Weekly Policy Update: Importing Drugs and the Governor's Budget
By: Colorado BioScience Association Date: 01/18/2019
Last week CBSA took an opposition position to Senate Bill 005 – Import Prescription Drugs from Canada. As a reminder this bill would create the "Colorado Wholesale Importation of Prescription Drugs Ac...
Learn MoreWeekly Policy Update: New General Assembly, Inauguration, and Bill Introductions
By: Colorado BioScience Association Date: 01/11/2019
This marks the first full week of the 72nd First Regular Session of the Colorado General Assembly. It was a busy week with bill introductions, Governor Polis’ Inauguration and the State of the State (...
Learn MoreWeekly Policy Update: CBSA’s Policy Priorities for 2019
By: Colorado BioScience Association Date: 01/04/2019
Today, January 4, 2019 marks the first of 120 days of the 72nd General Assembly. CBSA looks forward to advocating on behalf of our members, industry and the patients we serve. We also look forward to...
Learn MoreColorado Bioscience Companies Raised $1 Billion in 2018
By: Colorado BioScience Association Date: 12/27/2018
International Investors Contributed to the State’s Largest Financings DENVER – Colorado’s life science sector raised $1 billion in 2018, entering a second year of fundraising exceeding the $1 billion...
Learn MoreWeekly Policy Update: More Medical Device Tax News and the 2018 Farm Bill
By: Colorado BioScience Association Date: 12/14/2018
TheHouse Ways and Means Committee this week released a new extenders package which included a 5-year extension on the medical device excise tax moratorium. The 2.3% levy on the sale of prescribed medi...
Learn MoreWeekly Policy Update: Protecting Medicare Beneficiaries and Medical Device Tax Work
By: Colorado BioScience Association Date: 12/06/2018
A recent proposal by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) would implement an unprecedented Part B demo that could harm Medicare beneficiaries. We believe this would alter the entire...
Learn MoreWeekly Policy Update: November Recap
By: Colorado BioScience Association Date: 11/30/2018
The November Focus newsletter was published this afternoon with Jennifer’s recap of the full month in policy news. Topics covered include: November Elections At the federal level Republicans have reta...
Learn MoreWeekly Policy Update: Leadership Elections in the Colorado General Assembly
By: Colorado BioScience Association Date: 11/16/2018
With final certification of ballots by the Secretary of State the final tally for the Democrats in the House is 41, leaving Republicans with only 24 seats. Democrats in the Senate hold the majority by...
Learn MoreWeekly Policy Update: Election Report
By: Colorado BioScience Association Date: 11/08/2018
Federal In the Senate, Republicans have retained their majority. The Republicans control 51 seats, the Democrats 44. In the House, Democrats will take the majority by more than 25 seats. Democrats con...
Learn MoreColorado BioScience Association Ignites the Future at Fifteenth Annual Awards Dinner
By: Colorado BioScience Association Date: 11/08/2018
miRagen Named Company of the Year, Inscripta Honored as Rising Star DENVER – Colorado’s life science sector gathered on November 8 at the Hyatt Regency in Denver to honor the bioscience companies, lea...
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