How patient advocates can engage with CMS
On Day 2 of the Biotechnology Innovation Organization (BIO) Patient and Health Advocacy Summit, a panel titled Implementing Legislation—Engaging CMS dug into the importance …
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Expanding WTO IP waiver would hurt SMEs, CSBA tells Biden
Every member of the Council of State Bioscience Associations (CSBA) signed a letter to President Biden expressing serious concerns with the proposed expansion of a …
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A new Congress is coming. How can patient advocates engage effectively?
With the midterm elections less than two weeks away, and a new Congress beginning in just about two months, lobbying and educating Members of …
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House leaders speak out on COVID IP waiver expansion
Echoing a bipartisan Senate letter last week, two top House trade leaders are raising serious concerns about the proposed expansion of the World Trade Organization (WTO) …
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CDC committee recommends adding COVID vaccines to routine immunization schedules
The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP), the CDC’s panel of independent vaccination advisers, yesterday recommended adding COVID-19 vaccines to the list of recommended …
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Letter from bipartisan group of senators expresses concerns over WTO IP waiver
In a significant bipartisan statement, eight senators this week sent a letter to U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai to express their concerns about a …
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Biden releases Biodefense Strategy, involving biotech in national defense
With the goal of managing “the risk of biological incidents, whether naturally occurring, accidental, or deliberate,” President Biden Tuesday signed National Security Memorandum-15 (NSM-15) …
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BIO experts say tackling PBMs would help reduce drug prices
When the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) follows the president’s instructions to find ways to reduce the cost of prescription drugs, …
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HHS says march-in rights for drug price controls ‘not off the table’
Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Xavier Becerra is reportedly open to the idea of using the “march-in” provision of the Bayh-Dole Act to …
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Vir Biotechnology gets government funding to address flu and future pandemics
Vir Biotechnology Inc. has won a multi-year agreement with the U.S. government to support pandemic preparedness for influenza and other infectious disease threats, the …
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