 2019; S. 773, Telehealth Innovation and Improvement Act of 2019; S. 814, Expanding Access to Diabetes Self-Management Training Act of 2019; H.R. 1384 / S. 1129, Medicare for All Act of 2019; H.R. 3417, The Beneficiary Education Tools, Telehealth, and Extenders Reauthorization Act of 2019; H.R. 3408, Shop Rx Act of 2019; S. 1384, Prescription Drug Rebate Reform Act of 2019; H.R. 2113, Prescription Drug STAR Act; H.R. 2115, Public Disclosure of Drug Discounts Act S. 2447, the Phair Relief Act; S. 2771, the Protecting Home Oxygen and Medical Equipment Act of 2019; S. 1861 / H.R. 3924, the Streamlining Part D Appeals Process Act; H.R. 4946, the Ensuring Seniors Access to Local Pharmacies Act of 2019; H.R. 5281, the Drug Price Transparency in Medicaid Act of 2019; H.R. 5442, the Lowest Price for Patients Act; Report language for H.R.1865, the Further Consolidated Appropriations Act; Pharmacist Provider Status draft legislation
Client expense: $330,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Natl Drug Control Policy (NDCP), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), White House Office
S.2543 - Prescription Drug Pricing Reduction Act of 2019 HR 1499: Protecting Consumer Access to Generic Drugs Act Cell, gene and radioligand therapies 340B Drug Discount Program Drug Importation Outcomes based Contracting/Value based arrangements Orphan Drugs Medicaid Payment Reform AMP Cap S 1895 - Lower Health Care Costs Act HR 987 - Strengthening Health Care and Lowering Prescription Drug Costs Act H.R.478 - Safe and Affordable Drugs from Canada Act of 2019 H.R.2011 - Protecting Access to Biosimilars Act of 2019 H.R.2296 - FAIR Drug Pricing Act of 2019 S.61 - Safe and Affordable Drugs from Canada Act of 2019 S.1140 - Protecting Access to Biosimilars Act of 2019 S.1384 - Prescription Drug Rebate Reform Act of 2019 S.1391 - Fair Accountability and Innovative Research Drug Pricing Act of 2019 S.1227 - Prescription Pricing for the People Act of 2019 H.R.447 - Affordable and Safe Prescription Drug Importation Act H.R.1922 - Restoring Access to Medication Act of 2019 H.R.2064 - To amend title XI of the Social Security Act to require manufacturers of certain drugs, devices, biologicals, and medical supplies to report on product samples provided to certain health care providers, and for other purposes H.R.5304 - PBM Transparency in Prescription Drug Costs Act S.97 - Affordable and Safe Prescription Drug Importation Act S.657 - A bill to amend title XXVII of the Public Health Service Act to establish requirements with respect to prescription drug benefits Transparency policy issues Drug cost and pricing policy issues PDUFA, BSUFA, GDUFA Drug vial size policy issues Pharmaceutical supply chain H.R. 4710 - Pharmaceutical Independence Long-Term Readiness Reform Act S. 3635 - Protecting our Pharmaceutical Supply Chain from China Act of 2020 S. 3538 - Strengthening Americas Supply Chain and Medical Security Act H.R. 6431 - Made in America Emergency Preparedness Act HR 6080 - Prevent Drug Shortages Act S. 3432 - Securing Americas Medicine Cabinet Act of 2020 H.R. 6670 - Prescription for American Drug Independence Act of 2020 H.R. 6930 - MADE in America Act HR 4439 - Creating Hope Reauthorization Act Pharmaceutical quality COVID 19 H.R 6074 - Coronavirus Preparedness and Response Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2020 H.R. 6201 - Families First Coronavirus Response Act H.R. 748 and S. 3548 - Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act) H.R. 3772 - Medicare Diagnostic Radiopharmaceutical Payment Equity Act of 2019 S. 3370 - Coronavirus Vaccine Act CARES Act, Pub. L. 116-136 H.R. 6080 - Preventing Drug Shortages Act Buy America and other associated issues related to procurement and sourcing of finished product and active pharmaceutical ingredients Drug shortages policy issues Proposed Rule; Importation of Prescription Drugs (RIN 0910-AI45) Diversity in Clinical Trials FY 2021 Labor-HHS Appropriations Cures 2.0 Energy and Commerce RFI Part B Home Infusion Notice of Benefit Payment Parameters (NBPP) Priority Review Voucher (PRV) H.R. 4400 - The Advancing Education on Biosimilars Act of 2019 Vaccines Executive Order 13948, Lowering Drug Prices by Putting America First (September 13, 2020) - Provisions on Part B and D, Most Favored Nation, and other issues Executive Order 13944, Ensuring Essential Medicines, Medical Countermeasures, and Critical Inputs Are Made in the United States (August 6, 2020) Executive Order 13938, Increasing Drug Importation to Lower Prices for American Patients (July 24, 2020) Medicaid Generics Penalty fix HR 8337 - Continuing Appropriations Act, 2021 and Other Extensions Act H.R.2374 - Stop STALLING Act H.R. 5239 - Prescription Drug Price Reporting Act H.R. 6258 - Reciprocity Ensures Streamlined Use of Lifesaving Treatments Act of 2019 H.R. 6390 - To require the President to use authorities under the Defense Production Act of 1950 to require emergency production of medical equipment to address the COVID-19 outbreak H.R. 6410 - To direct the President to use authority under the Defense Production Act of 1950 to ensure an adequate supply equipment necessary for limiting the spread of COVID-19 H.R. 6395/S. 4049 - National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 HHS PREP Act declaration relating to COVID-19 Drug importation and counterfeiting policy issues HHS Safe Importation Action Plan Expanded access policy issues FDA modernization policy issues Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018 (Public Law 115-123) - Part D provisions Patient assistance program policy issues Foreign manufacturing policy issues Biosimilar approval and reimbursement policy issues Drug shortages policy issues Regulatory efficiencies policy issues FDA mandatory recall authority policy issues COVID-19 policy issues Transparency Issues Policy Issue H.R. 2477 - Beneficiary Enrollment Notification and the Eligibility Simplification (BENES) Act of 2019 H.R. 6800 - Heroes Act
Client expense: $660,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), White House Office
2020 · fourth_quarter · Health Issues
Extension of threshold for medical expense deduction H.R.3797- Medical Marijuana Research Act S.2032- Cannabidiol and Marihuana Research Expansion Act H.R. 7663- Protecting Access to Post-COVID-19 Telehealth Act of 2020 H.R.7078, the Evaluating Disparities and Outcomes of Telehealth During the COVID-19 Emergency Act of 2020 Expand eligibility for paid family and medical leave for high-risk individuals during the pandemic Telehealth guidelines for making the flexibilities permanent Medicaid non-emergency medical transportation (NEMT) Improving Seniors Timely Access to Care Act (H.R. 3107) S. 1384, the Prescription Drug Rebate Reform Act of 2019 S.475 - RxCAP Act of 2019 H.R. 945/S. 286, the Mental Health Access Improvement Act of 2019 H.R. 601 - Medical Cannabis Research Act of 2019 Support of an out-of-pocket spending cap for Medicare Part D Support for Value Based Arrangements in Medicare and Medicaid Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act General information about Parkinson's disease, the need for research funding, and protecting access to care
Client expense: $18,500 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), SENATE
2020 · third_quarter · Health Issues
H.R. 7663- Protecting Access to Post-COVID-19 Telehealth Act of 2020 H.R.7078, the Evaluating Disparities and Outcomes of Telehealth During the COVID-19 Emergency Act of 2020 Expand eligibility for paid family and medical leave for high-risk individuals during the pandemic Telehealth guidelines for making the flexibilities permanent Medicaid non-emergency medical transportation (NEMT) Improving Seniors Timely Access to Care Act (H.R. 3107) S. 1384, the Prescription Drug Rebate Reform Act of 2019 S.475 - RxCAP Act of 2019 H.R. 945/S. 286, the Mental Health Access Improvement Act of 2019 H.R. 601 - Medical Cannabis Research Act of 2019 Support of an out-of-pocket spending cap for Medicare Part D Support for Value Based Arrangements in Medicare and Medicaid Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act General information about Parkinson's disease, the need for research funding, and protecting access to care
Client expense: $18,400 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), SENATE
S.2543 - Prescription Drug Pricing Reduction Act of 2019 HR 1499: Protecting Consumer Access to Generic Drugs Act Cell, gene and radioligand therapies 340B Drug Discount Program Drug Importation Outcomes based Contracting/Value based arrangements Orphan Drugs Medicaid Payment Reform AMP Cap S 1895 - Lower Health Care Costs Act HR 987 - Strengthening Health Care and Lowering Prescription Drug Costs Act H.R.478 - Safe and Affordable Drugs from Canada Act of 2019 H.R.2011 - Protecting Access to Biosimilars Act of 2019 H.R.2296 - FAIR Drug Pricing Act of 2019 S.61 - Safe and Affordable Drugs from Canada Act of 2019 S.1140 - Protecting Access to Biosimilars Act of 2019 S.1384 - Prescription Drug Rebate Reform Act of 2019 S.1391 - Fair Accountability and Innovative Research Drug Pricing Act of 2019 S.1227 - Prescription Pricing for the People Act of 2019 H.R.447 - Affordable and Safe Prescription Drug Importation Act H.R.1922 - Restoring Access to Medication Act of 2019 H.R.2064 - To amend title XI of the Social Security Act to require manufacturers of certain drugs, devices, biologicals, and medical supplies to report on product samples provided to certain health care providers, and for other purposes H.R.5304 - PBM Transparency in Prescription Drug Costs Act S.97 - Affordable and Safe Prescription Drug Importation Act S.657 - A bill to amend title XXVII of the Public Health Service Act to establish requirements with respect to prescription drug benefits Transparency policy issues Drug cost and pricing policy issues PDUFA, BSUFA, GDUFA Drug vial size policy issues Pharmaceutical supply chain HR 6800 - Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions Act (HEROES Act) H.R. 4710 - Pharmaceutical Independence Long-Term Readiness Reform Act S. 3635 - Protecting our Pharmaceutical Supply Chain from China Act of 2020 S. 3538 - Strengthening Americas Supply Chain and Medical Security Act H.R. 6431 - Made in America Emergency Preparedness Act HR 6080 - Prevent Drug Shortages Act S. 3432 - Securing Americas Medicine Cabinet Act of 2020 H.R. 6670 - Prescription for American Drug Independence Act of 2020 H.R. 6930 - MADE in America Act HR 4439 - Creating Hope Reauthorization Act Pharmaceutical quality COVID 19 H.R 6074 - Coronavirus Preparedness and Response Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2020 H.R. 6201 - Families First Coronavirus Response Act H.R. 748 and S. 3548 - Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act) H.R. 3772 - Medicare Diagnostic Radiopharmaceutical Payment Equity Act of 2019 S. 3370 - Coronavirus Vaccine Act S. 3548 - CARES Act H.R. 6080 - Preventing Drug Shortages Act Buy America and other associated issues related to procurement and sourcing of finished product and active pharmaceutical ingredients Drug shortages policy issues Proposed Rule; Importation of Prescription Drugs (RIN 0910-AI45) Diversity in Clinical Trials FY 2021 Labor-HHS Appropriations Cures 2.0 Energy and Commerce RFI Part B Home Infusion Notice of Benefit Payment Parameters (NBPP) Priority Review Voucher (PRV) H.R. 4400 - The Advancing Education on Biosimilars Act of 2019 Vaccines Executive Order 13948, Lowering Drug Prices by Putting America First (September 13, 2020) - Provisions on Part B and D, Most Favored Nation, and other issues Executive Order 13944, Ensuring Essential Medicines, Medical Countermeasures, and Critical Inputs Are Made in the United States (August 6, 2020) Executive Order 13938, Increasing Drug Importation to Lower Prices for American Patients (July 24, 2020) Medicaid Generics Penalty fix HR 8337 - Continuing Appropriations Act, 2021 and Other Extensions Act
Client expense: $1,190,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2020 · third_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
H.R. 803 / S. 988, Improving Transparency and Accuracy in Medicare Part D Drug Spending Act; H.R. 1034 / S. 640, Phair Pricing Act of 2019; H.R. 1035, Prescription Drug Price Transparency Act, S. 475, Creating Transparency to Have Drug Rebates Unlocked (C-THRU) Act, S. 476, Reducing Existing Costs Associated with Pharmaceuticals for Seniors (RxCAP) Act; H.R. 107, To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to sunset the limit on the maximum rebate amount for single source drugs and innovator multiple source drugs; H.R.448 / S. 99, Medicare Drug Price Negotiation Act; H.R. 275, Medicare Prescription Drug Price Negotiation Act of 2019; H.R. 1346, Medicare Buy-In and Health Care Stabilization Act of 2019; H.R. 366, Insulin Access for All Act of 2019; S. 62, Empowering Medicare Seniors to Negotiate Drug Prices Act of 2019; S. 205 / H.R. 937, Right Rebate Act of 2019; H.R. 1046 / S. 377, Medicare Negotiation and Competitive Licensing Act of 2019; H.R. 1781 / S. 801, the Payment Commission Data Act of 2019; H.R. 2113, Prescription Drug Sunshine, Transparency, Accountability and Reporting (STAR) Act of 2019; H.R. 2115, To amend title XI of the Social Security Act to provide greater transparency of discounts provided by drug manufacturers; Proposed rule, "Modernizing Part D and Medicare Advantage to Lower Drug Prices and Reduce Out-of-Pocket Expenses, CMS-4180-P"; Proposed rule, "Fraud and Abuse; Removal of Safe Harbor Protection for Rebates Involving Prescription Pharmaceuticals and Creation of New Safe Harbor Protection for Certain Point-of-Sale Reductions in Price on Prescription Pharmaceuticals and Certain Pharmacy Benefit Manager Service Fees, OIG-0936-P"; Proposed rule, Medicaid Program; Medicaid and Childrens Health Insurance Plan (CHIP) Managed Care - CMS-2408-P; H.R. 1323, Rural Hospital Frontier Fairness Act; S. 551, REFUND Act of 2019; S. 691, Medicare Extra Rx HELP Act of 2019; S. 773, Telehealth Innovation and Improvement Act of 2019; S. 814, Expanding Access to Diabetes Self-Management Training Act of 2019; H.R. 1384 / S. 1129, Medicare for All Act of 2019; H.R. 3417, The Beneficiary Education Tools, Telehealth, and Extenders Reauthorization Act of 2019; H.R. 3408, Shop Rx Act of 2019; S. 1384, Prescription Drug Rebate Reform Act of 2019; H.R. 2113, Prescription Drug STAR Act; H.R. 2115, Public Disclosure of Drug Discounts Act S. 2447, the Phair Relief Act; S. 2771, the Protecting Home Oxygen and Medical Equipment Act of 2019; S. 1861 / H.R. 3924, the Streamlining Part D Appeals Process Act; H.R. 4946, the Ensuring Seniors Access to Local Pharmacies Act of 2019; H.R. 5281, the Drug Price Transparency in Medicaid Act of 2019; H.R. 5442, the Lowest Price for Patients Act; Report language for H.R.1865, the Further Consolidated Appropriations Act; Pharmacist Provider Status draft legislation
2020 · second_quarter · Health Issues
H.R.7078, the Evaluating Disparities and Outcomes of Telehealth During the COVID-19 Emergency Act of 2020 Expand eligibility for paid family and medical leave for high-risk individuals during the pandemic Telehealth guidelines for making the flexibilities permanent Medicaid non-emergency medical transportation (NEMT) Improving Seniors Timely Access to Care Act (H.R. 3107) S. 1384, the Prescription Drug Rebate Reform Act of 2019 S.475 - RxCAP Act of 2019 H.R. 945/S. 286, the Mental Health Access Improvement Act of 2019 H.R. 601 - Medical Cannabis Research Act of 2019 Support of an out-of-pocket spending cap for Medicare Part D Support for Value Based Arrangements in Medicare and Medicaid General information about Parkinson's disease, the need for research funding, and protecting access to care
Client expense: $19,600 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), SENATE
2020 · second_quarter · Health Issues
H.R. 748, CARES Act H.R. 965: Creating and Restoring Equal Access to Equivalent Samples (CREATES) Act of 2019 - Provisions related to Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategies (REMS) and limited distribution systems H.R. 985: FAST Generics Act of 2019 - Provisions related to Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategies (REMS) and limited distribution systems H.R.1730, Cancer Drug Parity Act of 2019 H.R. 4100: DISARM Act of 2019 - Provisions related to antimicrobial drug development H.R. 5239: Prescription Drug Price Reporting Act - Provisions related to prescription drug pricing transparency S1872/HR5076, Protecting Seniors Through Immunization Act H.R. 5668: MODERN Labeling Act of 2020 - Provisions related to prescription drug labeling H.R. 6019: Cure the Coronavirus Act - Provisions related to FDA prescription drug approvals H.R. 6080: Preventing Drug Shortages Act - Provisions related to prescription drug shortage reporting requirements H.R. 6222: Ensuring Affordable COVID-19 Preventive Care Act of 2020 - Provisions related to prescription drug pricing and access H.R. 6231: Ensuring Access to COVID-19 Preventive Care Act of 2020 - Provisions related to prescription drug pricing and access H.R. 6258: Reciprocity Ensures Streamlined Use of Lifesaving Treatments Act of 2019 - Provisions related to reciprocity H.R. 6260: Reciprocity Ensures Streamlined Use of Lifesaving Treatments for Coronavi-rus Patients Act of 2020 - Provisions related to FDA prescription drug marketing approvals H.R. 6390: To require the President to use authorities under the Defense Production Act of 1950 to require emergency production of medical equipment to address the COVID-19 outbreak - Provisions related to the Defense Production Act H.R. 6410: To direct the President to use authority under the Defense Production Act of 1950 to ensure an adequate supply equipment necessary for limiting the spread of COVID-19 - Provisions related to the Defense Production Act H.R. 6450: Price Gouging Prevention Act - Provisions related to prescription drug and medical device pricing H.R. 6457: Disaster and Emergency Pricing Abuse Prevention Act - Provisions related to prescription drug and medical device pricing H.R. 6472: COVID-19 Price Gouging Prevention Act - Provisions related to prescription drug and medical device pricing HR6711, Medical Supply Transparency and Delivery Act, DPA impact on Rx manufacturers H.R. 6906: Health Care Emergency Guarantee Act - Provisions related to prescription drug access and cost sharing H.R. 7269: To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to establish a time-limited provisional approval pathway, subject to specific obligations, for certain drugs and biological products, and for other purposes - Provisions related to FDA provisional approval pathways H.R. 7288: To direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services and other Federal officials to compile into a searchable database information relating to Federal support for biomedical research and development related to COVID-19, and for other purposes - Provisions related to prescription drug research and development and transparency H.R. 7296: To require any COVID-19 drug developed in whole or in part with Federal support to be affordable and accessible by prohibiting monopolies and price gouging, and for other purposes - Provisions related to prescription drug pricing and transparency S. 61: Safe and Affordable Drugs from Canada Act of 2019 - Provisions related to importation S. 73: End Taxpayer Subsidies for Drug Ads Act - Provisions related to direct-to-consumer prescription drug advertising S. 658: Accelerated Drug Approval for Prescription Therapies Act or the ADAPT Act - Provisions related to accelerated approval S. 1384: Prescription Drug Rebate Reform Act of 2019 - Provisions related to prescription drug pricing and negotiated rebates S. 1391: FAIR Drug Pricing Act of 2019 - Provisions related to prescription drug pricing and transparency S. 1437: Drug-price Transparency in Communications (DTC) Act - Provisions related to direct-to-consumer prescription drug advertising S. 1532: Pharmacy Benefit Manager Accountability Study Act of 2019 - Provisions related to prescription drug pricing transparency and pharmacy benefit managers S. 1712: DISARM Act of 2019 - Provisions related to antimicrobial drug development S. 2161: Reciprocity Ensures Streamlined Use of Lifesaving Treatments Act of 2019 - Provisions related to reciprocity S. 2304: Strategies To Address Antibiotic Resistance Act - Provisions related to antimicrobial resistance (AMR) and other issues S. 2723: Mitigating Emergency Drug Shortages Act - Provisions related to prescription drug pricing transparency and other provisions S. 3162: Affordable Drug Manufacturing Act of 2019 - Provisions related to prescription drug manufacturing S. 3166: Prescription Drug Affordability and Access Act - Provisions related to prescription drug pricing S. 3384: Lowering Prescription Drug Prices for America's Seniors and Families Act of 2020 - Provisions related to prescription drug price negotiation, importation, and other issues S. 3439: Lower Health Insurance Deductibles Act - Provisions related to prescription drug pricing and insurance plan design S. 3432: Securing America's Medicine Cabinet Act of 2020 - Provisions related to advanced manufacturing and prescription drugs S. 3545: Reciprocity Ensures Streamlined Use of Lifesaving Treatments for Corona-virus Patients Act of 2020 - Provisions related to FDA prescription drug marketing approvals S3780, HOME Act S. 3872: Promising Pathway Act - Provisions related to FDA provisional approval pathways Transparency policy issues S. 3932: A bill to direct the Secretary of Defense to carry out a pilot program under the TRICARE pharmacy benefits program - Provisions related to DoD TRICARE pharmacy benefits program S. 4010: A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to make permanent the authority of the Secretary of Health and Human Services to issue priority review vouchers to encourage treatments for rare pediatric diseases - Provisions related to priority review vouchers H.R. 7288: Taxpayer Research and Coronavirus Knowledge (TRACK) Act of 2020 - Provisions related to database of federal biomedical investment information for COVID-19 H.R. 7296: Make Medicines Affordable by Preventing Pandemic Pricegouging (MMAPPP) Act of 2020 Pioneering Antimicrobial Subscriptions to End Upsurging Resistance (PASTEUR) Act of 2020 (discussion draft) Proclamation Suspending Entry of Aliens Who Present a Risk to the U.S. Labor Market Following the Coronavirus Outbreak (June 22, 2020) Department of Homeland Security cybersecurity policy issues HHS PREP Act declaration relating to COVID-19 Drug cost and pricing policy issues Drug importation and counterfeiting policy issues HHS Safe Importation Action Plan Prescription drug take back and secure disposal policy issues Expanded access policy issues Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) policy issues High deductible health plans/HSA policy issues Sharing of truthful and non-misleading information about medicines with healthcare professionals and payors FDA modernization policy issues PDUFA policy issues 340B drug discount program policy issues Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018 (Public Law 115-123) - Part D provisions Patient assistance program policy issues Foreign manufacturing policy issues Biosimilar approval and reimbursement policy issues Drug shortages policy issues Regulatory efficiencies policy issues COVID-19 policy issues Proposed Rule; Importation of Prescription Drugs (RIN 0910-AI45) Buy America and other associated issues related to procurement and sourcing of finished product and active pharmaceutical ingredients CARES ACT-Monograph Reform Support for Arthritis Caucus
