We use cookies to provide you with a better experience. By continuing to browse the site you are agreeing to our use of cookies in accordance with our Cookie Policy.
House Democrats escalated the battle over Medicare cost estimates Friday, sending letters demanding more information to White House Chief of Staff Andrew Card and Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Director Joshua Bolten.
West Virginia lawmakers have overwhelmingly approved a bill that could force drug companies to set their prices at the lower rates established by federal or Canadian programs.
Saying the Bush administration has sold out to pharmaceutical manufacturers, Sen. John Kerry (D-Mass.) has embraced the reimportation of prescription drugs and negotiated drug prices under Medicare as part of his presidential campaign platform.
Rep. Henry Waxman (D-Calif.), the ranking minority member on the House Government Reform Committee, has fired off another letter to HHS Secretary Tommy Thompson threatening legal action if he does not respond to previous requests for information related to the cost estimates of the new Medicare law (DID, March 3, Page 4).
Several House members have asked the HHS inspector general to investigate reports that the chief actuary for the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) was ordered to withhold information — under threat of reprimand or termination — related to the cost of the new Medicare law from Congress.
Sen. John Kerry (D-Mass.) has embraced the reimportation of prescription drugs and negotiated drug prices under Medicare as part of his presidential campaign platform, while accusing the Bush administration of selling out to pharmaceutical manufacturers.
The Senate early Friday approved FDA Commissioner Mark McClellan’s rockier-than-expected nomination to head the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), after a senator who had stalled the process relented.
The Senate in the early hours of March 12 approved by a voice vote Mark McClellan’s nomination to head the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), despite threats by some lawmakers to delay the appointment.
The Republican and Democratic leaders of the House Government Reform Committee have introduced legislation to curb the sale of drugs over the internet without a valid prescription.
The Senate in the early hours of March 12 approved by a voice vote Mark McClellan’s nomination to head the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), despite threats by some lawmakers to delay the appointment.