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Medicare/Medicaid MMM

General issues related to Medicare and Medicaid, such as: Part D Medicare Program and drug pricing; H.R.3, Lower Drug Costs Now Act of 2019; S.2543, Prescription Drug Pricing Reduction Act of 2019; H.R.19, Lower Costs, More Cures Act of 2019; H.R.1425, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Enhancement Act. Medicaid issues associated with MAT; H.R.8337, Continuing Appropriations Act, 2021 and Other Extensions Act.

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

Bills named: H.R. 8337 (116th), S. 2543 (116th), H.R. 1425 (116th), H.R. 19 (116th), H.R. 3 (116th)

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

Issues related to prescription drug supply chains; H.R.6482/S.3537/S.3635, Protecting Our Pharmaceutical Supply Chain from China Act of 2020; H.R.6431, Made in America Emergency Preparedness Act.

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

Bills named: H.R. 6482 (116th), S. 3537 (116th), S. 3635 (116th), H.R. 6431 (116th)

Health Issues HCR

Advance the use of and access to FDA-approved medications to treat addiction and mental illness in criminal justice and public health settings; pharmaceutical supply chain issues; drug pricing. Implementation of Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act of 2016 (P.L.114-198), 21st Century Cures Act (P.L.114-255), SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Act (P.L.115-271), and CARES Act (P.L.116-136). Executive Order on Access to Affordable Life-saving Medications (E.O. 13937). Executive Order on Increasing Drug Importation to Lower Prices for American Patients (E.O. 13938). Executive Order on Lowering Prices for Patients by Eliminating Kickbacks to Middlemen (E.O. 13939). Executive Orders on Lowering Drug Prices by Putting America First (E.O. 13947, E.O. 13948). Executive Order on Combating Public Health Emergencies and Strengthening National Security by Ensuring Essential Medicines, Medical Countermeasures, and Critical Inputs Are Made in the United States (E.O. 13944). Executive Order on An America-First Healthcare Plan (E.O. 13951).

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

Budget/Appropriations BUD

Advance the use and funding of FDA-approved medicines to treat addiction in criminal justice and public health settings, including SAMHSA funding; FY2021 Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act (H.R.7609), FY2021 Consolidated Appropriations Act (H.R.7608); FY2021 Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act (H.R.7667), FY2021 Consolidated Appropriations Act (H.R.7617); FY2021 Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act (H.R.7614), FY2021 Consolidated Appropriations Act (H.R.7617); H.R.748, CARES Act (P.L.116-136) implementation; H.R.6800, The Heroes Act; The HEALS Act.

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

Bills named: H.R. 7614 (116th), H.R. 7617 (116th), H.R. 6800 (116th), H.R. 748 (116th), H.R. 7609 (116th), H.R. 7667 (116th), H.R. 7608 (116th)