Advocacy Briefs
CMS Administrator Nomination Stalls – April 2021 The confirmation of President Joe Biden’s nomination to lead the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) was delayed by top Senate Republican, Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX), over the recent Texas Medicaid waiver decision. Sen. Cornyn is blocking Chiquita Brooks-LaSure’s nomination provisionally after the Biden administration rescinded Texas’ […]
Advocacy Briefs
Democrats Reintroduce H.R.3., their Lower Drug Pricing Act – April 2021 In essence, H.R.3 would allow the federal government to negotiate directly with drug companies as a way of lowering certain Medicare drug prices; and would give the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) broad authority in determining the price of those particular drugs […]