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The 21st Century Cures Act, a…bill aimed at fueling medical innovation, would cost $106 billion to implement and its cost-saving provisions—including limiting Medicaid pay for durable medical equipment—would yield $12 billion over the next decade,..

…second time …lawmakers...introduced a bill designed to end a practice that generic drug makers complain is used by brand-name counterparts to thwart competition…the Fair Access for Safe and Timely Generics Act,…follows accusations that brand-name drug makers exploit an FDA program known as Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategies,…

Animal testing of cosmetic products and ingredients, and the sale of newly animal-tested cosmetics, would be phased out under legislation introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives…Passage of the Humane Cosmetics Act will bring the United States in line with more than 30 other countries that have already implemented similar bans.

Rural Emergency Acute Care Hospital Act. aims to cut red tape in an effort to keep rural hospitals' doors open… help rural hospitals,..which have started to close because of Medicare policies,..stay open by altering the rules…many…struggle to get enough patients to keep their status as a critical access hospital.

CPhA today expressed its support for Bill C-692,..The Proper Use of Prescription Drugs Act," include: 1)..conference ..to develop and implement a comprehensive federal framework to address the proper use of prescription drugs..2)..provide pharmacists with the ability to better manage controlled substances for patients..3) formalizing "National Prescription Drug Drop-off Day"

Illinois lawmakers have approved a pilot program that would add locking devices on some prescription painkiller prescriptions to ensure only the patient has access to the medication. House Bill 3219 would establish a one-year program…would require every...prescription for a Schedule II controlled substance containing hydrocodone to be dispensed only “in a non-reusable medicine locking closure package,” defined as any alphanumeric combination locking closure mechanism that can only be unlocked with a user-generated, resettable code.

1) greater competition, 2) reduce cost - restricted access programs costs the healthcare system $5.4 billion annually, including $1.8 billion to the federal government, 3) reduce cost of biosimilars,..could result in approximately $140 million in lost savings, 4) closes the existing loophole around current REMS prohibitions.

California lawmakers have passed a bill that prevents medical marijuana users from being denied organ transplants just because they use pot….bill would help medical marijuana users access organ transplants by prohibiting a hospital or doctor from disqualifying a person solely because of medical marijuana use.