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Biden Administration Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)

Mintz - Health Care Viewpoints

CMS’s 2026 Final Medicare Advantage Rule Focuses on Implementing the IRA and Deregulation

In April, CMS finalized its Contract Year (CY) 2026 Medicare Advantage and Part D Final Rule (Final Rule). With CMS releasing the 2026 Medicare Advantage and Part D Proposed Rule in December under the Biden Administration,...more

Mintz - Health Care Viewpoints

CMS’s ACA Marketplace Integrity and Affordability Proposed Rule – What it may mean for Health Plans

Earlier this month, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released its 2025 Marketplace Integrity and Affordability Proposed Rule (Proposed Rule), proposing a number of enrollment and eligibility policies...more

Morgan Lewis - Health Law Scan

Trump Executive Order Signals Drug Pricing Reforms Likely on the Horizon

Through the issuance of Inauguration Day executive orders, the Trump Administration signaled its apparent intent to tackle drug pricing reforms over the next four years. However, Biden-era policies are likely to limit a...more

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Cozen Currents: Is Harris the Answer?

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The Cozen Lens - While it’s becoming ever clearer Vice President Harris is likely to be the Democratic nominee following President Biden’s decision to step aside, it’s less clear what the impact will be on the presidential...more

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Medicare Drug Price Negotiation Program Steadily Progressing Despite Lawsuits

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The Biden Administration’s Inflation Reduction Act (IRA)’s Medicare drug price negotiation program, which allows Medicare to directly negotiate prices with drugmakers, has faced several legal challenges....more

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Medicare Changes to Make Drug Coverage More Manageable in 2025

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Within the last few months, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has issued guidance that will reduce the financial burdens of paying for prescription drug coverage for Medicare patients. The guidance outlines...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

What a Difference a Year Makes: IRA’s Drug Pricing Provisions Turn One

This week marks the one-year anniversary since the enactment of the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), which included sweeping reforms empowering the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to set prices for certain...more

Latham & Watkins LLP

Health Care & Life Sciences: Drug Pricing Digest - December 2022

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Inflation Reduction Act Implementation: On Dec. 1, 2022, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) distributed an invitation addressed to “All Drug Manufacturers” announcing that CMS “will host monthly one-hour calls...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Key Medicare Issues to Watch in Lame Duck Session

Washington, D.C. is currently focused on a September continuing resolution (CR) to keep the federal government funded, but it is worth looking ahead to the broader health care horizon and the key Medicare issues that await...more

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With Inflation Reduction Act Signed, Other Health Policy Issues Ahead for Congress

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Congress ended a busy work period after passing the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) last week. This Holland & Knight alert summarizes the healthcare provisions in the IRA and provides an outlook on health policy issues that may...more

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