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Health Issues HCR

Issues related to health care, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), the 340B Program, animal health, drug pricing, oncology coverage, and direct-to-consumer (DTC) advertising; Vaccine provisions and TRICARE Pilot Program in H.R.5515/S.2987, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (P.L.115-232); Implementation of P.L.114-255, 21st Century Cures Act; Implementation of P.L.115-176, Trickett Wendler, Frank Mongiello, Jordan McLinn, and Matthew Bellina Right to Try Act of 2017; S.2434/H.R.5554, Animal Drug and Animal Generic Drug User Fee Amendments of 2018 (P.L.115-234); S.2852, Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness and Advancing Innovation Act of 2018; H.R.6378, To reauthorize certain programs under the Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Reauthorization Act; H.R.6, SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Act.

Contacted: Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Executive Office of the President (EOP)

Bills named: S. 2987 (115th), S. 2434 (115th), H.R. 6378 (115th), H.R. 6 (115th), H.R. 5554 (115th), H.R. 5515 (115th), S. 2852 (115th)

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

Issues related to international trade.

Contacted: Executive Office of the President (EOP); SENATE; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

Implementation of H.R.1, Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (P.L.115-97).

Contacted: Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Executive Office of the President (EOP); SENATE

Bills named: H.R. 1 (115th)

Medicare/Medicaid MMM

General issues related to Medicare and Medicaid. Part D Medicare Program (including Coverage Gap and other offsets).

Contacted: Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Executive Office of the President (EOP); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Office of Management & Budget (OMB)

Budget/Appropriations BUD

H.R.5961/S.2976, Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2019; S.3158/H.R.6470, Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2019; H.R.6157/S.3159, Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2019; H.R.6157, Department of Defense and Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education Appropriations Act, 2019 and Continuing Appropriations Act, 2019 (P.L.115-245); TRICARE formulary, reimbursement and vial size issues.

Contacted: Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

Bills named: H.R. 6157 (115th), S. 3159 (115th), S. 2976 (115th), S. 3158 (115th), H.R. 6470 (115th), H.R. 5961 (115th)