Senate bill to cut health costs, targets FDA tweaks
The Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) committee on Thursday unveiled a discussion draft of a new wide-ranging bill to help cut health care costs.
The draft includes nine sections related to the FDA, including efforts mirroring House-passed bills reforming the Orange Book and Purple Book, as well as initiatives to increase generic drug competition.
Former FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb praised the Senate draft: “These measures WILL lower prices. The most tangible set of bipartisan reforms to emerge.”
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