AMERICAN SOCIETY OF HEALTH-SYSTEM PHARMACISTS for AMERICAN SOCIETY OF HEALTH-SYSTEM PHARMACISTS

Health Issues HCR

Labor-Health and Human Services Appropriations seeking Food and Drug Administration funding.

Contacted: Food & Drug Administration (FDA); SENATE; Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Medicare/Medicaid MMM

Communication with Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services regarding Innovation Center, direct reimbursement under Medicare Program, and annual payment updates. Communication with the Office of the Inspector General regarding Conflicts of Interest for Compendia recognized by Medicare. Support for Grassley/Carper Amendment #7 to the SGR Repeal and Medicare Beneficiary Access Act of 2013 (S. 1871), which would list pharmacists as providers within Accountable Care Organizations.

Contacted: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)

Bills named: S. 1871 (113th)

Pharmacy PHA

Contact concerning FDA authority to manage drug shortages, regulation of pharmacy compounding, and implementation of the Drug Quality and Security Act. Contact concerning HRSA oversight of 340B drug discount program. Communication with the FDA on the REMS program. Contact concerning the Drug Quality and Security Act, H.R. 3204, all titles.

Contacted: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA)

Bills named: H.R. 3204 (113th)