Lanton Law Interviewed by Pharmacy Times Over Prescription Drug Price Executive Order
Lanton Law was quoted in Pharmacy Times’ article titled “President Trump Signs Executive Order Aiming to Lower Prescription Drug Costs by Up to 90%.”
Lanton Law was quoted in Pharmacy Times’ article titled “President Trump Signs Executive Order Aiming to Lower Prescription Drug Costs by Up to 90%.” The article can be accessed here.
Executive Action Targets High Drug Costs: What the Industry Needs to Know
On April 15, 2025, President Trump signed the executive order titled “Lowering Drug Prices by Once Again Putting Americans First,” signaling a significant shift in U.S. pharmaceutical policy. This directive aims to reduce prescription drug costs through a multifaceted approach, impacting various aspects of the healthcare industry.
On April 15, 2025, President Trump signed the executive order titled “Lowering Drug Prices by Once Again Putting Americans First,” signaling a significant shift in U.S. pharmaceutical policy. This directive aims to reduce prescription drug costs through a multifaceted approach, impacting various aspects of the healthcare industry.
Key Provisions:
Medicare Drug Price Negotiation: The order directs the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to enhance the Medicare Drug Price Negotiation Program. This includes prioritizing high-cost drugs and improving transparency to achieve greater savings for beneficiaries.
Alignment of Payment Structures: It proposes aligning Medicare payments for certain prescription drugs with the actual acquisition costs incurred by hospitals, potentially lowering prices by up to 35%. Additionally, the order seeks to standardize payments for treatments like cancer therapies, regardless of the care setting, which could reduce costs by as much as 60%.
Discounted Medications for Low-Income Patients: The executive order reinstates programs to provide insulin and injectable epinephrine at significantly reduced prices for low-income individuals and the uninsured, aiming to make these life-saving medications more accessible.
Facilitation of Drug Importation: It instructs the FDA to streamline the approval process for state-run drug importation programs, potentially allowing states to source medications from countries like Canada to reduce costs.
Acceleration of Generic Drug Approvals: The order calls for the FDA to expedite the approval of generic and biosimilar drugs, fostering competition and potentially leading to lower drug prices.
Implications for the Healthcare Industry:
While the executive order outlines ambitious goals, the industry is looking for additional details. The potential for new tariffs on imported pharmaceuticals, coupled with changes in Medicare payment structures, could disrupt supply chains and affect pricing strategies. Healthcare providers, pharmaceutical companies, and policymakers must navigate these changes carefully to mitigate risks and capitalize on opportunities.
How Lanton Strategies Can Assist:
In this evolving policy landscape, Lanton Strategies offers strategic consulting and lobbying services to help clients understand and influence the implications of the executive order. Our expertise in healthcare policy and regulatory affairs positions us to provide targeted messaging and advocacy efforts, ensuring our clients' interests are represented before the Administration and Congress. Contact us to learn more about how we can help you navigate this period of change.
President Biden Signs Executive Order to Regulate U.S. Investments in Sensitive Technologies in Countries of Concern
President Biden signed an executive order on August 9, 2023, that will regulate certain U.S. investments in countries of concern in entities engaged in activities involving sensitive technologies critical to national security. The order specifically targets investments in semiconductors and microelectronics, quantum information technologies, and artificial intelligence.
President Biden signed an executive order on August 9, 2023, that will regulate certain U.S. investments in countries of concern in entities engaged in activities involving sensitive technologies critical to national security. The order specifically targets investments in semiconductors and microelectronics, quantum information technologies, and artificial intelligence.
The order identifies the People's Republic of China (PRC) as a country of concern and requires the Secretary of the Treasury develop a program to regulate U.S. investments in these sensitive technologies in countries of concern. The program will prohibit certain investments in entities that engage in specific activities related to these technology areas that pose the most acute national security risks, and require notification for other sensitive investments.
