Donald Trump has a knack from making headlines, and produced a doozy when he called for drug tests of Hillary Clinton before the next Presidential debate; beneath the hoopla, however, was an important point of substance: the two campaigns actually agree that advancing addiction treatment is a high priority for federal action.
The Donald Trump campaign is embracing anti-addiction treatment as part of its proposed response to the opioid abuse epidemic in the US.
During an Oct. 15 address in Portsmouth, NH, Trump unveiled a detailed proposal to “end the opioid epidemic in America.”...
Neither Kamala Harris nor Donald Trump mentioned drug pricing reforms in their presidential convention speeches.
The agency is clearly on the radar of former President Trump and his new coterie of tech moguls.
With the 4 July UK general election less than two weeks away, the Pink Sheet looks at the manifestos published by the major political parties and finds pledges to drive innovation, boost clinical trial activity and speed up regulatory procedures.
While more significant reforms are less likely under a second Biden term unless Democrats control both chambers of Congress, former President Trump could look to put his stamp on drug pricing reform by resurrecting one of his former policies involving international reference pricing and Medicare Part B drugs.
Congressional Budget Office responses to questions from US lawmakers on pharmacy benefit managers could add to the momentum for PBM reforms to go further than the current leading proposals.
Letter to US FDA by a bipartisan group of House members cites clinical trials sponsored by Eli Lilly and Pfizer as examples of a widespread industry practice. But any legislation to curtail such practices is not expected to be part of the BIOSECURE Act.
The agency is clearly on the radar of former President Trump and his new coterie of tech moguls.
