A bill to establish an Inspector General of the National Institutes of Health.

S.3430: "Better Mental Healthcare, Lower Cost Drugs & Extenders Act," provisions related to PBMs and pharmacy contracting. S.2973: "Modernizing and Ensuring PBM Accountability Act," provisions related to PBM contracting, audits and disclosures. H.R.5526: "Seniors Access to Critical Medications Act of 2023," provisions clarifying Medicare so that delivery of medicines through various methods or by allowing a family member or caregiver to pick up medication on behalf of a patient does not violate the Stark Law and does fall within the scope of Stark's IOAS exception. H.R.7512: "Real-Time Benefit Tool Implementation Act," legislation to ensure implementation of real-time benefit tools under part D of the Medicare program. Implementation of Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services Final Rule, Contract Year 2023 Policy and Technical Changes to the Medicare Advantage and Medicare Prescription Drug Benefit Programs Final Rule, CMS-4192-F, CMS-1744-F, provisions related to changes in Pharmacy Direct and Indirect Renumeration. Implementation of H.R. 5376 (117th Congress)/P.L. 117-169 "The Inflation Reduction Act," provisions related to changes in Medicare Part D and government negotiation of drug prices. S.2305: "Biosimilars Red Tape Elimination Act," provisions relating improving the requirements for making a determination of interchangeability of a biological product and its reference product.

Client expense: $90,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE

Issues related to implementation of the drug pricing provisions of the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022. H.R.5378 - Lower Costs, More Transparency Act - in support. S.2973 - Modernizing and Ensuring PBM Accountability Act - in support. Issues related to expanding out-of-pockets costs.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $20,000

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE, White House Office

Issues related to prescription drug coverage and pharmacy benefits Regulatory and proposed legislative changes to Medicare Part D prescription drug benefits S.652 - Safe Step Act S.1038 - Drug Price Transparency in Medicaid Act S.1130 - Health Care PRICE Transparency Act S.1131 - Drug Price Transparency Act S.1217 - Ending the Prescription Drug Kickback Act S.1375 - HELP Copays Act S.1491 - Pharmacy and Medically Underserved Areas Enhancement Act S.1967 - Patients Before Middlemen (PBM) Act S.2052 - Protect Patient Access to Pharmacies Act S.2129 - Ensuring Access to Lower-Cost Medicines for Seniors Act S.2254 - Medicare PBM Accountability Act S.2405 - Strengthening Pharmacy Access for Seniors Act S.2406 - PBM Oversight Act S.2408 - IMPROVE Part D Regulations Act S.2436 - Neighborhood Options for Patients Buying Medicines (NO PBM) Act S.2456 - Protecting Seniors from High Drug Costs Act S.2474 - Share the Savings with Seniors Act S.2477 - Equitable Community Access to Pharmacist Services Act S.2493 - PBM Reporting Transparency Act S.2939 - Pharmacy Access Oversight and Reporting Act S.2973 - Modernizing and Ensuring PBM Accountability Act S.3430 - Better Mental Health Care, Lower-Cost Drugs, and Extenders Act H.R.830 - HELP Copays Act H.R.1352 - Increasing Access to Biosimilars Act H.R.1613 - Drug Price Transparency in Medicaid Act H.R.1770 - Equitable Community Access to Pharmacists Act H.R.2630 - Safe Step Act H.R.2666 - Medicaid VBPs for Patients (MVP) Act H.R.2670 - PBM Accountability Act H.R.2691 - Transparent PRICE Act H.R.2880 - Protecting Patients Against PBM Abuses Act H.R.3262 - to amend title XI of the Social Security Act to increase transparency of certain health-related ownership information H.R.3281 - Transparent PRICE Act H.R.3282 - Promoting Transparency and Health Competition in Medicare Act H.R.3285 - Fairness for Patient Medications H.R.3561- Promoting Access to Treatments and Increasing Extremely Needed Transparency (PATIENT) Act H.R.4011 - Timely Access to Clinical Treatment Act H.R.4881 - To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to limit cost sharing for drugs under the Medicare program H.R.4883 - Medicare Common Ownership Transparency Act H.R.5372 - Expanding Seniors Access to Lower Cost Medicines Act H.R.5376 - Share the Savings with Seniors Act H.R.5378 - Lower Costs More Transparency Act H.R.5384 - Advancing Enrollment and Reducing Drug Costs Act H.R.5385 - Medicare PBM Accountability Act H.R.5386 - Cutting Copays Act H.R.5393-Transparency and Fairness for Pharmacies Act H.R.5400 - Neighborhood Options for Patients Buying Medicines (NO PBM) Act H.R.5461 - Ensuring Access to Lower-Cost Medicines for Seniors Act Implementation of the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022, P.L. 169- Provisions on Medicare Part D modernization and drug price negotiation

