Support for drug companies to put prices in consumer ads
In a letter of support for the Defense, Labor, Health and Human Services and Education Appropriations Act for 2019, or
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Legislative Update
Texas Tightens Disclosure Rules Following Medicaid Investigation
(By Liz Essley Whyte for NPR) A Medicaid committee in Texas is requiring those who comment at its meetings to
Read MoreKey California Lawmaker Calls Eli Lilly’s Behavior ‘Disingenuous And Offensive’
(By Barbara Feder Ostrov for California Healthline produced by Kaiser Health News) Seven months after a controversial California law took effect
Read MoreTrump Administration Sinks Teeth Into Paring Down Drug Prices, On 5 Key Points
(By Sarah Jane Tribble for Kaiser Health News) Three months after President Donald Trump announced his blueprint to bring down
Read MoreCMS approves Maine’s health insurance waiver: 4 things to know
(By Morgan Haefner for Becker’s Hospital Review) CMS Administrator Seema Verma approved Maine’s Section 1332 waiver July 30, allowing the state to
Read MoreTo Tame Prescription Prices, HHS Dips A Toe Into Drug Importation Stream
(By Rachel Bluth for Kaiser Health News) It came as something of a surprise when Health and Human Services Secretary
Read MoreThe House adopted two health care bills to expand tax-advantaged health care accounts
The House of Representatives adopted two health care bills, H.R. 6199 and H.R. 6311, that expand tax-advantaged health care accounts,
Read MoreNew proposal would remove safe-harbor protections for drug rebates
The Office of Management and Budget was sent a proposed regulation that would make changes to federal safe harbor protections
Read MoreWhat A U.S.-China Trade War Could Mean For The Opioid Epidemic
(By Matthew Garcia for Kaiser Health News) The American struggle to curb opioid addiction could become collateral damage in President
Read MoreSignaling concern over industry funding, Congress presses for transparency at groups supporting NIH, CDC
(By Lev Facher for STAT) WASHINGTON — The National Institutes of Health has hit a series of ethical snags in
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