On December 7, the White House announced “New Actions to Lower Health Care and Prescription Drug Costs by Promoting Competition,” which included “a proposed framework for agencies on the exercise of march-in rights on...more
President Donald Trump signed an Executive Order (EO) on Thursday, August 6, 2020 directing federal agencies to “Buy American” when purchasing “essential” drugs, medical supplies and equipment rather than purchase these...more
8/7/2020
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On May 8, 2019, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (“CMS”) finalized the regulation (“Final Rule” or “DTC Rule”) requiring direct-to-consumer (“DTC”) prescription drug television advertisements to include the...more
5/14/2019
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On October 15, 2018, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) published a Proposed Rule requiring disclosures by pharmaceutical manufacturers of the list price for certain drugs and biologicals directly or...more