The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released the calendar year 2026 Physician Fee Schedule (PFS) proposed rule, which was published in the Federal Register on July 16, 2025. The comment period ends on September...more
7/29/2025
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Our Drug Pricing and Market Access team tracks recent developments in healthcare reform, the Medicaid Drug Rebate Program, the 340B Program, Medicare, and state law....more
7/1/2025
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Some commentators are expecting that further details regarding the so-called most favored nation (MFN) pricing policy will be released in the coming days, while other sources indicate that no further information beyond a...more
6/18/2025
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Drug Pricing Reform: President Biden, in remarks delivered on Sept. 27, 2022, touted insulin pricing provisions in H.R. 5376, the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (IRA), which became law on Aug. 16, 2022. He referred to...more