S.2543 - Prescription Drug Pricing Reduction Act of 2019 HR 1499: Protecting Consumer Access to Generic Drugs Act Cell, gene and radioligand therapies 340B Drug Discount Program Drug Importation Outcomes based Contracting/Value based arrangements Orphan Drugs Medicaid Payment Reform AMP Cap S 1895 - Lower Health Care Costs Act HR 987 - Strengthening Health Care and Lowering Prescription Drug Costs Act H.R.478 - Safe and Affordable Drugs from Canada Act of 2019 H.R.2011 - Protecting Access to Biosimilars Act of 2019 H.R.2296 - FAIR Drug Pricing Act of 2019 S.61 - Safe and Affordable Drugs from Canada Act of 2019 S.1140 - Protecting Access to Biosimilars Act of 2019 S.1384 - Prescription Drug Rebate Reform Act of 2019 S.1391 - Fair Accountability and Innovative Research Drug Pricing Act of 2019 S.1227 - Prescription Pricing for the People Act of 2019 H.R.447 - Affordable and Safe Prescription Drug Importation Act H.R.1922 - Restoring Access to Medication Act of 2019 H.R.2064 - To amend title XI of the Social Security Act to require manufacturers of certain drugs, devices, biologicals, and medical supplies to report on product samples provided to certain health care providers, and for other purposes H.R.5304 - PBM Transparency in Prescription Drug Costs Act S.97 - Affordable and Safe Prescription Drug Importation Act S.657 - A bill to amend title XXVII of the Public Health Service Act to establish requirements with respect to prescription drug benefits Transparency policy issues Drug cost and pricing policy issues PDUFA, BSUFA, GDUFA Drug vial size policy issues Pharmaceutical supply chain HR 6800, Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions Act (HEROES Act) H.R. 4710, Pharmaceutical Independence Long-Term Readiness Reform Act S. 3635, Protecting our Pharmaceutical Supply Chain from China Act of 2020 S. 3538, Strengthening Americas Supply Chain and Medical Security Act H.R. 6431, Made in America Emergency Preparedness Act HR 6080, Prevent Drug Shortages Act S. 3432, Securing Americas Medicine Cabinet Act of 2020 H.R. 6670, Prescription for American Drug Independence Act of 2020 H.R. 6930, MADE in America Act HR 4439, Creating Hope Reauthorization Act Pharmaceutical quality COVID 19 H.R 6074 - Coronavirus Preparedness and Response Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2020 H.R. 6201 - Families First Coronavirus Response Act H.R. 748 and S. 3548 - Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act) H.R. 3772, Medicare Diagnostic Radiopharmaceutical Payment Equity Act of 2019 S. 3370: Coronavirus Vaccine Act S. 3548: CARES Act H.R. 6080: Preventing Drug Shortages Act Buy America and other associated issues related to procurement and sourcing of finished product and active pharmaceutical ingredients Drug shortages policy issues Proposed Rule; Importation of Prescription Drugs (RIN 0910-AI45) Diversity in Clinical Trials FY 2021 Labor-HHS Appropriations Cures 2.0 Energy and Commerce RFI Part B Home Infusion Notice of Benefit Payment Parameters (NBPP) Priority Review Voucher (PRV) H.R. 4400, The Advancing Education on Biosimilars Act of 2019 Vaccines
2020 · second_quarter · Health Issues
H.R. 965: Creating and Restoring Equal Access to Equivalent Samples (CREATES) Act of 2019 - Provisions related to Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategies (REMS) and limited distribution systems H.R. 985: FAST Generics Act of 2019 - Provisions related to Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategies (REMS) and limited distribution systems H.R. 4100: DISARM Act of 2019 - Provisions related to antimicrobial drug development H.R. 5239: Prescription Drug Price Reporting Act - Provisions related to prescription drug pricing transparency H.R. 5668: MODERN Labeling Act of 2020 - Provisions related to prescription drug labeling H.R. 6080: Preventing Drug Shortages Act - Provisions related to prescription drug shortage reporting requirements H.R. 6222: Ensuring Affordable COVID-19 Preventive Care Act of 2020 - Provisions related to prescription drug pricing and access H.R. 6231: Ensuring Access to COVID-19 Preventive Care Act of 2020 - Provisions related to prescription drug pricing and access H.R. 6258: Reciprocity Ensures Streamlined Use of Lifesaving Treatments Act of 2019 - Provisions related to reciprocity H.R. 6260: Reciprocity Ensures Streamlined Use of Lifesaving Treatments for Coronavirus Patients Act of 2020 - Provisions related to FDA prescription drug marketing approvals H.R. 6390: Medical Supply Chain Emergency Act of 2020 - Provisions related to the Defense Production Act H.R. 6410: To direct the President to use authority under the Defense Production Act of 1950 to ensure an adequate supply equipment necessary for limiting the spread of COVID-19 - Provisions related to the Defense Production Act H.R. 6450: Price Gouging Prevention Act - Provisions related to prescription drug and medical device pricing H.R. 6457: Disaster and Emergency Pricing Abuse Prevention Act - Provisions related to prescription drug and medical device pricing H.R. 6472: COVID-19 Price Gouging Prevention Act - Provisions related to prescription drug and medical device pricing H.R. 6906: Health Care Emergency Guarantee Act - Provisions related to prescription drug access and cost sharing H.R. 7269: To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to establish a time-limited provisional approval pathway, subject to specific obligations, for certain drugs and biological products, and for other purposes - Provisions related to FDA provisional approval pathways H.R. 7288: Taxpayer Research and Coronavirus Knowledge Act of 2020 - Provisions related to prescription drug research and development and transparency H.R. 7296: MMAPPP Act of 2020 - Provisions related to prescription drug pricing and transparency S. 61: Safe and Affordable Drugs from Canada Act of 2019 - Provisions related to importation S. 73: End Taxpayer Subsidies for Drug Ads Act - Provisions related to direct-to-consumer prescription drug advertising S. 658: Accelerated Drug Approval for Prescription Therapies Act or the ADAPT Act - Provisions related to accelerated approval S. 1384: Prescription Drug Rebate Reform Act of 2019 - Provisions related to prescription drug pricing and negotiated rebates S. 1391: FAIR Drug Pricing Act of 2019 - Provisions related to prescription drug pricing and transparency S. 1437: Drug-price Transparency in Communications (DTC) Act - Provisions related to direct-to-consumer prescription drug advertising S. 1532: Pharmacy Benefit Manager Accountability Study Act of 2019 - Provisions related to prescription drug pricing transparency and pharmacy benefit managers S. 1712: DISARM Act of 2019 - Provisions related to antimicrobial drug development S. 2161: Reciprocity Ensures Streamlined Use of Lifesaving Treatments Act of 2019 - Provisions related to reciprocity S. 2304: Strategies To Address Antibiotic Resistance Act - Provisions related to antimicrobial resistance (AMR) and other issues S. 2723: Mitigating Emergency Drug Shortages Act - Provisions related to prescription drug pricing transparency and other provisions S. 3162: Affordable Drug Manufacturing Act of 2019 - Provisions related to prescription drug manufacturing S. 3166: Prescription Drug Affordability and Access Act - Provisions related to prescription drug pricing S. 3384: Lowering Prescription Drug Prices for America's Seniors and Families Act of 2020 - Provisions related to prescription drug price negotiation, importation, and other issues S. 3439: Lower Health Insurance Deductibles Act - Provisions related to prescription drug pricing and insurance plan design S. 3545: Reciprocity Ensures Streamlined Use of Lifesaving Treatments for Coronavirus Patients Act of 2020 - Provisions related to FDA prescription drug marketing approvals S. 3872: Promising Pathway Act - Provisions related to FDA provisional approval pathways S. 3932: TRICARE Retail Pharmacy Prescription Medication Expansion Act of 2020 - Provisions related to DoD TRICARE pharmacy benefits program S. 4010: Creating Hope Reauthorization Act - Provisions related to priority review vouchers Pioneering Antimicrobial Subscriptions to End Upsurging Resistance (PASTEUR) Act of 2020 (discussion draft) Proclamation Suspending Entry of Aliens Who Present a Risk to the U.S. Labor Market Following the Coronavirus Outbreak (June 22, 2020) Department of Homeland Security cybersecurity policy issues HHS PREP Act declaration relating to COVID-19 Drug cost and pricing policy issues Drug importation and counterfeiting policy issues HHS Safe Importation Action Plan Prescription drug take back and secure disposal policy issues Expanded access policy issues Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) policy issues High deductible health plans/HSA policy issues FDA modernization policy issues PDUFA policy issues 340B drug discount program policy issues Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018 (Public Law 115-123) - Part D provisions Patient assistance program policy issues Foreign manufacturing policy issues Biosimilar approval and reimbursement policy issues Drug shortages policy issues Regulatory efficiencies policy issues COVID-19 policy issues Proposed Rule; Importation of Prescription Drugs (RIN 0910-AI45) Buy America and other associated issues related to procurement and sourcing of finished product and active pharmaceutical ingredients
2020 · second_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
H.R. 803 / S. 988, Improving Transparency and Accuracy in Medicare Part D Drug Spending Act; H.R. 1034 / S. 640, Phair Pricing Act of 2019; H.R. 1035, Prescription Drug Price Transparency Act, S. 475, Creating Transparency to Have Drug Rebates Unlocked (C-THRU) Act, S. 476, Reducing Existing Costs Associated with Pharmaceuticals for Seniors (RxCAP) Act; H.R. 107, To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to sunset the limit on the maximum rebate amount for single source drugs and innovator multiple source drugs; H.R.448 / S. 99, Medicare Drug Price Negotiation Act; H.R. 275, Medicare Prescription Drug Price Negotiation Act of 2019; H.R. 1346, Medicare Buy-In and Health Care Stabilization Act of 2019; H.R. 366, Insulin Access for All Act of 2019; S. 62, Empowering Medicare Seniors to Negotiate Drug Prices Act of 2019; S. 205 / H.R. 937, Right Rebate Act of 2019; H.R. 1046 / S. 377, Medicare Negotiation and Competitive Licensing Act of 2019; H.R. 1781 / S. 801, the Payment Commission Data Act of 2019; H.R. 2113, Prescription Drug Sunshine, Transparency, Accountability and Reporting (STAR) Act of 2019; H.R. 2115, To amend title XI of the Social Security Act to provide greater transparency of discounts provided by drug manufacturers; Proposed rule, "Modernizing Part D and Medicare Advantage to Lower Drug Prices and Reduce Out-of-Pocket Expenses, CMS-4180-P"; Proposed rule, "Fraud and Abuse; Removal of Safe Harbor Protection for Rebates Involving Prescription Pharmaceuticals and Creation of New Safe Harbor Protection for Certain Point-of-Sale Reductions in Price on Prescription Pharmaceuticals and Certain Pharmacy Benefit Manager Service Fees, OIG-0936-P"; Proposed rule, Medicaid Program; Medicaid and Childrens Health Insurance Plan (CHIP) Managed Care - CMS-2408-P; H.R. 1323, Rural Hospital Frontier Fairness Act; S. 551, REFUND Act of 2019; S. 691, Medicare Extra Rx HELP Act of 2019; S. 773, Telehealth Innovation and Improvement Act of 2019; S. 814, Expanding Access to Diabetes Self-Management Training Act of 2019; H.R. 1384 / S. 1129, Medicare for All Act of 2019; H.R. 3417, The Beneficiary Education Tools, Telehealth, and Extenders Reauthorization Act of 2019; H.R. 3408, Shop Rx Act of 2019; S. 1384, Prescription Drug Rebate Reform Act of 2019; H.R. 2113, Prescription Drug STAR Act; H.R. 2115, Public Disclosure of Drug Discounts Act S. 2447, the Phair Relief Act; S. 2771, the Protecting Home Oxygen and Medical Equipment Act of 2019; S. 1861 / H.R. 3924, the Streamlining Part D Appeals Process Act; H.R. 4946, the Ensuring Seniors Access to Local Pharmacies Act of 2019; H.R. 5281, the Drug Price Transparency in Medicaid Act of 2019; H.R. 5442, the Lowest Price for Patients Act; Report language for H.R.1865, the Further Consolidated Appropriations Act; Pharmacist Provider Status draft legislation
2020 · first_quarter · Health Issues
Medicaid non-emergency medical transportation (NEMT) Improving Seniors Timely Access to Care Act (H.R. 3107) S. 1384, the Prescription Drug Rebate Reform Act of 2019 S.475 - RxCAP Act of 2019 H.R. 945/S. 286, the Mental Health Access Improvement Act of 2019 H.R. 601 - Medical Cannabis Research Act of 2019 Support of an out-of-pocket spending cap for Medicare Part D Support for Value Based Arrangements in Medicare and Medicaid General information about Parkinson's disease, the need for research funding, and protecting access to care
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2020 · first_quarter · Health Issues
H.R. 965: Creating and Restoring Equal Access to Equivalent Samples (CREATES) Act of 2019 - Provisions related to Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategies (REMS) and limited distribution systems H.R. 985: FAST Generics Act of 2019 - Provisions related to Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategies (REMS) and limited distribution systems H.R. 1093: Stop Price Gouging Act - Provisions related to prescription drug pricing H.R. 1323: Rural Hospital Frontier Fairness Act - Provisions related to the 340B drug discount program H.R. 2296: FAIR Drug Pricing Act of 2019 / More Efficient Tools to Realize Information for Consumers Act - Provisions related to prescription drug pricing and transparency H.R. 2376: Prescription Pricing for the People Act of 2019 - Provisions related to prescription drug pricing transparency and pharmacy benefit managers H.R. 4812: Ensuring Compliance Against Drug Diversion Act of 2019 - Provisions related to registrations under the Controlled Substances Act H.R. 5239: Prescription Drug Price Reporting Act - Provisions related to prescription drug pricing transparency H.R. 5668: MODERN Labeling Act of 2020 - Provisions related to prescription drug labeling H.R. 6019: Cure the Coronavirus Act - Provisions related to FDA prescription drug approvals H.R. 6080: Preventing Drug Shortages Act - Provisions related to prescription drug shortage reporting requirements H.R. 6173: Covering Coronavirus Test Act of 2020 - Provisions related to medical device pricing and coverage H.R. 6213: No Cost for COVID-19 Testing Act - Provisions related to medical device pricing and coverage H.R. 6222: Ensuring Affordable COVID-19 Preventive Care Act of 2020 - Provisions related to prescription drug pricing and access H.R. 6231: Ensuring Access to COVID-19 Preventive Care Act of 2020 - Provisions related to prescription drug pricing and access H.R. 6253: To expand certain securities exemptions to respond to COVID-19, to establish an X-prize for creating an effective COVID-19 vaccine, and for other purposes - Provisions related to prescription drug research and development H.R. 6261: To provide for coverage of testing for COVID-19 at no cost sharing for Indians receiving health services through the Indian Health Service, and for other purposes - Provisions related to medical device pricing and coverage H.R. 6264: To prohibit price gouging during a state of emergency declaration, and for other purposes - Provisions related to prescription drug and medical device pricing H.R. 6351: To authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services to administer vaccinations for COVID-19, once available, at no cost to the inoculated, in response to the COVID-19 outbreak, and for other purposes - Provisions related to prescription drug patient access and cost sharing H.R. 6390: To require the President to use authorities under the Defense Production Act of 1950 to require emergency production of medical equipment to address the COVID-19 outbreak - Provisions related to the Defense Production Act H.R. 6410: To direct the President to use authority under the Defense Production Act of 1950 to ensure an adequate supply equipment necessary for limiting the spread of COVID-19 - Provisions related to the Defense Production Act S. 61: Safe and Affordable Drugs from Canada Act of 2019 - Provisions related to importation S. 73: End Taxpayer Subsidies for Drug Ads Act - Provisions related to direct-to-consumer prescription drug advertising S. 340: Creating and Restoring Equal Access to Equivalent Samples (CREATES) Act of 2019 - Provisions related to Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategies (REMS) and limited distribution systems S. 474: Stopping the Pharmaceutical Industry from Keeping Drugs Expensive (SPIKE) Act of 2019 - Provisions related to increases in the wholesale acquisition costs of prescription drugs S. 637: Combatting Unreasonable Rises and Excessively (CURE) High Drug Prices Act - Provisions related to prescription drug pricing and transparency S. 657: Drug Price Transparency Act - Provisions related to prescription drug pricing transparency and commercial market rebates S. 660: Efficiency and Transparency in Petitions Act - Provisions related to the FDA citizen petition process S. 801: Payment Commission Data Act of 2019 - Provisions related to prescription drug pricing transparency S. 977: Transparent Drug Pricing Act of 2019 - Provisions related to prescription drug pricing and foreign reference pricing S. 1089: Restoring Access to Medication Act of 2019 - Provisions related to prescription drug access S. 1227: Prescription Pricing for the People Act of 2019 - Provisions related to prescription drug pricing transparency and pharmacy benefit managers S. 1384: Prescription Drug Rebate Reform Act of 2019 - Provisions related to prescription drug pricing and negotiated rebates S. 1391: FAIR Drug Pricing Act of 2019 - Provisions related to prescription drug pricing and transparency S. 1437: Drug-price Transparency in Communications (DTC) Act - Provisions related to direct-to-consumer prescription drug advertising S. 1532: Pharmacy Benefit Manager Accountability Study Act of 2019 - Provisions related to prescription drug pricing transparency and pharmacy benefit managers S. 1567: Finding Orphan-disease Remedies With Antifungal Research and Development Act of 2019 - Provisions related to rare disease research and funding S1872/HR5076 Protecting Seniors Through Immunization Act S. 1897: A bill to establish a process for updating the labeling of certain drugs with outdated labeling - Provisions related to prescription drug labeling S. 2004: Emergency Access to Insulin Act of 2019 - Provisions related to prescription drug pricing S. 2103: Affordable Insulin Approvals Now Act - Provisions related to FDA prescription drug approvals S. 2161: Reciprocity Ensures Streamlined Use of Lifesaving Treatments Act of 2019 - Provisions related to reciprocity S. 2304: Strategies To Address Antibiotic Resistance Act - Provisions related to antimicrobial resistance (AMR) and other issues S. 2723: Mitigating Emergency Drug Shortages Act - Provisions related to prescription drug pricing transparency and other provisions S. 2897: Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute Reauthorization Act - Provisions related to PCORI reauthorization S. 3162: Affordable Drug Manufacturing Act of 2019 - Provisions related to prescription drug manufacturing S. 3166: Prescription Drug Affordability and Access Act - Provisions related to prescription drug pricing S. 3180: Responsibility in Drug Advertising Act of 2020 - Provisions related to prescription drug direct-to-consumer advertising S. 3384: Lowering Prescription Drug Prices for America's Seniors and Families Act of 2020 - Provisions related to prescription drug price negotiation, importation, and other issues S. 3439: Lower Health Insurance Deductibles Act - Provisions related to prescription drug pricing and insurance plan design S. 3432: Securing America's Medicine Cabinet Act of 2020 - Provisions related to advanced manufacturing and prescription drugs S. 3442: Care for COVID-19 Act - Provisions related to prescription drug pricing and access S. 3499: A bill to amend coverage requirements to ensure that no person incurs cost sharing when receiving a test to confirm a COVID-19 infection - Provisions related to medical device pricing and access S. 3505: A bill to require private health insurance to rapidly cover preventive services and vaccines related to the coronavirus - Provisions related to prescription drug pricing and access S. 3545: A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to provide for reciprocal marketing approval of certain drugs, biological products, and devices that are authorized to be lawfully marketed abroad, and for other purposes - Provisions related to FDA prescription drug marketing approvals S. 3564: A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to require States to provide medical assistance for COVID-19 treatment services for individuals who are diagnosed with COVID-19, and for other purposes - Provisions related to prescription drug pricing and access S. 3570: A bill to provide for the expedited procurement of equipment needed to combat COVID-19 under the Defense Production Act of 1950 - Provisions related to the Defense Production Act Transparency policy issues Drug cost and pricing policy issues Drug importation and counterfeiting policy issues HHS Safe Importation Action Plan Prescription drug take back and secure disposal policy issues Expanded access policy issues Antimicrobial resistance policy issues High deductible health plans/HSA policy issues Sharing of truthful and non-misleading information about medicines with healthcare professionals and payors Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategy (REMS) policy issues FDA modernization policy issues PDUFA implementation policy issues Monograph Reform CDC Programmatic Funding Restoration of HSA/FSAs 340B drug discount program policy issues Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018 (Public Law 115-123) - Part D provisions Patient assistance program policy issues Foreign manufacturing policy issues Biosimilar approval and reimbursement policy issues Cancer drug vial size policy issues Drug shortages policy issues Proposed Rule; Importation of Prescription Drugs (RIN 0910-AI45) Buy America and other associated issues related to procurement and sourcing of finished product and active pharmaceutical ingredients
