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"We are starting to have that conversation: 'If we get to dire straits, how are we going to ration cancer care to patients?'"

Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee marked up and approved several drug-pricing legislation, including the Pharmacy Benefit Manager Reform Act...

Over the past several years Congress has tried to address high drug prices, with variable success  (see "FTC to the Rescue Regarding High Drug Prices and Patents"; "Even More...

This Week in Washington: Debt Ceiling Continues to Loom Over the Capitol; DEA Extends COVID-19 Controlled Medications Prescribing Telehealth Flexibilities...

Below is Alston & Bird’s Health Care Week in Review, which provides a synopsis of the latest news in health care regulations, notices, and guidance; federal legislation and...

The House and Senate were both in session this week. The House Ways & Means Health Subcommittee met to discuss policies inhibiting innovation and patient access, and the House Energy &...

Biden will meet House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell at White House to discuss debt ceiling. There are few days for House and Senate to agree before June 1 default.

Debt-Limit Discussions and Ending the PHE - On Tuesday, President Biden will meet with House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, Senate Majority...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) introduced two bills to lower prescription drug costs and increase access to life-saving medications