10/23/2025 6:15:26 PM A Pharmacy Benefit Overhaul In California By Paul Pitts Robert Hill Governor Newsom signed into law Senate Bill 41 materially reshaping the regulation of pharmacy benefit management, reimbursement,...
7/17/2025 1:57:13 PM Medicare Changes as a Result of 2025 Reconciliation Law Could Be Substantial By Paul Pitts Nancy Halstead Nicole Aiken-Shaban James Hennessy Matthew Loughran Liyun Huang +3 more... Show less This is the second in a series of blog posts designed to provide a deeper dive into the provisions of the 2025 Reconciliation Law...
7/6/2025 2:30:16 AM Senate Version of Reconciliation Bill Becomes Law By Matthew Loughran On July 4, President Trump got his wish and was able to hold a signing ceremony for the Reconciliation Bill that put into effect many of...
6/2/2025 9:19:00 PM California Senate Passes Bill Regulating Pharmacy Benefit Managers By Paul Pitts The California Senate has approved SB 41, a bill now under consideration in the Assembly, that would impose new licensing, transparency,...
5/23/2025 7:47:57 PM Breaking down the Health Care Impacts of the One Big [Reconciliation] Bill By Scot T. Hasselman Carol Loepere Matthew Loughran After 28 hours of deliberation including a marathon Rules Committee meeting that saw more than 500 proposed Democratic amendments, the...
11/30/2023 1:04:36 AM Senate Bill Would Create Drug Pricing Floor On Part D Reimbursement to Certain Pharmacies, Make Other Pharmacy Contracting Changes By Robert Hill Matthew Loughran On Nov. 8, 2023, the Senate Finance Committee voted 26-0 to approve the Better Mental Health, Lower Cost Drugs, and Extenders Act. Among...
6/8/2022 6:37:01 PM FTC announces inquiry into PBM practices and orders PBMs to provide information By Joseph Metro Robert Hill Edward Schwartz William Sheridan Matthew Loughran +2 more... Show less On June 7, 2022, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced that it would conduct an inquiry into the competitive impact of contracting...
12/23/2021 7:10:15 PM Future of discount safe harbor for prescription drugs remains uncertain By Ryan Pate In November 2020, four months after the Trump Administration issued a series of Executive Orders reiterating its policy goals on reducing...
8/4/2021 1:23:18 PM Health Care Provisions in the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act By Samantha Beck On August 1, 2021, the Senate released the legislative text of the bipartisan infrastructure bill, the “Infrastructure Investment and...