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FTC Sues Nation’s Largest PBMs, Continuing Biden Administration’s Antitrust Scrutiny of the Life Sciences Sector

The Biden administration’s antitrust scrutiny of the life sciences industry continued this week as the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) filed an administrative complaint against the nation’s largest pharmacy benefit managers...more

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FTC Releases Controversial Interim Staff Report on PBMs’ Purported Impact on Drug Prices

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At an Open Commission Meeting on August 1, 2024, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) presented a report prepared by its staff entitled Pharmacy Benefit Managers: The Powerful Middlemen Inflating Drug Costs and Squeezing Main...more

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Three Drug Pricing Litigation Issues to Watch in the Second Half of 2024

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It has been a busy year for issues related to drug pricing, and with the election around the corner, litigation issues that have been developing over the last few years are likely to be a key focus for the second half of...more

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FTC Watchdog Monitors Competitive Implications of Surveillance Pricing

Exactly two weeks after issuing an interim staff report on Pharmaceutical Benefit Managers (PBMs) pursuant to its Section 6(b) authority to study markets, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has initiated another 6(b) study...more

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2023 End-of-Year Plan Sponsor “To Do” Lists (Part 1) Health and Welfare

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We are pleased to present our annual End of Year Plan Sponsor “To Do” Lists. This year, we present our “To Do” Lists in four separate Employee Benefits Updates. This Part 1 covers year-end health and welfare plan issues....more

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U.S. House and Senate Committees Move Legislation to Reform Pharmacy Benefit Managers

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Both the House and Senate are considering multiple bipartisan bills concerning pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs), meaning action is likely this year. However, the timeline and path forward remain unclear, since the two bodies...more

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Senate Bill and FTC 6(b) Study Turn the Heat on Pharmacy Benefit Managers Amid Drug Pricing Concerns

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Introduction Pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) are the healthcare system players most patients have never heard of. Yet, PBMs represent a multibillion-dollar industry that touches the majority of Americans’ lives. Known as...more

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Wiley Consumer Protection Download (June 21, 2022)

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Welcome to Wiley’s update on recent developments and what’s next in consumer protection at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) and Federal Trade Commission (FTC). In this newsletter, we analyze recent regulatory...more

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U.S. Supreme Court Decision Supports State Regulation of Pharmacy Benefit Managers

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The U.S. Supreme Court’s recent unanimous decision clears the way for state regulation of Pharmacy Benefit Managers (“PBMs”). Rutledge v. Pharm. Care Mgmt. Ass’n, 141 S. Ct. 474 (2020). At issue before the High Court was...more

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Toward Uncharted Waters – The CVS-Aetna Merger

On June 4 – 5, 2019, Judge Richard J. Leon of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia held an extraordinary and unprecedented evidentiary hearing to decide whether to enter the proposed Final Judgment in U.S. v....more

McGuireWoods Consulting

Washington Healthcare Update May 2019 #2

This week in Washington: House to hold hearings on PFAS contamination and exposure, the maternal mortality crisis and single-payer issues....more

McGuireWoods Consulting

Washington Healthcare Update April 2019 #2

Coming Week’s Highlights: Congress will continue to examine drug pricing; on Tuesday, the Senate Finance Committee will hold the third in a series of hearings, this one focused on pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs). The House...more

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Washington Healthcare Update April 2019

Upcoming Hearings - Tuesday, April 2, 2019 - House Committee on Energy and Commerce: “Priced Out of a Lifesaving Drug: The Human Impact of Rising Insulin Costs” - The Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations of the...more

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Trump administration proposes ambitious AKS rewrite on drug rebates, but needs answers to big questions

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In a significant step towards implementing its American Patients First blueprint for lowering prescription drug prices and patient out-of-pocket costs, the Trump administration has proposed a series of changes to the...more

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