S.2543 - Prescription Drug Pricing Reduction Act of 2019 HR 1520: Purple Book Continuity Act HR 1503: Orange Book Transparency Act HR 1499: Protecting Consumer Access to Generic Drugs Act Fast Generics Cell & Gene Therapy, including reimbursement 340B Drug Discount Program Drug Importation Drug Cost/Pricing Biosimilars Reimbursement Outcomes based Contracting Part D Non-interference Orphan Drugs Virtual Clinical Trials Part D Benefit Redesign Biosimilar Pass Through Payments Value Based Pricing Medicaid Payment Reform AMP Cap Labor HHS Appropriations S 1895 - Lower Health Care Costs Act HR 987 - Strengthening Health Care and Lowering Prescription Drug Costs Act H.R.478 - Safe and Affordable Drugs from Canada Act of 2019 H.R.985 - FAST Generics Act of 2019 H.R.2011 - Protecting Access to Biosimilars Act of 2019 H.R.2296 - FAIR Drug Pricing Act of 2019 S.61 - Safe and Affordable Drugs from Canada Act of 2019 S.474 - Stopping the Pharmaceutical Industry from Keeping drugs Expensive (SPIKE) Act of 2019 S.1140 - Protecting Access to Biosimilars Act of 2019 S.1384 - Prescription Drug Rebate Reform Act of 2019 S.1391 - Fair Accountability and Innovative Research Drug Pricing Act of 2019 S.1227 - Prescription Pricing for the People Act of 2019 H.R.447 - Affordable and Safe Prescription Drug Importation Act H.R.1922 - Restoring Access to Medication Act of 2019 H.R.2064 - To amend title XI of the Social Security Act to require manufacturers of certain drugs, devices, biologicals, and medical supplies to report on product samples provided to certain health care providers, and for other purposes H.R.5304 - PBM Transparency in Prescription Drug Costs Act S.97 - Affordable and Safe Prescription Drug Importation Act S.657 - A bill to amend title XXVII of the Public Health Service Act to establish requirements with respect to prescription drug benefits Transparency policy issues Drug cost and pricing policy issues Drug importation and counterfeiting policy issues HHS Safe Importation Action Plan Expanded access policy issues Generic drug approval process policy issues PDUFA implementation policy issues 340B drug discount program policy issues Cancer drug vial size policy issues Pharmaceutical supply chain Pharmaceutical quality H.R 6074 - Coronavirus Preparedness and Response Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2020 H.R. 6201 - Families First Coronavirus Response Act (COVID 2) H.R. 748 and S. 3548 - Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act) H.R. 2740: Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, Defense, State, Foreign Operations, and Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act, 2020 - HHS provisions related to prescription drugs Making appropriations for the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2020, and for other purposes H.R. 3772, Medicare Diagnostic Radiopharmaceutical Payment Equity Act of 2019 H.R. 748: CARES Act - Provisions related to Part B, Part D, vaccines, transparency, and transportation H.R. 6074: Coronavirus Preparedness and Response Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2020 - Provisions related to biomedical research and prescription drug pricing S. 3370: Coronavirus Vaccine Act - Provisions related to NIH funding S. 3548: CARES Act - Provisions related to supplemental appropriations and federal health programs H.R. 6080: Preventing Drug Shortages Act - Provisions related to prescription drug shortage reporting requirements Buy America and other associated issues related to procurement and sourcing of finished product and active pharmaceutical ingredients Drug shortages policy issues Proposed Rule; Importation of Prescription Drugs (RIN 0910-AI45) FDA modernization policy issues PDUFA implementation policy issues 340B drug discount program policy issues Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018 (Public Law 115-123) - Part D provisions Patient assistance program policy issues Foreign manufacturing policy issues
2020 · first_quarter · Health Issues
H.R. 965: Creating and Restoring Equal Access to Equivalent Samples (CREATES) Act of 2019 - Provisions related to Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategies (REMS) and limited distribution systems H.R. 985: FAST Generics Act of 2019 - Provisions related to Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategies (REMS) and limited distribution systems H.R. 1093: Stop Price Gouging Act - Provisions related to prescription drug pricing H.R. 1323: Rural Hospital Frontier Fairness Act - Provisions related to the 340B drug discount program H.R. 2296: FAIR Drug Pricing Act of 2019 / More Efficient Tools to Realize Information for Consumers Act - Provisions related to prescription drug pricing and transparency H.R. 2376: Prescription Pricing for the People Act of 2019 - Provisions related to prescription drug pricing transparency and pharmacy benefit managers H.R. 4812: Ensuring Compliance Against Drug Diversion Act of 2019 - Provisions related to registrations under the Controlled Substances Act H.R. 5239: Prescription Drug Price Reporting Act - Provisions related to prescription drug pricing transparency H.R. 5382: To create a mechanism whereby insulin manufacturers may sell directly to consumers at current net prices. - Provisions related to prescription drug pricing H.R. 5668: MODERN Labeling Act of 2020 - Provisions related to prescription drug labeling H.R. 6019: Cure the Coronavirus Act - Provisions related to FDA prescription drug approvals H.R. 6080: Preventing Drug Shortages Act - Provisions related to prescription drug shortage reporting requirements H.R. 6173: Covering Coronavirus Test Act of 2020 - Provisions related to medical device pricing and coverage H.R. 6213: No Cost for COVID-19 Testing Act - Provisions related to medical device pricing and coverage H.R. 6222: Ensuring Affordable COVID-19 Preventive Care Act of 2020 - Provisions related to prescription drug pricing and access H.R. 6231: Ensuring Access to COVID-19 Preventive Care Act of 2020 - Provisions related to prescription drug pricing and access H.R. 6253: To expand certain securities exemptions to respond to COVID-19, to establish an X-prize for creating an effective COVID-19 vaccine, and for other purposes - Provisions related to prescription drug research and development H.R. 6261: To provide for coverage of testing for COVID-19 at no cost sharing for Indians receiving health services through the Indian Health Service, and for other purposes - Provisions related to medical device pricing and coverage H.R. 6264: To prohibit price gouging during a state of emergency declaration, and for other purposes - Provisions related to prescription drug and medical device pricing H.R. 6351: To authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services to administer vaccinations for COVID-19, once available, at no cost to the inoculated, in response to the COVID-19 outbreak, and for other purposes - Provisions related to prescription drug patient access and cost sharing H.R. 6390: To require the President to use authorities under the Defense Production Act of 1950 to require emergency production of medical equipment to address the COVID-19 outbreak - Provisions related to the Defense Production Act H.R. 6410: To direct the President to use authority under the Defense Production Act of 1950 to ensure an adequate supply equipment necessary for limiting the spread of COVID-19 - Provisions related to the Defense Production Act S. 61: Safe and Affordable Drugs from Canada Act of 2019 - Provisions related to importation S. 73: End Taxpayer Subsidies for Drug Ads Act - Provisions related to direct-to-consumer prescription drug advertising S. 340: Creating and Restoring Equal Access to Equivalent Samples (CREATES) Act of 2019 - Provisions related to Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategies (REMS) and limited distribution systems S. 474: Stopping the Pharmaceutical Industry from Keeping Drugs Expensive (SPIKE) Act of 2019 - Provisions related to increases in the wholesale acquisition costs of prescription drugs S. 637: Combatting Unreasonable Rises and Excessively (CURE) High Drug Prices Act - Provisions related to prescription drug pricing and transparency S. 657: Drug Price Transparency Act - Provisions related to prescription drug pricing transparency and commercial market rebates S. 660: Efficiency and Transparency in Petitions Act - Provisions related to the FDA citizen petition process S. 801: Payment Commission Data Act of 2019 - Provisions related to prescription drug pricing transparency S. 977: Transparent Drug Pricing Act of 2019 - Provisions related to prescription drug pricing and foreign reference pricing S. 1089: Restoring Access to Medication Act of 2019 - Provisions related to prescription drug access S. 1227: Prescription Pricing for the People Act of 2019 - Provisions related to prescription drug pricing transparency and pharmacy benefit managers S. 1384: Prescription Drug Rebate Reform Act of 2019 - Provisions related to prescription drug pricing and negotiated rebates S. 1391: FAIR Drug Pricing Act of 2019 - Provisions related to prescription drug pricing and transparency S. 1437: Drug-price Transparency in Communications (DTC) Act - Provisions related to direct-to-consumer prescription drug advertising S. 1532: Pharmacy Benefit Manager Accountability Study Act of 2019 - Provisions related to prescription drug pricing transparency and pharmacy benefit managers S. 1567: Finding Orphan-disease Remedies With Antifungal Research and Development Act of 2019 - Provisions related to rare disease research and funding S. 1897: A bill to establish a process for updating the labeling of certain drugs with outdated labeling - Provisions related to prescription drug labeling S. 2004: Emergency Access to Insulin Act of 2019 - Provisions related to prescription drug pricing S. 2103: Affordable Insulin Approvals Now Act - Provisions related to FDA prescription drug approvals S. 2161: Reciprocity Ensures Streamlined Use of Lifesaving Treatments Act of 2019 - Provisions related to reciprocity S. 2304: Strategies To Address Antibiotic Resistance Act - Provisions related to antimicrobial resistance (AMR) and other issues S. 2723: Mitigating Emergency Drug Shortages Act - Provisions related to prescription drug pricing transparency and other provisions S. 2897: Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute Reauthorization Act - Provisions related to PCORI reauthorization S. 3162: Affordable Drug Manufacturing Act of 2019 - Provisions related to prescription drug manufacturing S. 3166: Prescription Drug Affordability and Access Act - Provisions related to prescription drug pricing S. 3180: Responsibility in Drug Advertising Act of 2020 - Provisions related to prescription drug direct-to-consumer advertising S. 3384: Lowering Prescription Drug Prices for America's Seniors and Families Act of 2020 - Provisions related to prescription drug price negotiation, importation, and other issues S. 3439: Lower Health Insurance Deductibles Act - Provisions related to prescription drug pricing and insurance plan design S. 3432: Securing America's Medicine Cabinet Act of 2020 - Provisions related to advanced manufacturing and prescription drugs S. 3442: Care for COVID-19 Act - Provisions related to prescription drug pricing and access S. 3468 Preventing Essential Medical Device Shortages Act of 2020 - Provisions related to medical device shortage reporting requirements S. 3499: A bill to amend coverage requirements to ensure that no person incurs cost sharing when receiving a test to confirm a COVID-19 infection - Provisions related to medical device pricing and access S. 3505: A bill to require private health insurance to rapidly cover preventive services and vaccines related to the coronavirus - Provisions related to prescription drug pricing and access S. 3545: A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to provide for reciprocal marketing approval of certain drugs, biological products, and devices that are authorized to be lawfully marketed abroad, and for other purposes - Provisions related to FDA prescription drug marketing approvals S. 3564: A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to require States to provide medical assistance for COVID-19 treatment services for individuals who are diagnosed with COVID-19, and for other purposes - Provisions related to prescription drug pricing and access S. 3568: To require the President to use authorities under the Defense Production Act of 1950 to require emergency production of medical equipment to address the COVID-19 outbreak - Provisions related to the Defense Production Act S. 3570: A bill to provide for the expedited procurement of equipment needed to combat COVID-19 under the Defense Production Act of 1950 - Provisions related to the Defense Production Act Transparency policy issues Drug cost and pricing policy issues Drug importation and counterfeiting policy issues HHS Safe Importation Action Plan Prescription drug take back and secure disposal policy issues Policy issues related to prescription drug abuse and opioids Expanded access policy issues Antimicrobial resistance policy issues High deductible health plans/HSA policy issues Sharing of truthful and non-misleading information about medicines with healthcare professionals and payors Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategy (REMS) policy issues FDA modernization policy issues PDUFA implementation policy issues 340B drug discount program policy issues Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018 (Public Law 115-123) - Part D provisions Patient assistance program policy issues Foreign manufacturing policy issues Biosimilar approval and reimbursement policy issues Cancer drug vial size policy issues Drug shortages policy issues Proposed Rule; Importation of Prescription Drugs (RIN 0910-AI45) Buy America and other associated issues related to procurement and sourcing of finished product and active pharmaceutical ingredients
2020 · first_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
H.R. 803 / S. 988, Improving Transparency and Accuracy in Medicare Part D Drug Spending Act; H.R. 1034 / S. 640, Phair Pricing Act of 2019; H.R. 1035, Prescription Drug Price Transparency Act, S. 475, Creating Transparency to Have Drug Rebates Unlocked (C-THRU) Act, S. 476, Reducing Existing Costs Associated with Pharmaceuticals for Seniors (RxCAP) Act; H.R. 107, To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to sunset the limit on the maximum rebate amount for single source drugs and innovator multiple source drugs; H.R.448 / S. 99, Medicare Drug Price Negotiation Act; H.R. 275, Medicare Prescription Drug Price Negotiation Act of 2019; H.R. 1346, Medicare Buy-In and Health Care Stabilization Act of 2019; H.R. 366, Insulin Access for All Act of 2019; S. 62, Empowering Medicare Seniors to Negotiate Drug Prices Act of 2019; S. 205 / H.R. 937, Right Rebate Act of 2019; H.R. 1046 / S. 377, Medicare Negotiation and Competitive Licensing Act of 2019; H.R. 1781 / S. 801, the Payment Commission Data Act of 2019; H.R. 2113, Prescription Drug Sunshine, Transparency, Accountability and Reporting (STAR) Act of 2019; H.R. 2115, To amend title XI of the Social Security Act to provide greater transparency of discounts provided by drug manufacturers; Proposed rule, "Modernizing Part D and Medicare Advantage to Lower Drug Prices and Reduce Out-of-Pocket Expenses, CMS-4180-P"; Proposed rule, "Fraud and Abuse; Removal of Safe Harbor Protection for Rebates Involving Prescription Pharmaceuticals and Creation of New Safe Harbor Protection for Certain Point-of-Sale Reductions in Price on Prescription Pharmaceuticals and Certain Pharmacy Benefit Manager Service Fees, OIG-0936-P"; Proposed rule, Medicaid Program; Medicaid and Childrens Health Insurance Plan (CHIP) Managed Care - CMS-2408-P; H.R. 1323, Rural Hospital Frontier Fairness Act; S. 551, REFUND Act of 2019; S. 691, Medicare Extra Rx HELP Act of 2019; S. 773, Telehealth Innovation and Improvement Act of 2019; S. 814, Expanding Access to Diabetes Self-Management Training Act of 2019; H.R. 1384 / S. 1129, Medicare for All Act of 2019; H.R. 3417, The Beneficiary Education Tools, Telehealth, and Extenders Reauthorization Act of 2019; H.R. 3408, Shop Rx Act of 2019; S. 1384, Prescription Drug Rebate Reform Act of 2019; H.R. 2113, Prescription Drug STAR Act; H.R. 2115, Public Disclosure of Drug Discounts Act S. 2447, the Phair Relief Act; S. 2771, the Protecting Home Oxygen and Medical Equipment Act of 2019; S. 1861 / H.R. 3924, the Streamlining Part D Appeals Process Act; H.R. 4946, the Ensuring Seniors Access to Local Pharmacies Act of 2019; H.R. 5281, the Drug Price Transparency in Medicaid Act of 2019; H.R. 5442, the Lowest Price for Patients Act; Report language for H.R.1865, the Further Consolidated Appropriations Act; Pharmacist Provider Status draft legislation
2019 · second_quarter · Health Issues
S. 73: End Taxpayer Subsidies for Drug Ads Act; all provisions. S. 348/H.R. 1763: Support the Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2019; all provisions. S. 427 / H.R. 1058: Autism CARES Act of 2019; all provisions. S. 948/ H.R. 2895: Conrad State 30 and Physician Access Reauthorization Act; all provisions. S. 1384: Prescription Drug Rebate Reform Act of 2019; all provisions. S. 1391 / H.R. 2296: FAIR Accountability and Innovative Research Drug Pricing Act; all provisions. S. 3032: Cannabidiol and Marijuana Research Expansion Act; all provisions. H.R. 1155: Preventing Unkind and Painful Procedures and Experiments on Respected Species Act of 2019; all provisions. H.R. 2113: Prescription Drug STAR Act: Sections 2 and 5 H.R. 2279: Safe Step Act; all provisions. H.R. 3030: Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Extension Act of 2019; all provisions. H.R. 3439: Protecting Access to Information for Effective and Necessary Treatment (PATIENTS) Act of 2019; all provisions. Supporting policies to address prescription drug costs, including improving drug pricing transparency and eliminating or reducing direct-to-consumer advertising. Funding for the National Neurological Conditions Surveillance System and opposing certain expansions to this program. Research into firearm morbidity and mortality prevention at CDC, fetal tissue research, and the NIH including the BRAIN Initiative. Funding for Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs at the DoD. Raising budget caps to avoid sequestration. Policy to address surprise medical billing. Promoting interoperability in electronic health records.
