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HRSA Threatens to Sanction J&J Absent Withdrawal of 340B Rebate Plan

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On September 17, the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), which administers the prescription drug discount program established under Section 340B of the federal Public Health Service Act, sent a letter to...more

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The 340B ‘Saga’ Continues: As More States Pass 340B Contract Pharmacy Laws, More Lawsuits Follow

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In 2021, we provided an overview of multiple federal lawsuits challenging the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Health Resources and Services Administration’s (HRSA) enforcement of the 340B Drug Pricing...more

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Washington Healthcare Update - August 2024 #2

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This Week in Washington: Congress remains in recess....more

Epstein Becker & Green

CMS Rules Propose Changes Regarding the Medicare Prescription Drug Inflation Rebate Program, Refundable Drugs, Skin Supplements...

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On July 31, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (“CMS”) published its mammoth proposed rule entitled “Medicare and Medicaid Programs: Calendar Year 2025 Payment Policies under the Physician Fee Schedule and Other...more

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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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Health Care Week In Review: House Held Oversight Hearing on the 340B Program and HHS Expanded Certified Community Behavioral...

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Below is Alston & Bird’s Health Care Week in Review, which provides a synopsis of the latest news in health care regulations, notices, and guidance; federal legislation and congressional committee action; reports, studies,...more

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340B Drug Pricing Program Compliance

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The 340B Drug Pricing Program was created to protect safety net hospitals from rising drug prices. It allows them to purchase outpatient drugs, and pharma companies to sell those drugs, at a discount. In this podcast, Jason...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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Federal, State Drug Pricing Plans Prompting Deeper Challenges

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The pharmaceutical industry faced pressure and uncertainty in 2023 and that will likely continue in 2024, partially because of the implementation and evolution of the Inflation Reduction Act. Meanwhile, states are expected to...more

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HRSA Confirms End of COVID Waiver of Advance Registration Requirement for Provider-Based Clinics

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On September 27, 2023, the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) issued a Notice in the Federal Register applicable to all 340B Program hospitals that formally ends a COVID-era waiver of the long-standing HRSA...more

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Government Continues to Explore Role of 340B Contract Pharmacies

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The 340B Drug Pricing Program (the “Program”) allows certain healthcare providers (“covered entities”) to purchase pharmaceuticals from drug manufacturers at discounted rates. Some covered entities do not have an internal...more

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Connecticut Rolls Out Legislation on Pharmaceutical Sales Reps, Costly Outpatient Drugs

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Connecticut will bolster its existing prescription drug reporting and transparency regime with new requirements on pharmaceutical sales representative registration and updates to existing manufacturer transparency reporting,...more

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This Week in 340B: August 2023 #2

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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 of more than 50 340B cases to provide you with a quick...more

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HHS Takes Steps to Resolve 340B Medicaid MCO Duplicate Discount Confusion

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On May 26, 2023, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) proposed an update to the Medicaid Drug Rebate Program (MDRP) rules, which includes provisions aimed at preventing 340B duplicate discounts on claims...more

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CMS Proposes Significant Changes to Medicaid Drug Rebate Program

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On May 23, 2023, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a proposed rule entitled Misclassification of Drugs, Program Administration and Program Integrity Updates Under the Medicaid Drug Rebate Program...more

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Holland & Knight Health Dose: May 16, 2023

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Holland & Knight Health Dose is an in-depth weekly dose of legislative and regulatory insights to keep stakeholders abreast of happenings in Washington, D.C., impacting the health sector. ...more

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This Week in 340B: April 2023 #4

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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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[Event] 21st Annual Rx Drug Pricing Boot Camp - May 4th - 5th, New York City, NY

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The American Conference Institute is hosting the 21st Annual Rx Drug Pricing Boot Camp in New York. With both federal and state law makers engaging in greater scrutiny of prescription drug pricing, now is the time when...more

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340B Drug Pricing Program Reform Considerations

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The 340B Drug Pricing Program is a government program, administered by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), that allows qualifying hospitals and clinics that treat low-income and uninsured patients to buy...more

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Health Care & Life Sciences: Drug Pricing Digest - November 2022 #2

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Health Reform and Midterm Results: In the wake of the midterm elections, leadership changes of key committees are underway. Commentators note that while both parties may agree on problems in the pharmaceutical and healthcare...more

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Health Care & Life Sciences: Drug Pricing Digest - November 2022

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Inflation Reduction Act and Health Reform: The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is continuing its efforts to staff the new Medicare Drug Rebate and Negotiations group and has posted various related job openings....more

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Health Care & Life Sciences: Drug Pricing Digest - October 2022 #2

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2022 Medicaid Drug Rebate Program Summit Concludes: The annual Medicaid Drug Rebate Program Summit took place Oct. 12-14 in Chicago. Latham partner Christopher H. Schott spoke at two sessions: the panel “Ask the Attorneys:...more

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HHS Ordered to Correct Medicare Payments to 340B Hospitals for Remainder of 2022

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We have noted before the link between the Medicaid prescription drug rebate program and the 340B program. As we wrote in an earlier Client Alert, in June 2022, the U.S. Supreme Court struck down HHS’s Medicare payment cuts to...more

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Health Care & Life Sciences: Drug Pricing Digest - September 2022

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Inflation Reduction Act: Stakeholders and commentators continue to review H.R. 5376, the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (the Act), which became law on Aug. 16, 2022. Republican leaders on the House Energy & Commerce and...more

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[Webinar] Implications Across the Health Care System of the New Federal Drug Price Regulation - September 22nd, 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm...

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The Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (IRA) includes the most dramatic change to U.S. drug price regulation in history. The new law allows the federal government to “negotiate” the price of many drugs dispensed to Medicare...more

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