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Medicare/Medicaid MMM

H. R. 2606, 340B Program Improvement and Integrity Act of 2007, 340 B 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, 340 B 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 provisions Comparative Effectiveness Lab demonstration issue

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

Bills named: H.R. 3162 (110th), S. 2029 (110th), S. 3 (110th), H.R. 5480 (110th), H.R. 4 (110th), S. 1376 (110th), H.R. 2606 (110th), S. 2662 (110th)

Budget/Appropriations BUD

House Concurrent Resolution 312 FY09 Budget Resolution Senate Concurrent Resolution 70 FY09 Budget Resolution LHHS Appropriations Comparative Effectiveness

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

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. 4, Improving America's Security Act of 2007, cargo-screening provision S. 596, Safe Internet Pharmacy Act of 2007, clinical trials/drug safety provisions S. 623, Access to Life-Saving Medicine Act, follow-on biologics Neglected Disease Issues

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

Bills named: S. 1505 (110th), H.R. 5629 (110th), S. 596 (110th), H.R. 1038 (110th), S. 1695 (110th), S. 623 (110th), S. 4 (110th), S. 2029 (110th), H.R. 1956 (110th)

Copyright/Patent/Trademark CPT

S. 1145, Patent Reform Act of 2007 H R. 1908, Patent Reform Act of 2007

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

Bills named: S. 1145 (110th), H.R. 1908 (110th)