Client expense: $350,000 · Firm income: Not reported
2019 · fourth_quarter · Health Issues
Medicaid non-emergency medical transportation (NEMT) Improving Seniors Timely Access to Care Act (H.R. 3107) S. 1384, the Prescription Drug Rebate Reform Act of 2019 S.475 - RxCAP Act of 2019 H.R. 945/S. 286, the Mental Health Access Improvement Act of 2019 H.R. 601 - Medical Cannabis Research Act of 2019 Support of an out-of-pocket spending cap for Medicare Part D Support for Value Based Arrangements in Medicare and Medicaid General information about Parkinson's disease, the need for research funding, and protecting access to care
Client expense: $21,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), SENATE
2019 · fourth_quarter · Pharmacy
S. 61, Safe and Affordable Drugs from Canada Act (Grassley) - drug importation S. 64, Preserve Access to Affordable Generics and Biosimilars Act (Grassley-Klobuchar) - prohibiting pay-for-delay settlements S. 73, End Taxpayer Subsidies for Drug Ads Act (Shaheen) - prohibiting tax deduction for DTC advertising expenses S. 102, Prescription Drug Price Relief Act (Sanders) - reforms linked to international pricing S. 340, CREATES Act (Leahy) - removing barriers to generic drugs S. 344, Hatch-Waxman Integrity Act (Tillis) - inter partes review process S. 366, FLAT Prices Act (Durbin) - reforms for drugs with sudden price spikes S. 378, Stop Price Gouging Act (Durbin) - excise tax for drugs that have price spikes S. 440, Preserving Access to Cost-Effective Drugs Act (Cotton) - sovereign immunity and Inter Partes Review process S. 474, SPIKE Act (Wyden) - justification for drug price increases S. 476, Creating Transparency to Have Drug Rebates Unlocked Act (Wyden) - drug price transparency S. 637, CURE High Drug Prices Act (Blumenthal) - remedies for price gouging S. 657, Point of Sale Rebates (Braun) S. 659, Biologic Patent Transparency Act (Collins) - patent disclosure requirements S. 660, Efficiency and Transparency in Petitions Act (Braun) - FDA citizen petition process S. 844, Short on Competition Act (Klobuchar) - remedies for marginally competitive drug markets S. 977, Transparency Drug Pricing Act (Scott) - transparency and drug pricing reforms S. 1209, Reforming Evergreening and Manipulation that Extends Drug Years Act (Cassidy) - preventing evergreening of patent protections S. 1224, Stop STALLING Act (Klobuchar) - citizen petition process S. 1227, Prescription Pricing for the People Act (Grassley) - FTC report on role of PBMs and allegations of anticompetitive conduct by manufacturers of sole-source drugs S. 1384, Prescription Drug Rebate Reform Act (Romney-Braun) - prescription drug cost sharing S. 1416, Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Act (Cornyn) - product hopping, patent thickets S. 1664, Prescription Drug Price Reporting Act (Scott) - prescription drug price reporting S. 2247, Phair Relief Act of 2019 (Kennedy)-transparency around price concessions for drugs S. 2387, We Protect American Investment in Drugs Act (Van Hollen)-drug pricing S. 2543, Prescription Drug Pricing Reduction Act of 2019 (Grassley)-Drug pricing S. 2740, Over-the-Counter Monograph Safety, Innovation, and Reform Act of 2019 (Isakson) - regulations re nonprescription drugs that are marketed without an approved new drug application S. 3052, United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement Implementation Act (Grassley) - drug pricing S. 3067, Non-Opioids Prevent Addiction In the Nation Act (Capito) - non-opioid treatments S. 3092, Expanding Access to Low-Cost Generics Act of 2019 (Smith) - exclusivity period H.R. 3, Lower Drug Costs Now Act of 2019 (Pallone)-drug pricing H.R. 465, Prescription Drug Price Relief Act (Khanna) - reforms linked to international pricing H.R. 478, Safe and Affordable Drugs from Canada Act (Pingree) - drug importation H.R. 938, BLOCKING Act (Schrader) - changes to 180-day period of market exclusivity for first generic applicant H.R. 965, CREATES Act (Cicilline) - removing barriers to generic drugs H.R. 985, FAST Generics Act (Welch) - removing barriers to generic drugs H.R. 990, Hatch-Waxman Integrity Act (Flores) - inter partes review process H.R. 1093, Stop Price Gouging Act (Pocan) - excise tax for drugs that have price spikes H.R. 1188, FLAT Prices Act (Golden) - reforms for drugs with sudden price spikes H.R. 1344, Competitive DRUGS Act (Doggett) - prohibiting pay-for-delay agreements H.R. 1419, Public Option Deficit Reduction Act (DeFazio) - public option H.R. 1499, Protecting Consumer Access to Generic Drugs Act (Rush) - prohibiting pay-for-delay agreements H.R. 1503, Orange Book Transparency Act (Kelly) - removal of invalidated patents from Orange Book H.R. 1506, FAIR Generics Act (Barragan) - changes to 180-day period of market exclusivity for first generic applicant H.R. 1520, Purple Book Continuity Act (Eshoo) - access to updated information on biologics and biosimilars H.R. 2038, State-Based, Market-Oriented Prescription Drug Negotiations Act (Meadows) - drug price negotiations H.R. 2064, Sunshine for Samples Act (Chu) - reporting requirements on drug samples H.R. 2069, SPIKE Act (Horsford) -justification for drug price increases H.R. 2087, Drug Price Transparency Act (Doggett) - reporting of drug pricing data under Medicare Part B H.R. 2113, Prescription Drug Sunshine, Transparency, Accountability and Reporting Act (Neal) - transparency in drug pricing H.R. 2115, Public Disclosure of Drug Discounts Act (Spanberger) - disclosure of negotiated Rx discounts H.R. 2279, Safe Step Act (Ruiz) - exceptions process for medication step therapy H.R. 2296, FAIR Drug Pricing Act (Schakowsky) - transparency requirements and justification for high list prices and drug price increases H.R. 2374, Stop Significant and Time-wasting Abuse Limiting Legitimate Innovation of New Generics Act (Jeffries) - citizen petition process H.R. 2375, Preserve Access to Affordable Generics and Biosimilars Act (Nadler) - prohibiting pay-for-delay agreements H.R. 2376, Prescription Pricing for the People Act (Collins) - FTC study on role of PBMs and competition and transparency in pharmaceutical supply chain H.R. 3379, Price Relief, Innovation, and Competition for Essential Drugs Act (Schakowsky) - exclusivity period for biological products H.R. 3805, Prescription Drug Rebate Reform Act of 2019 (Gallagher)- drug rebates H.R. 3927, PDMPs Help Patients Act of 2019 (McKinley)-integrating SUDs and behavioral health into PDMPs H.R. 3947, Competition Prescription Act of 2019 (Meadows)- drug pricing H.R. 4010, Emergency Access to Insulin Act of 2019 (Craig)- drug pricing H.R. 4106, Responsibility in Drug Advertising Act of 2019 (DeLauro)-transparency in drug pricing H.R. 4244, MAGIC Act (Kelly)-pathways for insulin approval H.R. 4398, Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Through Promoting Competition Act of 2019 (Cicilline)-drug pricing H.R. 4455, BIOSIM Act (Schrader)-access to biosimilars H.R. 4460, Turn the Tide Act (Kuster)-Opioids H.R. 4538, Closing Loopholes for Orphan Drugs Act (Welch)-Access to drugs H.R. 4640, Affordable Pricing for Taxpayer-Funded Prescription Drugs Act of 2019 (DeFazio) - direct negotiation H.R. 4712, Fairness in Orphan Drug Exclusivity Act (Dean) - limitations on exclusive approval of orphan drugs H.R. 4810, Opioid Prescription Verification Act of 2019 (David) - dispensing of controlled substances H.R. 4906, Insulin Price Reduction Act (Diana DeGette) - insulin costs H.R. 5304, PBM Transparency in Prescription Drug Costs Act (Schrader) - PBMs H.R. 5364, End Price Gouging for Insulin Act (Beatty) - annual reference price for insulin products H.R. 5430, United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement Implementation Act (Hoyer) - drug pricing H.R. 5442, Lowest Price for Patients Act (Porter) - pharmacies to disclose any differential between the cost of a prescription drug H.R. 5444, Lower Insulin Costs Now Act (Underwood) - lowering insulin costs H.Con.Res. 55, Expressing the sense of Congress on the need to inform American consumers with more balanced purchasing information for prescription drugs through the disclosure of price information in direct-to-consumer (DTC) advertisements. (Burgess)-drug pricing Regulatory Issues: Issues relating to long term safety and effectiveness of medical devices and drugs, including registries; issues relating to post-market surveillance of drugs and medical devices; issues relating to price of drugs and biologics and proposals to limit high prices; issues related to drug patents and market exclusivity; issues related to pharmacy benefit managers; issues related to biosimilars; issues related to approval of drugs and biologics; issues relating to opioids; issues relating to prescription drug rebates; issues relating to prescription drug price blueprint; direct-to-consumer advertising for prescription drugs; issues related to proposed changes to removal of safe harbor protection for rebates (proposed rule); issues relating to access for investigational drugs; and other issues relating to health care reform implementation.
2019 · fourth_quarter · Health Issues
S. 1384/ H.R. 3805: Prescription Drug Rebate Reform Act of 2019; all provisions. S. 1391 / H.R. 2296: FAIR Accountability and Innovative Research Drug Pricing Act; all provisions. S. 2387: We Protect American Investment in Drugs (PAID) Act; all provisions. S.2443: Investment in Tomorrow's Pediatric Health Care Workforce Act; all provisions. S. 2546 / H.R. 2279: Safe Step Act; all provisions. H.R. 1865: Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020; priorities within this package around outlined below. H.R. 2781: Educating Medical Professionals and Optimizing Workforce Efficiency and Readiness (EMPOWER) for Health Act, section 4. H.R. 3030: Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Extension Act of 2019; all provisions. H.R. 3439: Protecting Access to Information for Effective and Necessary Treatment (PATIENTS) Act of 2019; all provisions. H.R. 3502, Protecting People from Surprise Medical Bills Act; all provisions. Supporting policies to address prescription drug costs, including improving drug pricing transparency and eliminating or reducing direct-to-consumer advertising. Funding for the National Neurological Conditions Surveillance System and opposing certain expansions to this program. Research into firearm morbidity and mortality prevention at CDC, fetal tissue research, and the NIH including the BRAIN Initiative. Funding for Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs at the DoD. Lifting the federal ban restricting HHS from studying a Universal Patient Identifier. Policy to address surprise medical billing. Promoting interoperability in electronic health records
Client expense: $250,000 · Firm income: Not reported
S.2543 - Prescription Drug Pricing Reduction Act of 2019 H.R.5997 - Ensuring Patient Access to Critical Breakthrough Products Act of 2018 HR 938: Bringing Low-Cost Options and Competition while Keeping Incentives for New Generics Act HR 1520: Purple Book Continuity Act HR 1503: Orange Book Transparency Act HR 1499: Protecting Consumer Access to Generic Drugs Act HR 2113:Speeding Access to Already Approved Pharmaceuticals Act of 2017 HR 5997:Ensuring Patient Access to Critical Breakthrough Products Act of 2018 Senate SPIKE Act Fast Generics Cell & Gene Therapy, including reimbursement 340B Drug Discount Program Drug Importation REMS Creates Act Drug Cost/Pricing Biosimilars Reimbursement Outcomes based Contracting Part D Non-interference Orphan Drugs Virtual Clinical Trials Part D Benefit Redesign Biosimilar Pass Through Payments Value Based Pricing USMCA Medicaid Payment Reform AMP Cap Labor HHS Appropriations S 1895 - Lower Health Care Costs Act HR 987 - Strengthening Health Care and Lowering Prescription Drug Costs Act H.R.478 - Safe and Affordable Drugs from Canada Act of 2019 H.R.965 - CREATES Act of 2019 H.R.985 - FAST Generics Act of 2019 H.R.1093 - Stop Price Gouging Act H.R.1332 - Fair Care Act of 2019 H.R.1506 - FAIR Generics Act H.R.2011 - Protecting Access to Biosimilars Act of 2019 H.R.2069 - SPIKE Act H.R.2087 - Drug Price Transparency Act H.R.2113 - Prescription Drug STAR Act H.R.2296 - FAIR Drug Pricing Act of 2019 H.R.3327 - Drug Price Transparency for Medicare Patients Act of 2019 H.R.3408 - EXEMPT Act S.61 - Safe and Affordable Drugs from Canada Act of 2019 S.340 - CREATES Act of 2019 S.474 - Stopping the Pharmaceutical Industry from Keeping drugs Expensive (SPIKE) Act of 2019 S.1140 - Protecting Access to Biosimilars Act of 2019 S.1384 - Prescription Drug Rebate Reform Act of 2019 S.1391 - Fair Accountability and Innovative Research Drug Pricing Act of 2019 S.1437 - Drug-price Transparency in Communications (DTC) Act S.1224 - Stop Significant and Time-wasting Abuse Limiting Legitimate Innovation of New Generics Act (Stop STALLING Act) S.1227 - Prescription Pricing for the People Act of 2019 H.R.447 - Affordable and Safe Prescription Drug Importation Act H.R.1922 - Restoring Access to Medication Act of 2019 H.R.2064 - To amend title XI of the Social Security Act to require manufacturers of certain drugs, devices, biologicals, and medical supplies to report on product samples provided to certain health care providers, and for other purposes H.R.4633 - Investing in Safety and Innovation Act of 2019 H.R.5239 - Prescription Drug Price Reporting Act H.R.5304 - PBM Transparency in Prescription Drug Costs Act S.97 - Affordable and Safe Prescription Drug Importation Act S.657 - A bill to amend title XXVII of the Public Health Service Act to establish requirements with respect to prescription drug benefits Transparency policy issues Drug cost and pricing policy issues Drug importation and counterfeiting policy issues HHS Safe Importation Action Plan Expanded access policy issues Generic drug approval process policy issues Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategy (REMS) policy issues PDUFA implementation policy issues 340B drug discount program policy issues Cancer drug vial size policy issues
2019 · fourth_quarter · Pharmacy
-Design, coverage and affordability of pharmacy benefits in Exchanges and the commercial market, including: e-Prescribing (eRx), Electronic Prescribing for Controlled Substances (EPCS), electronic prior authorization, step therapy, Pharmacy Benefit Manager (PBM) disclosure, medical loss ratio (MLR), and specialty pharmacy tiering. Implementation of biosimilars pathway from the Biologics Price Competition and Innovation Act (BPCIA). -Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategies (REMS) reform. H.R. 965/S. 340, the CREATES Act of 2019. -Drug patent settlements. H.R. 1499, the Protecting Consumer Access to Generic Drugs Act of 2019; S.64, the Preserve Access to Affordable Generics and Biosimilars Act. -H.R. 2279, Safe Step Act (Step Therapy Bill). -Pharmacy issues related to S. 1895, the Lower Health Care Costs Act. -Issues related to S. 1384, the Prescription Drug Rebate Reform Act of 2019. -Issues related to H.R. 3, the Lower Drug Costs Now Act of 2019. -H.R. 4946, Ensuring Seniors Access to Local Pharmacies Act of 2019. -H.R. 5281, Drug Price Transparency in Medicaid Act of 2019. -H.R. 5304, PBM Transparency in Prescription Drug Costs Act. -Issues related to drug shortages, and pharmaceutical procurement processes.
Client expense: $1,890,000 · Firm income: Not reported
2019 · fourth_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
H.R. 803 / S. 988, Improving Transparency and Accuracy in Medicare Part D Drug Spending Act; H.R. 1034 / S. 640, Phair Pricing Act of 2019; H.R. 1035, Prescription Drug Price Transparency Act, S. 475, Creating Transparency to Have Drug Rebates Unlocked (C-THRU) Act, S. 476, Reducing Existing Costs Associated with Pharmaceuticals for Seniors (RxCAP) Act; H.R. 107, To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to sunset the limit on the maximum rebate amount for single source drugs and innovator multiple source drugs; H.R.448 / S. 99, Medicare Drug Price Negotiation Act; H.R. 275, Medicare Prescription Drug Price Negotiation Act of 2019; H.R. 1346, Medicare Buy-In and Health Care Stabilization Act of 2019; H.R. 366, Insulin Access for All Act of 2019; S. 62, Empowering Medicare Seniors to Negotiate Drug Prices Act of 2019; S. 205 / H.R. 937, Right Rebate Act of 2019; H.R. 1046 / S. 377, Medicare Negotiation and Competitive Licensing Act of 2019; H.R. 1781 / S. 801, the Payment Commission Data Act of 2019; H.R. 2113, Prescription Drug Sunshine, Transparency, Accountability and Reporting (STAR) Act of 2019; H.R. 2115, To amend title XI of the Social Security Act to provide greater transparency of discounts provided by drug manufacturers; Proposed rule, "Modernizing Part D and Medicare Advantage to Lower Drug Prices and Reduce Out-of-Pocket Expenses, CMS-4180-P"; Proposed rule, "Fraud and Abuse; Removal of Safe Harbor Protection for Rebates Involving Prescription Pharmaceuticals and Creation of New Safe Harbor Protection for Certain Point-of-Sale Reductions in Price on Prescription Pharmaceuticals and Certain Pharmacy Benefit Manager Service Fees, OIG-0936-P"; Proposed rule, Medicaid Program; Medicaid and Childrens Health Insurance Plan (CHIP) Managed Care - CMS-2408-P; H.R. 1323, Rural Hospital Frontier Fairness Act; S. 551, REFUND Act of 2019; S. 691, Medicare Extra Rx HELP Act of 2019; S. 773, Telehealth Innovation and Improvement Act of 2019; S. 814, Expanding Access to Diabetes Self-Management Training Act of 2019; H.R. 1384 / S. 1129, Medicare for All Act of 2019; H.R. 3417, The Beneficiary Education Tools, Telehealth, and Extenders Reauthorization Act of 2019; H.R. 3408, Shop Rx Act of 2019; S. 1384, Prescription Drug Rebate Reform Act of 2019; H.R. 2113, Prescription Drug STAR Act; H.R. 2115, Public Disclosure of Drug Discounts Act S. 2447, the Phair Relief Act; S. 2771, the Protecting Home Oxygen and Medical Equipment Act of 2019; S. 1861 / H.R. 3924, the Streamlining Part D Appeals Process Act; H.R. 4946, the Ensuring Seniors Access to Local Pharmacies Act of 2019; H.R. 5281, the Drug Price Transparency in Medicaid Act of 2019; H.R. 5442, the Lowest Price for Patients Act; Report language for H.R.1865, the Further Consolidated Appropriations Act
2019 · third_quarter · Health Issues
HR 803: Improving Transparency and Accuracy in Medicare Part D Drug Spending Act, pharmacy payments & adjustments in Part D/ DIR. HR 789: To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to prohibit prescription drug plan sponsors and MA-PD organizations under the Medicare program from retroactively reducing payment on clean claims submitted by pharmacies. HR 1035: The Prescription Drug Price Transparency Act, requires greater transparency and accountability from PBMs. HR 1034/S 640: The Phair Pricing Act, lowers the cost of prescription medication for patients in the Medicare Part D program. HR 965/S 340: "The Creating and Restoring Equal Access To Equivalent Samples (CREATES) Act." S 64: "Preserve Access to Affordable Generics and Biosimilars Act," bars pay-for-delay for generics and biosimilars. Proposals to address pay-for-delay, orphan drug abuse and patent evergreening. Implementation of the e-prescribing provisions of controlled substances provisions of the SUPPORT Act, (P.L. 115-271). The Payment Commission Data Act, H.R. 1264, H.R. 1781 and S. 801: provisions allowing MACPAC and MedPAC access to certain drug price concession and rebate information. S. 1895: The Lower Health Care Costs Act, Sec. 306 Health Plan Oversight of PBMs. Issues related to implementation of a real-time benefit tool. S. 1416: The Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Act of 2019, address product hopping and patent thickets by giving the FTC greater powers to investigate and bring legal actions. S. 1384: The Prescription Drug Rebate Reform Act, would require all patients coinsurance obligations be set as a percentage of net price, rather than list price, before or after a deductible is met. S. 1532: The Pharmacy Benefit Manager Accountability Study Act of 2019, (provisions requiring GAO to submit a report on PBMs). H.R. 2115: the "Public Disclosure of Drug Discounts Act, requires PBMs to disclose the aggregate amount of rebates, discounts, and price concessions that PBMs negotiate with drug manufacturers, and make this information publicly available to allow the public to compare the aggregate rebates, discounts, and price concessions that PBMs receive. H.R. 2113: "The Prescription Drug STAR (Sunshine, Transparency, Accountability and Reporting) Act," provisions related to disclosure of PBM-pharmaceutical company negotiated rebates. H.R. 2376/S. 1227: Prescription Pricing for the People Act of 2019," FTC study of PBMs. S.2199: The Insulin Price Reduction Act, require private health insurance plans and Medicare Part D plans to eliminate rebates for insulin and limit out of pocket costs ($250 for individuals, and $500 for families) if manufacturers reduce insulin list prices to prices during plan year 2006 and do not raise insulin prices above inflation. H.R. 3: Lower Drug Costs Now Act of 2019, Provisions to establish a fair price negotiation program, protect the Medicare program from excessive price increases, and establish an out-of-pocket maximum for Medicare part D enrollment.
2019 · third_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
S.771/H.R.1776: Improving Access to Affordable Prescription Drugs Act, issues related to ensuring a competitive marketplace for prescription drugs. H.R.1316: The Prescription Drug Price Transparency Act, issues related to ensuring the continuity of MAC pricing. Medicare Program; Contract Year 2019 Policy and Technical Changes to the Medicare Advantage, Medicare Cost Plan, Medicare Fee-for-Service, the Medicare Prescription Drug Benefit Programs, and the PACE Program Proposed Rule & Request for Information--Provisions on Part D. CMS Proposed and Final Policy Changes and Updates for Medicare Advantage and the Prescription Drug Benefit Program for Contract Year 2019 (CMS-4182-P as in proposed and final version CMS-4182-F, particularly issues related to pharmacy DIR and implementation of a real-time-benefit tool); provisions in a Request for Information related to rebates at the point-of-sale and pharmacist direct and indirect renumeration. Outreach and education on pharmacy Direction and Indirection Remuneration in Medicare. Provisions related to opening the Medicare doughnut hole in P.L. 115-123. HR 803: Improving Transparency and Accuracy in Medicare Part D Drug Spending Act, pharmacy payments & adjustments in Part D/ DIR. HR 789: To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to prohibit prescription drug plan sponsors and MA-PD organizations under the Medicare program from retroactively reducing payment on clean claims submitted by pharmacies." HR 1035: The Prescription Drug Price Transparency Act, requires greater transparency and accountability from PBMs. HR 1034/S 640: The Phair Pricing Act, lowers the cost of prescription medication for patients in the Medicare Part D program. HR 965/S 340: "The Creating and Restoring Equal Access To Equivalent Samples (CREATES) Act." Proposals to address pay-for-delay, orphan drug abuse and patent evergreening. Implementation of the e-prescribing provisions of controlled substances provisions of the SUPPORT Act, (P.L. 115-271). The Payment Commission Data Act, H.R. 1264, H.R. 1781 and S. 801: provisions allowing MACPAC and MedPAC access to certain drug price concession and rebate information. S. 64: Preserve Access to Affordable Generics and Biosimilars Act, bars pay-for-delay for generics and biosimilars. S. 1416: The Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Act of 2019, address product hopping and patent thickets by giving the FTC greater powers to investigate and bring legal actions. S. 1384: The Prescription Drug Rebate Reform Act, would require all patients coinsurance obligations be set as a percentage of net price, rather than list price, before or after a deductible is met. S. 1505: a bill to require prescription drug plans and MA-PD plans to report potential fraud, waste, and abuse to the Secretary of Health and Human Services under Medicare part D, and for other purposes. S. 1532: The Pharmacy Benefit Manager Accountability Study Act of 2019, (Provisions requiring GAO to submit a report on PBMs). Modernization and cost-sharing of the Part D drug benefit. H.R. 2115: the "Public Disclosure of Drug Discounts Act, requires PBMs to disclose the aggregate amount of rebates, discounts, and price concessions that PBMs negotiate with drug manufacturers, and make this information publicly available to allow the public to compare the aggregate rebates, discounts, and price concessions that PBMs receive. H.R. 2113: "The Prescription Drug STAR (Sunshine, Transparency, Accountability and Reporting) Act," provisions related to disclosure of PBM-pharmaceutical company negotiated rebates. H.R. 2376/S. 1227: Prescription Pricing for the People Act of 2019, FTC study of PBMs. S.2199: The Insulin Price Reduction Act, require private health insurance plans and Medicare Part D plans to eliminate rebates for insulin and limit out of pocket costs ($250 for individuals, and $500 for families) if manufacturers reduce insulin list prices to prices during plan year 2006 and do not raise insulin prices above inflation. S.2543: The Prescription Drug Pricing Reduction Act (PDPRA) of 2019, -Legislation to amend Medicare and Medicaid to lower prescription drug prices and strengthen safeguards related to prescription drugs. Provisions related to inflation protection provisions and PBM transparency. S.2247: Phair Relief Act, Provisions related to pharmacy DIR. H.R. 3: Lower Drug Costs Now Act of 2019, Provisions to establish a fair price negotiation program, protect the Medicare program from excessive price increases, and establish an out-of-pocket maximum for Medicare part D enrollment. CMS Proposed rule: "Modernizing Part D and Medicare Advantage to Lower Drug Prices and Reduce Out-of-Pocket Expenses," (CMS-4180-P)-provisions related to pharmacy Direct and Indirect Negotiation.
