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Patient Advocates Raise Alarm Over Republican Proposal to Nix Healthcare Charity Tax Deductions
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The proposal, purported to save $83 billion over a decade, is a "dagger in the heart of all patient advocacy nonprofits," said the head of a cancer patient support group.
House E&C Committee Passes Bill on Rare Pediatric Disease Drug Development
The bill's passage through the committee improves the rare pediatric disease priority review voucher program's chances of being reauthorized before it expires Sept. 30.
House Reps Reintroduce Bill to Encourage Pharmacogenomics Adoption
Legislators hope to establish criteria for EHRs and support educational campaigns for healthcare providers related to pharmacogenomics.
Senators Reintroduce Bill to Establish Medicare Coverage Pathway for MCED Tests
The bill would allow Medicare to cover MCED tests following approval by FDA and ensure their use would not impact coverage of traditional screenings.
The agency acknowledges its staff can't keep up with the volume of cell and gene therapy products and is looking to PDUFA VII for additional funds.