Issues related to pharmacy contracting with respect to drug pricing and pharmacy networks Regulatory and proposed legislative changes to Medicare Part D pharmacy contracting, pharmacy networks, and mail-service pharmacy S.113 - Prescription Pricing for the People Act S.127 - Pharmacy Benefit Manager Transparency Act S.1038 - Drug Price Transparency in Medicaid Act S.1130 - Health Care PRICE Transparency Act S.1339 - Pharmacy Benefit Manager Reform Act S.1491 - Pharmacy and Medically Underserved Areas Enhancement Act S.2052 - Protect Patient Access to Pharmacies Act S.2129 - Ensuring Access to Lower-Cost Medicines for Seniors Act S.2254 - Medicare PBM Accountability Act S.2405 - Strengthening Pharmacy Access for Seniors Act S.2436 - Neighborhood Options for Patients Buying Medicines (NO PBM) Act S.2477 - Equitable Community Access to Pharmacist Services Act S.2493 - PBM Reporting Transparency Act S.2666 - EPCS 2.0 Act S.2840 - Bipartisan Primary Care and Health Workforce Act (Bruan Amendment #3 - Price Transparency Requirements) S.2939 - Pharmacy Access Oversight and Reporting Act S.2973 - Modernizing and Ensuring PBM Accountability Act S.3430 - Better Mental Health Care, Lower-Cost Drugs, and Extenders Act H.R.1613 - Drug Price Transparency in Medicaid Act H.R.1770 - Equitable Community Access to Pharmacists Act H.R.2670 - PBM Accountability Act H.R.2691 - Transparent PRICE Act H.R.2880 - Protecting Patients Against PBM Abuses Act H.R.3262 - to amend title XI of the Social Security Act to increase transparency of certain health-related ownership information H.R.3281 - Transparent PRICE Act H.R.3282 - Promoting Transparency and Health Competition in Medicare Act H.R.3561- Promoting Access to Treatments and Increasing Extremely Needed Transparency (PATIENT) Act H.R.4507 - Transparency in Coverage Act H.R.4712 - Patient Right to Shop Act H.R.4822 - Health Care Price Transparency Act H.R.4883 - Medicare Common Ownership Transparency Act H.R.5378 - Lower Costs More Transparency Act H.R.5385 - Medicare PBM Accountability Act H.R.5393 -Transparency and Fairness for Pharmacies Act H.R.5400 - Neighborhood Options for Patients Buying Medicines (NO PBM) Act Implementation of the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022, P.L. 169- Provisions on Medicare Part D modernization and drug price negotiation

Issues related to pharmacy contracting with respect to drug pricing and pharmacy networks Regulatory and proposed legislative changes to Medicare Part D pharmacy contracting, pharmacy networks, and mail-service pharmacy S.113 - Prescription Pricing for the People Act S.127 - Pharmacy Benefit Manager Transparency Act S.1038 - Drug Price Transparency in Medicaid Act S.1130 - Health Care PRICE Transparency Act S.1339 - Pharmacy Benefit Manager Reform Act S.1491 - Pharmacy and Medically Underserved Areas Enhancement Act S.2052 - Protect Patient Access to Pharmacies Act S.2129 - Ensuring Access to Lower-Cost Medicines for Seniors Act S.2254 - Medicare PBM Accountability Act S.2405 - Strengthening Pharmacy Access for Seniors Act S.2436 - Neighborhood Options for Patients Buying Medicines (NO PBM) Act S.2477 - Equitable Community Access to Pharmacist Services Act S.2493 - PBM Reporting Transparency Act S.2666 - EPCS 2.0 Act S.2840 - Bipartisan Primary Care and Health Workforce Act (Bruan Amendment #3 - Price Transparency Requirements) S.2939 - Pharmacy Access Oversight and Reporting Act S.2973 - Modernizing and Ensuring PBM Accountability Act H.R.1613 - Drug Price Transparency in Medicaid Act H.R.1770 - Equitable Community Access to Pharmacists Act H.R.2670 - PBM Accountability Act H.R.2691 - Transparent PRICE Act H.R.2880 - Protecting Patients Against PBM Abuses Act H.R.3262 - to amend title XI of the Social Security Act to increase transparency of certain health-related ownership information H.R.3281 - Transparent PRICE Act H.R.3282 - Promoting Transparency and Health Competition in Medicare Act H.R.3561- Promoting Access to Treatments and Increasing Extremely Needed Transparency (PATIENT) Act H.R.4507 - Transparency in Coverage Act H.R.4712 - Patient Right to Shop Act H.R.4822 - Health Care Price Transparency Act H.R.4883 - Medicare Common Ownership Transparency Act H.R.5378 - Lower Costs More Transparency Act H.R.5385 - Medicare PBM Accountability Act H.R.5393 -Transparency and Fairness for Pharmacies Act H.R.5400 - Neighborhood Options for Patients Buying Medicines (NO PBM) Act Implementation of the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022, P.L. 169- Provisions on Medicare Part D modernization and drug price negotiation