2019 · third_quarter · Health Issues
H.R. 447: Affordable and Safe Prescription Drug Importation Act - Provisions related to importation ___ H.R. 478: Safe and Affordable Drugs from Canada Act of 2019 - Provisions related to importation ___ H.R. 965: Creating and Restoring Equal Access to Equivalent Samples (CREATES) Act of 2019 - Provisions related to Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategies (REMS) and limited distribution systems ___ H.R. 985: FAST Generics Act of 2019 - Provisions related to Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategies (REMS) and limited distribution systems H.R. 1922/S. 1089 _ Restoring Access to Medicine Act ___ H.R. 1093: Stop Price Gouging Act - Provisions related to prescription drug pricing ___ H.R. 1332: Fair Care Act of 2019 - Provisions related to prescription drug pricing, patent issues, Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategies (REMS) and limited distribution systems ___ H.R. 1409: Transparency in All Health Care Pricing Act of 2019 - Provisions related to prescription drug pricing transparency ___ H.R. 1506: Fair and Immediate Release of (FAIR) Generic Drugs Act - Provisions related to generic prescription drug approvals H.R. 1973: Vaccine Access Improvement Act ___ H.R. 2011: Protecting Access to Biosimilars Act of 2019 - Provisions related to biological products ___ H.R. 2038: State-Based, Market-Oriented, Prescription Drug Negotiations Act of 2019 - Provisions related to prescription drug pricing ___ H.R. 2064: To amend title XI of the Social Security Act to require manufacturers of certain drugs, devices, biologicals, and medical supplies to report on product samples provided to certain health care providers, and for other purposes - Provisions related to prescription drug samples ___ H.R. 2069: Stopping the Pharmaceutical Industry from Keeping Drug Expensive (SPIKE) Act of 2019 - Provisions related to increases in the wholesale acquisition costs of prescription drugs ___ H.R. 2087: Drug Price Transparency Act - Provisions related to prescription drug pricing and transparency ___ H.R. 2113: Prescription Drug STAR Act - Provisions related to prescription drug pricing, reporting and product samples ___ H.R. 2115: Public Disclosure of Drug Discounts Act - Provisions related to prescription drug pricing transparency and pharmacy benefit managers ___ H.R. 2296: FAIR Drug Pricing Act of 2019 / More Efficient Tools to Realize Information for Consumers Act - Provisions related to prescription drug pricing and transparency ___ H.R. 2376: Prescription Pricing for the People Act of 2019 - Provisions related to prescription drug pricing transparency and pharmacy benefit managers ___ H.R. 2401: American Cures Act - Provisions related to pharmaceutical research and development ___ H.R. 3223: Pharmacy Benefit Manager Accountability Study Act of 2019 - Provisions related to prescription drug pricing transparency and pharmacy benefit managers ___ H.R. 3327: Drug Price Transparency for Medicare Patients Act of 2019 - Provisions related to direct-to-consumer prescription drug advertising ___ H.R. 3415: Real-Time Beneficiary Drug Cost Bill - Provisions related to drug pricing transparency ___ H.R. 3443: Over-the-Counter Monograph Safety, Innovation, and Reform Act of 2019 - Provisions related to FDA over-the-counter drug approvals ___ H.R. 3947: Competition Prescription Act of 2019 - Provisions related to prescription drug pricing, patents, and other provisions ___ H.R. 4106: Responsibility in Drug Advertising Act of 2019 - Provisions related to direct-to-consumer prescription drug advertising ___ H.R. 4158: CURE High Drug Prices Act - Provisions related to prescription drug pricing and transparency ___ H.R. 4538: To amend title III of the Public Health Service Act to limit the orphan drug exclusion under the drug discount program under section 340B of such title. - Provisions related to 340B prescription drug exclusions ___ S. 61: Safe and Affordable Drugs from Canada Act of 2019 - Provisions related to importation ___ S. 73: End Taxpayer Subsidies for Drug Ads Act - Provisions related to direct-to-consumer prescription drug advertising ___ S. 97: Affordable and Safe Prescription Drug Importation Act - Provisions related to importation ___ S. 340: Creating and Restoring Equal Access to Equivalent Samples (CREATES) Act of 2019 - Provisions related to Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategies (REMS) and limited distribution systems ___ S. 378: Stop Price Gouging Act - Provisions related to prescription drug pricing ___ S. 440: PACED Act - Provisions related to use of sovereign immunity in patent disputes ___ S. 474: Stopping the Pharmaceutical Industry from Keeping Drug Expensive (SPIKE) Act of 2019 - Provisions related to increases in the wholesale acquisition costs of prescription drugs ___ S. 637: Combatting Unreasonable Rises and Excessively (CURE) High Drug Prices Act - Provisions related to prescription drug pricing and transparency ___ S. 657: Drug Price Transparency Act - Provisions related to prescription drug pricing transparency and commercial market rebates ___ S. 658: Accelerated Drug Approval for Prescription Therapies Act - Provisions related to FDA drug approvals ___ S. 660: Efficiency and Transparency in Petitions Act - Provisions related to the FDA citizen petition process ___ S. 844: Short on Competition Act - Provisions related to generic prescription drug approvals and importation ___ S. 977: Transparent Drug Pricing Act of 2019 - Provisions related to pharmaceutical drug pricing ___ S. 1140: Protecting Access to Biosimilars Act of 2019 - Provisions related to biological products ___ S. 1227: Prescription Pricing for the People Act of 2019 - Provisions related to prescription drug pricing transparency and pharmacy benefit managers ___ S. 1384: Prescription Drug Rebate Reform Act of 2019 - Provisions related to prescription drug pricing and commercial rebates ___ S. 1391: FAIR Drug Pricing Act of 2019 - Provisions related to prescription drug pricing and transparency ___ S. 1437: Drug-price Transparency in Communications (DTC) Act - Provisions related to direct-to-consumer prescription drug advertising ___ S. 1532: Pharmacy Benefit Manager Accountability Study Act of 2019 - Provisions related to prescription drug pricing transparency and pharmacy benefit managers ___ S. 1664: Prescription Drug Price Reporting Act - Provisions related to prescription drug pricing transparency S.1872 _ Protecting Seniors through Immunizations Act of 2019 ___ S. 2387: We Protect American Investment in Drugs Act - Provisions related to prescription drug pricing ___ Transparency policy issues ___ Drug cost and pricing policy issues ___ Drug importation and counterfeiting policy issues ___ HHS Safe Importation Action Plan ___ Prescription drug take back and secure disposal policy issues ___ Policy issues related to prescription drug abuse and opioids ___ Expanded access policy issues ___ Generic drug approval process policy issues ___ High deductible health plans/HSA policy issues ___ Sharing of truthful and non-misleading information about medicines with healthcare professionals and payors ___ Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategy (REMS) policy issues ___ FDA modernization policy issues ___ PDUFA implementation policy issues ___ 340B drug discount program policy issues ___ Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018 (Public Law 115-123) - Part D provisions ___ Patient assistance program policy issues ___ Biosimilar approval and reimbursement policy issues ___ Cancer drug vial size policy issues ___ TRICARE pharmacy pilot program ___ Drug shortages policy issues ___ Request for Information: HHS Blueprint to Lower Drug Prices and Reduce Out-of-Pocket Costs (RIN 0991-ZA49)
2019 · third_quarter · Health Issues
S. 73: End Taxpayer Subsidies for Drug Ads Act; all provisions. S. 1384: Prescription Drug Rebate Reform Act of 2019; all provisions. S. 1391 / H.R. 2296: FAIR Accountability and Innovative Research Drug Pricing Act; all provisions. S.1622, Stopping Overdoses of Fentanyl Analogues Act; all provisions. S.2546 / H.R. 2279: Safe Step Act; all provisions. H.R. 2471: Healthcare Extension and Accessibility for Developmentally Disabled and Underserved Population Act of 2019; all provisions. H.R. 3030: Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Extension Act of 2019; all provisions. H.R. 3439: Protecting Access to Information for Effective and Necessary Treatment (PATIENTS) Act of 2019; all provisions. HR 3502, Protecting People from Surprise Medical Bills Act; all provisions. Authorizing and funding the pediatric loan repayment program. Supporting policies to address prescription drug costs, including improving drug pricing transparency and eliminating or reducing direct-to-consumer advertising. Funding for the National Neurological Conditions Surveillance System and opposing certain expansions to this program. Research into firearm morbidity and mortality prevention at CDC, fetal tissue research, and the NIH including the BRAIN Initiative. Funding for Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs at the DoD. Raising budget caps to avoid sequestration. Policy to address surprise medical billing. Promoting interoperability in electronic health records.
Client expense: $260,000 · Firm income: Not reported
2019 · third_quarter · Pharmacy
-Design, coverage and affordability of pharmacy benefits in Exchanges and the commercial market, including: e-Prescribing (eRx), Electronic Prescribing for Controlled Substances (EPCS), electronic prior authorization, step therapy, Pharmacy Benefit Manager (PBM) disclosure, medical loss ratio (MLR), and specialty pharmacy tiering. Implementation of biosimilars pathway from the Biologics Price Competition and Innovation Act (BPCIA). -Issues related to the proposed rule: 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. -Draft Patient Affordability, Value and Efficiency Act, legislation to facilitate new pharmacy payment models. -Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategies (REMS) reform. H.R. 965/S. 340, the CREATES Act of 2019. -Drug patent settlements. H.R. 1499, the Protecting Consumer Access to Generic Drugs Act of 2019; S.64, the Preserve Access to Affordable Generics and Biosimilars Act. -H.R. 2279, Safe Step Act (Step Therapy Bill). -Pharmacy issues related to S. 1895, the Lower Health Care Costs Act. -Issues related to S. 1384, the Prescription Drug Rebate Reform Act of 2019. -Issues related to H.R. 3, the Lower Drug Costs Now Act of 2019.
Client expense: $2,300,000 · Firm income: Not reported
2019 · third_quarter · Health Issues
H.R. 447: Affordable and Safe Prescription Drug Importation Act - Provisions related to importation H.R. 478: Safe and Affordable Drugs from Canada Act of 2019 - Provisions related to importation H.R. 965: Creating and Restoring Equal Access to Equivalent Samples (CREATES) Act of 2019 - Provisions related to Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategies (REMS) and limited distribution systems H.R. 985: FAST Generics Act of 2019 - Provisions related to Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategies (REMS) and limited distribution systems H.R. 1093: Stop Price Gouging Act - Provisions related to prescription drug pricing H.R. 1332: Fair Care Act of 2019 - Provisions related to prescription drug pricing, patent issues, Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategies (REMS) and limited distribution systems H.R. 1409: Transparency in All Health Care Pricing Act of 2019 - Provisions related to prescription drug pricing transparency H.R. 1478: Affordable Insulin Act of 2019 - Provisions related to importation H.R. 1506: Fair and Immediate Release (FAIR) of Generic Drugs Act - Provisions related to generic prescription drug approvals H.R. 1603: Alan Reinstein Ban Asbestos Now Act of 2019 - Provisions related to use of asbestos in manufacturing H.R. 2038: State-Based, Market-Oriented, Prescription Drug Negotiations Act of 2019 - Provisions related to prescription drug pricing H.R. 2064: To amend title XI of the Social Security Act to require manufacturers of certain drugs, devices, biologicals, and medical supplies to report on product samples provided to certain health care providers, and for other purposes - Provisions related to prescription drug samples H.R. 2069: Stopping the Pharmaceutical Industry from Keeping Drugs Expensive (SPIKE) Act of 2019 - Provisions related to increases in the wholesale acquisition costs of prescription drugs H.R. 2087: Drug Price Transparency Act - Provisions related to prescription drug pricing and transparency H.R. 2113: Prescription Drug STAR Act - Provisions related to prescription drug pricing, reporting and product samples H.R. 2115: Public Disclosure of Drug Discounts Act - Provisions related to prescription drug pricing transparency and pharmacy benefit managers H.R. 2296: FAIR Drug Pricing Act of 2019 / More Efficient Tools to Realize Information for Consumers Act - Provisions related to prescription drug pricing and transparency H.R. 2376: Prescription Pricing for the People Act of 2019 - Provisions related to prescription drug pricing transparency and pharmacy benefit managers H.R. 2401: American Cures Act - Provisions related to pharmaceutical research and development H.R. 2569: Comprehensive Addiction Resources Emergency Act of 2019 - Provisions related to opioid crisis response funding H.R. 2734: Safer Prescribing of Controlled Substances Act - Provisions related to the prescribing of prescription drugs H.R. 2917: Opioid Crisis Accountability Act of 2019 - Provisions related to prescription drug marketing H.R. 3223: Pharmacy Benefit Manager Accountability Study Act of 2019 - Provisions related to prescription drug pricing transparency and pharmacy benefit managers H.R. 3327: Drug Price Transparency for Medicare Patients Act of 2019 - Provisions related to direct-to-consumer prescription drug advertising H.R. 3415: Real-Time Beneficiary Drug Cost Bill - Provisions related to drug pricing transparency H.R. 3443: Over-the-Counter Monograph Safety, Innovation, and Reform Act of 2019 - Provisions related to FDA over-the-counter drug approvals H.R. 3947: Competition Prescription Act of 2019 - Provisions related to prescription drug pricing, patents, and other provisions H.R. 4106: Responsibility in Drug Advertising Act of 2019 - Provisions related to direct-to-consumer prescription drug advertising H.R. 4158: CURE High Drug Prices Act - Provisions related to prescription drug pricing and transparency H.R. 4538: To amend title III of the Public Health Service Act to limit the orphan drug exclusion under the drug discount program under section 340B of such title. - Provisions related to 340B prescription drug exclusions S. 61: Safe and Affordable Drugs from Canada Act of 2019 - Provisions related to importation S. 73: End Taxpayer Subsidies for Drug Ads Act - Provisions related to direct-to-consumer prescription drug advertising S. 97: Affordable and Safe Prescription Drug Importation Act - Provisions related to importation S. 340: Creating and Restoring Equal Access to Equivalent Samples (CREATES) Act of 2019 - Provisions related to Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategies (REMS) and limited distribution systems S. 378: Stop Price Gouging Act - Provisions related to prescription drug pricing S. 440: PACED Act - Provisions related to use of sovereign immunity in patent disputes S. 474: Stopping the Pharmaceutical Industry from Keeping Drugs Expensive (SPIKE) Act of 2019 - Provisions related to increases in the wholesale acquisition costs of prescription drugs S. 637: Combatting Unreasonable Rises and Excessively (CURE) High Drug Prices Act - Provisions related to prescription drug pricing and transparency S. 657: Drug Price Transparency Act - Provisions related to prescription drug pricing transparency and commercial market rebates S. 660: Efficiency and Transparency in Petitions Act - Provisions related to the FDA citizen petition process S. 844: Short on Competition Act - Provisions related to generic prescription drug approvals and importation S. 977: Transparent Drug Pricing Act of 2019 - Provisions related to pharmaceutical drug pricing S. 1140: Protecting Access to Biosimilars Act of 2019 - Provisions related to biological products S. 1227: Prescription Pricing for the People Act of 2019 - Provisions related to prescription drug pricing transparency and pharmacy benefit managers S. 1384: Prescription Drug Rebate Reform Act of 2019 - Provisions related to prescription drug pricing and commercial rebates S. 1391: FAIR Drug Pricing Act of 2019 - Provisions related to prescription drug pricing and transparency S. 1437: Drug-price Transparency in Communications (DTC) Act - Provisions related to direct-to-consumer prescription drug advertising S. 1532: Pharmacy Benefit Manager Accountability Study Act of 2019 - Provisions related to prescription drug pricing transparency and pharmacy benefit managers S. 1664: Prescription Drug Price Reporting Act - Provisions related to prescription drug pricing transparency S. 2103: Affordable Insulin Approvals Now Act - Provisions related to FDA prescription drug approvals S. 2161: Reciprocity Ensures Streamlined Use of Lifesaving Treatments Act of 2019 - Provisions related to reciprocity S. 2199: Insulin Price Reduction Act - Provisions related to prescription drug pricing and transparency S. 2387: We Protect American Investment in Drugs Act - Provisions related to prescription drug pricing Transparency policy issues Drug cost and pricing policy issues Drug importation and counterfeiting policy issues HHS Safe Importation Action Plan Prescription drug take back and secure disposal policy issues Policy issues related to prescription drug abuse and opioids Expanded access policy issues Generic drug approval process policy issues High deductible health plans/HSA policy issues Sharing of truthful and non-misleading information about medicines with healthcare professionals and payors Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategy (REMS) policy issues FDA modernization policy issues PDUFA implementation policy issues 340B drug discount program policy issues Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018 (Public Law 115-123) - Part D provisions Patient assistance program policy issues Biosimilar approval and reimbursement policy issues Cancer drug vial size policy issues TRICARE pharmacy pilot program Drug shortages policy issues Request for Information: HHS Blueprint to Lower Drug Prices and Reduce Out-of-Pocket Costs (RIN 0991-ZA49)
2019 · third_quarter · Pharmacy
S. 61, Safe and Affordable Drugs from Canada Act (Grassley) - drug importation S. 64, Preserve Access to Affordable Generics and Biosimilars Act (Grassley-Klobuchar) - prohibiting pay-for-delay settlements S. 73, End Taxpayer Subsidies for Drug Ads Act (Shaheen) - prohibiting tax deduction for DTC advertising expenses S. 102, Prescription Drug Price Relief Act (Sanders) - reforms linked to international pricing S. 340, CREATES Act (Leahy) - removing barriers to generic drugs S. 344, Hatch-Waxman Integrity Act (Tillis) - inter partes review process S. 366, FLAT Prices Act (Durbin) - reforms for drugs with sudden price spikes S. 378, Stop Price Gouging Act (Durbin) - excise tax for drugs that have price spikes S. 440, Preserving Access to Cost-Effective Drugs Act (Cotton) - sovereign immunity and Inter Partes Review process S. 474, SPIKE Act (Wyden) - justification for drug price increases S. 476, Creating Transparency to Have Drug Rebates Unlocked Act (Wyden) - drug price transparency S. 637, CURE High Drug Prices Act (Blumenthal) - remedies for price gouging S. 657, Point of Sale Rebates (Braun) S. 659, Biologic Patent Transparency Act (Collins) - patent disclosure requirements S. 660, Efficiency and Transparency in Petitions Act (Braun) - FDA citizen petition process S. 844, Short on Competition Act (Klobuchar) - remedies for marginally competitive drug markets S. 977, Transparency Drug Pricing Act (Scott) - transparency and drug pricing reforms S. 1209, Reforming Evergreening and Manipulation that Extends Drug Years Act (Cassidy) - preventing evergreening of patent protections S. 1224, Stop STALLING Act (Klobuchar) - citizen petition process S. 1227, Prescription Pricing for the People Act (Grassley) - FTC report on role of PBMs and allegations of anticompetitive conduct by manufacturers of sole-source drugs S. 1384, Prescription Drug Rebate Reform Act (Romney-Braun) - prescription drug cost sharing S. 1416, Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Act (Cornyn) - product hopping, patent thickets S. 1664, Prescription Drug Price Reporting Act (Scott) - prescription drug price reporting S. 2247, Phair Relief Act of 2019 (Kennedy)-transparency around price concessions for drugs S. 2387, We Protect American Investment in Drugs Act (Van Hollen)-drug pricing S. 2543, Prescription Drug Pricing Reduction Act of 2019 (Grassley)-Drug pricing H.R. 3, Lower Drug Costs Now Act of 2019 (Pallone)-drug pricing H.R. 465, Prescription Drug Price Relief Act (Khanna) - reforms linked to international pricing H.R. 478, Safe and Affordable Drugs from Canada Act (Pingree) - drug importation H.R. 938, BLOCKING Act (Schrader) - changes to 180-day period of market exclusivity for first generic applicant H.R. 965, CREATES Act (Cicilline) - removing barriers to generic drugs H.R. 985, FAST Generics Act (Welch) - removing barriers to generic drugs H.R. 990, Hatch-Waxman Integrity Act (Flores) - inter partes review process H.R. 1093, Stop Price Gouging Act (Pocan) - excise tax for drugs that have price spikes H.R. 1188, FLAT Prices Act (Golden) - reforms for drugs with sudden price spikes H.R. 1344, Competitive DRUGS Act (Doggett) - prohibiting pay-for-delay agreements H.R. 1419, Public Option Deficit Reduction Act (DeFazio) - public option H.R. 1499, Protecting Consumer Access to Generic Drugs Act (Rush) - prohibiting pay-for-delay agreements H.R. 1503, Orange Book Transparency Act (Kelly) - removal of invalidated patents from Orange Book H.R. 1506, FAIR Generics Act (Barragan) - changes to 180-day period of market exclusivity for first generic applicant H.R. 1520, Purple Book Continuity Act (Eshoo) - access to updated information on biologics and biosimilars H.R. 2038, State-Based, Market-Oriented Prescription Drug Negotiations Act (Meadows) - drug price negotiations H.R. 2064, Sunshine for Samples Act (Chu) - reporting requirements on drug samples H.R. 2069, SPIKE Act (Horsford) -justification for drug price increases H.R. 2087, Drug Price Transparency Act (Doggett) - reporting of drug pricing data under Medicare Part B H.R. 2113, Prescription Drug Sunshine, Transparency, Accountability and Reporting Act (Neal) - transparency in drug pricing H.R. 2115, Public Disclosure of Drug Discounts Act (Spanberger) - disclosure of negotiated Rx discounts H.R. 2279, Safe Step Act (Ruiz) - exceptions process for medication step therapy H.R. 2296, FAIR Drug Pricing Act (Schakowsky) - transparency requirements and justification for high list prices and drug price increases H.R. 2374, Stop Significant and Time-wasting Abuse Limiting Legitimate Innovation of New Generics Act (Jeffries) - citizen petition process H.R. 2375, Preserve Access to Affordable Generics and Biosimilars Act (Nadler) - prohibiting pay-for-delay agreements H.R. 2376, Prescription Pricing for the People Act (Collins) - FTC study on role of PBMs and competition and transparency in pharmaceutical supply chain H.R. 3379, Price Relief, Innovation, and Competition for Essential Drugs Act (Schakowsky) - exclusivity period for biological products H.R. 3805, Prescription Drug Rebate Reform Act of 2019 (Gallagher)- drug rebates H.R. 3927, PDMPs Help Patients Act of 2019 (McKinley)-integrating SUDs and behavioral health into PDMPs H.R. 3947, Competition Prescription Act of 2019 (Meadows)- drug pricing H.R. 4010, Emergency Access to Insulin Act of 2019 (Craig)- drug pricing H.R. 4106, Responsibility in Drug Advertising Act of 2019 (DeLauro)-transparency in drug pricing H.R. 4244, MAGIC Act (Kelly)-pathways for insulin approval H.R. 4398, Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Through Promoting Competition Act of 2019 (Cicilline)-drug pricing H.R. 4455, BIOSIM Act (Schrader)-access to biosimilars H.R. 4460, Turn the Tide Act (Kuster)-Opioids H.R. 4538, Closing Loopholes for Orphan Drugs Act (Welch)-Access to drugs H.Con.Res. 55, Expressing the sense of Congress on the need to inform American consumers with more balanced purchasing information for prescription drugs through the disclosure of price information in direct-to-consumer (DTC) advertisements. (Burgess)-drug pricing Regulatory Issues: Issues relating to long term safety and effectiveness of medical devices and drugs, including registries; issues relating to post-market surveillance of drugs and medical devices; issues relating to price of drugs and biologics and proposals to limit high prices; issues related to drug patents and market exclusivity; issues related to pharmacy benefit managers; issues related to biosimilars; issues related to approval of drugs and biologics; issues relating to opioids; issues relating to prescription drug rebates; issues relating to prescription drug price blueprint; direct-to-consumer advertising for prescription drugs; issues related to proposed changes to removal of safe harbor protection for rebates (proposed rule); issues relating to access for investigational drugs; and other issues relating to health care reform implementation.
