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Where Do Biden & Trump Stand On The Issues?

With election season underway many are wondering where the two Presidential candidates stand on the issues of importance to voters.

Reuters did a great summary found here that explains the major differences from the economy, trade, healthcare, etc.

FDA Cannabis Draft Guidance Comment Period Closes

On September 21st the FDA closed its comment period related to cannabis. Back in July the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced the availability of a draft guidance for industry entitled “Cannabis and Cannabis-Derived Compounds: Quality Considerations for Clinical Research.”

cannabis, CBD, FDA, government affairs, healthcare, HHS, life sciences, clinical researchRon LantonSeptember 27, 2020FDA, cannabis, CBD, FDA guidance

New Executive Order Aimed at Pharmacy Benefit Managers (PBMs)

The White House has released an Executive Order titled “Executive Order on Lowering Prices for Patients by Eliminating Kickbacks to Middlemen.”

reimbursement, prescription drug costs, pharmacy benefit manager, pharmacy, pharmaceuticals, Medicare Part D, insurance, HHS, life sciences, healthcareRon LantonJuly 27, 2020Executive Order on Lowering Prices for Patients by Eliminating Kickbacks to Middlemen, PBM, Pharmacy Benefit Manager, safe harbor, Medicare D, Medicaid, HHS

White House Issues Executive Order Advocating for Importation

The White House has issued an Executive Order titled “Executive Order on Increasing Drug Importation to Lower Prices for American Patients,” which seeks to advocate for having supply chain entities proceed with importation.

drug price, HHS, importation, life sciences, pharmaceuticals, pharmacy, reimbursementRon LantonJuly 27, 2020drug price, Executive Order on Increasing Drug Importation to Lower Prices for American Patients, importation, Canada, HHS

The Administration Releases Executive Order Targeting Insulin and Injectable Epinephrine via 340B

The White House has announced a few Executive Orders targeting healthcare. One Executive Order titled Executive Order on Access to Affordable Life-saving Medications targets insulin and injectable epinephrine by requiring federally qualified community health centers to pass through 340B program discounts to patients using insulin and epinephrine auto-injectors.

HHS, life sciences, pharmaceuticals, pharmacy, reimbursement, hospitals, drug priceRon LantonJuly 27, 2020340B, insulin, epinephrine, HHS, FQHC, insurance, Executive Order on Access to Affordable Life-Saving Medications

New Telehealth Legislation Introduced In the U.S. House of Representatives

Lanton Law has been monitoring the state and federal policy developments with telehealth/telemedicine. We have noticed a newly introduced Congressional bill that is on point.

CMS, HHS, telemedicine, telehealth, pharmacy, Medicare, HealthITRon LantonJuly 17, 2020Medicare, Telehealth, Telemedicine, CMS, COVID-19, Protecting Access to Post-Covid-19 Telehealth Act