Tag: Policy + Advocacy Updates

Weekly Policy Update: A Quick Review of President Trump’s Prescription Medication Plan

By: Colorado BioScience Association   Date: 05/18/2018

Last Friday President Trump unveiled his administration’s plan to help make prescription drugs more affordable for patients. The blueprint called “American Patients First" builds on the president's 20...

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Just-Released Economic Data Finds Improving Education in Colorado Would Generate Billions for the Economy

By: Colorado BioScience Association   Date: 05/15/2018

New statewide polling shows education is a top tier issue for Colorado voters and employers, alignment on improvement strategies May 15, 2018 – Denver – If Colorado schools were the best in the nation...

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Weekly Policy Update: Industry Defeats Harmful Transparency Measures at the Capitol

By: Colorado BioScience Association   Date: 05/04/2018

CBSA had a busy legislative session advocating on behalf the industry against transparency measures that stood to stifle bioscience innovation in Colorado and failed to provide the relief patients nee...

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Weekly Policy Update: HB-1358 Dies in Committee and Ongoing Transparency Advocacy

By: Colorado BioScience Association   Date: 04/27/2018

Advocating at the Capitol Today, April Giles, CBSA president & CEO testified in the House Health, Insurance, & Environment committee in opposition to HB18-1358 - Health Care Charges Billing Re...

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Weekly Policy Update: Action on Two Bills and Advocacy in DC

By: Colorado BioScience Association   Date: 04/20/2018

UNDER THE GOLD DOME This week, HB18-1135: Extend Advanced Industry Export Acceleration Program passed the Colorado House of Representatives and next week it moves to the Senate. This bill extends the...

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Weekly Policy Update: CBSA Takes Positions on Additional Bills, Transparency News, and China Tariffs

By: Colorado BioScience Association   Date: 04/13/2018

UNDER THE DOME The Colorado BioScience Association took formal positions on three bills this week. With 18 working days left of session we continue to evaluate and make recommendations on legislation...

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Weekly Policy Update: CO House Votes on Prescription Drug Price Transparency Bill Monday!

By: Colorado BioScience Association   Date: 04/06/2018

Colorado House Votes next week on Prescription Drug Price Transparency Bill (HB18-1260) CBSA continues to advocate against House Bill 1260, Prescription Drug Price Transparency. The bill could stifle...

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Weekly Policy Update: Colorado Budget and Forecast, plus a True Transparency update

By: Colorado BioScience Association   Date: 03/30/2018

CO State Budget & March Forecast Transportation, Education, PERA, and opioid addiction are a few of the areas that will receive funding in the $28.9 billion state budget package passed by the Colo...

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Weekly Policy Update: Advocacy Around Drug Transparency Issues, an Opportunity To Be Heard By the Next Governor, and the Omnibus Spending Bill

By: Colorado BioScience Association   Date: 03/23/2018

This week CBSA testified in opposition to House Bill 1009, Diabetes Drug Pricing Transparency Act 2018. The bill was heard in the House Health, Insurance and Environment Committee and passed on a part...

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Weekly Policy Update: Continuing the Transparency Advocacy and a Business Guide for the Governor

By: Colorado BioScience Association   Date: 03/16/2018

CBSA Continues to Advocate in Opposition to House Bill 1260, Prescription Drug Price Transparency As reported last week, House Bill 1260, Prescription Drug Price Transparency passed on a party line vo...

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