2019 · third_quarter · Health Issues
Medicaid non-emergency medical transportation (NEMT) Improving Seniors Timely Access to Care Act (H.R. 3107) S. 1384, the Prescription Drug Rebate Reform Act of 2019 S.475 - RxCAP Act of 2019 H.R. 945/S. 286, the Mental Health Access Improvement Act of 2019 H.R. 601 - Medical Cannabis Research Act of 2019 Support of an out-of-pocket spending cap for Medicare Part D Support for Value Based Arrangements in Medicare and Medicaid General information about Parkinson's disease, the need for research funding, and protecting access to care
Client expense: $36,229 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), SENATE
S.2543 - Prescription Drug Pricing Reduction Act of 2019 HR 3 H.R.5997 - Ensuring Patient Access to Critical Breakthrough Products Act of 2018 HR 938: Bringing Low-Cost Options and Competition while Keeping Incentives for New Generics Act HR 1520: Purple Book Continuity Act HR 1503: Orange Book Transparency Act HR 1499: Protecting Consumer Access to Generic Drugs Act HR 2113:Speeding Access to Already Approved Pharmaceuticals Act of 2017 HR 5997:Ensuring Patient Access to Critical Breakthrough Products Act of 2018 Senate SPIKE Act Fast Generics Cell & Gene Therapy, including reimbursement 340B Drug Discount Program Drug Importation REMS Creates Act Drug Cost/Pricing Biosimilars Reimbursement Outcomes based Contracting Part D Non-interference Orphan Drugs Drug Pricing Transparency Virtual Clinical Trials Part D Benefit Redesign Biosimilar Pass Through Payments Value Based Pricing USMCA Medicaid Payment Reform AMP Cap Labor HHS Appropriations S 1895 - Lower Health Care Costs Act HR 987 - Strengthening Health Care and Lowering Prescription Drug Costs Act H.R.478 - Safe and Affordable Drugs from Canada Act of 2019 H.R.965 - CREATES Act of 2019 H.R.985 - FAST Generics Act of 2019 H.R.1093 - Stop Price Gouging Act H.R.1332 - Fair Care Act of 2019 H.R.1506 - FAIR Generics Act H.R.2011 - Protecting Access to Biosimilars Act of 2019 H.R.2069 - SPIKE Act H.R.2087 - Drug Price Transparency Act H.R.2113 - Prescription Drug STAR Act H.R.2296 - FAIR Drug Pricing Act of 2019 H.R.3327 - Drug Price Transparency for Medicare Patients Act of 2019 H.R.3408 - EXEMPT Act S.61 - Safe and Affordable Drugs from Canada Act of 2019 S.340 - CREATES Act of 2019 S.474 - Stopping the Pharmaceutical Industry from Keeping drugs Expensive (SPIKE) Act of 2019 S.1140 - Protecting Access to Biosimilars Act of 2019 S.1384 - Prescription Drug Rebate Reform Act of 2019 S.1391 - Fair Accountability and Innovative Research Drug Pricing Act of 2019 S.1437 - Drug-price Transparency in Communications (DTC) Act S.1224 - Stop Significant and Time-wasting Abuse Limiting Legitimate Innovation of New Generics Act (Stop STALLING Act) S.1227 - Prescription Pricing for the People Act of 2019
2019 · third_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
S.771/H.R.1776: Improving Access to Affordable Prescription Drugs Act, issues related to ensuring a competitive marketplace for prescription drugs. H.R.1316: The Prescription Drug Price Transparency Act, issues related to ensuring the continuity of MAC pricing. Medicare Program; Contract Year 2019 Policy and Technical Changes to the Medicare Advantage, Medicare Cost Plan, Medicare Fee-for-Service, the Medicare Prescription Drug Benefit Programs, and the PACE Program Proposed Rule & Request for Information--Provisions on Part D. CMS Proposed and Final Policy Changes and Updates for Medicare Advantage and the Prescription Drug Benefit Program for Contract Year 2019 (CMS-4182-P as in proposed and final version CMS-4182-F, particularly issues related to pharmacy DIR and implementation of a real-time-benefit tool); provisions in a Request for Information related to rebates at the point-of-sale and pharmacist direct and indirect renumeration. Outreach and education on pharmacy Direction and Indirection Remuneration in Medicare. Provisions related to opening the Medicare doughnut hole in P.L. 115-123. HR 803: Improving Transparency and Accuracy in Medicare Part D Drug Spending Act, pharmacy payments & adjustments in Part D/ DIR. HR 789: To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to prohibit prescription drug plan sponsors and MA-PD organizations under the Medicare program from retroactively reducing payment on clean claims submitted by pharmacies." HR 1035: The Prescription Drug Price Transparency Act, requires greater transparency and accountability from PBMs. HR 1034/S 640: The Phair Pricing Act, lowers the cost of prescription medication for patients in the Medicare Part D program. HR 965/S 340: "The Creating and Restoring Equal Access To Equivalent Samples (CREATES) Act." Proposals to address pay-for-delay, orphan drug abuse and patent evergreening. Implementation of the e-prescribing provisions of controlled substances provisions of the SUPPORT Act, (P.L. 115-271). The Payment Commission Data Act, H.R. 1264, H.R. 1781 and S. 801: provisions allowing MACPAC and MedPAC access to certain drug price concession and rebate information. S. 64: Preserve Access to Affordable Generics and Biosimilars Act, bars pay-for-delay for generics and biosimilars. S. 1416: The Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Act of 2019, address product hopping and patent thickets by giving the FTC greater powers to investigate and bring legal actions. S. 1384: The Prescription Drug Rebate Reform Act, would require all patients coinsurance obligations be set as a percentage of net price, rather than list price, before or after a deductible is met. S. 1505: a bill to require prescription drug plans and MA-PD plans to report potential fraud, waste, and abuse to the Secretary of Health and Human Services under Medicare part D, and for other purposes. S. 1532: The Pharmacy Benefit Manager Accountability Study Act of 2019, (Provisions requiring GAO to submit a report on PBMs). Modernization and cost-sharing of the Part D drug benefit. H.R. 2115: the "Public Disclosure of Drug Discounts Act, requires PBMs to disclose the aggregate amount of rebates, discounts, and price concessions that PBMs negotiate with drug manufacturers, and make this information publicly available to allow the public to compare the aggregate rebates, discounts, and price concessions that PBMs receive. H.R. 2087: "The STAR (Sunshine, Transparency, Accountability and Reporting) Act," provisions related to disclosure of PBM-pharmaceutical company negotiated rebates. H.R. 2376/S. 1227: Prescription Pricing for the People Act of 2019, FTC study of PBMs. S.2199: The Insulin Price Reduction Act, require private health insurance plans and Medicare Part D plans to eliminate rebates for insulin and limit out of pocket costs ($250 for individuals, and $500 for families) if manufacturers reduce insulin list prices to prices during plan year 2006 and do not raise insulin prices above inflation. S.2543: The Prescription Drug Pricing Reduction Act (PDPRA) of 2019, -Legislation to amend Medicare and Medicaid to lower prescription drug prices and strengthen safeguards related to prescription drugs. Provisions related to inflation protection provisions and PBM transparency. S.2247: Phair Relief Act, Provisions related to pharmacy DIR. H.R. 3: Lower Drug Costs Now Act of 2019, Provisions to establish a fair price negotiation program, protect the Medicare program from excessive price increases, and establish an out-of-pocket maximum for Medicare part D enrollment. CMS Proposed rule: "Modernizing Part D and Medicare Advantage to Lower Drug Prices and Reduce Out-of-Pocket Expenses," (CMS-4180-P)-provisions related to pharmacy Direct and Indirect Negotiation.
2019 · third_quarter · Health Issues
HR 803: Improving Transparency and Accuracy in Medicare Part D Drug Spending Act, pharmacy payments & adjustments in Part D/ DIR. HR 789: To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to prohibit prescription drug plan sponsors and MA-PD organizations under the Medicare program from retroactively reducing payment on clean claims submitted by pharmacies. HR 1035: The Prescription Drug Price Transparency Act, requires greater transparency and accountability from PBMs. HR 1034/S 640: The Phair Pricing Act, lowers the cost of prescription medication for patients in the Medicare Part D program. HR 965/S 340: "The Creating and Restoring Equal Access To Equivalent Samples (CREATES) Act." S 64: "Preserve Access to Affordable Generics and Biosimilars Act," bars pay-for-delay for generics and biosimilars. Proposals to address pay-for-delay, orphan drug abuse and patent evergreening. Implementation of the e-prescribing provisions of controlled substances provisions of the SUPPORT Act, (P.L. 115-271). The Payment Commission Data Act, H.R. 1264, H.R. 1781 and S. 801: provisions allowing MACPAC and MedPAC access to certain drug price concession and rebate information. S. 1895: The Lower Health Care Costs Act, Sec. 306 Health Plan Oversight of PBMs. Issues related to implementation of a real-time benefit tool. S. 1416: The Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Act of 2019, address product hopping and patent thickets by giving the FTC greater powers to investigate and bring legal actions. S. 1384: The Prescription Drug Rebate Reform Act, would require all patients coinsurance obligations be set as a percentage of net price, rather than list price, before or after a deductible is met. S. 1532: The Pharmacy Benefit Manager Accountability Study Act of 2019, (provisions requiring GAO to submit a report on PBMs). H.R. 2115: the "Public Disclosure of Drug Discounts Act, requires PBMs to disclose the aggregate amount of rebates, discounts, and price concessions that PBMs negotiate with drug manufacturers, and make this information publicly available to allow the public to compare the aggregate rebates, discounts, and price concessions that PBMs receive. H.R. 2087: "The STAR (Sunshine, Transparency, Accountability and Reporting) Act," provisions related to disclosure of PBM-pharmaceutical company negotiated rebates. H.R. 2376/S. 1227: Prescription Pricing for the People Act of 2019," FTC study of PBMs. S.2199: The Insulin Price Reduction Act, require private health insurance plans and Medicare Part D plans to eliminate rebates for insulin and limit out of pocket costs ($250 for individuals, and $500 for families) if manufacturers reduce insulin list prices to prices during plan year 2006 and do not raise insulin prices above inflation. H.R. 3: Lower Drug Costs Now Act of 2019, Provisions to establish a fair price negotiation program, protect the Medicare program from excessive price increases, and establish an out-of-pocket maximum for Medicare part D enrollment.
2019 · third_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
H.R. 803 / S. 988, Improving Transparency and Accuracy in Medicare Part D Drug Spending Act; H.R. 1034 / S. 640, Phair Pricing Act of 2019; H.R. 1035, Prescription Drug Price Transparency Act, S. 475, Creating Transparency to Have Drug Rebates Unlocked (C-THRU) Act, S. 476, Reducing Existing Costs Associated with Pharmaceuticals for Seniors (RxCAP) Act; H.R. 107, To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to sunset the limit on the maximum rebate amount for single source drugs and innovator multiple source drugs; H.R.448 / S. 99, Medicare Drug Price Negotiation Act; H.R. 275, Medicare Prescription Drug Price Negotiation Act of 2019; H.R. 1346, Medicare Buy-In and Health Care Stabilization Act of 2019; H.R. 366, Insulin Access for All Act of 2019; S. 62, Empowering Medicare Seniors to Negotiate Drug Prices Act of 2019; S. 205 / H.R. 937, Right Rebate Act of 2019; H.R. 1046 / S. 377, Medicare Negotiation and Competitive Licensing Act of 2019; H.R. 1781 / S. 801, the Payment Commission Data Act of 2019; H.R. 2113, Prescription Drug Sunshine, Transparency, Accountability and Reporting (STAR) Act of 2019; H.R. 2115, To amend title XI of the Social Security Act to provide greater transparency of discounts provided by drug manufacturers; Proposed rule, "Modernizing Part D and Medicare Advantage to Lower Drug Prices and Reduce Out-of-Pocket Expenses, CMS-4180-P"; Proposed rule, "Fraud and Abuse; Removal of Safe Harbor Protection for Rebates Involving Prescription Pharmaceuticals and Creation of New Safe Harbor Protection for Certain Point-of-Sale Reductions in Price on Prescription Pharmaceuticals and Certain Pharmacy Benefit Manager Service Fees, OIG-0936-P"; Proposed rule, Medicaid Program; Medicaid and Childrens Health Insurance Plan (CHIP) Managed Care - CMS-2408-P; H.R. 1323, Rural Hospital Frontier Fairness Act; S. 551, REFUND Act of 2019; S. 691, Medicare Extra Rx HELP Act of 2019; S. 773, Telehealth Innovation and Improvement Act of 2019; S. 814, Expanding Access to Diabetes Self-Management Training Act of 2019; H.R. 1384 / S. 1129, Medicare for All Act of 2019; H.R. 3417, The Beneficiary Education Tools, Telehealth, and Extenders Reauthorization Act of 2019; H.R. 3408, Shop Rx Act of 2019; S. 1384, Prescription Drug Rebate Reform Act of 2019; H.R. 2113, Prescription Drug STAR Act; H.R. 2115, Public Disclosure of Drug Discounts Act S. 2447, the Phair Relief Act; S. 2771, the Protecting Home Oxygen and Medical Equipment Act of 2019
2019 · second_quarter · Health Issues
H.R. 269: Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness and Advancing Innovation Act of 2019 - Provisions related to reauthorization of the Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Act H.R. 447: Affordable and Safe Prescription Drug Importation Act - Provisions related to importation H.R. 478: Safe and Affordable Drugs from Canada Act of 2019 - Provisions related to importation H.R. 965: Creating and Restoring Equal Access to Equivalent Samples (CREATES) Act of 2019 - Provisions related to Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategies (REMS) and limited distribution systems H.R. 985: FAST Generics Act of 2019 - Provisions related to Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategies (REMS) and limited distribution systems H.R. 1093: Stop Price Gouging Act - Provisions related to prescription drug pricing H.R. 1332: Fair Care Act of 2019 - Provisions related to prescription drug pricing, patent issues, Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategies (REMS) and limited distribution systems H.R. 1409: Transparency in All Health Care Pricing Act of 2019 - Provisions related to prescription drug pricing transparency H.R. 1478: Affordable Insulin Act of 2019 - Provisions related to importation H.R. 1506: Fair and Immediate Release of (FAIR) Generic Drugs Act - Provisions related to generic prescription drug approvals H.R. 1603: Alan Reinstein Ban Asbestos Now Act of 2019 - Provisions related to use of asbestos in manufacturing H.R. 1730: Cancer Drug Parity Act of 2019 - Provisions related to prescription drug patient cost-sharing H.R. 2011: Protecting Access to Biosimilars Act of 2019 - Provisions related to biological products H.R. 2020: STEER Act - Provisions related to encapsulating & tableting machine registration H.R. 2038: State-Based, Market-Oriented, Prescription Drug Negotiations Act of 2019 - Provisions related to prescription drug pricing H.R. 2064: To amend title XI of the Social Security Act to require manufacturers of certain drugs, devices, biologicals, and medical supplies to report on product samples provided to certain health care providers, and for other purposes - Provisions related to prescription drug samples H.R. 2069: Stopping the Pharmaceutical Industry from Keeping Drug Expensive (SPIKE) Act of 2019 - Provisions related to increases in the wholesale acquisition costs of prescription drugs H.R. 2087: Drug Price Transparency Act - Provisions related to prescription drug pricing and transparency H.R. 2113: Prescription Drug STAR Act - Provisions related to prescription drug pricing, reporting and product samples H.R. 2115: Public Disclosure of Drug Discounts Act - Provisions related to prescription drug pricing transparency and pharmacy benefit managers H.R. 2296: FAIR Drug Pricing Act of 2019 - Provisions related to prescription drug pricing and transparency H.R. 2376: Prescription Pricing for the People Act of 2019 - Provisions related to prescription drug pricing transparency and pharmacy benefit managers H.R. 2569: Comprehensive Addiction Resources Emergency Act of 2019 - Provisions related to opioid crisis response funding H.R. 2584: To amend the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 respecting the scoring of preventive health savings - Provisions related to CBO scoring of preventive health savings H.R. 2734: Safer Prescribing of Controlled Substances Act - Provisions related to the prescribing of prescription drugs H.R. 2917: Opioid Crisis Accountability Act of 2019 - Provisions related to prescription drug marketing H.R. 3223: Pharmacy Benefit Manager Accountability Study Act of 2019 - Provisions related to prescription drug pricing transparency and pharmacy benefit managers H.R. 3327: To amend title XI of the Social Security Act to require that direct-to-consumer television advertisements for prescription drugs and biological products include the list price of such drugs and products, and for other purposes - Provisions related to direct-to-consumer prescription drug advertising H.R. 3379: Price Relief, Innovation, and Competition for Essential Drugs or PRICED Act - Provisions related to exclusivity H.R. 3408: To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to require prescription drug plan sponsors to include real-time benefit information as part of such sponsor's electronic prescription program under the Medicare program - Provisions related to drug pricing transparency H.R. 3415: To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to require prescription drug plan sponsors to include real-time benefit information as part of such sponsor's electronic prescription program under the Medicare program - Provisions related to drug pricing transparency H.R. 3443: To clarify the regulatory framework with respect to certain nonprescription drugs that are marketed without an approved drug application, and for other purposes - Provisions related to FDA over-the-counter drug approvals S. 61: Safe and Affordable Drugs from Canada Act of 2019 - Provisions related to importation S. 73: End Taxpayer Subsidies for Drug Ads Act - Provisions related to direct-to-consumer prescription drug advertising S. 97: Affordable and Safe Prescription Drug Importation Act - Provisions related to importation S. 340: Creating and Restoring Equal Access to Equivalent Samples (CREATES) Act of 2019 - Provisions related to Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategies (REMS) and limited distribution systems S. 378: Stop Price Gouging Act - Provisions related to prescription drug pricing S. 419: Protecting Americans from Dangerous Opioids Act - Provisions related to FDA drug approvals S. 440: PACED Act - Provisions related to use of sovereign immunity in patent disputes S. 474: Stopping the Pharmaceutical Industry from Keeping Drug Expensive (SPIKE) Act of 2019 - Provisions related to increases in the wholesale acquisition costs of prescription drugs S. 637: Combatting Unreasonable Rises and Excessively (CURE) High Drug Prices Act - Provisions related to prescription drug pricing and transparency S. 657: Drug Price Transparency Act - Provisions related to prescription drug pricing transparency and commercial market rebates S. 658: Accelerated Drug Approval for Prescription Therapies Act - Provisions related to FDA drug approvals S. 660: Efficiency and Transparency in Petitions Act - Provisions related to the FDA citizen petition process S. 741: Cancer Drug Parity Act of 2019 - Provisions related to prescription drug patient cost-sharing S. 977: Transparent Drug Pricing Act of 2019 - Provisions related to pharmaceutical drug pricing S. 989: STEER Act - Provisions related to encapsulating & tableting machine registration S. 1140: Protecting Access to Biosimilars Act of 2019 - Provisions related to biological products S. 1227: Prescription Pricing for the People Act of 2019 - Provisions related to prescription drug pricing transparency and pharmacy benefit managers S. 1384: Prescription Drug Rebate Reform Act of 2019 - Provisions related to prescription drug pricing and commercial rebates S. 1391: FAIR Drug Pricing Act of 2019 - Provisions related to prescription drug pricing and transparency S. 1437: Drug-price Transparency in Communications (DTC) Act - Provisions related to direct-to-consumer prescription drug advertising S. 1532: Pharmacy Benefit Manager Accountability Study Act of 2019 - Provisions related to prescription drug pricing transparency and pharmacy benefit managers S. 1664: Prescription Drug Price Reporting Act - Provisions related to prescription drug pricing transparency Transparency policy issues Drug cost and pricing policy issues Drug importation and counterfeiting policy issues Prescription drug take back and secure disposal policy issues Policy issues related to prescription drug abuse and opioids Expanded access policy issues Generic drug approval process policy issues High deductible health plans/HSA policy issues Sharing of truthful and non-misleading information about medicines with healthcare professionals and payors Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategy (REMS) policy issues FDA modernization policy issues 340B drug discount program policy issues Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018 (Public Law 115-123) - Part D provisions Patient assistance program policy issues Biosimilar approval and reimbursement policy issues Drug compounding policy issues including federal oversight of compounded drugs Cancer drug vial size policy issues TRICARE pharmacy pilot program Drug shortages policy issues Reauthorization of the Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Act Request for Information: HHS Blueprint to Lower Drug Prices and Reduce Out-of-Pocket Costs (RIN 0991-ZA49)
2019 · second_quarter · Health Issues
Medicaid non-emergency medical transportation (NEMT) Improving Seniors Timely Access to Care Act (H.R. 3107) Modernizing Part D and Medicare Advantage to Lower Drug Prices and Reduce Out-of-Pocket Expenses (CMS-4180-P) S. 1384, the Prescription Drug Rebate Reform Act of 2019 S.475 - RxCAP Act of 2019 H.R. 945/S. 286, the Mental Health Access Improvement Act of 2019 H.R. 601 - Medical Cannabis Research Act of 2019 Support of an out-of-pocket spending cap for Medicare Part D Support for Value Based Arrangements in Medicare and Medicaid General information about Parkinson's disease, the need for research funding, and protecting access to care
Client expense: $19,488 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), SENATE
2019 · second_quarter · Health Issues
S. 73: End Taxpayer Subsidies for Drug Ads Act; all provisions. S. 348/H.R. 1763: Support the Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2019; all provisions. S. 427 / H.R. 1058: Autism CARES Act of 2019; all provisions. S. 948/ H.R. 2895: Conrad State 30 and Physician Access Reauthorization Act; all provisions. S. 1384: Prescription Drug Rebate Reform Act of 2019; all provisions. S. 1391 / H.R. 2296: FAIR Accountability and Innovative Research Drug Pricing Act; all provisions. S. 3032: Cannabidiol and Marijuana Research Expansion Act; all provisions. H.R. 1155: Preventing Unkind and Painful Procedures and Experiments on Respected Species Act of 2019; all provisions. H.R. 2113: Prescription Drug STAR Act: Sections 2 and 5 H.R. 2279: Safe Step Act; all provisions. H.R. 3030: Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Extension Act of 2019; all provisions. H.R. 3439: Protecting Access to Information for Effective and Necessary Treatment (PATIENTS) Act of 2019; all provisions. Supporting policies to address prescription drug costs, including improving drug pricing transparency and eliminating or reducing direct-to-consumer advertising. Funding for the National Neurological Conditions Surveillance System and opposing certain expansions to this program. Research into firearm morbidity and mortality prevention at CDC, fetal tissue research, and the NIH including the BRAIN Initiative. Funding for Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs at the DoD. Raising budget caps to avoid sequestration. Policy to address surprise medical billing. Promoting interoperability in electronic health records.
