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Nursing Homes, Hospitals, Doctors Ramp Up Opposition To Senate Bill

Two Medicaid provisions in the Senate bill -- changes to the per-capita caps growth rate and provider taxes -- would decimate the skilled nursing sector, the lobby's CEO said in a briefing that came shortly after the American Medical Association told Senate leadership that the legislation would violate their oath to “first, do no harm.”

Anthem Says Senate Health Bill Would Improve Market Stability

Anthem said Monday (June 26) that it believes the policies in the Senate GOP's draft health bill would “markedly improve” the stability of the individual market, but adds that it wants to work with Congress on Medicaid policy, mirroring a statement CEO Joseph Swedish made in reference to the House bill in March.

Wyden Seeks 20-Year CBO Analysis Of Senate Bill's Medicaid Changes

The Congressional Budget Office should estimate how many people would lose Medicaid coverage over 20 years of per-capita caps because Republicans are delaying the biggest cuts to Medicaid until near the end of the 10-year budget window to make the bill's impact on coverage appear smaller than they are, Senate Finance Committee ranking Democrat Ron Wyden (OR) said Monday (June 26).

Leaked Draft Executive Order On Rx Prices Targets Plans, PBMs, Other Countries

A leaked draft of an alleged White House executive order on drug prices calls for value-based contracts, lower Medicare beneficiary out-of-pocket costs, drug rebate reforms, restricted hospital drug discounts, faster FDA approvals and higher prices in other countries.

FDA Rejects Epoetin Alfa Biosimilar After Advisory Panel Recommends Approval

Pfizer announced Thursday (June 22) that FDA has rejected its epoetin alfa biosimilar due to good manufacturing practice violations, despite an advisory committee recommending approval last month.

Former GOP Aide Says Dems Would Likely Use NFIB Against Medicaid Caps, But Legal Scholars Doubt It Would Work

Democrats would likely use the Supreme Court ruling against mandatory Medicaid expansion to fight federal Medicaid funding caps, a former Senate Republican staffer said, but legal scholars doubt that suit would be a good precedent to use against the caps should the GOP health reform legislation be enacted.

FDA Urged To Broaden Use Of Flexible Approval Standard In Wake Of Sarepta DMD Drug Approval

CHICAGO -- A representative from pharmaceutical company Sarepta -- manufacturer of the controversial Duchenne muscular dystrophy drug Exondys 51 -- touted FDA's use of regulatory flexibility to approve Exondys 51, saying the approach has been frequently used for oncology drugs and could be a boon for the rare disease space.

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