A House committee will vote May 15 on an updated version of the BIOSECURE Act, legislation that would block federal contracts to five Chinese biotechnology companies and other drugmakers with certain China-based companies in...more
5/14/2024
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The CARES Act includes significant measures for individuals, employers, and businesses to handle and overcome the COVID-19 pandemic. The set of FAQs below is intended to address questions related to the potential risk of...more
4/2/2020
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ACA TAXES ON CHOPPING BLOCK IN YEAR-END BUDGET DEAL -
Congressional leaders are poised to announce an agreement today that would permanently repeal the Affordable Care Act (ACA) taxes on medical device manufacturers,...more
HEALTH PROVISIONS FACE UNCERTAINTY AS CONGRESS RETURNS FOR BUSY DECEMBER -
Lawmakers return to Washington this week after the Thanksgiving holiday with only 18 days before the government runs out of money – and that’s not...more
FDA NOMINATION HEARING DRIVES THE WEEK IN HEALTH POLICY -
President Trump’s nominee to lead the Food and Drug Administration, Dr. Stephen Hahn, will appear Wednesday before the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions...more
COMPREHENSIVE DRUG BILL STALLS WHILE HOUSE PUSHES SMALLER MEASURES -
House Democrats are planning to take up more narrow bills addressing prescription drug costs while their broad legislation is delayed as the...more
DEMOCRATS PRESS FOR PRE-THANKSGIVING VOTE ON DRUG PRICING BILL -
The House Ways and Means Committee last week approved an amended version of legislation that would overhaul how Medicare and private insurers reimburse for...more
PELOSI INTRODUCES DRUG PRICING BILL WHILE TRUMP PUSHES SENATE VERSION -
House Democrats introduced legislation last week to lower prescription drug prices – including allowing Medicare to negotiate prices with...more
UPDATE ON DRUG PRICING LEGISLATION AS CONGRESS RECONVENES -
Congress reconvenes this week after a monthlong summer recess and begins what likely will be a final push toward overhauling prescription drug prices, but lack of...more
Below is this week’s “Capitol Hill Healthcare Update,” which is posted on Mondays when Congress is in session.
MAJOR HEALTH POLICY UNLIKELY IN POTENTIAL DEBT-SPENDING DEAL -
As House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., and...more
Below is this week’s “Capitol Hill Healthcare Update,” which is posted on Mondays when Congress is in session....more
Below is this week’s “Capitol Hill Healthcare Update,” which is posted on Mondays when Congress is in session.
McCONNELL WANTS BIPARTISAN DEAL ON DRUG PRICES BY JULY -
To schedule time for debate in the Senate on...more
Below is this week’s “Capitol Hill Healthcare Update,” which is posted on Mondays when Congress is in session....more
6/11/2019
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Below is this week’s “Capitol Hill Healthcare Update,” which is posted on Mondays when Congress is in session. Note that because Congress will be in recess for the Memorial Day holiday, the next “Capitol Hill Healthcare...more
Below is this week’s “Capitol Hill Healthcare Update,” which is posted on Mondays when Congress is in session.
HOUSE TO VOTE ON BILL COMBINING ACA, DRUG PRICING PROVISIONS -
The House is scheduled to vote on legislation...more
Below is this week’s “Capitol Hill Healthcare Update,” which is posted on Mondays when Congress is in session.
TRUMP, DEMOCRATIC LEADERS TO MEET ON DRUG PRICES -
During a White House meeting last week on infrastructure...more
Below is this week’s “Capitol Hill Healthcare Update,” which is posted on Mondays when Congress is in session.
DRUG PRICES: CONGRESS RETURNS, PICKS UP WHERE LAWMAKERS LEFT OFF -
Congress reconvenes today after a...more
Below is this week’s “Capitol Hill Healthcare Update,” which is posted on Mondays when Congress is in session.
HOUSE PANEL TO VOTE ON BIPARTISAN DRUG PRICING MEASURE -
The House Ways and Means Committee is scheduled to...more
Below is this week’s “Capitol Hill Healthcare Update,” which is posted on Mondays when Congress is in session.
REPUBLICANS BALK AT TRUMP’S CALL FOR NEW HEALTHCARE BILL -
President Donald Trump last week said Republicans...more
Below is this week’s “Capitol Hill Healthcare Update,” which is posted on Mondays when Congress is in session.
GOTTLIEB, HARGAN TO TESTIFY ON 2020 HEALTH BUDGET, PROGRAMS -
Outgoing FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb and...more
Below is this week’s “Capitol Hill Healthcare Update,” which is posted on Mondays when Congress is in session. Highlights this week: Azar testifies before three committees on HHS’ budget; a series of Senate bills targeting...more
Below is this week’s “Capitol Hill Healthcare Update,” which is posted on Mondays when Congress is in session. Highlights this week: PBMs next in Senate committee’s crosshairs; lawmakers continue scrutiny on insulin prices;...more
Amid finger-pointing but few real fireworks, the seven pharmaceutical executives testifying before the Senate Finance Committee today offered lawmakers a spirited defense of the industry but also substantive policy...more
Below is this week’s “Capitol Hill Healthcare Update,” which is posted on Mondays when Congress is in session. Highlights this week: Pharma industry CEOs testify before a Senate committee; House and Senate panels probe...more
Senate Democrats recently introduced the Stop Price Gouging Act (S. 378), which seeks to place an excise tax on pharmaceutical companies in proportion to price spikes on prescription drugs.
The bill generally requires a...more