The Latham drug pricing and market access team invites you to read this digest of recent developments on healthcare reform, the Medicaid Drug Rebate Program, the 340B Program, Medicare, and state law....more
CONGRESS - House Republicans Release Healthcare Package. On September 6, House Republicans unveiled the Lower Costs, More Transparency Act, a draft package of healthcare transparency provisions, pharmacy benefit manager...more
On February 14, 2023, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) published a report identifying three models that the Center for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ (CMS) Center for Medicare & Medicaid Innovation (CMMI)...more
As the Biden administration moves ahead to implement provisions of the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), including those related to drug negotiation and inflationary rebate, the administration announced three Medicare and...more
CMS recently proposed several important changes for the Medicare Advantage ("MA") program that relate to payment, benefit design, and new actions to combat the opioid crisis. These changes, among others, were proposed in...more
As 2019 quickly approaches, we would like to take a few moments to reflect on the past year of Food and Drug Administration activities and certain big ticket items that made news in 2018. As the Magic 8-Ball would say: “signs...more