House Republicans Unveil Long-Awaited Plan To Replace Health Law
(By Julie Rovner for Kaiser Health News) Six years after promising a plan to “repeal and replace” the federal health
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Legislative Update
What is Step Therapy?
Step therapy as defined by North Carolina’s bill (House Bill 1048 passed by the House, but not the Senate) an
Read MoreGetting Generic Drugs to the Market
On Tuesday, four U.S. Senators introduced a bill aimed at preventing big pharmaceutical companies from using the Food and Drug
Read MoreSmall Changes to Obamacare
On Friday, The House Energy and Commerce Committee held a hearing on five bills that would make relatively small changes
Read MoreGovernor Brown Signs
On June 10, 2016, California’s Governor Jerry Brown signed a bill (SB 10) to become the first state to ask
Read MoreWhat is a FDA Drug Voucher?
The Food and Drug Administration awards “priority review vouchers” to drug companies that win regulatory approval of a treatment for
Read MoreThe House Is Improving Medicare, and the Senate Can Make It Even Better
( Robert Moffit and Jean Morrow for The Daily Signal) The House of Representatives has passed a short, but significant, 31-page
Read MoreMedical Device Safety
Representatives Mike Fitzpatrick (R-PA) and Louise Slaughter (D-NY) introduced a pair of bills (Ariel Grace’s Law and Medical Device Guardians
Read MoreShort-Term Health Plans
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) plans to tweak Obamacare’s (Affordable Care Act) risk-adjustment program for health plans
Read MoreMedicare Payment Changes on the Way for Hospitals
On Tuesday, the U.S. House passed a bill that would amend the changes made to Medicare hospital payments under the
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