The Administration has announced a series of Executive Orders related to prescription drugs.
What this means: Both the Administration and congressional Republicans have championed cracking down on overpriced drugs. Blocked from bipartisan progress by Democratic leadership in the
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The new deadline to apply is Friday, August 28.
From HHS: "HHS is currently working to address relief payments to new providers in 2020 along with those that have yet to receive any funding for a variety of reasons, including the fact that they may only bill commercially, or do not ...
National Association of Manufacturers News Room
Major R&D Bill Introduced in the House
July 24, 2020
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The new bill—an NAM priority introduced by Rep. Jackie Walorski ...
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The top Republican on the House Ways and Means Subcommittee on Trade Vern Buchanan (R-FL) delivered the following opening statement at a Subcommittee Hearing on Trade, Manufacturing, and Critical Supply Chains: Lessons from COVID-19.
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Remarks as prepared for ...
The Hill
Americans Need Medical Expense Relief Amid COVID-19 Uncertainty
By Rep. David Schweikert (R-AZ)
July 22, 2020
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Americans continue to grapple with ...
Democrats continue to call for the $600 weekly unemployment benefits that were created as part of the CARES Act to be extended.
While Republicans agree that we must help workers through the recovery, extending these unemployment benefits will discourage work, shutter businesses, and prolong a recession.
Experts from both sides of the aisle agree. Here is what people are saying about Democrats' ...
York News-Times
Innovation: The Key to Fighting Infectious Diseases
By Rep. Adrian Smith (R-NE)
July 20, 2020
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WASHINGTON, DC - Today, Rep. David Schweikert (R-AZ) introduced legislation to provide financial relief to millions of American families facing the burden of high health care costs. The proposal would reduce the current 7.5 percent income threshold for the medical expense deduction to 5 percent for years 2020 and 2021, and make the 7.5 percent income threshold permanent for all ...
Last week, Rep. Tom Rice (R-SC) introduced legislation that would create a Healthy Workplace Tax Credit.
The Healthy Workplace Tax Credit will help businesses reopen safely and restore worker and customer confidence. Here’s how:
Encourages ...
Washington Examiner
Invest More in Cures for Infectious Diseases
By Rep. Devin Nunes (R-CA)
July 20, 2020
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As the federal government focuses on the immediate health ...