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Prescription Drug Affordability and Access Act This bill addresses prescription drug costs and access. For example, the bill (1) establishes within the Department of Health and Human Services the Bureau of Prescription Drug Affordability and Access to review the wholesale acquisition costs of prescription drugs, and (2) authorizes the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to negotiate Medicare drug prices.
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2020 · fourth_quarter · Pharmacy
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Introduced in Senate
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H.R. 3 - Lower Drug Costs Now Act of 2019 - Pallone - drug pricing H.R. 4398 - Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Through Promoting Competition Act of 2019 - Cicilline - drug pricing H.R. 4906 - Insulin Price Reduction Act - DeGette - insulin costs H.R. 5444 - Lower Insulin Costs Now Act - Underwood - lowering insulin costs H.R. 5749 - Affordable Insulin for All Act - Crist - insulin costs H.R. 6155 - To amend the Biologics Price Competition and Innovation Act of 2009 to make improvements with respect to the transition of biological products - Grothman - biological products H.R. 6411 - To require group health plans and health insurance issuers offering group or individual coverage to provide notices relating to prescription drug refills to individuals covered under such plans or coverage who reside in emergency areas during emergency periods - McBath - prescription drug refill notices H.R. 6649 - Lower Drug Costs for Seniors During COVID-19 Act of 2020 -Schakowsky - COVID H.R. 6739- Ensuring Seniors' Access to COVID Treatments Act - Casten - COVID H.R. 7062 - Affordable Insulin for the COVID-19 Emergency Act - Waters - Insulin/COVID H.R. 8190 - Biosimilar Insulin Access Act of 2020 - Grothman - insulin biosimilar S. 2543 - Prescription Drug Pricing Reduction Act of 2019 - Grassley - Drug pricing S. 3092 - Expanding Access to Low-Cost Generics Act of 2019 - Smith - 180-day exclusivity period S. 3166 - Prescription Drug Affordability and Access Act - Booker - prescription drug costs S. 3781 - PART Act - Peters - transparency S. 4134 - Increasing Access to Biosimilars Act of 2020 - Cornyn - CMS demonstration project; provider payments for providing biosimilars S. 4199 - Prescription Drug Pricing Reduction Act of 2020 - Grassley - lower drug prices in Medicare and Medicaid/ transparency S. 4439 - Make Medications Affordable by Preventing Pandemic Price-gouging Act of 2020 - Smith - COVID-19 drug be affordable and accessible Regulatory Issues: Issues relating to long term safety and effectiveness of medical devices and drugs, including registries; issues relating to post-market surveillance of drugs and medical devices; issues relating to price of drugs and biologics and proposals to limit high prices; issues related to prescription drug coupons and discount programs; issues relating to vaccines; Executive Orders relating to international pricing, Part D rebates, insulin costs, and importation; issues related to drug patents and market exclusivity; issues related to pharmacy benefit managers; issues related to biosimilars; issues related to approval of drugs and biologics; issues relating to opioids; issues relating to COVID-19, including vaccines and therapeutics; issues related to health care price transparency; issues relating to prescription drug rebates; issues relating to prescription drug price blueprint; direct-to-consumer advertising for prescription drugs; issues related to proposed changes to removal of safe harbor protection for rebates (proposed rule); issues relating to access for investigational drugs; and other issues relating to health care reform implementation.
