
What We’re Reading: Drug Price Negotiations; Biden Announces Cancer Research Initiative; PBM Reform Bill
Democratic House forerunners present legislation to expand drug cost lowering procedures; President Joe Biden presents an advanced cancer research push; a Senate panel advances a pharmacy benefit manager (PBM) reform bill.
House Democrats Present Bill to Increase Drug Price Negotiations
Democratic House leaders presented legislation Wednesday to expand on the drug cost lowering guidelines included in the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA),
Biden Presents Cancer Research Initiative
President Joe Biden’s administration is broadcasting the first cancer-focused push Thursday under its Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health, whose goal is to assist doctors in more easily identifying cancerous cells vs healthy tissue during surgery and improve patient outcomes,
Senate Committee Advances PBM Bill
On Wednesday, Finance Committee Senate members came close to unanimously passing a bill to crack down on pharmacy benefit members (PBMs), but they were unable to make headway on some of the more difficult policies,
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