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- https://krishnamoorthi.house.gov/media/press-releases/congressman-raja-krishnamoorthi-joins-bipartisan-bicameral-press-conference...Nationwide in 2024, over 2,000 local pharmacies have closed due to PBM pressures. “Pharmacy Benefit Managers (PBMs) are driving up prices of prescription drugs for consumers and killing competition by forcing independent and local pharmacies to close,” Congressman Krishnamoorthi said. “The Federal Trade Commission (FTC), 39 state attorneys general, and members from both parties in Washington agree: the way PBMs operate is unsustainable and unacceptable. ...
- https://guthrie.house.gov/videos/...Radcliff, KY 40160 Daviess County Regional Office 2200 Airport Road Owensboro, KY 42301 facebook twitter instagram youtube privacy accessibility contact back to the top ...
- https://roy.house.gov/media/press-releases/rep-roy-sen-cruz-re-introduce-legislation-cut-bureaucratic-red-tape-lifesaving...The RESULT Act will: Amends the Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to allow for reciprocal approval of drugs, devices, and biologics from foreign sponsors in certain trusted, developed countries including the EU member countries, United Kingdom, Israel, Australia, Canada, and Japan. ...
- https://rutherford.house.gov/media/press-releases/rutherford-statement-fy26-fsgg-and-nsrp-appropriations-act-passage...It also brings a lot of great wins for Northeast Florida, including funding for the Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFI) fund to support entrepreneurship and small businesses in our area and the High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area (HIDTA) program to stop the flow of dangerous illegal drugs into our communities. As an honorary Rotarian, I am proud this bill maintains funding to fight for global eradication of polio and against AIDS, tuberculosis, and malaria worldwide." ...
- https://westerman.house.gov/media-center/weekly-columns/disaster-border...Since then, the crisis has grown at a once unimaginable rate, with record-high illegal crossings (including hundreds whose names appear on the terrorist watchlist) and thousands of pounds of illicit drugs pouring over the border and into our own backyards. The disaster at the southern border is happening on the Biden Administration's watch and is a direct result of its radical open border policies. ...
- https://strickland.house.gov/2022/08/12/media-press-releases-strickland-votes-lower-costs-south-sound-families/...Empower the Department of Health and Human Services to negotiate prescription drug prices for high-priced drugs in Medicare. Require drug manufacturers to pay a rebate to Medicare if they increase their prices faster than the rate of inflation. Provide $3 billion for the Neighborhood Access and Equity Grant Program, an effort Rep. ...
- https://miller.house.gov/media/press-releases/rep-miller-colleagues-introduce-kidney-patient-act...“Kidney patients should be able to access as many therapies as possible, as cost-effectively as possible,” said Congresswoman Miller. “Access to oral-only drugs is critical to many patients. The Kidney PATIENT Act will not only save taxpayers money but provide affordable treatment for kidney patients across the country.” ...
- https://watsoncoleman.house.gov/newsroom/press-releases/watson-coleman-votes-to-advance-justice-decriminalize-cannabis...By passing this crucial legislation, the Democratic House is following New Jersey’s lead and paving a new pathway to prosperity for communities that were destroyed by the War on Drugs. Despite reform laws passed in 47 states, including New Jersey, federal cannabis criminalization continues to disproportionately harm people of color and hold many back from the benefits of the legal cannabis marketplace. ...
- CONGRESSMAN GONZALEZ CO-LEADS BIPARTISAN BILL TO BAN PREDATORY PRICING TACTICS FOR MEDICAID REIMBURShttps://gonzalez.house.gov/media/press-releases/congressman-gonzalez-co-leads-bipartisan-bill-ban-predatory-pricing-tactics...Spread pricing occurs when a PBM, a middle man in the Medicaid managed care chain, charges health plans for prescription drugs more than they pay the pharmacy, which often is even below the cost for a pharmacy to acquire the drugs they are dispensing. Instead of passing the full payment on to pharmacies, PBMs keep the "spread" as profit while the pharmacies are reimbursed below their costs, which is an unsustainable situation for community pharmacies trying to keep their doors open to take care of patients. ...
- https://hudson.house.gov/media/enewsletters/focused-on-the-issues-impacting-you...Our communities are also being impacted by President Biden’s failed open border and amnesty policies. More deadly drugs, especially fentanyl, are being smuggled across our border and into our country, putting our safety and security at risk. Recently, a man in Lee County was busted trafficking enough fentanyl to kill more than 250,000 people, enough to kill everyone in Lee county three times over. ...