Client expense: $2,400,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Congressional Budget Office (CBO), Council of Economic Advisers (CEA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), 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 the Vice President of the United States, SENATE, Treasury, Dept of, White House Office
2020 · fourth_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. 2374: Stop STALLING Act - Provisions related to citizen petitions 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. 6080: Preventing Drug Shortages Act - Provisions related to prescription drug shortage reporting requirements 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: 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. 7296: MMAPPP Act of 2020 - Provisions related to prescription drug pricing and transparency H.R. 7647: To provide for a COVID-19-related delay regarding annual limitation on cost-sharing for group health plans and individual and small group health insurance coverage - Provisions related to accumulator adjustment programs H.R. 8894: To repeal the authority of the Food and Drug Administration to require that drugs be dispensed only upon prescription, and for other purposes - Provisions related to FDA authority and prescription drugs H.R. 8920: To establish a program to develop antimicrobial innovations targeting the most challenging pathogens and most threatening infections - Provisions related to anti-microbial resistant and prescription drug development 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. 1169: Ensuring Timely Access to Generics Act of 2019 - Provisions related to citizen petitions S. 1224: Stop STALLING Act - Provisions related to citizen petitions 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. 3166: Prescription Drug Affordability and Access Act - Provisions related to prescription drug pricing 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: 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 S. 4427: SAVE Act - Provisions related to the FDA drug approval process S. 4492: Safe Drugs Act - Provisions related to FDA prescription drug mandatory recalls S. 4760: The PASTEUR Act - Provisions related to anti-microbial resistant and prescription drug development 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 Expanded access policy issues Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) policy issues High deductible health plans/HSA policy issues FDA modernization policy issues 340B drug discount program reform and 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 Pharmaceutical supply chain policy issues COVID-19 policy issues Final Rule; Importation of Prescription Drugs (RIN 0910-AI45) Executive Order 13951, An America-First Healthcare Plan (September 24, 2020) Executive Order 13950, Combating Race and Sex Stereotyping (September 22, 2020) 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, Combating Public Health Emergencies and Strengthening National Security by Ensuring Essential Medicines, Medical Countermeasures, and Critical Inputs Are Made in the United States (August 6, 2020) Executive Order 13939, Lowering Drug Prices for Patients by Eliminating Kickbacks to Middlemen (July 24, 2020) Executive Order 13938, Increasing Drug Importation to Lower Prices for American Patients (July 24, 2020) Proposed Rule: Implementation of Executive Order 13937, Executive Order on Access to Affordable Life-Saving Medications (RIN 0906-AB25) Buy America and other associated issues related to procurement and sourcing of finished product and active pharmaceutical ingredients Final Rule: 340B Drug Pricing Program; Administrative Dispute Resolution Regulation (RIN 0906-AB26)
Client expense: $5,130,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), SENATE
2020 · fourth_quarter · 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. 2374: Stop STALLING Act - Provisions related to citizen petitions 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. 6222: Ensuring Affordable COVID-19 Preventive Care Act of 2020 a Provisions related to prescription drug pricing and access H.R. 6080: Preventing Drug Shortages Act - Provisions related to prescription drug shortage reporting requirements 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. 7296: MMAPPP Act of 2020 - Provisions related to prescription drug pricing and transparency H.R. 7647: To provide for a COVID-19-related delay regarding annual limitation on cost-sharing for group health plans and individual and small group health insurance coverage - Provisions related to accumulator adjustment programs H.R. 7838: To provide for certain temporary waivers with respect to the 340B drug discount program due to the COVID-19 public health emergency, and for other purposes - Provisions related to the 340B drug discount program H.R. 8894: To repeal the authority of the Food and Drug Administration to require that drugs be dispensed only upon prescription, and for other purposes - Provisions related to FDA authority and prescription drugs H.R. 8920: To establish a program to develop antimicrobial innovations targeting the most challenging pathogens and most threatening infections - Provisions related to anti-microbial resistant and prescription drug development 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. 1169: Ensuring Timely Access to Generics Act of 2019 - Provisions related to citizen petitions S. 1224: Stop STALLING Act - Provisions related to citizen petitions 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. 