On Tuesday, February 25, 2025, President Trump issued an Executive Order (EO), “Making America Healthy Again By Empowering Patients with Clear, Accurate, and Actionable Healthcare Pricing Information.” The EO aims to improve...more
As many have now heard, on Thursday, August 15, 2024, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released the prices for the first 10 prescription drugs selected for negotiation with manufacturers (Selected Drugs)...more
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) updated its guidance on the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022’s (P.L. 117-169) (IRA) Medicare Prescription Payment Plan (M3P) with its release of the Final Part Two Guidance on...more
Over the last two months, there has been a steady influx of regulatory and legislative efforts regarding drug pricing and the pharmacy industry. To streamline your review, we summarize below a few noteworthy developments that...more
5/15/2024
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Affordable Care Act ,
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) ,
Drug Pricing ,
GAO ,
HRSA ,
Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) ,
Medicare Part B ,
Medicare Part D ,
Pharmaceutical Industry ,
Pharmacy Benefit Manager (PBM) ,
Prescription Drugs
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) updated its guidance on the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022’s (P.L. 117-169) (IRA) Medicare Prescription Payment Plan (M3P) with its release of the Final Part One Guidance on...more
On Tuesday, August 29, 2023, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released the first ten prescription drugs selected for price negotiation with manufacturers (Selected Drugs) under the Inflation Reduction Act of...more
In part two, Wiley Health Care Practice partners Dot Powell-Woodson and Rachel Alexander continue their discussion of the Most-Favored Nations (MFN) Rule and the Rebate Rule and look at the potential impacts of these Final...more
12/14/2020
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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) ,
Drug Pricing ,
Final Rules ,
Health Care Providers ,
Managed Care Contracts ,
Medicare ,
Medicare Part B ,
Pharmaceutical Industry ,
Pharmacy Benefit Manager (PBM) ,
Physicians ,
Prescription Drugs ,
Rebates ,
Rulemaking Process
In part one, Wiley Health Care Practice partners Dot Powell-Woodson and Rachel Alexander break down the background, substance, and procedural issues of the two Final Drug Pricing Rules released on November 30, 2020: the...more
12/14/2020
/ Administrative Procedure Act ,
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) ,
Drug Pricing ,
Final Rules ,
Health Care Providers ,
Managed Care Contracts ,
Medicare ,
Medicare Part B ,
Pharmaceutical Industry ,
Pharmacy Benefit Manager (PBM) ,
Physicians ,
Prescription Drugs ,
Rebates ,
Rulemaking Process