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Bill expanding IRA orphan exemption introduced

ORPHAN Cures seeks to lift restriction on number of orphan indications exempt from Medicare price negotiations

February 6, 2025 2:23 AM UTC

Legislation seeking to expand the Medicare drug negotiation program’s orphan drug exemption was introduced in the House of Representatives Tuesday.

Rep. John Joyce (R-Pa.) and Don Davis (D-N.C.) introduced the Optimizing Research Progress Hope And New (ORPHAN) Cures Act (H.R. 946). ...