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

Medicare/Medicaid MMM

Health reform proposals that impact Medicare Part D; healthcare regulations; closing of the Part D coverage gap; IVIG payment structure; Medicar 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: Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Executive Office of the President (EOP)

Bills named: H.R. 1041 (112th), H.R. 979 (112th), H.R. 1845 (112th), S. 1203 (112th), H.R. 2195 (112th), S. 960 (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; proposed antitrust exemptions for certain pharmacies; 340b program

Contacted: Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Executive Office of the President (EOP); SENATE; 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 Improvements Act; Postal Operations Sustainment and Transformation Act; and 21st Century Postal Service Act)

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

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