fah hospital policy blog

Rising and excessive drug prices threaten patient access to the drugs they need and can undermine the care physicians see as necessary for patients. The Grassley-Durbin amendment (#3787) would take a great leap forward in providing consumers useful information on drug prices that could help them buy smart. And, the public display of prices could put a spotlight on those high prices and bring them down.

The Federation of American Hospitals (FAH) sent a letter Monday to HHS Secretary Alex Azar commenting on the agency’s recently released Blueprint to Lower Drug Prices and Reduce Out-of-Pocket Costs.

A wide ranging coalition of 46 groups, that include FAH, from across the health care spectrum sent a letter today to leaders of the Senate Judiciary Committee urging swift action on the Creating and Restoring Equal Access to Equivalent Samples (CREATES) Act (S. 974).

FAH sent a letter today to leaders on the House Ways and Means Committee highlighting policy changes that would help in battling the opioid epidemic.

Reps. Kevin Brady (R-TX), Richard Neal (D-MA), Peter Roskam (R-IL) and Sander Levin (D-MI) recently asked stakeholders to share their thoughts on ways to fight the crisis.