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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

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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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DOJ Announces False Claims Act Recoveries for FY 2022

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On February 7, 2023, the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced its annual False Claims Act (FCA) recoveries for fiscal year 2022. DOJ recovered $2.2 billion from a total of 351 settlements and judgments—the second-highest...more

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340B in 2021: What Covered Entities and Their Partners Need to Know Now

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Since March 2010, increased growth in the 340B Program has been accompanied by increased scrutiny from state and federal governments and conflicts between various 340B Program stakeholders. A transition in U.S. Department of...more

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[Webinar] 340B in 2021: What Covered Entities and Their Partners Need to Know Now - March 18th, 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm ET

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This must-attend webinar will give 340B covered entities and their partners up-to-the-minute insights into the most pressing issues affecting their business today and the trends that will shape the market tomorrow. Our...more

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Contract Pharmacies and the 340B Drug Discount Program: New Litigation and an Advisory Opinion Point to Ongoing Skirmishes on the...

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On December 11, 2020, five hospital groups, including the American Hospital Association (“AHA”), and an organization of hospital pharmacists representing participants in the 340B drug pricing program (“340B Program”), filed a...more

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The 340B Contract Pharmacy Saga Continues

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Donald Trump extended two directives restricting the admission of certain immigrants and nonimmigrants to the U.S. Specifically, Presidential Proclamation (PP) 10014 restricting the admission of first-time immigrants and PP...more

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340B Update: HRSA Moves Forward with 340B ADR Rule as Covered Entities Challenge Contract Pharmacy Actions

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In this episode of Triage, Andrew Ruskin and Victoria Hamscho provide an update on recent developments in the 340B Program and, in particular, on two recent legal challenges covered entities brought in response to drug...more

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Manufacturers Push Back on the Use of Contract Pharmacies by 340B Covered Entities

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Manufacturers and providers participating in the 340B Drug Pricing Program have entered into a new phase of tensions this summer, as manufacturers push back on the use of contract pharmacies by providers. At least one major...more

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Battle Lines Drawn with Release of Speaker’s Drug Pricing Plan

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[co-authors: Sean Feely, Senior Public Policy Specialist and Julie E. Nolan, Senior Policy Advisor] • On September 19, Speaker Pelosi released a drug pricing plan that includes proposals for Medicare direct price...more

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K&L Gates Triage: Recent Developments Impacting Drug Pricing and the 340B Program: Part 1

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In Part One of this two-part series on recent developments in pharmacy law and the 340B drug pricing program, Richard Church and Ryan Severson discuss several recent developments that may affect drug pricing and pharmacy...more

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HHS Proposes Rule to Eliminate Safe Harbor for PBM Drug Rebates

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On February 6, 2019, the Office of the Inspector General of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (the “OIG”) published in the Federal Register a proposed rule (the “Proposed Rule”) that, if made final in its...more

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HHS OIG Proposes Anti-Kickback Safe Harbor Amendments to Regulate and Restrict the Provision of Manufacturer Remuneration to Plan...

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On January 31, 2019, the Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”) Office of Inspector General (“OIG”) issued a proposed rule (“Proposed Rule”) that would restrict safe harbor protection under the federal Anti-Kickback...more

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Drug Rebates Threatened Under Proposed Anti-kickback Rule

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The Office of Inspector General of the Department of Health and Human Services (“OIG”) released a proposed rule to eliminate safe harbor protection under the anti-kickback statute for drug price reductions that pharmaceutical...more

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Sweeping Changes Proposed to Safe Harbors for Drug Discounts to Health Plans

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The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has published a proposed rule that would make sweeping changes to the discount and rebate arrangements between drug manufacturers on the one hand and Medicare Part D plans and...more

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OIG Proposed Rule Seeks to Address Drug Pricing Concerns – But Will It?

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In an effort to respond to prescription drug pricing concerns, on January 31, 2019, the Office of Inspector General (OIG) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) released a highly anticipated, 123-page...more

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Administration Proposes Changes to the Drug Rebate Program

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On Jan. 31, 2019, the Department of Health and Human Services' (HHS) Office of the Inspector General (OIG) issued a long-awaited proposed rule that would, if finalized, remove the existing legal "safe harbor" that protects...more

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FDA Guidance on HCEI and Communications to Payors of Unapproved Products and Uses

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On June 12, 2018, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) released draft guidance entitled "Drug and Device Manufacturer Communications With Payors, Formulary Committees, and Similar Entities - Questions and Answers"...more

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Healthcare Law Update: May 2018

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Enforcement - OIG Issues Advisory Opinion on Provision of Samples by a Device Distributor - On April 30, 2018, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of Inspector General (OIG) issued a...more

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