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CMS proposes to Withdraw Trump Era Most Favored Nation (MFN) Drug Pricing Rule

FDA Law Blog

That proposal was withdrawn by the Trump HHS, but the notion of international reference pricing was subsequently incorporated in an October 2018 HHS Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPR) (see our post here ). Use of international reference pricing as a target for Medicare to negotiate prices with drug manufacturers appears in H.R.

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Even with Short-Term Health Insurance, his Colonoscopy Bill was $7,000

Physicians News Digest

By Julie Appleby Tim Winard knew he needed to buy health insurance when he left his management job in manufacturing to launch his own business. After speaking with an insurance agent, he decided against enrolling in an Affordable Care Act plan because he was concerned about the potential cost. Then the bill came.