Politico Pro reporter Sarah Owermohle told 340B Coalition winter conference attendees she thinks President Biden will turn to drug pricing after dealing first with the COVID-19 pandemic and bolstering the Affordable Care Act.

Health Care Reporter Foresees Federal Action on Drug Pricing, But Not Immediately

The U.S. Senate Finance Committee’s new Democratic chair is considering bringing back a bipartisan bill from the last session of Congress that would require drug manufacturers to pay the federal government rebates on Medicare Part B and Part D drugs for which prices rise faster than the rate of inflation, Political Pro health care reporter Sarah Owermohle told 340B stakeholders on Tuesday during a talk about drug pricing reform.

Owermohle, who covers drug pricing and the COVID-19 pandemic for Politico Pro, was a featured speaker during the 340B Coalition winter conference. Senate Finance Chair Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) wrote the inflation-indexed Medicare rebate bill that Owermohle spoke of with ex-chair Charles Grassley (R-Iowa). Wyden withdrew his support for the bill last July when Grassley reintroduced it, minus the rebates for Part D drugs. Several Senate Republicans opposed including Part D drugs, Owermohle pointed out.

The U.S. Senate Finance Committee’s new Democratic chair is considering bringing back a bipartisan bill from the last session of Congress that would require drug manufacturers to pay the federal government rebates on Medicare Part B and Part D drugs for which prices rise faster than the rate of inflation, Political Pro health care reporter Sarah Owermohle told 340B stakeholders on Tuesday during a talk about drug pricing reform.

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