Direct OTC Purchases With Pre-Tax Savings Accounts Passes House
This article was originally published in The Tan Sheet & The Rose Sheet
Executive Summary
The Restoring Access to Medication Act, HR 1270, sponsored by Reps. Lynn Jenkins, R-KS, and Ron Kind, D-WI, passes the House in a 243-164 vote.
You may also be interested in...
Unfettered OTC Purchasing With Pre-Tax Savings Tops CHPA Goals In 2015
CHPA is optimistic 2015 is the year “common sense” will restore OTC eligibility for health spending accounts. Speaking on the group’s priorities, President and CEO Scott Melville said CHPA will work to improve the OTC monograph system and to curb cough medicine abuse.
Hearing Targets OTC Eligibility For Health Savings Funds
Louisiana Republican Rep. Charles Boustany Jr. says physician groups suggest the OTC prescription requirement imposes an unreasonable administrative burden, causes longer waits for appointments and increases health care costs.
Post-Brexit UK Risks Being ‘Left Out In The Cold’ As EU Coordinates Action On Shortages
The UK is not alone in experiencing drug shortages, as data from across Europe show, but its departure from the EU makes it more difficult to respond to supply chain pressures, according to new research.