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Legislation to increase transparency of pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs), and to reauthorize the Pediatric Priority Review Voucher (PPRV), the Pandemic All Hazards Preparedness Act […]
Congress set to pass PBM reform and extensions of PPRV, PAHPA, Farm Bill Read More »
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a directive telling private insurers providing Medicare Advantage (MA) plans to cover Biogen’s amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
CMS directs insurers to cover ALS drug Qalsody Read More »
Although illnesses like ulcerative colitis and Crohn’s disease are life-changing, gastrointestinal diseases are largely invisible, with little social recognition or understanding. For underserved communities
How COGI fights for policies to support BIPOC IBD patients Read More »
Proposed federal rules on exchange of medical data with China and five other “countries of concern” can protect Americans without obstructing the global flow
Data transfer rules don’t have to hamper biotech innovation, BIO says Read More »
Over 30 representatives from biodefense companies joined the Biotechnology Innovation Organization (BIO) on Capitol Hill in November to meet with bipartisan congressional leaders to
BIO hosts fly-in focused on biodefense, calls for PAHPA reauthorization Read More »
The U.S. bioscience industry generated $3.2 trillion in overall output in 2023, according to the latest report from the Biotechnology Innovation Organization (BIO) and the Council of State Bioscience
U.S. biotech generates $3.2 trillion in a year, report shows Read More »
This is the fifth in a series of Bio.News articles looking at the need for pharmacy benefit manager reform through the lens of the
Rep. Buddy Carter (R-GA) held a press conference on Dec. 4 to call on congressional leadership to pass pharmacy benefit manager (PBM) reform before
Rep. Buddy Carter calls for vote on PBM reform before end of year Read More »
Access to health insurance coverage doesn’t always mean patients have access to the health care services and medicines they need. A new poll, commissioned
Access barriers to medicines plague 1 in 3 patients, new poll finds Read More »
Pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) create unnecessary barriers between patients and the medicine they need, experts explained during a Nov. 25 virtual “Patient Advocacy Coffee
Harms of PBMs explained in BIO Patient Advocacy Coffee Chat Read More »