1872/H.R. 5075: Protecting Seniors Through Immunization Act S. 4864/H.R. 8725: HAPI Act; Medicaid financial barriers S. 1619/H.R. 2862: VACCINES Act CMSS. 2161: Reciprocity Ensures Streamlined Use of Lifesaving Treatments Act of 2019 - Provisions related to reciprocity CMS rule on Value Based Payment purchasing, 85 FR 37286, CMS-2482-P, provisions related to the definition of line-extension drugs. S. 2304: Strategies To Address Antibiotic Resistance Act - Provisions related to antimicrobial resistance (AMR) and other issues S. 3166: Prescription Drug Affordability and Access Act - Provisions related to prescription drug pricing CBD DSHEA 2.0 S. 3545: Reciprocity Ensures Streamlined Use of Lifesaving Treatments for Corona-virus Patients Act of 2020 - Provisions related to FDA prescription drug marketing approvals 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 S. 4427: SAVE Act - Provisions related to the FDA drug approval process S. 4492: Safe Drugs Act - Provisions related to FDA prescription drug mandatory recalls S. 4760: The PASTEUR Act - Provisions related to anti-microbial resistant and prescription drug development 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 Expanded access policy issues Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) policy issues High deductible health plans/HSA policy issues FDA modernization policy issues 340B drug discount program reform and 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 mandatoruy recall authority policy issues Pharmaceutical supply chain policy issues COVID-19 policy issues Final Rule; Importation of Prescription Drugs (RIN 0910-AI45) Executive Order 13951, An America-First Healthcare Plan (September 24, 2020) Executive Order 13950, Combating Race and Sex Stereotyping (September 22, 2020) 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, Combating Public Health Emergencies and Strengthening Na- tional Security by Ensuring Essential Medicines, Medical Countermeasures, and Critical Inputs Are Made in the United States (August 6, 2020) Executive Order 13939, Lowering Drug Prices for Patients by Eliminating Kickbacks to Middlemen (July 24, 2020) Executive Order 13938, Increasing Drug Importation to Lower Prices for American Patients (July 24, 2020) Proposed Rule: Implementation of Executive Order 13937, Executive Order on Access to Affordable Life-Saving Medications (RIN 0906-AB25) Buy America and other associated issues related to procurement and sourcing of finished product and active pharmaceutical ingredients Final Rule: 340B Drug Pricing Program; Administrative Dispute Resolution Regulation (RIN 0906-AB26) Amendments to HHS Covid-19 Declaration
Client expense: $750,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), SENATE, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
2020 · third_quarter · Pharmacy
H.R. 3 - Lower Drug Costs Now Act of 2019 - Pallone - drug pricing H.R. 4398 - Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Through Promoting Competition Act of 2019 - Cicilline - drug pricing H.R. 4906 - Insulin Price Reduction Act - DeGette - insulin costs H.R. 5444 - Lower Insulin Costs Now Act - Underwood - lowering insulin costs H.R. 5749 - Affordable Insulin for All Act - Crist - insulin costs H.R. 6155 - To amend the Biologics Price Competition and Innovation Act of 2009 to make improvements with respect to the transition of biological products - Grothman - biological products H.R. 6411 - To require group health plans and health insurance issuers offering group or individual coverage to provide notices relating to prescription drug refills to individuals covered under such plans or coverage who reside in emergency areas during emergency periods - McBath - prescription drug refill notices H.R. 6649 - Lower Drug Costs for Seniors During COVID-19 Act of 2020 -Schakowsky - COVID H.R. 6739- Ensuring Seniors' Access to COVID Treatments Act - Casten - COVID H.R. 7062 - Affordable Insulin for the COVID-19 Emergency Act - Waters - Insulin/COVID H.R. 8190 - Biosimilar Insulin Access Act of 2020 - Grothman - insulin biosimilar S. 2543 - Prescription Drug Pricing Reduction Act of 2019 - Grassley - Drug pricing S. 3092 - Expanding Access to Low-Cost Generics Act of 2019 - Smith - 180-day exclusivity period S. 3166 - Prescription Drug Affordability and Access Act - Booker - prescription drug costs S. 3781 - PART Act - Peters - transparency S. 4134 - Increasing Access to Biosimilars Act of 2020 - Cornyn - CMS demonstration project; provider payments for providing biosimilars S. 4199 - Prescription Drug Pricing Reduction Act of 2020 - Grassley - lower drug prices in Medicare and Medicaid/ transparency S. 4439 - Make Medications Affordable by Preventing Pandemic Price-gouging Act of 2020 - Smith - COVID-19 drug be affordable and accessible Regulatory Issues: Issues relating to long term safety and effectiveness of medical devices and drugs, including registries; issues relating to post-market surveillance of drugs and medical devices; issues relating to price of drugs and biologics and proposals to limit high prices; issues related to prescription drug coupons and discount programs; issues relating to vaccines; Executive Orders relating to international pricing, Part D rebates, insulin costs, and importation; issues related to drug patents and market exclusivity; issues related to pharmacy benefit managers; issues related to biosimilars; issues related to approval of drugs and biologics; issues relating to opioids; issues relating to COVID-19, including vaccines and therapeutics; issues relating to prescription drug rebates; issues relating to prescription drug price blueprint; direct-to-consumer advertising for prescription drugs; issues related to proposed changes to removal of safe harbor protection for rebates (proposed rule); issues relating to access for investigational drugs; and other issues relating to health care reform implementation.
