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Key Bills in the 2025 Legislative Session AAFP is Watching Closely

Alabama Academy of Family Physicians

HB 2 – Vaccine Consent What’s in the Bill: Sponsored by Rep. Under current law, minors aged 14 or older are permitted to consent to vaccines (excluding the Covid Vaccine) for themselves without parental consent. Senate SB 43 – Patient Price Transparency Bill What’s in the Bill: Sponsored by Sen.

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CMS Final Medicaid Drug Rebate Rule Details New Misclassification Penalties and Numerous Other Changes

FDA Law

CMS did not finalize the price verification survey, which would have required manufacturers of 10 costly drugs selected annually to provide clinical information as well as information on production, distribution, research, and marketing costs, revenue and profit, and ex-U.S. Remarkably, manufacturers may not dispute a CMS notification.

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Drug Pricing Reform Gathers Steam (Part 2)

FDA Law

The MFP would be established through negotiations between HHS and the manufacturer and would incorporate foreign pricing benchmarks, as further described below. In order to permit MFPs to be negotiated under Part D, the current prohibition on Medicare negotiating with manufacturers would be repealed. 8126 with a lower MFP.