Congress Passes Bill Letting Drug, Device Makers Share Info With Payers

The Academy of Managed Care Pharmacy applauded passage of Reps. Brett Guthrie (R-KY) and Anna Eshoo’s (D-CA) legislation that allows drug and device makers to share certain health care economic and scientific information with population health decision makers, as long as the information is based on competent and reliable scientific evidence and relates to an FDA-approved, cleared or licensed medical product. Guthrie’s Pre-approval Information Exchange (PIE) Act was tucked into Congress’ year-end omnibus bill that passed at the eleventh hour...