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Health Issues HCR

Regulatory policies related to health reform implementation: structure, drug benefits, disclosure; Regulatory implementation of HITECH, Medicare Part-D, Accounting of Disclosures; FDA issues regarding making prescription drugs more affordable (generic user fees; pedigree; pathway for biosimilars; REMs)

Contacted: Executive Office of the President (EOP); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); SENATE

Medicare/Medicaid MMM

Health reform proposals that impact Medicare Part D; healthcare regulations; closing of the Part D coverage gap; proposed antitrust exemptions for certain pharmacies; IVIG payment structure; Medicare demonstration projects for durable medical equipment; home infusion; PBM disclosure provisions; increasing healthcare value; competitive bidding (H.R. 2195, S. 1203, H.R. 1845, S. 960, H.R. 979, H.R. 1041)

Contacted: SENATE; Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Executive Office of the President (EOP); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: H.R. 1845 (112th), S. 960 (112th), S. 1203 (112th), H.R. 979 (112th), H.R. 1041 (112th), H.R. 2195 (112th)

Pharmacy PHA

Regulatory design and coverage of pharmacy benefits in health reform exchanges and the commercial market (EHB, grandfathering, PBM disclosure requirements, MLR); legislation to promote generic drugs (S. 27); regulatory implementation of a pathway to approve biosimilars; REMs; 340b program

Contacted: Executive Office of the President (EOP); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); SENATE; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: S. 27 (112th)

Postal POS

Legislation related to mail delivery frequency (The Postal Reform Act; U.S. Postal Service Improvements Act; Postal Operations Sustainment and Transformation Act; and Reform the Postal Service for the 21st Century Act)

Contacted: SENATE; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace LBR

Legislation to exempt certain pharmacies from antitrust laws for purposes of negotiating with payers (H.R. 1409, H.R. 1946, H.R. 1839). Advocacy surrounding proposed corporate merger.

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Food & Drug Administration (FDA)

Bills named: H.R. 1409 (112th), H.R. 1946 (112th), H.R. 1839 (112th)