Client expense: $250,000 · Firm income: Not reported
2019 · second_quarter · Pharmacy
S. 61, Safe and Affordable Drugs from Canada Act (Grassley) - drug importation S. 64, Preserve Access to Affordable Generics and Biosimilars Act (Grassley-Klobuchar) - prohibiting pay-for-delay settlements S. 73, End Taxpayer Subsidies for Drug Ads Act (Shaheen) - prohibiting tax deduction for DTC advertising expenses S. 102, Prescription Drug Price Relief Act (Sanders) - reforms linked to international pricing S. 340, CREATES Act (Leahy) - removing barriers to generic drugs S. 344, Hatch-Waxman Integrity Act (Tillis) - inter partes review process S. 366, FLAT Prices Act (Durbin) - reforms for drugs with sudden price spikes S. 378, Stop Price Gouging Act (Durbin) - excise tax for drugs that have price spikes S. 440, Preserving Access to Cost-Effective Drugs Act (Cotton) - sovereign immunity and Inter Partes Review process S. 474, SPIKE Act (Wyden) - justification for drug price increases S. 476, Creating Transparency to Have Drug Rebates Unlocked Act (Wyden) - drug price transparency S. 637, CURE High Drug Prices Act (Blumenthal) - remedies for price gouging S. 657, Point of Sale Rebates (Braun) S. 659, Biologic Patent Transparency Act (Collins) - patent disclosure requirements S. 660, Efficiency and Transparency in Petitions Act (Braun) - FDA citizen petition process S. 844, Short on Competition Act (Klobuchar) - remedies for marginally competitive drug markets S. 977, Transparency Drug Pricing Act (Scott) - transparency and drug pricing reforms S. 1209, Reforming Evergreening and Manipulation that Extends Drug Years Act (Cassidy) - preventing evergreening of patent protections S. 1224, Stop STALLING Act (Klobuchar) - citizen petition process S. 1227, Prescription Pricing for the People Act (Grassley) - FTC report on role of PBMs and allegations of anticompetitive conduct by manufacturers of sole-source drugs S. 1384, Prescription Drug Rebate Reform Act (Romney-Braun) - prescription drug cost sharing S. 1416, Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Act (Cornyn) - product hopping, patent thickets S. 1664, Prescription Drug Price Reporting Act (Scott) - prescription drug price reporting H.R. 465, Prescription Drug Price Relief Act (Khanna) - reforms linked to international pricing H.R. 478, Safe and Affordable Drugs from Canada Act (Pingree) - drug importation H.R. 938, BLOCKING Act (Schrader) - changes to 180-day period of market exclusivity for first generic applicant H.R. 965, CREATES Act (Cicilline) - removing barriers to generic drugs H.R. 985, FAST Generics Act (Welch) - removing barriers to generic drugs H.R. 990, Hatch-Waxman Integrity Act (Flores) - inter partes review process H.R. 1093, Stop Price Gouging Act (Pocan) - excise tax for drugs that have price spikes H.R. 1188, FLAT Prices Act (Golden) - reforms for drugs with sudden price spikes H.R. 1344, Competitive DRUGS Act (Doggett) - prohibiting pay-for-delay agreements H.R. 1419, Public Option Deficit Reduction Act (DeFazio) - public option H.R. 1499, Protecting Consumer Access to Generic Drugs Act (Rush) - prohibiting pay-for-delay agreements H.R. 1503, Orange Book Transparency Act (Kelly) - removal of invalidated patents from Orange Book H.R. 1506, FAIR Generics Act (Barragan) - changes to 180-day period of market exclusivity for first generic applicant H.R. 1520, Purple Book Continuity Act (Eshoo) - access to updated information on biologics and biosimilars H.R. 2038, State-Based, Market-Oriented Prescription Drug Negotiations Act (Meadows) - drug price negotiations H.R. 2064, Sunshine for Samples Act (Chu) - reporting requirements on drug samples H.R. 2069, SPIKE Act (Horsford) -justification for drug price increases H.R. 2087, Drug Price Transparency Act (Doggett) - reporting of drug pricing data under Medicare Part B H.R. 2113, Prescription Drug Sunshine, Transparency, Accountability and Reporting Act (Neal) - transparency in drug pricing H.R. 2115, Public Disclosure of Drug Discounts Act (Spanberger) - disclosure of negotiated Rx discounts H.R. 2279, Safe Step Act (Ruiz) - exceptions process for medication step therapy H.R. 2296, FAIR Drug Pricing Act (Schakowsky) - transparency requirements and justification for high list prices and drug price increases H.R. 2374, Stop Significant and Time-wasting Abuse Limiting Legitimate Innovation of New Generics Act (Jeffries) - citizen petition process H.R. 2375, Preserve Access to Affordable Generics and Biosimilars Act (Nadler) - prohibiting pay-for-delay agreements H.R. 2376, Prescription Pricing for the People Act (Collins) - FTC study on role of PBMs and competition and transparency in pharmaceutical supply chain H.R. 3379, Price Relief, Innovation, and Competition for Essential Drugs Act (Schakowsky) - exclusivity period for biological products Regulatory Issues: Issues relating to long term safety and effectiveness of medical devices and drugs, including registries; issues relating to post-market surveillance of drugs and medical devices; issues relating to price of drugs and biologics and proposals to limit high prices; issues related to drug patents and market exclusivity; issues related to pharmacy benefit managers; issues related to biosimilars; issues related to approval of drugs and biologics; issues relating to opioids; issues relating to prescription drug rebates; issues relating to prescription drug price blueprint; direct-to-consumer advertising for prescription drugs; issues related to proposed changes to removal of safe harbor protection for rebates (proposed rule); issues relating to access for investigational drugs; and other issues relating to health care reform implementation.
2019 · second_quarter · Health Issues
H.R. 269: Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness and Advancing Innovation Act of 2019 - Provisions related to reauthorization of the Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Act H.R. 447: Affordable and Safe Prescription Drug Importation Act - Provisions related to importation H.R. 478: Safe and Affordable Drugs from Canada Act of 2019 - Provisions related to importation H.R. 965: Creating and Restoring Equal Access to Equivalent Samples (CREATES) Act of 2019 - Provisions related to Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategies (REMS) and limited distribution systems H.R. 985: FAST Generics Act of 2019 - Provisions related to Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategies (REMS) and limited distribution systems H.R. 1093: Stop Price Gouging Act - Provisions related to prescription drug pricing H.R. 1332: Fair Care Act of 2019 - Provisions related to prescription drug pricing, patent issues, Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategies (REMS) and limited distribution systems H.R. 1409: Transparency in All Health Care Pricing Act of 2019 - Provisions related to prescription drug pricing transparency H.R. 1478: Affordable Insulin Act of 2019 - Provisions related to importation H.R. 1506: Fair and Immediate Release of (FAIR) Generic Drugs Act - Provisions related to generic prescription drug approvals H.R. 1603: Alan Reinstein Ban Asbestos Now Act of 2019 - Provisions related to use of asbestos in manufacturing H.R. 1730: Cancer Drug Parity Act of 2019 - Provisions related to prescription drug patient cost-sharing H.R. 1922: Restoring Access to Medicine Act H.R. 2011: Protecting Access to Biosimilars Act of 2019 - Provisions related to biological products H.R. 2020: STEER Act - Provisions related to encapsulating & tableting machine registration H.R. 2038: State-Based, Market-Oriented, Prescription Drug Negotiations Act of 2019 - Provisions related to prescription drug pricing H.R. 2064: To amend title XI of the Social Security Act to require manufacturers of certain drugs, devices, biologicals, and medical supplies to report on product samples provided to certain health care providers, and for other purposes - Provisions related to prescription drug samples H.R. 2069: Stopping the Pharmaceutical Industry from Keeping Drug Expensive (SPIKE) Act of 2019 - Provisions related to increases in the wholesale acquisition costs of prescription drugs H.R. 2087: Drug Price Transparency Act - Provisions related to prescription drug pricing and transparency H.R. 2113: Prescription Drug STAR Act - Provisions related to prescription drug pricing, reporting and product samples H.R. 2115: Public Disclosure of Drug Discounts Act - Provisions related to prescription drug pricing transparency and pharmacy benefit managers H.R. 2296: FAIR Drug Pricing Act of 2019 - Provisions related to prescription drug pricing and transparency H.R. 2376: Prescription Pricing for the People Act of 2019 - Provisions related to prescription drug pricing transparency and pharmacy benefit managers H.R. 2584: To amend the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 respecting the scoring of preventive health savings - Provisions related to CBO scoring of preventive health savings H.R. 2734: Safer Prescribing of Controlled Substances Act - Provisions related to the prescribing of prescription drugs H.R. 3223: Pharmacy Benefit Manager Accountability Study Act of 2019 - Provisions related to prescription drug pricing transparency and pharmacy benefit managers H.R. 3327: To amend title XI of the Social Security Act to require that direct-to-consumer television advertisements for prescription drugs and biological products include the list price of such drugs and products, and for other purposes - Provisions related to direct-to-consumer prescription drug advertising H.R. 3379: Price Relief, Innovation, and Competition for Essential Drugs or PRICED Act - Provisions related to exclusivity H.R. 3408: To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to require prescription drug plan sponsors to include real-time benefit information as part of such sponsor's electronic prescription program under the Medicare program - Provisions related to drug pricing transparency H.R. 3415: To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to require prescription drug plan sponsors to include real-time benefit information as part of such sponsor's electronic prescription program under the Medicare program - Provisions related to drug pricing transparency H.R. 3443: To clarify the regulatory framework with respect to certain nonprescription drugs that are marketed without an approved drug application, and for other purposes - Provisions related to FDA over-the-counter drug approvals S. 61: Safe and Affordable Drugs from Canada Act of 2019 - Provisions related to importation S. 73: End Taxpayer Subsidies for Drug Ads Act - Provisions related to direct-to-consumer prescription drug advertising S.12: Health Savings Account of 2019 S. 97: Affordable and Safe Prescription Drug Importation Act - Provisions related to importation S.182: Protecting Seniors through Immunization Act S. 340: Creating and Restoring Equal Access to Equivalent Samples (CREATES) Act of 2019 - Provisions related to Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategies (REMS) and limited distribution systems S. 378: Stop Price Gouging Act - Provisions related to prescription drug pricing S. 440: PACED Act - Provisions related to use of sovereign immunity in patent disputes S. 474: Stopping the Pharmaceutical Industry from Keeping Drug Expensive (SPIKE) Act of 2019 - Provisions related to increases in the wholesale acquisition costs of prescription drugs S. 637: Combatting Unreasonable Rises and Excessively (CURE) High Drug Prices Act - Provisions related to prescription drug pricing and transparency S. 657: Drug Price Transparency Act - Provisions related to prescription drug pricing transparency and commercial market rebates S. 658: Accelerated Drug Approval for Prescription Therapies Act - Provisions related to FDA drug approvals S. 660: Efficiency and Transparency in Petitions Act - Provisions related to the FDA citizen petition process S. 741: Cancer Drug Parity Act of 2019 - Provisions related to prescription drug patient cost-sharing S. 977: Transparent Drug Pricing Act of 2019 - Provisions related to pharmaceutical drug pricing S. 989: STEER Act - Provisions related to encapsulating & tableting machine registration S. 1140: Protecting Access to Biosimilars Act of 2019 - Provisions related to biological products S. 1227: Prescription Pricing for the People Act of 2019 - Provisions related to prescription drug pricing transparency and pharmacy benefit managers S. 1384: Prescription Drug Rebate Reform Act of 2019 - Provisions related to prescription drug pricing and commercial rebates S. 1391: FAIR Drug Pricing Act of 2019 - Provisions related to prescription drug pricing and transparency S. 1437: Drug-price Transparency in Communications (DTC) Act - Provisions related to direct-to-consumer prescription drug advertising S. 1532: Pharmacy Benefit Manager Accountability Study Act of 2019 - Provisions related to prescription drug pricing transparency and pharmacy benefit managers S.1654/H.R. 1973: Vaccine Access Improvement Act S. 1664: Prescription Drug Price Reporting Act - Provisions related to prescription drug pricing transparency Transparency policy issues Drug cost and pricing policy issues Drug importation and counterfeiting policy issues Prescription drug take back and secure disposal policy issues Expanded access policy issues Generic drug approval process policy issues High deductible health plans/HSA policy issues Sharing of truthful and non-misleading information about medicines with healthcare professionals and payors Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategy (REMS) policy issues FDA modernization policy issues 340B drug discount program policy issues Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018 (Public Law 115-123) - Part D provisions Patient assistance program policy issues Biosimilar approval and reimbursement policy issues Drug compounding policy issues including federal oversight of compounded drugs Cancer drug vial size policy issues TRICARE pharmacy pilot program Drug shortages policy issues Reauthorization of the Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Act Request for Information: HHS Blueprint to Lower Drug Prices and Reduce Out-of-Pocket Costs (RIN 0991-ZA49)
2019 · second_quarter · Pharmacy
-Design, coverage and affordability of pharmacy benefits in Exchanges and the commercial market, including: e-Prescribing (eRx), Electronic Prescribing for Controlled Substances (EPCS), electronic prior authorization, step therapy, Pharmacy Benefit Manager (PBM) disclosure, medical loss ratio (MLR), and specialty pharmacy tiering. Implementation of biosimilars pathway from the Biologics Price Competition and Innovation Act (BPCIA). -Issues related to the proposed rule: 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. -Draft Patient Affordability, Value and Efficiency Act, legislation to facilitate new pharmacy payment models. -Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategies (REMS) reform. H.R. 965/S. 340, the CREATES Act of 2019. -Drug patent settlements. H.R. 1499, the Protecting Consumer Access to Generic Drugs Act of 2019; S.64, the Preserve Access to Affordable Generics and Biosimilars Act. -H.R. 2279, Safe Step Act (Step Therapy Bill). -Pharmacy issues related to S. 1895, the Lower Health Care Costs Act. -Issues related to S. 1384, the Prescription Drug Rebate Reform Act of 2019.
