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Senators Say Length Of ACA Credit Extension Still Under Discussion

Several senators suggested Tuesday ( July 19) that despite Sen. Joe Manchin’s (D-WV) call for a two-year extension of the American Rescue Plan’s enhanced health insurance tax credits, leadership is still considering a three-year extension, which advocates support and would push the expiration date outside of a presidential election year. But the exact length and structure of an Affordable Care Act subsidy extension remains unclear. Also unclear is whether Democrats will try to use the reconciliation package to set aside...

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Health Exchange Alert Weekly Report - 07/27/2022

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Califf Commissions External Evaluation Of FDA’s Food, Tobacco Programs

FDA chief Robert Califf on Tuesday (July 19) announced he has commissioned the Reagan-Udall Foundation and an external group of experts to evaluate the food and tobacco programs at FDA, coming as the agency faces intense scrutiny over its handling of the baby formula shortage and lack of strong action against e-cigarettes containing synthetic nicotine. The external group of experts will specifically evaluate FDA’s Office of Food Response and Policy, Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, and food-related aspects...

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NASHP: User Fee Bill Would Undermine State Plans To Import Drugs

State health policy advocates say the drug importation measure in the Senate’s latest version of FDA user fee reauthorization legislation could hurt states’ plans to import Canadian drugs. As of July, six states had passed laws to establish drug importation programs, and they are designing programs that fit the requirements in a final Trump-era rule to allow states to import Canadian drugs. In a July 15 blog post, the National Academy for State Health Policy highlights policies in the Senate’s...

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Inside Drug Pricing - 07/25/2022

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Vol. 5, No. 30

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Gabrielle Wanneh

Jha: White House Pulls PPE Stockpile Funds To Pay For COVID-19 Vaccines

White House Coronavirus Response Coordinator Ashish Jha said as a consequence of Congress’ inaction on granting more COVID-19 relief, the administration has had to repurpose funds meant to build the country’s personal protective equipment stockpile to pay for the next generation of COVID-19 vaccines. “Right now, we just made a decision to pull money out of having enough PPE in our strategic national stockpile to pay for vaccines for this fall,” Jha said during The Hill ’s health care summit...

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Inside CMS - 07/21/2022

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Dorothy Mills-Gregg