Medicare BBA Agreement Expected To Reach Floor Week of Nov. 15
This article was originally published in The Gray Sheet
Executive Summary
The Medicare Balanced Budget Refinement Act (HR 3075) could reach the floor of the House Nov. 16, and the Senate the next day, following an agreement between congressional conferees and the White House reached late in the evening of Nov. 10.
You may also be interested in...
BBA Medicare legislation
House adopts Rep. Bill Thomas' (R-Calif.) "Medicare Balanced Budget Refinement Act" Nov. 5 in a 388-25 floor vote. HR 3075 was supported by House Commerce Chairman Thomas Bliley (R-Va.). Language is retained that increases reimbursement rates for pap smears from $7.15 to a minimum of $14.60 for conventional and automated pap tests inserted into the legislation by Rep. Jennifer Dunn (R-Wash.). House conferees are expected to be named the week of Nov. 8
New EU Filings
Obecabtagene autoleucel, Autolus Therapeutics’s investigational treatment for relapsed or refractory B cell precursor acute lymphoblastic leukemia, is among the latest products that have been filed for review by the European Medicines Agency for potential EU marketing approval.
Novartis Hires Ex-BMS Chief As It Pursues US Growth Strategy
The Swiss pharma company is looking to tap into the experience of ex-BMS leader Giovanni Caforio to help further it US-first commercial strategy.