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Health Issues HCR

Policies related to health reform, structure, PBM and drug benefit requirements--HR 3590, HR 4872 Establishment of a regulatory pathway for biogenerics/biosimilars--HR 3590 Regulatory implementation issues of HITECH, (ARRA, HR 1)

Contacted: Defense, Dept of (DOD); SENATE; Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); White House Office; Federal Trade Commission (FTC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: H.R. 4872 (111th), H.R. 3590 (111th), H.R. 1 (111th)

Medicare/Medicaid MMM

Exclusion of specialty distributors' prompt pay discounts from the definition of average sales price Health reform proposals that impact Medicare Part D such as formulary requirements, waiver of anti-kickback statutes for generic drug copay waivers, direct negotiation, Medicaid rebate changes, PBM disclosure provisions, closing the Part D coverage gap--HR 3950 and HR 4872 (PPRACA)

Contacted: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; White House Office; Federal Trade Commission (FTC); SENATE; Defense, Dept of (DOD)

Bills named: H.R. 4872 (111th), H.R. 3950 (111th)

Pharmacy PHA

Items related to reverse settlement payments between manufacturers--HR 1706, S 369 Policies related to the Federal Employees Health Benefit program's pharmacy benefit program--HR 4489 Design and coverage of pharmacy benefits in health reform legislation as well as PBM disclosure requirements--HR 3590, HR 4872 Policies related to restricting PBMs' ability to manage prescription drug benefits -- HR 4199

Contacted: White House Office; Defense, Dept of (DOD); SENATE; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: H.R. 4489 (111th), H.R. 3590 (111th), H.R. 1706 (111th), H.R. 4872 (111th), H.R. 4199 (111th)

Defense DEF

H.R. 806, Mail Order Demonstration program for TRICARE Items related to implementing federal ceiling prices for prescription drugs dispensed at retail within the TRICARE program. H.R. 5013, the IMPROVE Acquisition Act

Contacted: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); SENATE; White House Office; Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Defense, Dept of (DOD)

Bills named: H.R. 806 (111th), H.R. 5013 (111th)

Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace LBR

H.R. 1204--Pharmacies Antitrust carve out legislation

Contacted: White House Office; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Defense, Dept of (DOD); SENATE

Bills named: H.R. 1204 (111th)