The Biotechnology Innovation Organization (BIO) is pleased to submit these comments to FDA in response to FDA’s request for information on the use of the term “natural” on food labeling (docket no. FDA-2014-N-1207). BIO is the world's largest biotechnology trade association, representing companies, academic institutions, state biotechnology centers and related organizations across the United States and in more than thirty other nations. BIO members are involved in the research and development of healthcare, agricultural, industrial and environmental biotechnology products.

The Biotechnology Innovation Organization appreciates this opportunity to submit comments on the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services’ proposed rule entitled Medicare Program; Part B Drug Payment Model...

The Biotechnology Innovation Organization (BIO) would like to take the opportunity to follow-up and expand on the feedback we originally submitted to the Institute for Clinical and Economic Review (ICER) in October 2015 on the ICER Value Framework (the “Framework”).