Client expense: $2,230,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of, White House Office
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
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)
2020 · second_quarter · Pharmacy
H.R. 3 - Lower Drug Costs Now Act of 2019 - Pallone - drug pricing H.R. 4398 - Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Through Promoting Competition Act of 2019 - Cicilline - drug pricing H.R. 4906 - Insulin Price Reduction Act - DeGette - insulin costs H.R. 5444 - Lower Insulin Costs Now Act - Underwood - lowering insulin costs H.R. 5749 - Affordable Insulin for All Act - Crist - insulin costs H.R. 6155 - To amend the Biologics Price Competition and Innovation Act of 2009 to make improvements with respect to the transition of biological products - Grothman - biological products H.R. 6411 - To require group health plans and health insurance issuers offering group or individual coverage to provide notices relating to prescription drug refills to individuals covered under such plans or coverage who reside in emergency areas during emergency periods - McBath - prescription drug refill notices H.R. 6649 - Lower Drug Costs for Seniors During COVID-19 Act of 2020 -Schakowsky - COVID H.R. 6739- Ensuring Seniors' Access to COVID Treatments Act - Casten - COVID H.R. 7062 - Affordable Insulin for the COVID-19 Emergency Act - Waters - Insulin/COVID S. 2543 - Prescription Drug Pricing Reduction Act of 2019 - Grassley - Drug pricing S. 3092 - Expanding Access to Low-Cost Generics Act of 2019 - Smith - 180-day exclusivity period S. 3166 - Prescription Drug Affordability and Access Act - Booker - prescription drug costs S. 3781 - PART Act - Peters - transparency Regulatory Issues: Issues relating to long term safety and effectiveness of medical devices and drugs, including registries; issues relating to post-market surveillance of drugs and medical devices; issues relating to price of drugs and biologics and proposals to limit high prices; issues related to prescription drug coupons and discount programs; issues relating to vaccines; issues related to drug patents and market exclusivity; issues related to pharmacy benefit managers; issues related to biosimilars; issues related to approval of drugs and biologics; issues relating to opioids; issues relating to COVID-19; 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.
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 · Health Issues
Preserve Access to Affordable Generics Act (S. 64); Regulatory exclusivity; Drug pricing; Medicare Part B international reference pricing; Protecting Consumer Access to Generic Drugs Act of 2019 (H.R. 1499); Generic drug competition; Drug patent issues; Lower Health Care Costs Act of 2019 (S. 1895); STOP Stalling Act (S. 1224); Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Act of 2019 (S. 1416); Preserve Access to Affordable Generics and Biosimilars Act (H.R.2375); Protecting Access to Biosimilars Act of 2019 (H.R.2011/S. 1140); Drug importation; State-Based, Market-Oriented, Prescription Drug Negotiations Act of 2019 (H.R. 2038); Transparent Drug Pricing Act of 2019 (S.977); Medicare Negotiation and Competitive Licensing Act of 2019 (H.R. 1046); Medicare Prescription Drug Price Negotiation Act of 2019 (H.R. 275); Medicare Drug Price Negotiation Act (H.R. 448); Lower Drug Costs Now Act of 2019 (H.R. 3); Creating Transparency to Have Drug Rebates Unlocked (C-THRU) Act of 2019 (S.476); Fair Care Act of 2019 (H.R.1332); Prescription Drug Pricing Reduction Act of 2019 (S. 2543); Competition Prescription Act of 2019 (H.R. 3947); Fixing Global Freeloading Act (H.R. 2209); National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 (S.1790); Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Through Promoting Competition Act of 2019 (HR 5133/HR 4398); STOP GAMES Act of 2019 (HR 2387); H.R.3666 - STRONGER Patents Act of 2019, H.R.19 - Lower Costs, More Cures Act of 2019, Pharmaceutical Independence Long-Term Readiness Reform Act (HR 4710); H.R. 3991 - Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Through Improvements to Patent Litigation Act of 2019; Purple Book Continuity Act of 2019 (H.R. 1520); Biologic Patent Transparency Act (S. 659); Orange Book Transparency Act of 2019 (H.R. 1503); Prescription Drug Affordability and Access Act (S. 3166); Biosimilars user fees legislation; Lowering Prescription Drug Prices for Americas Seniors and Families Act (S. 3384); Anticompetitive Exclusionary Conduct Prevention Act of 2020 (S. 3426); Second Look at Drug Patents Act of 2019 (S. 1617); Priority review vouchers; MODERN Labeling Act of 2020 (HR 5668); Recall Unsafe Drugs Act of 2020 (HR 5578); Buy American Executive Order; Compulsory licensing; Strengthening Innovation in Medicare and Medicaid Act (H.R. 5741), No Ban Act (H.R. 2214/S. 1123); Benefit and Payment Parameters; Notice Requirement for Non-Federal Governmental Plans (85 Fed. Reg. 7088); Medical Supply Chain Security Act (S. 3343); Strengthening America's Supply Chain and National Security Act (S. 3538 / H.R.6393) Families First Coronavirus Response Act (H.R. 6201), Coronavirus Preparedness and Response Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2020 (H.R. 6074), Drug recalls, registration and listing, expiration dating and shortages, and supply chain issues; Real world evidence; Presidential Proclamation 10052 of June 22, 2020; Taxpayer Research and Coronavirus Knowledge Act of 2020 (H.R.7288); Biosimilars user fee legislation; Reciprocity Ensures Streamlined Use of Lifesaving Treatments for Coronavirus Patients Act of 2020 (HR 6260/S.3545); Make Medications Affordable by Preventing Pandemic Pricegouging Act of 2020 (H.R.7296); Strategic National Stockpile; Data Sharing; National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (HR 4049); Endless Frontier Act (H.R.6978 / S. 3832); S.Res.625 - A resolution encouraging the Government and the people of the United States to "Buy American"; Creating Helpful Incentives to Produce Semiconductors (CHIPS) for America Act (S.3933); Securing America From Epidemics Act (H.R.6334); The Heroes Act (H.R.6800); Securing America's Vaccines for Emergencies (HR 6399/S. 3715); Executive Order 13922; Executive Order 13911; Executive Order 13922; Domestic manufacturing incentives; Potential amendments to PREP Act; Bring Entrepreneurial Advancements To Consumers Here In North America Act (H.R. 6690); Protecting Americans with Preexisting Conditions Act of 2019 (H.R. 986); Bayh-Dole Act; TM Act of 2020 (S.3449 / HR 6196); Pharmaceutical Accountability, Responsibility, and Transparency Act (S.3781); Protecting Our Pharmaceutical Supply Chain from China Act of 2020 (S.3537)
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
2020 · first_quarter · Pharmacy
H.R. 3 - Lower Drug Costs Now Act of 2019 - Pallone - drug pricing H.R. 4398 - Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Through Promoting Competition Act of 2019 - Cicilline - drug pricing H.R. 4906 - Insulin Price Reduction Act - DeGette - insulin costs H.R. 5444 - Lower Insulin Costs Now Act - Underwood - lowering insulin costs H.R. 5749 - Affordable Insulin for All Act - Crist - insulin costs H.R. 6155 - To amend the Biologics Price Competition and Innovation Act of 2009 to make improvements with respect to the transition of biological products - Grothman - biological products H.R. 6426 - To require group health plans and health insurance issuers offering group or individual coverage to provide notices relating to prescription drug refills to individuals covered under such plans or coverage who reside in emergency areas during emergency periods - McBath - prescription drug refill notices S. 2543 - Prescription Drug Pricing Reduction Act of 2019 - Grassley - Drug pricing S. 3092 - Expanding Access to Low-Cost Generics Act of 2019 - Smith - 180-day exclusivity period S. 3166 - Prescription Drug Affordability and Access Act - Booker - prescription drug costs 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 COVID-19; 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.
