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  <title>Open Congress : Blog Articles for S.1695 Biologics Price Competition and Innovation Act of 2007</title>
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    <title>Patent Docs: Top Stories of 2008: #9 to #6</title>
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Five follow-on biologics bills were introduced during the 110th Congress: H.R. 1956 (which provides twelve years of data exclusivity and two years of market exclusivity), S. 1695 and H.R. 5629 (which provide four years of data ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.patentdocs.org/2009/01/top-stories-of-2008-9-to-6.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Patent Docs: Teva CEO Predicts Passage of Follow-on Biologics Bill ...</title>
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We also reported last summer that the Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO) indicated that either H.R. 1956 (providing fourteen years of exclusivity), H.R. 5629 (providing twelve years of exclusivity), or S. 1695 (also providing ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.patentdocs.org/2009/01/teva-ceo-predicts-passage-of-followon-biologics-bill-in-2009.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>GoozNews: Biosimilars, Biogenerics Not the Same</title>
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Ted Kennedy&#226;&#8364;&#8482;s S.1695, Sen. Judd Gregg&#226;&#8364;&#8482;s S.1505 and Rep. Anna Eshoo&#226;&#8364;&#8482;s H.R.5629 each call for testing drugs for safety, purity and &#226;&#8364;&#339;potency.&#226;&#8364;* The FDA uses potency as a synonym for efficacy. In other words, all three bills would manda&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.gooznews.com/archives/001272.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>The Sietch Blog &#194;&#187; General Motors: A Company That Deserves To Go Down</title>
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Bills targeted include: Climate change (S.2191), CAFE (H.R.5560, S.2555), Biogenerics Legislation (S.1695 et al), Railroad Antitrust Enforcement (H.R.1650, S.772), Ban Asbestos etc. Act (H.R.3339) &#226;&#8364;&#8221; for other quarters, see individual ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.blog.thesietch.org/2008/11/24/general-motors-a-company-that-deserves-to-go-down/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Patent Baristas &#194;&#187; Economist Argues That 7 Years Ought to be Enough ...</title>
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S. 1695, sponsored by Senators Kennedy, Enzi, Clinton and Hatch, would allow for 12 years of data exclusivity. H.R. 5629, sponsored by Representatives Eshoo and Barton, would guarantee 12 years of data exclusivity, with an additional ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://patentbaristas.com/archives/2008/11/20/economist-argues-that-7-years-ought-to-be-enough-for-biologic-data-exclusivity/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>General Motors: Emptying The Ocean With A Thimble</title>
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Bills targeted include: Climate change (S.2191), CAFE (HR5560, S.2555), Biogenerics Legislation (S.1695 et al), Railroad Antitrust Enforcement (HR1650, S.772), Ban Asbestos etc. Act (HR3339) &#226;&#8364;&#8221; for other quarters, see individual links. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://thesietch.org/mysietch/keith/2008/11/20/general-motors-emptying-the-ocean-with-a-thimble/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bio Pharma Bonanza &#194;&#187; Blog Archive &#194;&#187; Economist Argues That 7 Years ...</title>
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S. 1695, sponsored by Senators Kennedy, Enzi, Clinton and Hatch, would allow for 12 years of data exclusivity. H.R. 5629, sponsored by Representatives Eshoo and Barton, would guarantee 12 years of data exclusivity, with an additional ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.biopharmabonanza.com/bio-pharma-bonanza/economist-argues-that-7-years-ought-to-be-enough-for-biologic-data-exclusivity/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>HTA Blog: Waxman: FOBs Would Ensure Market Competition</title>
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which provides for 14 years; and S. 1695, introduced by Sens. Edward Kennedy (D-Mass.), Orrin Hatch (R-Utah), Michael Enzi (R-Wyo.) and Clinton, which favors 12 years of exclusivity. The periods of some of those generic biologic ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.htablog.com/2008/09/waxman-fobs-would-ensure-market.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Biosimilar Bill Reported From Senate Committee</title>
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Bipartisan legislation (S. 1695 (the Biologics Price Competition and Innovation Act)) that would create a mechanism for FDA approval of &quot;biosimilar&quot; (also referred to as &quot;follow-on,&quot; &quot;comparable,&quot; or &quot;biogeneric&quot;) bi&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.martindale.com/health-care-law/article_Arnold-Porter-LLP_506598.htm&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Honores al Numero 1: Rafa Nadal</title>
