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Updated Budget Reconciliation Text: Health Reimbursement Arrangements, Health Savings Accounts, Premium Tax Credit Recapture Limit, and More
The House Ways and Means Committee (W&M) released an amendment in the nature of a substitute (AINS) to its budget reconciliation legislation ahead of the full committee markup on Tuesday, May 13. Health-Related Proposals. The 389-page AINS adds numerous provisions that were not included in the 28-page draft released on Friday, May 9. Major proposals include: Commercial Insurance Expand… (Llamas, May 12, 2025) #Health Insurance Exchanges, #Insurance Reform
President Trump Signs EO on Most-Favored-Nation Pricing; HHS to Communicate MFN Price Targets by June 11
President Trump signed an executive order entitled “Delivering Most-Favored-Nation (MFN) Nation Prescription Drug Pricing to American Patients” (fact sheet). Overall, the EO calls out the American subsidization of prescription drugs through research and development and higher prices compared to other developed countries and attempt to end “global freeloading” and establish MFN pricing for the United States. The EO comes amid… (Slifer, May 12, 2025) #Pharmacy Benefit Managers, #Prescription Drugs
Agency Lays out Legal Considerations Surrounding the HHS Reorganization
On March 27, 2025, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced a significant reorganization plan pursuant to President Trump’s Executive Order on government efficiency, aiming to consolidate several of its operating divisions. The reorganization includes the formation of the Administration for Healthy America (AHA) by combining five existing agencies, the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health (OASH), the… (Colocho, May 9, 2025) #Budget, #Food and Drug Administration, #National Institutes of Health, #Program Integrity, #Public Health, #Workforce