Health Policy Snapshot: April 2024

Health Policy Snapshot: April 2024

State Prescription Drug Affordability Board bills gain momentum in Connecticut and Rhode Island; Virginia bill still awaits action by Governor YoungkinLegislation that would create drug pricing review boards continues to advance at the state level, evidence that state...
Health Policy Snapshot: April 2024

Health Policy Snapshot: March 2024

Legislative package to avert government shutdown unveiled…but this part is the “easy stuff” With another potential government shutdown looming this Saturday night, top legislative leaders introduced a $459 billion, six-bill package on Sunday afternoon that includes...
Health Policy Snapshot: April 2024

Health Policy Snapshot: December 2023

Biden Administration signals support for copay accumulator programs, sparking criticism from patient organizations Patient advocates expressed frustration with the Biden Administration’s late November decision to appeal a recent district court ruling that struck down...
Health Policy Snapshot: April 2024

Health Policy Snapshot: September 2023

Feds Release Top 10 Medicare Part D Drugs List; More Lawsuits Filed Against Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released its long-awaited list of the first 10 Medicare Part D drugs that will be subject to negotiation...
Health Policy Snapshot: April 2024

Health Policy Snapshot: June 2023

US Debt Limit Suspended into 2025; Neither Side Gets Everything It WantedPresident Joe Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) both claimed victory last week after Congress approved a 99-page bill that suspends the nation’s debt limit into 2025. The legislation...