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10th Wawrinka , S. 1695 Rafael Nadal Becomes 24th Player to Hold No. 1 Ranking Spaniard Rafael Nadal ascended to the No. 1 position in the South African Airways ATP Rankings on Monday by replacing his great rival Roger Federer of ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://streamingtheolympics.com/2008/08/honores-al-numero-1-rafa-nadal.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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On June 25, the Congressional Budget Office released a cost estimate for the Biologics Price Competition and Innovation Act of 2007 (S. 1695), concluding that the biosimilars bill would save American consumers $25 billion on ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.orangebookblog.com/2008/07/obb-news-briefs.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Federal Report Outlines Cost Savings in Biosimilars Approval Pathway</title>
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The Congressional Budget Office has released a report that provides a picture of the financial impact from the enaction of S.1695, the Biologics Price Competition and Innovation Act of 2007.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.londonhygiene.com/healthcare/federal-report-outlines-cost-savings-biosimilars-approval-pathway&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Federal Report Outlines Cost Savings in Biosimilars Approval Pathway</title>
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The Congressional Budget Office has released a report that provides a picture of the financial impact from the enaction of S.1695, the Biologics Price Competition and Innovation Act of 2007.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://pharmtech.findpharma.com/pharmtech/News/Federal-Report-Outlines-Cost-Savings-in-Biosimilar/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/527568?ref=25&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Federal Report Outlines Cost Savings in Biosimilars Approval Pathway</title>
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The Congressional Budget Office has released a report that provides a picture of the financial impact from the enaction of S.1695, the ?Biologics Price Competition and Innovation Act of 2007.?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://pharmtech.findpharma.com/pharmtech/Federal-Report-Outlines-Cost-Savings-in-Biosimilar/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/527568?ref=25&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>FDALegislativeWatch: Biogenerics Get A Low Score From CBO, But Is ...</title>
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&quot;By relying on the provisions in S. 1695, the CBO study also shows that we can achieve meaningful cost savings in biologics spending while providing needed protections to allow for continued innovation,&quot; Greenwood continued. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.fdalegislativewatch.com/2008/07/biogenerics-get.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>CBO Releases Report on Senate Follow-on Biologics Bill; BIO Calls ...</title>
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By Donald Zuhn -- Last week, the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) released a report on the Biologics Price Competition and Innovation Act (S. 1695), which would establish a pathway for the FDA to approve follow-on biologics. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.patentdocs.net/patent_docs/2008/07/cbo-releases-re.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Medical News Today News Alert</title>
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Legislation (&amp;lt;a href=&amp;quot;http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/z?c110:S.1695:&amp;quot; target=&amp;quot;_new&amp;quot;&amp;gt;S 1695&amp;lt;/a&amp;gt;) that would create an &amp;lt;a href=&amp;quot;http://www.fda.gov/&amp;quot; target=&amp;quot;_new&amp;quot;&amp;gt;FDA&amp;lt;/a&amp;gt; approval pathway fo&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://fastuhealth.blogspot.com/2008/06/medical-news-today-news-alert_30.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Medical News Today News Alert</title>
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Legislation (&amp;lt;a href=&amp;quot;http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/z?c110:S.1695:&amp;quot; target=&amp;quot;_new&amp;quot;&amp;gt;S 1695&amp;lt;/a&amp;gt;) that would create an &amp;lt;a href=&amp;quot;http://www.fda.gov/&amp;quot; target=&amp;quot;_new&amp;quot;&amp;gt;FDA&amp;lt;/a&amp;gt; approval pathway fo&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://ubesthealth.blogspot.com/2008/06/medical-news-today-news-alert_30.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>CBO Savings Estimate For Follow-On Biologics Underscores Need For ...</title>
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Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO) President and CEO Jim Greenwood released the following statement regarding the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) report issued projecting cost savings from S. 1695, the Biologics Price ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://google-sina.com/2008/06/28/cbo-savings-estimate-for-follow-on-biologics-underscores-need-for-congress-to-move-quickly-to-create-pathway-for-follow-on-biologics/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>CBO Savings Estimate For Follow-On Biologics Underscores Need For ...</title>
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Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO) President and CEO Jim Greenwood released the following statement regarding the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) report issued projecting cost savings from S. 1695, the Biologics Price ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://biologybiochemistry.blogspot.com/2008/06/cbo-savings-estimate-for-follow-on.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>CBO Savings Estimate for Follow-On Biologics, Biotechnology ...</title>
