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Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

H.R. 1424, Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 Neglected Disease Tax Credit

Contacted: Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Food & Drug Administration (FDA); SENATE

Bills named: H.R. 1424 (110th)

Copyright/Patent/Trademark CPT

S. 1145, Patent Reform Act of 2007 HR. 1908, Patent Reform Act of 2007 HR. 1038, Access to Life-Saving Medicine Act, Follow-on Biologics HR. 1956, Patient Protection and Innovative Biologic Medicines Act of 2007, Follow-on Biologics HR. 5629, Pathway for Biosimilars Act S. 1505, Affordable Biologic for Consumers Act of 2007, follow-on Biologics S. 1695, Biologics Price Competition and Innovation Act of 2007, follow-on Biologics S. 623, Access to Life-Saving Medicine Act, Follow-on biologics S. 3600 Patent Reform Act of 2008

Contacted: Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); SENATE; Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC)

Bills named: H.R. 1956 (110th), H.R. 5629 (110th), H.R. 1038 (110th), S. 623 (110th), S. 1145 (110th), S. 1695 (110th), S. 1505 (110th), S. 3600 (110th), H.R. 1908 (110th)

Medicare/Medicaid MMM

H.R. 2606, 340B Program Improvement and Integrity Act of 2007, 340B drug price expansion H.R. 3162, Children's Health and Medicare Protection Act of 2007 H.R. 4, Medicare Prescription Drug Price Negotiation Act, Medicare noninterference provisions H.R. 5480 Medicare Funding Warning Response Act of 2008 S. 1376, 340B Program Improvement and Integrity Act of 2007, 340B Drug price expansion S. 2029, Physician Payments Sunshine Act of 2007 S. 2662, Medicare Funding Warning Response Act of 2008 S. 3, Medicare Prescription Drug Price Negotiation Act, Medicare noninterference provision Comparative Effectiveness S. 2099 "Preserving Access to Laboratory Services Act of 2007" Repeal of Competitive bidding demo ESRD "bundling issues" and ESRD drug reimbursement issues Medicare prescription drug benefit H.R. 1321 "Medicare Advanced Laboratory Diagnostic Act of 2007" S. 691/H.R. 1193 The Kidney Care Quality and Education Act CPT Coding decisions and HCPCS coding decisions Reimbursement for Part B Drugs administered in hospital out patient departments, dialysis centers and physician officers Physicians fee schedule payment rates for lab tests. Medicaid rebates H.R. 2184, The Enhanced health Care Value for All Act H.R. 6331 "Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act of 2008" S. 3101, "Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act of 2008" MIPPA Technical Connections H.R. 1472 Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008

Contacted: Food & Drug Administration (FDA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC)

Bills named: H.R. 1321 (110th), H.R. 1193 (110th), S. 2662 (110th), H.R. 5480 (110th), S. 3101 (110th), S. 2099 (110th), H.R. 6331 (110th), H.R. 2184 (110th), H.R. 4 (110th), S. 3 (110th), S. 691 (110th), H.R. 3162 (110th), S. 2029 (110th), H.R. 2606 (110th), S. 1376 (110th), H.R. 1472 (110th)

Pharmacy PHA

H.R. 1038, Access to Life-Saving Medicine Act, follow-on biologics H.R. 1956, Patient Protection and Innovative Biologic Medicines Act of 2007, Follow-on biologics H.R. 5629, Pathway for Biosimilars Act S. 1505, Affordable Biologics for Consumers Act of 2007, follow-on biologics S.1695, Biologics Price Competition and Innovation Act of 2007, Follow-on Biologics S. 2029, Physician Payments Sunshine Act of 2007 S. 623, Access to Life-Saving Medicine Act, follow-on biologics Neglected Disease Issues Issues related to Drug Safety, Generic Biologics & Drug Approvals H.R. 380, "Pharmaceutical Market Access and Drug Safety Act of 2007" - Importation. S.251, Pharmaceutical Market Access & Drug Safety Act of 2007" - Importation. S.242, "Pharmaceutical Market Access & Drug Safety Act of 2007" H.R. 1561, Enhancing Drug Safety and Innovation Act of 2007 H.R. 3610 Food and Drug Import Safety Act of 2007 S. 4, Improving America's Security Act of 2007, cargo-screening provision

Contacted: Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

Bills named: S. 1505 (110th), S. 242 (110th), S. 2029 (110th), S. 1695 (110th), S. 4 (110th), H.R. 1956 (110th), H.R. 1038 (110th), H.R. 5629 (110th), S. 623 (110th), S. 251 (110th), H.R. 380 (110th), H.R. 3610 (110th), H.R. 1561 (110th)

Medical/Disease Research/Clinical Labs MED

H.R. 3453, Community Clinical Laboratory Fairness in Competition Act of 2007 Reimbursement for clinical lab services under Medicare H.R. 1321 "Medicare Advanced Laboratory Diagnostics Act"; S.2404 "The Medicare Advanced Laboratory Diagnostic Act of 2007" S.976 "Genomics & Personalized Medicine Act of 2007" Competitive bidding for lab tests S.736, "The Laboratory Test Improvement Act"

Contacted: Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); SENATE; Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC)

Bills named: S. 976 (110th), S. 2404 (110th), H.R. 1321 (110th), H.R. 3453 (110th), S. 736 (110th)