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Mintz - Health Care Viewpoints

CMS 2026 IRA Price Negotiations Results Likely to Create Upstream and Downstream Effects

On August 15, 2024, CMS announced the results of the first round of the negotiated prices between CMS and participating drug manufacturers for the 10 selected drugs under the Inflation Reduction Act’s (IRA) Medicare Drug...more

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP

340B Hospitals Sue HRSA for Authorizing Audits of 340B Records

On July 24, two hospitals that participate in the Section 340B drug discount program—Oregon Health & Science University and Maine General Medical Center—filed separate lawsuits against the Health Resources and Services...more

White & Case LLP

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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Democratic AGs File Amicus Brief Supporting Drug Pricing Transparency Law

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A group of 21 Democratic AGs filed an amicus brief with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit supporting Oregon in its defense of H.B. 4005, which requires pharmaceutical manufacturers to report certain information...more

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OIG Issues Favorable Advisory Opinion Involving Financial Risk Mitigation Arrangements for High-Cost Rare Disease Drug

On June 20, 2024, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General (“OIG”) posted Advisory Opinion 24-04, a favorable opinion analyzing a refund and discount program designed to alleviate the...more

McDermott Will & Emery

This Week in 340B: July 2 – 8, 2024

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Find this week’s updates on 340B litigation to help you stay in the know on how 340B cases are developing across the country. Each week we comb through the dockets of more than 50 340B cases to provide you with a quick...more

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP

Maryland PDAB Selects Six Drugs for Cost Review

During its meeting on May 20, Maryland’s Prescription Drug Affordability Board (PDAB) unanimously voted to conduct cost reviews on six of eight products it was considering (see table below). Maryland is the third PDAB,...more

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D.C. Circuit Holds 340B Program Does Not Prohibit Drug Manufacturers from Imposing Contract Pharmacy Restrictions

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On May 21, 2024, the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit (“D.C. Circuit”) issued its decision in United Therapeutics Corporation v. Carole Johnson, et al./Novartis Pharmaceuticals v. Carole...more

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D.C. Circuit Becomes Second Federal Appeals Court to Allow Restrictions on 340B Contract Pharmacies

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On May 21, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit issued a unanimous decision in favor of drug manufacturers, finding that certain manufacturer restrictions on the use of contract pharmacies under the 340B drug...more

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HRSA Aims for Swift Dispute Resolution with new 340B ADR Final Rule

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On April 18, 2024, HRSA released its 2024 340B Administrative Dispute Resolution (ADR) Final Rule (2024 ADR Final Rule) and it is largely favorable to covered entities (CEs) with pending ADR claims against drug manufacturers....more

Morgan Lewis - As Prescribed

California’s Revised Prescription Drug Price Transparency Regulations Effective April 1

Effective April 1, 2024, California will expand its existing prescription drug price transparency requirements by enacting legislation to amend and clarify requirements on wholesale acquisition cost increase reporting and...more

Epstein Becker & Green

Last Call for Comments on Bipartisan Discussion Draft SUSTAIN Act: Shaping 340B for the Future

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Only a few days remain for stakeholders—which includes drug manufacturers, patients, health care providers, pharmacies and others— to take advantage of a rare opportunity to influence the statutory contours of the 340B Drug...more

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340B Developments in 2024 – Litigation and Legislation

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Although we are only two and a half months in, 2024 has already seen its fair share of impactful 340B developments on both the litigation and legislative fronts....more

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The Lower Costs More Transparency Act of 2023

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The Lower Costs More Transparency Act of 2023, passed by the House 320-71 on Monday, December 11, 2023, would institute new transparency and pricing rules on pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) and hospitals. The bill would...more

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My Prescription Costs What?

This WSJ story highlights the challenges faced by patients as they navigate the “convoluted” ways in which drug prices are set between manufacturers and the pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) who negotiate on behalf of health...more

Mintz - Health Care Viewpoints

Mintz IRA Update — A Deeper Dive into Other Controversies of the IRA’s Medicare Drug Price Negotiation Program

The ability to directly negotiate drug prices has been a policy goal for Democrats for many years and was recently accomplished through the Inflation Reduction Act’s (“IRA”) Medicare Drug Price Negotiation Program (the...more

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Medicare Announced First 10 Drugs for Upcoming Price Negotiations

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In 2024, Medicare will, for the first time, have authority under the Inflation Reduction Act passed in 2022 to negotiate drug prices with pharmaceutical manufacturers. On August 29, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid...more

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Where Things Stand on Drug Pricing at the Halfway Point of 2023

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While only slightly past the midway point of 2023, it has already been a busy year for developments in drug pricing. Notably, CMS released its final guidance in preparation for price negotiations and the first 10 drugs...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

The Drug Price Negotiation Program Faces Pushback from Private and Public Industry Participants

This month, pharmaceutical manufacturer, Merck & Co., Inc. (“Merck”), as well as four chambers of commerce, have filed suits against the federal government, arguing that the Medicare Drug Price Negotiation Program introduced...more

Epstein Becker & Green

Manufacturers Must Request Small Biotech Exception by July 3: Inflation Reduction Act Updates

On June 2, 2023, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued instructions for the process by which a manufacturer may submit a request for a qualifying single-source drug to be considered for the Small Biotech...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

CMS Releases First Set of Part B Rebatable Drugs for Coinsurance Adjustment Under IRA

The Inflation Reduction Act (the “IRA”) requires drug manufacturers to pay rebates to Medicare when the prices of their Part B and Part D prescription drug increase faster than the rate of inflation. We recently discussed the...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

PBM Practices Receive Increased Federal Scrutiny

Though many recent reforms regarding prescription drug affordability have been focused on manufacturers and health plans, pharmacy benefit managers (“PBMs”) are also the focus of increased attention from federal policymakers...more

McDermott Will & Emery

This Week in 340B: February 2023 #3

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This weekly series provides brief summaries to help you stay in the know on how 340B cases are developing across the country. Each week we comb through the dockets on more than 40 340B cases to provide you with a quick...more

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This Week in 340B: January 2023 #5

This weekly series provides brief summaries to help you stay in the know on how 340B cases are developing across the country. Each week we comb through the dockets on more than 40 340B cases to provide you with a quick...more

Bass, Berry & Sims PLC

Third Circuit Ruling Allows Restrictions on 340B Contract Pharmacies

On January 30, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit issued a unanimous decision in favor of drug manufacturers, finding that manufacturer restrictions on the use of contract pharmacies under the 340B drug pricing...more

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