The order is designed to prevent foreign countries of concern from exploiting U.S. investment in these sensitive technologies to develop military, intelligence, surveillance, and cyber-enabled capabilities that risk U.S. national security.
If you are a technology company and you are concerned about how to navigate an evolving regulatory environment, contact Lanton Law today. We stay up-to-date on the latest technology policy and legal trends and can help you implement new business strategies.
New Request for Public Comment Regarding Technology Stakeholders
The Bureau of Industry and Security, Office of Technology Evaluation, U.S. Department of Commerce has issued a Notice of request for public comment. The notice is titled Notice of Request for Public Comments. According to the Bureau:
The Bureau of Industry and Security, Office of Technology Evaluation, U.S. Department of Commerce has issued a Notice of request for public comment. The notice is titled Notice of Request for Public Comments. According to the Bureau:
On February 24, 2021, President Biden issued Executive Order 14017 (E.O. 14017) on “America's Supply Chains,” which directs several federal agency actions to secure and strengthen America's supply chains. One of these directions is for the Secretary of Commerce and the Secretary of Homeland Security, in consultation with the heads of appropriate agencies, to submit, within one year of the date of E.O. 14017, a report on supply chains for critical sectors and subsectors of the information and communications technology (ICT) industrial base (as determined by the Secretary of Commerce and the Secretary of Homeland Security), including the industrial base for the development of ICT software, data, and associated services. This notice requests comments and information from the public to assist the Secretary of Commerce and the Secretary of Homeland Security in preparing the report required by E.O. 14017.
The comment deadline is November 4, 2021.
Lanton Law’s technology practice has been monitoring similar legislative and legal developments. If you are a technology or healthcare/life science stakeholder with questions about the current landscape or if you would like to discuss how your organization’s strategic initiatives might be impacted by either Congress, regulatory agencies or legal decisions, contact us today.
White House Releases Report Outlining Steps to Strengthen Critical Supply Chains
In February 2021, President Biden issued an Executive Order to direct a government-wide “approach to assessing vulnerabilities in, and strengthening the resilience of, critical supply chains.”
In February 2021, President Biden issued an Executive Order to direct a government-wide “approach to assessing vulnerabilities in, and strengthening the resilience of, critical supply chains.”
The key findings highlight recommendations from its “comprehensive 100-day supply chain assessments for four critical products: semiconductor manufacturing and advanced packaging; large capacity batteries, like those for electric vehicles; critical minerals and materials; and pharmaceuticals and active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs).”
Lanton Law has several years of experience with supply chain issues. Our firm is a national boutique regulatory law and lobbying firm that focuses on healthcare/life science and technology.
If you are an industry stakeholder with questions about the current landscape or if you would like to discuss how your organization’s strategic initiatives might be impacted by either Congress, regulatory agencies or legal decisions, contact us today.
New Executive Order on Cybersecurity Released in Response to Ransomware Attack
In the wake of the Colonial Pipeline attack, President Biden has signed the Executive Order on Improving the Nation's Cybersecurity.
In the wake of the Colonial Pipeline attack, President Biden has signed the Executive Order on Improving the Nation's Cybersecurity. The EO has a number of provisions including:
Establishes a “Cybersecurity Safety Review Board” comprising public- and private-sector officials, which can convene after cyber attacks to analyze the situation and make recommendations.
Requires IT service providers to tell the government about cybersecurity breaches that could impact U.S. networks, and removes certain contractual barriers that might stop providers from flagging breaches.
Plans for enhancing software supply chain security
This comes amid an increase in cyber attacks on private healthcare and technology companies as well as the federal government.
Ransomware attacks are becoming a bigger threat and being prepared from a compliance and risk management standpoint is becoming more crucial. Having appropriate cyber policies in place is one step. We have other solutions.
Lanton Law is a national boutique law and lobbying firm that focuses on technology and healthcare. If you are an industry stakeholder with questions about the current landscape or if you would like to discuss how your organization’s strategic initiatives might be impacted by either Congress, regulatory agencies or legal decisions, contact us today.