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Patient Access to Medical Innovation Act Introduced
U.S. Senator Al Franken (D-Minn.) introduced the bipartisan Patient Access to Medical Innovation Act (S. 1865) to get innovative…
Lyme and Tick-Borne Disease Prevention, Education and Research Act of 2011
This past summer, freshman Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) introduced the Lyme and Tick-Borne Disease Prevention, Education and…
Pharmacy Benefit Managers Proposal to Super Committee: Cut Everyone but Us
In an effort to deflect cost cutting heat from PBM's last month, Mark Meritt, President & CEO of the Pharmaceutical Care…
The Prescription Drug Cost Reduction Act
In an attempt to address federal spending and budget concerns, United States Senator Herb Kohl (D-WI) recently introduced…
MedPac Recommends Ending The Doc Fix by Reducing Specialists Pay
Recently, the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPac) voted 15 to 2 to recommend a "doc fix" for the Medicare reimbursement…
Patient Groups Encourage Congress to Remove Burdensome FDA Rules
Patient organizations are encouraging congress to drop burdensome conflict of interest quotas on FDA advisory panels which are…
Generating Antibiotic Incentives Now (GAIN) Act
Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) and Bob Corker (R-TN) introduced the Generating Antibiotic Incentives Now (GAIN) Act (S. 1734),…
The Cultivating Scientific Expertise to Foster Innovation for Patients Act…
As we noted last week, a group of bipartisan Senators including Senators Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Richard Burr (R-NC), and Michael…
Medical Device Regulatory Improvement Act Introduced: Senators Call for…
A group of bipartisan Senators including Senators Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Richard Burr (R-NC),and Michael Bennet (D-CO)…
Physician Payment Sunshine Act: CMS Misses Deadline – Creating…
As we have noted many times on this website, the Physician Payments Sunshine Act (Sunshine Act), which was included in the Patient…