Client expense: $2,300,000 · Firm income: Not reported
2019 · second_quarter · Pharmacy
Educate policymakers on issues related to the proposed rule: 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; pharmacy issues related to S. 1895, the Lower Health Care Costs Act; and issues related to S. 1384, the Prescription Drug Rebate Reform Act of 2019.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $90,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2019 · second_quarter · Health Issues
H.R. 269: Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness and Advancing Innovation Act of 2019 - Provisions related to reauthorization of the Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Act H.R. 447: Affordable and Safe Prescription Drug Importation Act - Provisions related to importation H.R. 478: Safe and Affordable Drugs from Canada Act of 2019 - Provisions related to importation H.R. 965: Creating and Restoring Equal Access to Equivalent Samples (CREATES) Act of 2019 - Provisions related to Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategies (REMS) and limited distribution systems H.R. 985: FAST Generics Act of 2019 - Provisions related to Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategies (REMS) and limited distribution systems H.R. 1093: Stop Price Gouging Act - Provisions related to prescription drug pricing H.R. 1332: Fair Care Act of 2019 - Provisions related to prescription drug pricing, patent issues, Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategies (REMS) and limited distribution systems H.R. 1409: Transparency in All Health Care Pricing Act of 2019 - Provisions related to prescription drug pricing transparency H.R. 1478: Affordable Insulin Act of 2019 - Provisions related to importation H.R. 1506: Fair and Immediate Release of (FAIR) Generic Drugs Act - Provisions related to generic prescription drug approvals H.R. 1603: Alan Reinstein Ban Asbestos Now Act of 2019 - Provisions related to use of asbestos in manufacturing H.R. 1730: Cancer Drug Parity Act of 2019 - Provisions related to prescription drug patient cost-sharing H.R. 2011: Protecting Access to Biosimilars Act of 2019 - Provisions related to biological products H.R. 2020: STEER Act - Provisions related to encapsulating & tableting machine registration H.R. 2038: State-Based, Market-Oriented, Prescription Drug Negotiations Act of 2019 - Provisions related to prescription drug pricing H.R. 2064: To amend title XI of the Social Security Act to require manufacturers of certain drugs, devices, biologicals, and medical supplies to report on product samples provided to certain health care providers, and for other purposes - Provisions related to prescription drug samples H.R. 2069: Stopping the Pharmaceutical Industry from Keeping Drug Expensive (SPIKE) Act of 2019 - Provisions related to increases in the wholesale acquisition costs of prescription drugs H.R. 2087: Drug Price Transparency Act - Provisions related to prescription drug pricing and transparency H.R. 2113: Prescription Drug STAR Act - Provisions related to prescription drug pricing, reporting and product samples H.R. 2115: Public Disclosure of Drug Discounts Act - Provisions related to prescription drug pricing transparency and pharmacy benefit managers H.R. 2296: FAIR Drug Pricing Act of 2019 - Provisions related to prescription drug pricing and transparency H.R. 2376: Prescription Pricing for the People Act of 2019 - Provisions related to prescription drug pricing transparency and pharmacy benefit managers H.R. 2569: Comprehensive Addiction Resources Emergency Act of 2019 - Provisions related to opioid crisis response funding H.R. 2584: To amend the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 respecting the scoring of preventive health savings - Provisions related to CBO scoring of preventive health savings H.R. 2734: Safer Prescribing of Controlled Substances Act - Provisions related to the prescribing of prescription drugs H.R. 2917: Opioid Crisis Accountability Act of 2019 - Provisions related to prescription drug marketing H.R. 3223: Pharmacy Benefit Manager Accountability Study Act of 2019 - Provisions related to prescription drug pricing transparency and pharmacy benefit managers H.R. 3327: To amend title XI of the Social Security Act to require that direct-to-consumer television advertisements for prescription drugs and biological products include the list price of such drugs and products, and for other purposes - Provisions related to direct-to-consumer prescription drug advertising H.R. 3379: Price Relief, Innovation, and Competition for Essential Drugs or PRICED Act - Provisions related to exclusivity H.R. 3408: To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to require prescription drug plan sponsors to include real-time benefit information as part of such sponsor's electronic prescription program under the Medicare program - Provisions related to drug pricing transparency H.R. 3415: To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to require prescription drug plan sponsors to include real-time benefit information as part of such sponsor's electronic prescription program under the Medicare program - Provisions related to drug pricing transparency H.R. 3443: To clarify the regulatory framework with respect to certain nonprescription drugs that are marketed without an approved drug application, and for other purposes - Provisions related to FDA over-the-counter drug approvals S. 61: Safe and Affordable Drugs from Canada Act of 2019 - Provisions related to importation S. 73: End Taxpayer Subsidies for Drug Ads Act - Provisions related to direct-to-consumer prescription drug advertising S. 97: Affordable and Safe Prescription Drug Importation Act - Provisions related to importation S. 340: Creating and Restoring Equal Access to Equivalent Samples (CREATES) Act of 2019 - Provisions related to Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategies (REMS) and limited distribution systems S. 378: Stop Price Gouging Act - Provisions related to prescription drug pricing S. 419: Protecting Americans from Dangerous Opioids Act - Provisions related to FDA drug approvals S. 440: PACED Act - Provisions related to use of sovereign immunity in patent disputes S. 474: Stopping the Pharmaceutical Industry from Keeping Drug Expensive (SPIKE) Act of 2019 - Provisions related to increases in the wholesale acquisition costs of prescription drugs S. 637: Combatting Unreasonable Rises and Excessively (CURE) High Drug Prices Act - Provisions related to prescription drug pricing and transparency S. 657: Drug Price Transparency Act - Provisions related to prescription drug pricing transparency and commercial market rebates S. 658: Accelerated Drug Approval for Prescription Therapies Act - Provisions related to FDA drug approvals S. 660: Efficiency and Transparency in Petitions Act - Provisions related to the FDA citizen petition process S. 741: Cancer Drug Parity Act of 2019 - Provisions related to prescription drug patient cost-sharing S. 977: Transparent Drug Pricing Act of 2019 - Provisions related to pharmaceutical drug pricing S. 989: STEER Act - Provisions related to encapsulating & tableting machine registration S. 1140: Protecting Access to Biosimilars Act of 2019 - Provisions related to biological products S. 1227: Prescription Pricing for the People Act of 2019 - Provisions related to prescription drug pricing transparency and pharmacy benefit managers S. 1384: Prescription Drug Rebate Reform Act of 2019 - Provisions related to prescription drug pricing and commercial rebates S. 1391: FAIR Drug Pricing Act of 2019 - Provisions related to prescription drug pricing and transparency S. 1437: Drug-price Transparency in Communications (DTC) Act - Provisions related to direct-to-consumer prescription drug advertising S. 1532: Pharmacy Benefit Manager Accountability Study Act of 2019 - Provisions related to prescription drug pricing transparency and pharmacy benefit managers S. 1664: Prescription Drug Price Reporting Act - Provisions related to prescription drug pricing transparency Transparency policy issues Drug cost and pricing policy issues Drug importation and counterfeiting policy issues Prescription drug take back and secure disposal policy issues Policy issues related to prescription drug abuse and opioids Expanded access policy issues Generic drug approval process policy issues High deductible health plans/HSA policy issues Sharing of truthful and non-misleading information about medicines with healthcare professionals and payors Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategy (REMS) policy issues FDA modernization policy issues 340B drug discount program policy issues Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018 (Public Law 115-123) - Part D provisions Patient assistance program policy issues Biosimilar approval and reimbursement policy issues Drug compounding policy issues including federal oversight of compounded drugs Cancer drug vial size policy issues TRICARE pharmacy pilot program Drug shortages policy issues Reauthorization of the Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Act Request for Information: HHS Blueprint to Lower Drug Prices and Reduce Out-of-Pocket Costs (RIN 0991-ZA49)
HR 938: Bringing Low-Cost Options and Competition while Keeping Incentives for New Generics Act HR 1520: Purple Book Continuity Act HR 1503: Orange Book Transparency Act HR 1499: Protecting Consumer Access to Generic Drugs Act HR 2113:Speeding Access to Already Approved Pharmaceuticals Act of 2017 HR 5997:Ensuring Patient Access to Critical Breakthrough Products Act of 2018 Senate SPIKE Act Fast Generics Cell & Gene Therapy, including reimbursement 340B Drug Discount Program Drug Importation REMS Creates Act Drug Cost/Pricing Biosimilars Reimbursement Outcomes based Contracting Part D Non-interference Orphan Drugs Drug Pricing Transparency Virtual Clinical Trials Part D Biosimilar Pass Through Payments Value Based Pricing USMCA Medicaid Payment Reform AMP Cap Labor HHS Appropriations S 1895 - Lower Health Care Costs Act HR 987 - Strengthening Health Care and Lowering Prescription Drug Costs Act H.R.478 - Safe and Affordable Drugs from Canada Act of 2019 H.R.965 - CREATES Act of 2019 H.R.985 - FAST Generics Act of 2019 H.R.1093 - Stop Price Gouging Act H.R.1332 - Fair Care Act of 2019 H.R.1506 - FAIR Generics Act H.R.2011 - Protecting Access to Biosimilars Act of 2019 H.R.2069 - SPIKE Act H.R.2087 - Drug Price Transparency Act H.R.2113 - Prescription Drug STAR Act H.R.2296 - FAIR Drug Pricing Act of 2019 H.R.3327 - Drug Price Transparency for Medicare Patients Act of 2019 H.R.3408 - EXEMPT Act S.61 - Safe and Affordable Drugs from Canada Act of 2019 S.340 - CREATES Act of 2019 S.474 - Stopping the Pharmaceutical Industry from Keeping drugs Expensive (SPIKE) Act of 2019 S.1140 - Protecting Access to Biosimilars Act of 2019 S.1384 - Prescription Drug Rebate Reform Act of 2019 S.1391 - Fair Accountability and Innovative Research Drug Pricing Act of 2019 S.1437 - Drug-price Transparency in Communications (DTC) Act S.1224 - Stop Significant and Time-wasting Abuse Limiting Legitimate Innovation of New Generics Act (Stop STALLING Act) S.1227 - Prescription Pricing for the People Act of 2019
2019 · second_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
H.R. 803 / S. 988, Improving Transparency and Accuracy in Medicare Part D Drug Spending Act; H.R. 1034 / S. 640, Phair Pricing Act of 2019; H.R. 1035, Prescription Drug Price Transparency Act, S. 475, Creating Transparency to Have Drug Rebates Unlocked (C-THRU) Act, S. 476, Reducing Existing Costs Associated with Pharmaceuticals for Seniors (RxCAP) Act; H.R. 107, To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to sunset the limit on the maximum rebate amount for single source drugs and innovator multiple source drugs; H.R.448 / S. 99, Medicare Drug Price Negotiation Act; H.R. 275, Medicare Prescription Drug Price Negotiation Act of 2019; H.R. 1346, Medicare Buy-In and Health Care Stabilization Act of 2019; H.R. 366, Insulin Access for All Act of 2019; S. 62, Empowering Medicare Seniors to Negotiate Drug Prices Act of 2019; S. 205 / H.R. 937, Right Rebate Act of 2019; H.R. 1046 / S. 377, Medicare Negotiation and Competitive Licensing Act of 2019; H.R. 1781 / S. 801, the Payment Commission Data Act of 2019; H.R. 2113, Prescription Drug Sunshine, Transparency, Accountability and Reporting (STAR) Act of 2019; H.R. 2115, To amend title XI of the Social Security Act to provide greater transparency of discounts provided by drug manufacturers; Proposed rule, "Modernizing Part D and Medicare Advantage to Lower Drug Prices and Reduce Out-of-Pocket Expenses, CMS-4180-P"; Proposed rule, "Fraud and Abuse; Removal of Safe Harbor Protection for Rebates Involving Prescription Pharmaceuticals and Creation of New Safe Harbor Protection for Certain Point-of-Sale Reductions in Price on Prescription Pharmaceuticals and Certain Pharmacy Benefit Manager Service Fees, OIG-0936-P"; Proposed rule, Medicaid Program; Medicaid and Childrens Health Insurance Plan (CHIP) Managed Care - CMS-2408-P; H.R. 1323, Rural Hospital Frontier Fairness Act; S. 551, REFUND Act of 2019; S. 691, Medicare Extra Rx HELP Act of 2019; S. 773, Telehealth Innovation and Improvement Act of 2019; S. 814, Expanding Access to Diabetes Self-Management Training Act of 2019; H.R. 1384 / S. 1129, Medicare for All Act of 2019; H.R. 3417, The Beneficiary Education Tools, Telehealth, and Extenders Reauthorization Act of 2019; H.R. 3408, Shop Rx Act of 2019; S. 1384, Prescription Drug Rebate Reform Act of 2019; H.R. 2113, Prescription Drug STAR Act; H.R. 2115, Public Disclosure of Drug Discounts Act
2019 · second_quarter · Health Issues
Legislation to address abuses of the REMS program to allow generic drugs to come to market faster. Request for information: "HHS Blueprint to Lower Drug Prices and Reduce Out-of-Pocket Costs," provisions affecting market competition for prescription drugs and the drug supply chain. HR 803: Improving Transparency and Accuracy in Medicare Part D Drug Spending Act, pharmacy payments & adjustments in Part D/ DIR. HR 789: To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to prohibit prescription drug plan sponsors and MA-PD organizations under the Medicare program from retroactively reducing payment on clean claims submitted by pharmacies. HR 1035: The Prescription Drug Price Transparency Act, requires greater transparency and accountability from PBMs. HR 1034/S 640: The Phair Pricing Act, lowers the cost of prescription medication for patients in the Medicare Part D program. HR 965/S 340: "The Creating and Restoring Equal Access To Equivalent Samples (CREATES) Act." S 64: "Preserve Access to Affordable Generics and Biosimilars Act," bars pay-for-delay for generics and biosimilars. S 476: The Creating Transparency to Have Drug Rebates Unlocked (C-THRU) Act. S 657: Drug Price Transparency Act, eliminates rebates in ERISA plans. Proposed Rule: Fraud and Abuse: Removal of Safe Harbor Protection for Rebates Involving Prescription Pharmaceuticals and Creation of New Safe Harbor Protection for Certain Point-of-Sale Reductions in Price on Prescription Pharmaceuticals and Certain Pharmacy Benefit Manager Service Fees, HHSIG-2019-0001-0001. Proposals to address pay-for-delay, orphan drug abuse and patent evergreening. Implementation of the e-prescribing provisions of controlled substances provisions of the SUPPORT Act, (P.L. 115-271). The Payment Commission Data Act, H.R. 1264, H.R. 1781 and S. 801: provisions allowing MACPAC and MedPAC access to certain drug price concession and rebate information. S. 1497: Health Care Price Check Act of 2019, requires Medicare and insurance companies to make available an online tool and a toll-free # for beneficiaries to inquire about the cost, for that specific consumer, of any services, procedure or product including prescription drugs. S. 1895: The Lower Health Care Costs Act, Sec. 306 Health Plan Oversight of PBMs. Issues related to implementation of a real-time benefit tool. S. 1416: The Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Act of 2019, address product hopping and patent thickets by giving the FTC greater powers to investigate and bring legal actions. S. 1384: The Prescription Drug Rebate Reform Act, would require all patients coinsurance obligations be set as a percentage of net price, rather than list price, before or after a deductible is met. S. 1532: The Pharmacy Benefit Manager Accountability Study Act of 2019, (provisions requiring GAO to submit a report on PBMs). H.R. 2115: the "Public Disclosure of Drug Discounts Act, requires PBMs to disclose the aggregate amount of rebates, discounts, and price concessions that PBMs negotiate with drug manufacturers, and make this information publicly available to allow the public to compare the aggregate rebates, discounts, and price concessions that PBMs receive. H.R. 2087: "The STAR (Sunshine, Transparency, Accountability and Reporting) Act," provisions related to disclosure of PBM-pharmaceutical company negotiated rebates. H.R. 2376/S. 1227: Prescription Pricing for the People Act of 2019," FTC study of PBMs.
2019 · second_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
S.771/H.R.1776: Improving Access to Affordable Prescription Drugs Act, issues related to ensuring a competitive marketplace for prescription drugs. H.R.1316: The Prescription Drug Price Transparency Act, issues related to ensuring the continuity of MAC pricing. Medicare Program; Contract Year 2019 Policy and Technical Changes to the Medicare Advantage, Medicare Cost Plan, Medicare Fee-for-Service, the Medicare Prescription Drug Benefit Programs, and the PACE Program Proposed Rule & Request for Information--Provisions on Part D. Request for Information: HHS Blueprint to Lower Drug Prices and Reduce Out-of-Pocket Costs, provisions affecting market competition for prescription drugs and the drug supply chain. CMS Proposed and Final Policy Changes and Updates for Medicare Advantage and the Prescription Drug Benefit Program for Contract Year 2019 (CMS-4182-P as in proposed and final version CMS-4182-F, particularly issues related to pharmacy DIR and implementation of a real-time-benefit tool); provisions in a Request for Information related to rebates at the point-of-sale and pharmacist direct and indirect renumeration. Proposed HHS-OIG rule currently under OMB review entitled, Removal of Safe Harbor Protections for Rebates to Plans or PBMs Involving Prescription Pharmaceuticals and Creation of New Safe Harbor Protection, RIN-936-AAO8. (See https://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/eoReviewSearch for questions). Outreach and education on pharmacy Direction and Indirection Remuneration in Medicare. Provisions related to opening the Medicare doughnut hole in P.L. 115-123. HR 803: Improving Transparency and Accuracy in Medicare Part D Drug Spending Act, pharmacy payments & adjustments in Part D/ DIR. HR 789: To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to prohibit prescription drug plan sponsors and MA-PD organizations under the Medicare program from retroactively reducing payment on clean claims submitted by pharmacies." HR 1035: The Prescription Drug Price Transparency Act, requires greater transparency and accountability from PBMs. HR 1034/S 640: The Phair Pricing Act, lowers the cost of prescription medication for patients in the Medicare Part D program. HR 965/S 340: "The Creating and Restoring Equal Access To Equivalent Samples (CREATES) Act." S 476: The Creating Transparency to Have Drug Rebates Unlocked (C-THRU) Act. S 657: Drug Price Transparency Act, eliminates rebates in ERISA plans. Proposed Rule: Fraud and Abuse: Removal of Safe Harbor Protection for Rebates Involving Prescription Pharmaceuticals and Creation of New Safe Harbor Protection for Certain Point-of-Sale Reductions in Price on Prescription Pharmaceuticals and Certain Pharmacy Benefit Manager Service Fees, HHSIG-2019-0001-0001. Proposals to address pay-for-delay, orphan drug abuse and patent evergreening. Implementation of the e-prescribing provisions of controlled substances provisions of the SUPPORT Act, (P.L. 115-271). The Payment Commission Data Act, H.R. 1264, H.R. 1781 and S. 801: provisions allowing MACPAC and MedPAC access to certain drug price concession and rebate information. S. 1497: Health Care Price Check Act of 2019, requires Medicare and insurance companies to make available an online tool and a toll-free # for beneficiaries to inquire about the cost, for that specific consumer, of any services, procedure or product including prescription drugs. S. 64: Preserve Access to Affordable Generics and Biosimilars Act, bars pay-for-delay for generics and biosimilars. S. 1416: The Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Act of 2019, address product hopping and patent thickets by giving the FTC greater powers to investigate and bring legal actions. S. 1384: The Prescription Drug Rebate Reform Act, would require all patients coinsurance obligations be set as a percentage of net price, rather than list price, before or after a deductible is met. S. 1505: a bill to require prescription drug plans and MA-PD plans to report potential fraud, waste, and abuse to the Secretary of Health and Human Services under Medicare part D, and for other purposes. S. 1532: The Pharmacy Benefit Manager Accountability Study Act of 2019, (Provisions requiring GAO to submit a report on PBMs). Modernization and cost-sharing of the Part D drug benefit. H.R. 2115: the "Public Disclosure of Drug Discounts Act, requires PBMs to disclose the aggregate amount of rebates, discounts, and price concessions that PBMs negotiate with drug manufacturers, and make this information publicly available to allow the public to compare the aggregate rebates, discounts, and price concessions that PBMs receive. H.R. 2087: "The STAR (Sunshine, Transparency, Accountability and Reporting) Act," provisions related to disclosure of PBM-pharmaceutical company negotiated rebates. H.R. 2376/S. 1227: Prescription Pricing for the People Act of 2019, FTC study of PBMs.
Client expense: $330,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Natl Drug Control Policy (NDCP), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), White House Office
Client expense: $870,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), SENATE, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
Client expense: $780,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
Client expense: $5,410,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), Office of the Vice President of the United States, Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
Client expense: $360,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Natl Drug Control Policy (NDCP), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), White House Office
Client expense: $940,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Defense, Dept of (DOD), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), SENATE, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
Client expense: $3,350,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
Client expense: $9,020,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of the Vice President of the United States, Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
Client expense: $440,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Natl Drug Control Policy (NDCP), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), White House Office
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), SENATE
Client expense: $2,340,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of, White House Office
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
Client expense: $620,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Congressional Budget Office (CBO), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Vice President of the U.S.
Client expense: $280,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Natl Drug Control Policy (NDCP), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), White House Office
Client expense: $80,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
Client expense: $80,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
Client expense: $1,360,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Defense, Dept of (DOD), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), SENATE, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Congressional Budget Office (CBO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
Client expense: $6,230,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), President of the U.S., SENATE, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
Client expense: $2,110,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Natl Drug Control Policy (NDCP), SENATE, Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), Treasury, Dept of, White House Office
Client expense: $1,140,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
Client expense: $80,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
Client expense: $80,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
Client expense: $320,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Natl Drug Control Policy (NDCP), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), White House Office
Client expense: $6,310,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), SENATE, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), SENATE
Client expense: $2,210,000 · 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), Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of, White House Office
Client expense: $870,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Defense, Dept of (DOD), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), SENATE, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Congressional Budget Office (CBO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE
Client expense: $6,220,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), SENATE, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
Client expense: $1,010,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
Client expense: $300,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Natl Drug Control Policy (NDCP), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), White House Office
Client expense: $83,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
Client expense: $83,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE