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
On March 15, 2023, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) issued initial program guidance related to implementation of the Medicare Drug Price Negotiation Program. CMS requested public comments on selected...more
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
On February 18, 2023, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) extended the timeline for publishing the Medicare Secondary Payer and Certain Civil Monetary Penalties final rule by one additional year, stating that...more
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
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
On February 28, 2023, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) released a proposed rule that would change how Medicare disproportionate share hospital (DSH) payments are calculated with respect to the counting of...more
This issue of McDermott’s Healthcare Regulatory Check-Up highlights significant regulatory activity and developments occurring in January 2023, including several criminal and civil enforcement actions related to the federal...more
3/9/2023
/ Anti-Kickback Statute ,
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Criminal Prosecution ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Enforcement Actions ,
False Claims Act (FCA) ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Fraud ,
Health Care Providers ,
Hospitals ,
Manufacturers ,
Medical Devices ,
Non-Compete Agreements ,
Pharmaceutical Industry ,
Physicians ,
Proposed Regulation ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Self-Referral ,
Stark Law
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
On February 9, 2023, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) issued initial program guidance related to the implementation of the Prescription Drug Inflation Rebate Program. The rebate program was authorized...more
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
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
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
This issue of McDermott’s Healthcare Regulatory Check-Up highlights significant regulatory activity between November 21 and December 31, 2022, including recent enforcement activity and a summary of the Office of Inspector...more
2/8/2023
/ Anti-Kickback Statute ,
Audits ,
Clinical Laboratories ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Fraud ,
Health Care Violations ,
Medicaid ,
Medical Devices ,
OIG ,
Regulatory Agenda
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
340B covered entities may experience expanded access to contrast media, radiopharmaceuticals and other products at 340B prices in the coming months. Buried in the over 1,600 pages of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023...more
In late January 2023, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) issued two updates relevant to provider and supplier organizations enrolled in Medicare: (1) a redesign to the Provider Enrollment, Chain and...more
Earlier today, the US Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit issued a much-anticipated decision in one of the 340B contract pharmacy cases. The decision is a win for drug manufacturers who have sought to restrict access to...more
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
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
On January 13, 2023, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) released a memorandum (CCA 202302012) concluding that a qualified appraisal is required when a taxpayer claims a charitable contribution deduction exceeding $5,000 for...more
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
In December 2022, the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) unexpectedly issued a proposed rule that would materially change the obligations of entities participating in the Medicare program to report and return...more
On December 2, 2022, the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) issued an FAQ announcing that it will not enforce the requirement for convening providers and convening facilities to include expected charges for...more
12/22/2022
/ Consolidated Appropriations Act (CAA) ,
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) ,
Enforcement ,
Good Faith ,
Health Care Providers ,
Healthcare Facilities ,
Information Technology ,
No Surprises Act (NSA) ,
Proposed Regulation ,
Rulemaking Process ,
Surprise Medical Bills
This issue of McDermott’s Healthcare Regulatory Check-Up highlights significant regulatory activity between October 21 and November 18, 2022, including recent enforcement activity, new litigation associated with the Office of...more
12/9/2022
/ Anti-Kickback Statute ,
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) ,
Criminal Prosecution ,
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) ,
Enforcement Actions ,
False Claims Act (FCA) ,
Health Care Violations ,
Healthcare ,
Healthcare Fraud ,
OIG ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Settlement