Polsinelli Podcasts - Confusion to Clarity on the Future of the 340B Program
The upcoming election, and the approaching end of the President’s four-year term, introduce additional dynamics into the agencies’ rulemaking process and even the guidance process. From now through the November election, the...more
PhRMA Suit Challenges Co-Pay/Accumulator Portion of December 2020 Medicaid Rule - On May 21, 2021, Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America (PhRMA) filed suit in the US District Court for the District of...more
The Trump Administration on Feb. 12 released its Fiscal Year (FY) 2019 budget request, titled "An American Budget." Unlike last year's budget, which was released in late May, the release of this budget conforms to the typical...more
I. REGULATIONS, NOTICES, & GUIDANCE - On April 4, 2016, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued the Final Calendar Year (CY) 2017 Medicare Advantage Capitation Rates and Medicare Advantage (MA) and...more
I. REGULATIONS, NOTICES, & GUIDANCE - On March 29, 2016, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a final rule entitled, “Medicaid and Children’s Health Insurance Programs: Mental Health Parity and...more
CMS Publishes Corrected Comment Deadline for FY 2016 IPPS and LTCH Proposed Rule; Comments Due by June 16, 2015 – On May 5, 2015, CMS published in the Federal Register a corrected comment period for the FY 2016 Medicare IPPS...more
340B “Mega-Reg” Under Review by OMB – The Health Resources and Service Administration (HRSA), Office of Pharmacy Affairs sent the long-awaited 340B Proposed Rule to the Office of Budget and Management Affairs (OMB) last week...more