Medicare

Billy Tauzin Joins PhRMA as CEO After Shepherding $200B Medicare Drug Bill

2004-12-15 00:00:00 +0000 UTC | Importance: 9/10

Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America (PhRMA) announced that former House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Billy Tauzin (R-LA) would become its president and CEO, effective January 2005. The announcement came shortly after Tauzin’s retirement from Congress, where from 2001 …

Billy Tauzin PhRMA Medicare revolving-door regulatory-capture healthcare lobbying congressional-corruption

Medicare Part D Passes After Pharmaceutical Industry Writes Price Negotiation Ban

2003-11-25 00:00:00 +0000 UTC | Importance: 9/10

The House of Representatives passed the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act at 5:53 AM after an unprecedented 3-hour vote that House leaders held open for nearly three hours past the normal 15-minute voting period to secure enough votes. The legislation created Medicare …

Billy Tauzin House Energy and Commerce Committee PhRMA Medicare regulatory-capture healthcare pharmaceutical-industry congressional-corruption lobbying