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&quot;By relying on the provisions in S. 1695, the CBO study also shows that we can achieve meaningful cost savings in biologics spending while providing needed protections to allow for continued innovation. H.R. 1956, the Patient Protection ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://news.thomasnet.com/companystory/546186&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>CBO: Biogenerics Would Save Federal Government $6.6 Billion Over ...</title>
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Enacting S. 1695 would reduce total expenditures on biologics in the United States Hidden List by $25 billion over the 2009-2018 period. &#226;&#8364;&#8221; Enacting the bill would reduce budget deficits (or increase surpluses) ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://enquiriesdisease.com/2008/06/cbo-biogenerics-would-save-federal-government-66-billion-over-ten-years-the-congressional-budgetoffice-cbo-today-released-a-cost-analysis-finding-that-the-creation-of-anabbreviated-pathway-fo.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>The Hill Blog&#194;&#187; Blog Archive &#194;&#187; Budget Estimate Confirms Biosimilar ...</title>
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The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) released a cost estimate yesterday of the &#226;&#8364;&#339;Biologics Price Competition and Innovation Act of 2007,&#226;&#8364;* S. 1695, which the HELP Committee approved last year. CBO estimates that, if Congress enacts S. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://blog.thehill.com/2008/06/26/budget-estimate-confirms-biosimilar-bill-will-reduce-long-term-prescription-drug-costs-sen-mike-enzi/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>PhRMA Issues Statement on Follow-On Biologics Legislation</title>
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&#226;&#8364;&#339;PhRMA thinks the cost estimate released by the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) of S. 1695 shows that it is possible to deliver cost savings to patients and the government through introduction of follow-on biologics while maintaining ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.phrma.org/news_room/press_releases/phrma_issues_statement_on_follow-on_biologics_legislation/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>CBO Savings Estimate for Follow-On Biologics Underscores Need for ...</title>
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... Budget Office (CBO) report issued today projecting cost savings from S. 1695, the Biologics Price Competition and Innovation Act of 2007: The CBO report shows that developing a pathway to review and approve follow-on biologics...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.biospace.com/news_story.aspx?StoryID=101663&amp;amp;full=1&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>CBO: Biogenerics Would Save Government $6.6 Billion Over Decade</title>
    <link href="http://onthehillblog.blogspot.com/2008/06/cbo-biogenerics-would-save-government.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-06-26:/commentary/2559069</id>
    <updated>2008-06-26T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>On The Hill </name>
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Enacting S. 1695 would reduce total expenditures on biologics in the United States Hidden List by $25 billion over the 2009-2018 period. -- Enacting the bill would reduce budget deficits (or increase surpluses) by a total of $6.6 ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://onthehillblog.blogspot.com/2008/06/cbo-biogenerics-would-save-government.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Biogenerics Would Save How Much? // Pharmalot</title>
    <link href="http://www.pharmalot.com/2008/06/biogenerics-would-save-how-much/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-06-26:/commentary/3407380</id>
    <updated>2008-06-26T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Pharmalot </name>
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The bills, by the way, are S. 1695, the Biologics Price Competition and Innovation Act of 2007; H.R. 1956, the Patient Protection and Innovative Biologic Medicines Act of 2007; and H.R. 5629, the Pathway for Biosimilars Act. If you go ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.pharmalot.com/2008/06/biogenerics-would-save-how-much/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>PCMA &#194;&#187; CBO: Biogenerics Would Save Federal Government $6.6 Billion ...</title>
    <link href="http://pcmanet.org/cbo-biogenerics-would-save-federal-government-66-billion-over-ten-years/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-06-25:/commentary/3407379</id>
    <updated>2008-06-25T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>PCMA </name>
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Enacting S. 1695 would reduce total expenditures on biologics in the United States by $25 billion over the 2009- 2018 period. Enacting the bill would reduce budget deficits (or increase surpluses) by a total of $6.6 billion over the ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://pcmanet.org/cbo-biogenerics-would-save-federal-government-66-billion-over-ten-years/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>CBO: Biogenerics Would Save Federal Government $6.6 Billion Over ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.pcmanet.org/cbo-biogenerics-would-save-federal-government-66-billion-over-ten-years/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-06-25:/commentary/2406309</id>
    <updated>2008-06-25T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>PCMA </name>
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Enacting S. 1695 would reduce total expenditures on biologics in the United States by $25 billion over the 2009- 2018 period. &#194;&#183; Enacting the bill would reduce budget deficits (or increase surpluses) by a total of $6.6 billion over the ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.pcmanet.org/cbo-biogenerics-would-save-federal-government-66-billion-over-ten-years/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Cost savings from follow-on biologics</title>
    <link href="http://cboblog.cbo.gov/?p=137" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-06-25:/commentary/2406307</id>
    <updated>2008-06-25T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Director&amp;#39;s Blog </name>
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Enacting S. 1695 would reduce total expenditures on biologics in the United States by $0.2 billion over the 2009-2013 period and by about $25 billion over the 2009-2018 period. (Over that 10-year period, such savings would equal roughly ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://cboblog.cbo.gov/?p=137&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>S. 1695, Biologics Price Competition and Innovation Act of 2007</title>
    <link href="http://www.cbo.gov/ftpdoc.cfm?index=9496&amp;amp;type=1" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-06-25:/commentary/2406306</id>
    <updated>2008-06-25T00:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>cbo&amp;#39;s Latest 10 Documents </name>
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Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions on June 27, 2007.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.cbo.gov/ftpdoc.cfm?index=9496&amp;amp;type=1&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Congressional Budget Office - S. 1695, Biologics Price Competition ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.cbo.gov/doc.cfm?index=9496" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-06-25:/commentary/3842524</id>
    <updated>2008-06-25T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>CBO's Latest 10 Documents </name>
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S. 1695, Biologics Price Competition and Innovation Act of 2007. June 25, 2008. Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions on June 27, 2007 ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.cbo.gov/doc.cfm?index=9496&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>CBO: Biogenerics Would Save Federal Government $6.6 Billion Over ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.bio-medicine.org/biology-technology-1/CBO-3A-Biogenerics-Would-Save-Federal-Government--246-6-Billion-Over-Ten-Years-6223-1/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-06-25:/commentary/3407377</id>
    <updated>2008-06-25T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Latest Biology Technology from Bio-Medicine.Org </name>
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Enacting S. 1695 would reduce total expenditures on biologics in the. United States Hidden List by $25 billion over the 2009-2018. period. -- Enacting the bill would reduce budget deficits (or increase surpluses) ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.bio-medicine.org/biology-technology-1/CBO-3A-Biogenerics-Would-Save-Federal-Government--246-6-Billion-Over-Ten-Years-6223-1/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>CBO Savings Estimate for Follow-On Biologics Underscores Need for ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.bio.org/news/newsitem.asp?id=2008_0625_01" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-06-24:/commentary/2519269</id>
    <updated>2008-06-24T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>BIO Press Releases </name>
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... June 25, 2008) - Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO) President and CEO Jim Greenwood released the following statement regarding the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) report issued today projecting cost savings from S. 1695, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.bio.org/news/newsitem.asp?id=2008_0625_01&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Agreement on biosimilars emerges - - Managed Healthcare Executive</title>
    <link href="http://managedhealthcareexecutive.modernmedicine.com/mhe/News+Analysis/Agreement-on-biosimilars-emerges/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/519718" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-05-30:/commentary/3407384</id>
    <updated>2008-05-30T00:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Managed Healthcare Executive Magazine Online </name>
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Last year, leading senators developed a compromise follow-on biologics bill (S. 1695), but got stuck over language defining an exclusivity period for innovator therapies. Several biosimilar bills have been introduced in the House, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://managedhealthcareexecutive.modernmedicine.com/mhe/News+Analysis/Agreement-on-biosimilars-emerges/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/519718&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>OpenCongress - U.S. Congress - S.2555 Reducing Global Warming ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-s2555/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-01-26:/commentary/3515315</id>
    <updated>2008-01-26T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Open Congress : Sen. Barbara Boxer [D, CA] </name>
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Bills targeted include: Climate change (S.2191), CAFE (HR5560, S.2555), Biogenerics Legislation (S.1695 et al), Railroad Antitrust Enforcement (HR1650, S.772), Ban Asbestos etc. Act (HR3339) &#195;&#162;&#226;&#8218;&#172;&#226;&#8364;* for other quarters, see individual links. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-s2555/show&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Biologics Legislation Faces Unresolved Issues</title>
    <link href="http://www.patentdocs.net/patent_docs/2007/12/the-biologics-p.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-12-29:/commentary/1467329</id>
    <updated>2007-12-29T03:27:41Z</updated>
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      <name>Patent Docs</name>
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Biologics Legislation Faces Unresolved Issues        By Baltazar Gomez --  We previously reported on the passage by the U.S. Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor &amp;amp;amp; pensions of bill &lt;strong class=&quot;keyword&quot;&gt;S.1695&lt;/strong&gt;, entitled &quot;The Biol&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.patentdocs.net/patent_docs/2007/12/the-biologics-p.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Biologics Legislation Faces Unresolved Issues.</title>
    <link href="http://blawgsearch.justia.com/visit.aspx?id=999105&amp;amp;type=post" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-12-28:/commentary/1467327</id>
    <updated>2007-12-28T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Intellectual Property Law - Justia BlawgSearch.com </name>
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By Baltazar Gomez -- We previously reported on the passage by the US Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor &amp;amp; pensions of bill S.1695, entitled &amp;quot;The Biologics Price Competition and Innovation Act of 2007. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://blawgsearch.justia.com/visit.aspx?id=999105&amp;amp;type=post&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>US Congress Acts on Follow-On Biologics and FDA Funding ...</title>
    <link href="http://biopharminternational.findpharma.com/biopharm/News/US-Congress-Acts-on-Follow-On-Biologics-and-FDA-Fu/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/443626" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-12-24:/commentary/3458272</id>
    <updated>2007-12-24T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>BioPharm International - GMPs/Validation </name>
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In late June, the Senate&#226;&#8364;&#8482;s Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee voted in favor of the Biologics Price Competition and Innovation Act of 2007 (S. 1695), which will address the scientific, regulatory, and legal issues ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://biopharminternational.findpharma.com/biopharm/News/US-Congress-Acts-on-Follow-On-Biologics-and-FDA-Fu/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/443626&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>OpenCongress - U.S. Congress - H.R.1650 Railroad Antitrust ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-h1650/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-11-04:/commentary/3515316</id>
    <updated>2007-11-04T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Open Congress : Top 20 Bills Most Written... </name>
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Bills targeted include: Climate change (S.2191), CAFE (H.R.5560, S.2555), Biogenerics Legislation (S.1695 et al), Railroad Antitrust Enforcement (H.R.1650, S.772), Ban Asbestos etc. Act (H.R.3339) &#195;&#162;&#226;&#8218;&#172;&#226;&#8364;* for other quarters, see individual ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-h1650/show&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Biosimilars: a market coming of age?</title>
    <link href="http://nikhiltech.blogspot.com/2007/10/biosimilars-market-coming-of-age.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-10-28:/commentary/1317885</id>
    <updated>2007-10-28T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>BIOTECHNOLOGY </name>
    </author>
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The Biologics Price Competition and Innovation Act of 2007 (S. 1695, or BPCIA), is the first to command significant bi-partisan support. In particular, Orrin Hatch is one of the sponsors of the new bill. This is an important move; ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://nikhiltech.blogspot.com/2007/10/biosimilars-market-coming-of-age.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>News/ general information</title>
    <link href="http://mehdi-pharmaceuticals.blogspot.com/2007/10/news-general-information.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-10-12:/commentary/1221362</id>
    <updated>2007-10-12T00:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>pharmaceuticals </name>
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Generics want lowering of the 12-year exclusivity period in S. 1695 in exchange for providing a period of &#226;&#8364;&#339;new use&#226;&#8364;* exclusivitywhile Innovator companies want to stick with the 12-year period agreed to under S. 1695. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://mehdi-pharmaceuticals.blogspot.com/2007/10/news-general-information.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Update on Follow-on Biologics</title>
    <link href="http://tnhealthlawupdate.blogspot.com/2007/09/update-on-follow-on-biologics.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-09-19:/commentary/1133860</id>
    <updated>2007-09-19T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>TN Health Law Update </name>
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In July, the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions HELP Committee gave the thumbs up to the Biologics Price Competition and Innovative Act of 2007 (S. 1695), which lays out a pathway for approving the development of follow-on ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://tnhealthlawupdate.blogspot.com/2007/09/update-on-follow-on-biologics.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Harvesting Low-Hanging Innovation Fruit False Economy</title>
    <link href="http://blog.innovators-network.org/2007/09/shiver-me-timbe.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-09-19:/commentary/1133859</id>
    <updated>2007-09-19T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Innovators Network </name>
    </author>
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Also on the docket are the Biologics Price Competition and Innovation Act of 2007 (S. 1695) and The Patent Reform Acts of 2007. More on intellectual property protection and what it means for drug companies and biobiz in CEO of BIO Holds ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://blog.innovators-network.org/2007/09/shiver-me-timbe.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Support for BioGenerics Legislation Is Falling Apart at the Seams</title>
    <link href="http://www.fdalawblog.net/fda_law_blog_hyman_phelps/2007/07/support-for-bio.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-07-23:/commentary/896813</id>
    <updated>2007-07-23T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>FDA Law Blog </name>
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Although neither the full Senate, nor the House Energy and Commerce Committee have passed similar legislation, it was widely speculated that S. 1695 (or similar legislation) would be considered in the conference committee established to ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.fdalawblog.net/fda_law_blog_hyman_phelps/2007/07/support-for-bio.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
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    <title>Senate Committee Passes Biologics Legislation</title>
    <link href="http://patentdocs.typepad.com/patent_docs/2007/07/senate-committe.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-07-05:/commentary/801866</id>
    <updated>2007-07-05T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Patent Docs </name>
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By Donald Zuhn -- Last week, the US Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor Pensions announced that it had passed the Biologics Price Competition and Innovation Act. According to a Committee press release, the bill (S. 1695) ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://patentdocs.typepad.com/patent_docs/2007/07/senate-committe.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>S. 1695, A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to ...</title>
    <link href="http://gl4l.com/gobble/public-health-service/14131/s-1695-a-bill/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-07-02:/commentary/801865</id>
    <updated>2007-07-02T00:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Public health service </name>
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1695 would amend the Public Health Service Act to establish a pathway for the licensure of biosimilar biological products, and it would promote innovation in the life sciences.......&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://gl4l.com/gobble/public-health-service/14131/s-1695-a-bill/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>GovTrack: Senate Record: AUTHORITY FOR COMMITTEES TO MEET (110 ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.govtrack.us/congress/record.xpd?id=110-s20070627-50" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-06-30:/commentary/3407381</id>
    <updated>2007-06-30T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>GovTrack.us Tracked Events </name>
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S. 1695: Biologics Price Competition and Innovation Act of 2007. Last Action: Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.govtrack.us/congress/record.xpd?id=110-s20070627-50&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>S. 1695, A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_SN_1695.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-06-25:/commentary/774400</id>
    <updated>2007-06-25T00:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>washingtonwatch.com - Welcome to washingtonwatc... </name>
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S. 1695 would amend the Public Health Service Act to establish a pathway for the licensure of biosimilar biological products, and it would promote innovation in the life sciences....&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_SN_1695.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Bill Action: Introduced: S. 1695: A bill to amend the Public ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bill.xpd?bill=s110-1695" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-06-25:/commentary/3002433</id>
    <updated>2007-06-25T00:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Introduced Legislation -- Monitored by GovTrack.us </name>
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Sen. Edward Kennedy [D-MA] introduced S. 1695: A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to establish a pathway for the licensure of biosimilar biological products, to promote innovation in the life sciences, and for other purposes. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bill.xpd?bill=s110-1695&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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