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1/ 7/24 The President signed 4 new EOs on #drugpricing.
3 were publicly available 7/24.
The 4th, the WH noted on a call late Friday, would only go into effect if drug manufacturers do not come to an agreement with the Admin on lower costs. They are scheduled to meet Tuesday.
3 were publicly available 7/24.
The 4th, the WH noted on a call late Friday, would only go into effect if drug manufacturers do not come to an agreement with the Admin on lower costs. They are scheduled to meet Tuesday.
2/ Access to Affordable Life-Saving Medications
This EO directs @HHSGov Sec to estab a program that conditions grants to #FQHCs on their ability to estab programs allowing certain individuals to purchase #insulin/ #epinephrine at discounted prices paid to acquire them under 340B.
This EO directs @HHSGov Sec to estab a program that conditions grants to #FQHCs on their ability to estab programs allowing certain individuals to purchase #insulin/ #epinephrine at discounted prices paid to acquire them under 340B.
3/ Increasing Drug Importation and Lowering Prices for American Patients
This EO directs @HHSGov Secretary to take action to allow #drugimportation through 3 programs:
This EO directs @HHSGov Secretary to take action to allow #drugimportation through 3 programs:
4/ #Importation programs:
•Grant waivers allowing for personal importation of prescription drugs, without limit on drug type or country of importation, if they meet program requirements ensuring safety
•Authorize the re-importation of #insulin products at lower costs
•Grant waivers allowing for personal importation of prescription drugs, without limit on drug type or country of importation, if they meet program requirements ensuring safety
•Authorize the re-importation of #insulin products at lower costs
5/ #Importation programs, cont: *
Finalize earlier proposals to create state-based importation programs allowing importation of certain drugs from #Canada
Finalize earlier proposals to create state-based importation programs allowing importation of certain drugs from #Canada
6/ @AmerMedicalAssn submitted comments on the Administration's previous proposal to create state #importation programs, raising concerns about the ability of these programs to ensure safety and to successfully secure lower-priced drugs from #Canada.
