Special Report: Medicaid Rebate Changes

Text of Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (‘‘PPACA’’; Public Law 111–148) consolidating the amendments made by title X of the Act and the Health Care and Education
Reconciliation Act of 2010 (‘‘HCERA’’; Public Law 111–152)

The $250 Doughnut Hole Rebate (AARP Fact Sheet)

Federal Officials Confirm A Shift In Medicaid Drug Rebates

Link to federal guidance: http://www.cms.gov/smdl/smd/itemdetail.asp?itemid=CMS1234846

Letter from U.S. Senator Byron Dorgan (D-N.D.) and Montana Governor Brian Schweitzer to the Secretary of Health and Human Services requesting the Secretary Sebelius approve a pilot project allowing North Dakota and Montana to import lower-priced prescription drugs from Canada.

Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Guidance on increased Medicaid Prescription Drug Rebate Percentages in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) and the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 (HCERA).

SIDE-BY-SIDE COMPARISON OF MAJOR HEALTH CARE REFORM PROPOSALS (House, Senate, Obama)
The Henry J Kaiser Foundation

NLARx, Consumers Union, Consumer Federation of America, and the U.S. Public Interest Research Group. Letter to President Obama on Healthcare Reform and Affordable Generics. March 10, 2010.

Side-by-Side Comparison of Health Care Reform Legislation Featuring the President’s Proposals. Ernst & Young. February 23, 2010.

Letter from Consumer Groups to Congressional Leadership on PBM Transparency

Tri-Committee House Majority Staff Side-by-Side

Kaiser Side-By-Side Comparing Senate and House Versions

NLARx Joins with Consumer Groups to Support Comprehensive Sunshine Provisions

Manager's Amendment #3276 to Reid Substitute amendment #2786

33 Consumer and Labor Organizations' Letter to All members of the US Sentate In Support of Ban on Pay-for-Delay Settlements. December 7, 2009.

NLARx to Majority Leader Reid: Fix the Donut Hole, Speed Up Generic Pathway, Bring Down Drug Costs in Health Reform Legislation. Press Release, November 2009.

NLARx Letter to Sen. Reid on the Drug Prices and Generic Pathways Provisions of the Senate Legislation. November 20, 2009.

Summary of Senate (Reid) Bill Provisions on Prescription Drugs. November 19, 2009.

Pew Prescription Project Comparison of the Sunshine provisions in the House and Senate Reform Bills. November 19, 2009.