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While championing advances made in diagnostic technology in recent years, top officials from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) are calling for a new regulatory framework for in vitro clinical tests (IVCTs) and laboratory developed tests (LDTs). Background Since 2013, FDA has attempted to develop a new regulatory framework for… Read more »

In a surprise move Thursday (Dec. 6), bipartisan duos of House and Senate lawmakers released draft legislation that lays out a framework for FDA to regulate in vitro clinical tests, such as test kits and laboratory developed tests (LDTs). At first glance, the draft legislation appears to closely resemble a legislative proposal put… Read more »

GOP LAWMAKERS QUESTION AZAR, VERMA OVER PART B PROPOSAL Former physicians now serving as Republican lawmakers questioned Trump administration health officials last week over a proposal to link Medicare reimbursements for drugs administered in doctors’ offices with an international pricing index based on countries whose governments set… Read more »

A proposal from President Donald Trump to lower the drug prices in Medicare is seeing some obstacles from the Republican opposition. In an attempt to lower the drug prices in the US, Trump had proposed to base payments for certain drugs off of lower prices in other countries, in October. During a speech at the Department of Health and… Read more »

Republican opposition is building to a proposal from President Trump to lower drug prices in Medicare. The rare break between Trump and Republican allies follows an aggressive step from the president in October that would tie certain Medicare drug prices to lower prices in other countries, a departure from the traditional GOP… Read more »

New life could be brought back to the Harmony Way Bridge connecting Indiana and Illinois in New Harmony, Indiana, after a measure passed the U.S. House this week. The Restore Harmony Way Bridge Act, written by Rep. Larry Bucshon, passed unanimously. It clears the way for Indiana and Illinois to come together to talk about the future… Read more »

Republican lawmakers who worked as doctors expressed their concerns about President Trump's controversial proposal to lower drug prices with the president's health chief Thursday. The lawmakers in the GOP Doctors Caucus questioned Secretary of Health and Human Services Alex Azar in the meeting about a proposal Trump put forward in… Read more »

A bridge between two tri-state communities that has been closed since 2012  is one step closer to possibly re-opening. The Restore Harmony Way Bridge Act may be the last piece of the legislative puzzle for the communities of Crossville, Illinois and New Harmony, Indiana, towards re-opening the new harmony bridge and restoring… Read more »

Heavily guarded in war-torn Afghanistan, 8th District Rep. Larry Bucshon met elite fighters, traveled by Blackhawk helicopter and dined in a palace with the president. The November trip with six other members of Congress had been kept secret for security reasons. Bucshon's office disclosed it late Monday afternoon, after he was back on… Read more »

(Washington, D.C.) – Congressman Larry Bucshon, M.D. (IN-08) released the following statement after legislation he authored, the Restore Harmony Way Bridge Act (H.R. 6793), passed through the House unanimously:  “The Harmony Way Bridge was a feat of American engineering when it opened, but after decades of use,… Read more »