FIC: Pharmaceutical Issues Discussed by Two Senate Committees

By:  Katrina Callaway, FIC General Counsel   The Senate Health Policy committee heard from the following stakeholders:   Pharmacy Benefit Managers (PBMs):  Lauren Rowley, Pharmaceutical Care Management Association (PCMA), Physicians:  Dr. Madelaine Feldman, practicing rheumatologist, Health Plans:  Audrey Brown Bridges, Florida Association of Health Plans (FAHP), and Pharmacists:  Kevin Duane, independent pharmacist.   A copy…

Meenan: MACRA Rule Hearing Held

By:  Meenan Law, FIC Lobbyist Joy Ryan from Meenan Law attended the OIR rule hearing on October 10, 2019 on proposed changes to administrative rules relating to Medicare Supplemental Policy compliance with MACRA (Medicare Access and Chip Reauthorization Act of 2015) and provided this report.   The OIR  held a rule hearing on October 10,…