On September 9, 2021, the Department of Health and Human Services ("HHS") released its widely anticipated "Comprehensive Plan for Addressing High Drug Prices." The HHS report supports far-reaching legislative and...more
9/20/2021
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Competition ,
Cost-Sharing ,
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) ,
Drug Pricing ,
Executive Orders ,
Healthcare Reform ,
Medicare ,
New Legislation ,
Pay-For-Delay ,
Pharmaceutical Industry ,
Physician Medicare Reimbursements ,
Prescription Drugs ,
Price Transparency ,
Proposed Legislation
Citing concerns about growing consolidation, reduced competition, and increasing prices, President Biden issued on July 9, 2021 a sweeping Executive Order containing 72 initiatives to address competition concerns in a number...more
The American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, the US$1.9 trillion stimulus package expected to be passed by Congress and signed into law by President Biden by March 14, 2021, contains the first drug pricing legislative action being...more
The Trump Administration recently announced two final rules that implement policy objectives to lower drug prices by tying certain Medicare Part B payments to prices paid by other countries and by replacing an anti-kickback...more
12/4/2020
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Biden Administration ,
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) ,
Drug Pricing ,
False Claims Act (FCA) ,
Final Rules ,
Medicare Part D ,
Most-Favored Nations ,
Pharmaceutical Industry ,
Pharmacy Benefit Manager (PBM) ,
Prescription Drugs ,
Safe Harbors ,
Trump Administration
On July 24 2020, President Trump signed three Executive Orders targeting prescription drug prices and proposed a fourth. The Orders represent the Trump Administration's latest effort to implement previously outlined...more
8/1/2020
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Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) ,
Drug Pricing ,
Executive Orders ,
FQHC ,
Healthcare Costs ,
Medicaid ,
Medicaid Drug Rebate Program ,
Medicare ,
Pharmaceutical Industry ,
Popular ,
Prescription Drug Coverage ,
Prescription Drugs ,
Section 340B ,
Trump Administration