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LIFE SCIENCES PENNSYLVANIA
Organization · PA
Hires government relations
Trade association
Who they hire
What they lobby on
Inform and educate congressional offices on the importance of Pennsylvania's life sciences community to patients and the Commonwealth's economy.
Keep legislators apprised of developments/news in the Commonwealth's life sciences ecosystem.
Share our concerns and support with PA congressional offices on implementation of Medicare Part D and B provisions in the Inflation Reduction Act (e.g. negotiations in Part D, inflationary rebate penalty, out-of-pocket cap for seniors, and vaccine cost sharing). Urge legislators to support legislation that aligns breakthrough device designation at FDA with a coverage pathway at CMS - HR 1691, Ensuring Patient Access to Critical Breakthrough Products Act of 2023.
Support funding increases for the National Institutes of Health, National Science Foundation, and Food and Drug Administration
Support policies that strengthen IP/Patent protections - e.g. Stronger Patents Act and express concern for policies, like the TRIPS Waiver, that waive patent protections for COVID diagnostics and therapeutics, and share concerns on proposals, such as march-in rights, that undermine IP protections and innovation. Share concerns with Pennsylvania delegation specifically on Department of Commerce and HHS proposed framework for agencies on the exercise of march-in rights.