MedCity News December 23, 2024
Several healthcare provisions, including drug reforms, were left out of the government funding bill, angering some healthcare leaders.
Those hoping for meaningful drug pricing and prior authorization reform this holiday season received a lump of coal instead.
On Saturday, President Joe Biden signed a narrower spending bill that avoided a government shutdown but left out several healthcare provisions that were included in the original bill. The original was opposed by Tesla CEO Elon Musk and President-elect Donald Trump, who argued that it included government waste, according to the Washington Post.
Because of this, drug pricing reform became “collateral damage” and was part of the healthcare provisions that were excluded in the new bill, advocacy organization Patients for Affordable Drugs...
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