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Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace LBR

Issues relating to the DOL's proposed disclosure of compensation for service fee providers under ERISA Providing an antitrust exemption for independent pharmacies (HR 971/S 885/S 2161)

Contacted: Labor, Dept of (DOL); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA); Defense, Dept of (DOD); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC); Congressional Budget Office (CBO); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); SENATE

Bills named: H.R. 971 (110th)

Pharmacy PHA

HR 1038/HR 1956/S 1695/HR 5629--creation of a regulatory pathway for generic biologics S 1088/S 28/S 316/HR 1902--Issues related to bringing generics to market in a timely fashion S. 596/S. 980/HR 6353--internet pharmacy regulations HR 5839--issues relating to prescription drug pedigree/drug safety

Contacted: Congressional Budget Office (CBO); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Labor, Dept of (DOL); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC); SENATE

Bills named: S. 596 (110th), H.R. 1038 (110th), H.R. 1902 (110th), H.R. 5629 (110th), H.R. 5839 (110th), S. 980 (110th), H.R. 6353 (110th), H.R. 1956 (110th)

Medicare/Medicaid MMM

Medicare Part D: prompt pay/EFT for pharmacies (HR 1474/S 1827/S 1954/HR 6331), Changes to the part D benefit (HR 3162/S 2499/HR 6331), Electronic prescribing and eRx for controlled substances (HR 4296/S 2408/HR 6331), access to Medicare Data (HR 6388/S 1507/HR 6331), various regulatory issues related to Part D benefit. Medicare Part B: Changes to the competitive acquisition program for biologics (HR 3162) and prompt pay exclusion for distribution (HR 2770); AMP changes (HR 6331)

Contacted: Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Congressional Budget Office (CBO); SENATE; Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Labor, Dept of (DOL)

Bills named: H.R. 2770 (110th), H.R. 4296 (110th), H.R. 1474 (110th), H.R. 3162 (110th), H.R. 6331 (110th), H.R. 6388 (110th)

Health Issues HCR

Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act (HR 493/S 358), Health Information technolgoy (HR 3800/S 1693/HR 6898/HR 6357)

Contacted: Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); SENATE; Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA); Congressional Budget Office (CBO); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Labor, Dept of (DOL)

Bills named: H.R. 3800 (110th), H.R. 6898 (110th), H.R. 493 (110th), H.R. 6357 (110th)

Defense DEF

Items related to the structure of the pharmacy benefit of the military health system. Implementation of federal pricing for prescription drugs at retail pharmacy.

Contacted: Executive Office of the President (EOP); SENATE; Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA); Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC); Congressional Budget Office (CBO); Defense, Dept of (DOD); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)