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The WasteWatcher

USPTO-FDA Study Debunks Critics and Demonstrates the Importance of Protecting IP

USPTO-FDA study reinforces the need to protect pharmaceutical intellectual property rights for the future of new drug development.

Deborah Collier September 5, 2024
State Action

CCAGW Urges North Carolina Senators to Oppose HB 246

HB 246 would impose onerous regulations on pharmacy benefit managers.

Alec Mena September 5, 2024
Letters to Officials

CCAGW Joins Coalition Opposing Housing Price Controls

Nationwide rent controls and price controls will further inflate housing costs. 

Eric Maus September 5, 2024
The WasteWatcher

The IRA Has Undermined Medicare Part D

The Inflation Reduction Act creates instability in the Medicare Part D Program.

Christina Smith August 28, 2024
Op-Eds

Earmarks Jeopardize America's Water Infrastructure

Earmarks go disproportionately to members of the House and Senate appropriations committees and leadership and divert funds from needier communities to wealthier ones.

Alec Mena August 22, 2024
State Action

CCAGW Urges California Assembly to Oppose SB 966

SB 966 would insert the government further into the healthcare system and result in higher costs and fewer choices for patients in California. 

Eric Maus August 21, 2024
Press Release

Citizens Against Government Waste Names Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Michael Regan August 2024 Porker of the Month

EPA Administrator Michael Regan has pushed for districts to purchase electric school buses. 

Eric Maus August 20, 2024
The WasteWatcher

Not-So-Happy Birthday to the Inflation Reduction Act

The Inflation Reduction Act will ultimately raise drug costs and reduce future cures.

Christina Smith August 15, 2024
The WasteWatcher

Court Further Delays Net Neutrality Implementation

On August 1, 2024, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit extended the stay on the FCC's latest net neutrality order.

Deborah Collier August 7, 2024
The WasteWatcher

Fifth Circuit Determines the USF Fee Is a Tax

The Fifth Circuit Court rocked the telecommunications world when it released its ruling on  funding the USF. 

Deborah Collier August 2, 2024
Agency Comments

CAGW Submits Comments on FTC's Interim Staff Report on PBMs

Overregulating PBMs will drive up prescription drug costs and be a disservice to the millions of patients that benefit from them.

Eric Maus August 1, 2024
The WasteWatcher

New Study Shows PBMs Lower Drug Prices

A new report challenges assertions made during the committee's recent hearing on the role of pharmacy benefit managers.

Christina Smith July 30, 2024

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