2022 Medicaid Drug Rebate Program Summit Concludes: The annual Medicaid Drug Rebate Program Summit took place Oct. 12-14 in Chicago. Latham partner Christopher H. Schott spoke at two sessions: the panel “Ask the Attorneys:...more
10/26/2022
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Drug Pricing Reform: President Biden, in remarks delivered on Sept. 27, 2022, touted insulin pricing provisions in H.R. 5376, the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (IRA), which became law on Aug. 16, 2022. He referred to...more
Congress Passes Inflation Reduction Act: On Aug. 7, 2022, the Senate approved H.R. 5376, the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (the Act), along party lines, with support from 50 Democratic and independent senators and Vice...more
Historic statute introduces mandatory Medicare price negotiations, Medicare Part B and D inflation rebates, and Medicare Part D benefit redesign.
H.R. 5376, the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (the Act), marks Congress’s...more
Drug Pricing Initiatives: US lawmakers continue to debate the drug pricing measure introduced by House Democrats, H.R. 3 (the Elijah E. Cummings Lower Drug Costs Now Act). Among other things, H.R. 3 would empower the...more
8/4/2021
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Following a number of drug pricing reforms implemented or proposed in 2018, 2019 likely will bring more action from HHS and Congress to reduce drug prices.
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..In 2018, the Administration implemented and...more
1/8/2019
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