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Part Two: The MFN Drug Pricing Rule and the Rebate Rule: Where Do We Go From Here?
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On April 18, 2024, the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) issued the long-awaited 340B Administrative Dispute Resolution (ADR) Final Rule. The final rule...more
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This week in Washington: House passes budget resolution with compromise, setting up a September deadline for infrastructure bill vote....more
This week in Washington: Senate passes infrastructure bill; Senate passes budget resolution with reconciliation instructions; Congress enters recess with House members to return Aug. 23....more
On November 20, 2020, the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of Inspector General (OIG) released a final rule as part of ongoing administration drug pricing reform efforts and in conjunction with the...more