PHA — Pharmacy
Pharmacy Benefit Managers; Prescription Drug Cost; Delinking of Pharmacy; Generic Access; Direct to Consumer Marketing; Pay to Play; Patents S. 3014 - Ensuring Timely Access to Generics Act of 2025 To amend the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act with respect to citizen petitions. Sponsor: Sen. Jeanne Shaheen S.1040 - Drug Competition Enhancement Act A bill to amend the Federal Trade Commission Act to prohibit product hopping, and for other purposes. Sponsor: Sen. John Cornyn S.1095 - Stop STALLING Act A bill to enable the Federal Trade Commission to deter filing of sham citizen petitions to cover an attempt to interfere with approval of a competing generic drug or biosimilar, to foster competition and facilitate the effective review of petitions filed in good faith to raise legitimate public health concerns, and for other purposes. Sponsor: Sen Amy Klobuchar S. 1096 - Preserve Access to Affordable Generics and Biosimilars Act A bill to prohibit brand name drug companies from compensating generic drug companies to delay the entry of o generic drug into the market, and to prohibit biological product manufacturers from compensating biosimilar and interchangeable companies to delay the entry of biosimilar biological products and interchangeable biological products. Sponsor: Sen Amy Klobuchar H.R. 4570 - Interagency Patent Coordination and Improvement Act of 2025 TO amend title 35, United States Code, to establish an interagency task force between the United States Patent and Trademark Office and the Food and Drug Administration for purposes of sharing information and providing technical assistance with respect to patents, and for other purposes. Sponsor: Rep Joe Neguse S1097 - Interagency Patent Coordination and Improvement Act of 2025 TO amend title 35, United States Code, to establish an interagency task force between the United States Patent and Trademark Office and the Food and Drug Administration for purposes of sharing information and providing technical assistance with respect to patents, and for other purposes. Sponsor: S. Richard Durbin
Lobbyists: mr TAVARSKI D HUGHES
Government entities lobbied: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE
HCR — Health Issues
Affordable Care Act (ACA), ACA subsidies and tax credits; Telehealth/telehealth flexibilities, ACA Fraud; Transparency in Coverage; Exchanges; Rural Healthcare; Prior Authorization (PA); Managed Care Organizations; Federal Budget Process; Hospital Billing/Consolidation; Maternal Health; Individual Marketplace Program Integrity; EAPTC Extension; HealthCare Affordability; Health Savings Accounts S.2355 - Patients Deserve Price Tags Act To amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for hospital and insurer price transparency. Sponsor: Sen. Roger Marshall H.R. 4710 - No Surprises Act Enforcement Act To amend title XXVII of the Public Health Service Act, the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, and the Internal Revenue Cide if 1986 to increase penalties for group health plans, health insurance issuers and nonparticipating providers or facilities for practices that violate balance billing requirements, and for other purposes. Sponsor: Rep Gergory Murphy S. 2420 - No Surprises Act Enforcement Act To amend title XXVII of the Public Health Service Act, the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, and the Internal Revenue Cide if 1986 to increase penalties for group health plans, health insurance issuers and nonparticipating providers or facilities for practices that violate balance billing requirements, and for other purposes. Sponsor: Sen. Roger Marshall S. 4027- Health Competition For Better Care Act To ban anticompetitive terms in facility and insurance contracts that limit access to higher quality, lower cost care Sponsor: Sen Jon Justed H.R. 6248 Healthy Competition for Better Care Act To ban anticompetitive terms in facility and insurance contracts that limit access to higher quality, lower cost care Sponsor: Rep Jodey Arrington H.R. 2079 - Insurance Fraud Accountability Act To amend the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to reduce fraudulent enrollments in qualified health plans, and for other purposes.
Lobbyists: mr TAVARSKI D HUGHES
Government entities lobbied: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE
MMM — Medicare/Medicaid
Medicare Advantage (MA) and MA Rate Notice; Medicaid Cuts; Site Neutral Payment reform; MA Reform S. 1105 - No UPCODE Act To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to improve risk adjustment under Medicare Advantage H.R. 842 - Nancy Gardner Sewell Medicare Multi-Cancer Early Detection Screening Coverage Act To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for Medicare coverage of multi-cancer early detection screening tests. Sponsor: Rep Jodey Arrington
Lobbyists: mr TAVARSKI D HUGHES
Government entities lobbied: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE