Post Elections - Health Care back on the Agenda
Monday, November 10th, 2008The result of the recent Presidential election means that lawmakers will move quickly on drug reimportation legislation. This will allow drugs produced by U.S. manufacturers then and sold into Canada and Europe to be reimported back into the U.S. by patients. This is the prediction of John Manthei, global co-chair of the health care and life sciences practice at the Washington law firm Latham & Watkins LLP. Manthei makes this prediction because President-Elect Barack Obama (D-Ill.) has previously shown support for the legislation.
Manthei also thinks there will be more achieved in the health care focused committees in the Senate with Sen. Hillary Clinton now able to focus on these issues without the distraction of presidential campaign. This has effectively taken her away from health where she has tremendous interest and expertise.