Issues related to prescription drug coverage and pharmacy benefits Regulatory and proposed legislative changes to Medicare Part D prescription drug benefits S.652 - Safe Step Act S.1038 - Drug Price Transparency in Medicaid Act S.1130 - Health Care PRICE Transparency Act S.1131 - Drug Price Transparency Act S.1217 - Ending the Prescription Drug Kickback Act S.1375 - HELP Copays Act S.1491 - Pharmacy and Medically Underserved Areas Enhancement Act S.1967 - Patients Before Middlemen (PBM) Act S.2052 - Protect Patient Access to Pharmacies Act S.2129 - Ensuring Access to Lower-Cost Medicines for Seniors Act S.2254 - Medicare PBM Accountability Act S.2405 - Strengthening Pharmacy Access for Seniors Act S.2406 - PBM Oversight Act S.2408 - IMPROVE Part D Regulations Act S.2436 - Neighborhood Options for Patients Buying Medicines (NO PBM) Act S.2456 - Protecting Seniors from High Drug Costs Act S.2474 - Share the Savings with Seniors Act S.2477 - Equitable Community Access to Pharmacist Services Act S.2493 - PBM Reporting Transparency Act S.2939 - Pharmacy Access Oversight and Reporting Act S.2973 - Modernizing and Ensuring PBM Accountability Act H.R.830 - HELP Copays Act H.R.1352 - Increasing Access to Biosimilars Act H.R.1613 - Drug Price Transparency in Medicaid Act H.R.1770 - Equitable Community Access to Pharmacists Act H.R.2630 - Safe Step Act H.R.2666 - Medicaid VBPs for Patients (MVP) Act H.R.2670 - PBM Accountability Act H.R.2691 - Transparent PRICE Act H.R.2880 - Protecting Patients Against PBM Abuses Act H.R.3262 - to amend title XI of the Social Security Act to increase transparency of certain health-related ownership information H.R.3281 - Transparent PRICE Act H.R.3282 - Promoting Transparency and Health Competition in Medicare Act H.R.3285 - Fairness for Patient Medications H.R.3561- Promoting Access to Treatments and Increasing Extremely Needed Transparency (PATIENT) Act H.R.4011 - Timely Access to Clinical Treatment Act H.R.4881 - To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to limit cost sharing for drugs under the Medicare program H.R.4883 - Medicare Common Ownership Transparency Act H.R.5372 - Expanding Seniors Access to Lower Cost Medicines Act H.R.5376 - Share the Savings with Seniors Act H.R.5378 - Lower Costs More Transparency Act H.R.5384 - Advancing Enrollment and Reducing Drug Costs Act H.R.5385 - Medicare PBM Accountability Act H.R.5386 - Cutting Copays Act H.R.5393-Transparency and Fairness for Pharmacies Act H.R.5400 - Neighborhood Options for Patients Buying Medicines (NO PBM) Act H.R.5461 - Ensuring Access to Lower-Cost Medicines for Seniors Act Implementation of the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022, P.L. 169- Provisions on Medicare Part D modernization and drug price negotiation

Issues related to implementation of the drug pricing provisions of the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022. S.1339 - Pharmacy Benefit Manager Reform Act - in support. S.2973 - Modernizing and Ensuring PBM Accountability Act - in support.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $20,000

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

H.R. 869 - RISE Act H.R. 2225 - National Science Foundation (NSF) for the Future Act H.R. 2731 - Endless Frontier Act H.R. 3593 - DOE Science for the Future Act H.R. 4350 - National Defense Authorization Act for FY22 H.R. 5376 - Build Back Better Act H.R. 6128 - Protect American IPR Act H.R. 5585 - Advanced Research Project Agency-Health Act H.R. 6137 - MAKERS Act H.R. 6000 - CURES 2.0 Act S. 289 - RISE Act S. 1260 - United States Innovation and Competition Act of 2021 S. 1351 - Safeguarding American Innovation Act S. 2792 - National Defense Authorization Act for FY22 S. 2979 -NTIA Policy and Cybersecurity Coordination Act S. 2973 - A bill to establish an Inspector General of the National Institutes of Health -- regarding research-related funding and policy issues affecting higher education institutions and their faculty and students.

Client expense: $50,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), SENATE