Re: FDA-2017-N-5991: “Agricultural Biotechnology Education and Outreach Initiative; Public Meetings; Request for Comments”To whom it may concern:The Biotechnology Innovation Organization (BIO) appreciates this opportunity to provide comments to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on its proposed…
BIO submitted comments in response to the CMS Innovation Center New Direction Request for Information (RFI). BIO represents an industry that is devoted to discovering new treatments and ensuring patient access to them. Accordingly, we have closely monitored the Innovation Center’s development and…
BIO submitted comments in response to the Department of Health and Human Services' Proposed Notice of Benefit and Payment Parameters for 2019. In its annual update of standards and requirements related to the exchanges and the health plans offered on them, HHS should strive for a policy framework…
The Biotechnology Innovation Organization ("BIO") welcomes the opportunity to submit comments on the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) draft guidance titled "Considerations in Demonstrating Interchangeability With a Reference Product" issued on January 18, 2017 ("Draft Guidance").
BIO appreciates the opportunity to comment on these proposed revisions. Patients living with rare diseases often experience significant unmet medical need due to the lack of knowledge about how these diseases are caused or inherited and their progression. That those suffering from rare diseases are…
BIO supports CMS’s efforts to make changes to the Medicare Advantage, Medicare Fee-for-Service and the Part D Prescription Drug Benefit Programs in a manner that improves overall healthcare quality, while not compromising access to the most appropriate course of treatment. Our comments, detailed…
BIO strongly supports CMS’s commitment to improving the quality of the Medicare Advantage (MA) and Part D programs. We consider it especially important to focus on policies that impact access to prescription drugs and biologicals for Medicare beneficiaries in MA and Part D plans. To further improve…
BIO supports CMS’s commitment to improving the quality and delivery of care in the MA and Part D programs. We believe it is critically important to ensure that policies in these programs advance patient access to timely and appropriate treatment, particularly for prescription drugs and vaccines. To…
BIO submitted comments to the Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) and the inter-agency Section 301 Committee regarding the investigation, initiated on August 18, 2017, by USTR under section 302(b) of the Trade Act of 1974, as amended, to determine whether acts,…