2020 · first_quarter · Health Issues
Preserve Access to Affordable Generics Act (S. 64); Regulatory exclusivity; Drug pricing; Medicare Part B international reference pricing; Protecting Consumer Access to Generic Drugs Act of 2019 (H.R. 1499); Generic drug competition; Drug patent issues; Proposed rule on rebate safe Harbor (84 Fed. Reg. 2340); Lower Health Care Costs Act of 2019 (S. 1895); STOP Stalling Act (S. 1224); Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Act of 2019 (S. 1416); Preserve Access to Affordable Generics and Biosimilars Act (H.R.2375); Drug importation; State-Based, Market-Oriented, Prescription Drug Negotiations Act of 2019 (H.R. 2038); Transparent Drug Pricing Act of 2019 (S.977); Reciprocity Ensures Streamlined Use of Lifesaving Treatments Act of 2019 (S. 2161); Medicare Negotiation and Competitive Licensing Act of 2019 (H.R. 1046); Direct to consumer advertising; Medicare Prescription Drug Price Negotiation Act of 2019 (H.R. 275); Medicare Drug Price Negotiation Act (H.R. 448); Lower Drug Costs Now Act of 2019 (H.R. 3); Creating Transparency to Have Drug Rebates Unlocked (C-THRU) Act of 2019 (S.476); Fair Care Act of 2019 (H.R.1332); Prescription Drug Pricing Reduction Act of 2019 (S. 2543); Competition Prescription Act of 2019 (H.R. 3947); Fixing Global Freeloading Act (H.R. 2209); Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Through Promoting Competition Act of 2019 (HR 5133/HR 4398); STOP GAMES Act of 2019 (HR 2387);; H.R.3666 - STRONGER Patents Act of 2019, H.R.19 - Lower Costs, More Cures Act of 2019, Pharmaceutical Independence Long-Term Readiness Reform Act (HR 4710); H.R. 3991 - Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Through Improvements to Patent Litigation Act of 2019; Purple Book Continuity Act of 2019 (H.R. 1520); Biologic Patent Transparency Act (S. 659); Conditional Approval Act (S. 3133); Fairness in Orphan Drug Exclusivity Act (H.R. 4712 / S. 3271); Orange Book Transparency Act of 2019 (H.R. 1503); Prescription Drug Affordability and Access Act (S. 3166); Biosimilars user fees legislation; Lowering Prescription Drug Prices for Americas Seniors and Families Act (S. 3384); Anticompetitive Exclusionary Conduct Prevention Act of 2020 (S. 3426); Second Look at Drug Patents Act of 2019 (S. 1617); Priority review vouchers; MODERN Labeling Act of 2020 (HR 5668); CARES Act (HR 748/S. 3548); Recall Unsafe Drugs Act of 2020 (HR 5578); Buy American Executive Order; Compulsory licensing; Strengthening Innovation in Medicare and Medicaid Act (H.R. 5741), No Ban Act (H.R. 2214/S. 1123); Benefit and Payment Parameters; Notice Requirement for Non-Federal Governmental Plans (85 Fed. Reg. 7088); Mitigating Emergency Drug Shortages Act (MEDS Act) (S. 2723); Medical Supply Chain Security Act (S. 3343); Strengthening America's Supply Chain and National Security Act (S. 3538) Families First Coronavirus Response Act (H.R. 6201), Coronavirus Preparedness and Response Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2020 (H.R. 6074), Drug recalls, registration and listing, shortages, and supply chain reporting; Strategic National Stockpile.
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 · Pharmacy
Drug Pricing, HR 2375, S 64-Preserve Access to Affordable Generics and Biosimilars Act) HR 2374/S 1224 Stop STALLING act, HR 2387-Stop GAMES act, S. 1416/HR 5133-Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Act, S2543-Prescription Drug Pricing Reduction Act, S 551-Refund Act, Coronavirus, Coronavirus Preparedness and Response Supplemental Appropriations Act (HR 6074), HR3/S 3166-Lower Drug costs now act, HR 1093/S 378-Stop Price Gouging Act, S 377/HR 1046-Medicare Negotiation and Competitive Licensing Act, H 1801-Affordable Medications Act
Client expense: $80,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC)
Client expense: $2,250,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Congressional Budget Office (CBO), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of, White House Office
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: Not reported · Firm income: $420,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
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: $3,630,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Congressional Budget Office (CBO), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of the Vice President of the United States, SENATE, Treasury, Dept of, White House Office
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $260,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
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)