On October 25, 2018, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued an advance notice of proposed rulemaking (ANPRM) describing a potential mandatory model to test Medicare reimbursement based on an "International...more
10/30/2018
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On Thursday, the U.S. Senate passed (85-7) the fiscal year 2019 minibus appropriations bill (H.R.6157) that would fund the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services (HHS), and Education, attaching to it a large...more
8/29/2018
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On May 11, 2018, President Trump and Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Alex Azar delivered highly anticipated speeches regarding the administration's plan to reduce drug prices.
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5/15/2018
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On February 12, 2018, the White House Office of Management and Budget released an overview of the president's Fiscal Year (FY) 2019 Budget (the Budget), which makes, among many others, several proposals regarding drug pricing...more
2/16/2018
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Last week, the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) issued a Final Rule delaying the effective date and the enforcement date of the 340B Drug Pricing Program Ceiling Price and Civil Monetary Penalties Rule (the...more
The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) released its Final Rule regarding the calculation of the 340B ceiling price and the imposition of civil monetary penalties (CMPs) on manufacturers that knowingly and...more
1/9/2017
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