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Capitol Hill Healthcare Update

By Chris Jones on September 24, 2018 Posted in Healthcare

Below is this week’s “Capitol Hill Healthcare Update,” which is posted on Mondays when Congress is in session. Included this week is an update on congressional efforts to finish opioids response legislation; efforts by pharmaceutical manufacturers to change discounts they are required to provide Medicare beneficiaries in the Part D donut hole; the status of … Continue Reading

Senate OKs Opioids Response Bill as Lawmakers Scramble to Pass Final Measure

By Chris Jones on September 20, 2018 Posted in Congress, Healthcare

The Senate this week overwhelmingly approved legislation to address the opioid crisis, and now Congress is racing to cobble together a final measure that could pass before the midterm elections in November. The Senate-passed legislation is sweeping in scope: It is composed of more than 70 individual bills approved by five committees. Packaged together, this legislation … Continue Reading