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Manufacturer Rebate Models: The Next 340B Program Battleground

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The 340B Drug Pricing Program (“340B Program”) space continues to be a hive of activity. While 340B stakeholders continue to litigate ongoing manufacturer contract pharmacy restrictions, states legislatures are enacting...more

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Healthcare Life Sciences Drug Pricing Digest - July 2025 #2

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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

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CMS CY 2026 Parts C and D Proposals Focus on Informed Choice

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On December 10, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) published a proposed rule, which, if finalized as proposed, has potentially significant implications for Medicare Advantage (MA) plans and Medicare...more

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CMS Releases New Proposed Rule for Medicare Advantage and Part D

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On December 10, 2024, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) released a Proposed Rule for revisions to the regulations governing the Medicare Advantage (MA) program, Medicare Prescription Benefit (Part D),...more

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Draft Framework for Exercise of March-In Rights under Bayh-Dole Act Targets High Drug Pricing

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The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) released for public comment a “Draft Interagency Guidance Framework for Considering the Exercise of March In-Rights” (“March-In Framework”) on December 8, 2023...more

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IP Hot Topic: Biden Administration Proposes Framework for Exercising Bayh-Dole March-in Rights to Control Drug Pricing

The Biden-Harris Administration recently announced various actions to lower healthcare and prescription drug costs. In one action, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) released in December 2023 a draft...more

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FDA Issues Revised Off-Label Communications Guidance

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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration ("FDA") has issued a revised draft guidance that seeks to address questions and provide recommendations regarding the sharing of scientific information with health care providers ("HCPs")...more

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Court Guts 340B Program “Patient” Definition, Opening Door to More 340B Use

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On November 3, a federal district court issued a monumental decision endorsing an expansive view of who is a “patient” of a 340B program covered entity eligible to receive a 340B drug. In Genesis Healthcare, Inc. v. Becerra,...more

Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP

The Drive for Equitable Healthcare Access: Departments Seek Public Input on Over-the-Counter Preventive Services

On September 29, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) reported that the federal Departments of Health and Human Services, Labor, and the Treasury departments are seeking public input on the possibility of...more

Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP

FDA Establishes Public Docket Soliciting Comments on Nitrosamine Drug Substance-Related Impurities

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced the establishment of a docket requesting public comments on the identification, assessment, and control of N-nitrosamine drug substance-related impurities (NDSRIs) in drug...more

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DEA Proposes Rule for Post-PHE Telemedicine

On February 24, 2023, the Drug Enforcement Agency (“DEA”) announced a new proposed rule, which provides some much-anticipated guidance related to the implications of telemedicine prescribing under Ryan Haight Act of 2008...more

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SCOTUS 340B Decision Drives CMS to Restore Part B 340B Payments and Seek Comments on Remedies in the CY 2023 OPPS Proposed Rule

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On Friday, July 15th, CMS published its CY 2023 Medicare Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System (OPPS) Proposed Rule (Proposed Rule) and gave 340B covered entities a glimpse into how the agency intends to react to...more

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Hot Off the Press: Mississippi Board of Pharmacy Files Proposed Rule on Shared Pharmacy Services

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On June 10, 2022, the Mississippi Board of Pharmacy filed their much-anticipated proposed rule on pharmacy shared services, starting the clock on the 25-day public comment period. The Board simultaneously filed its...more

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CDC Updates Guidance on Opioid Prescriptions

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In a shift from prior policy, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) proposed on February 22, 2022, new guidelines for prescribing opioid painkillers. The new guidance largely avoids figures on dosage strength...more

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Texas Board of Pharmacy to Review Central Fill Rules for Potential Change

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At its upcoming February 1, 2022 meeting, the Texas Board of Pharmacy will review and discuss a potential rule change that may have serious implications for resident Texas pharmacies providing central fill or prescription...more

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Pharma Companies May Benefit from Proposed Patent Law Changes in China; Public Comment Invited

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On January 4, China’s National People’s Congress (NPC) released draft amendments to the Chinese Patent Law, proposing expanded and enhanced protections that may provide real benefits to companies that develop new drugs. ...more

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Beyond the Label: FDA Addresses Permissible Scope of Communications With Payors and Physicians

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The draft guidances create a grey area between “on-label” and “off-label” communications that will require careful navigation as manufacturers develop HCEI analyses and promotional communications....more

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New 340B Dispute Resolution Process: Will It Level the Playing Field?

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On August 12, HRSA published a formal proposed rule regarding a 340B Drug Pricing Program administrative dispute resolution (ADR) process. HRSA’s use of the administrative rulemaking process is a rare occasion given its...more

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Alert: Proposed 340B Drug Pricing Program Omnibus Guidance - Defines "Eligible Patient"

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On August 28, 2015, the Health Resources and Services Administration (“HRSA”) published the proposed 340B Drug Pricing Program Omnibus Guidance (“Omnibus Guidance”) which is intended to clarify for covered entities, such as...more

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HRSA Publishes Proposed 340B Drug Pricing Program Omnibus Guidance - Comments Due to HRSA on or before Tuesday, October 27, 2015

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On Friday, August 28, 2015, the Health Resources and Services Administration (“HRSA” or “the Agency”) published in the Federal Register Notice of its proposed “omnibus” or “mega” guidance (“Proposed Guidance”) regarding...more

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Omnibus Proposed Guidance Released for 340B Drug Pricing Program

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Last week, the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), part of HHS, released proposed new guidance for covered entities enrolled in the 340B Drug Pricing Program, as well as drug manufacturers required to make...more

McDermott Will & Emery

HHS Releases Long-Awaited 340B Proposed Guidance

In August 27, 2015, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) released the long-awaited and much-anticipated proposed 340B Drug Pricing Program (340B Program) Omnibus Guidance (Proposed Guidance). The Proposed...more

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New CMS Proposed Rule Revises Long-Term Care Facility Requirements for Medicare and Medicaid Program Participation

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On July 13, 2015, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid (CMS) issued a long-awaited proposed rule (Proposed Rule) that would revise the requirements that long-term care (LTC) facilities must meet to participate in the Medicare...more

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340B Update: HRSA Proposes Penalties for Drug Manufacturers that Overcharge Covered Entities

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On June 16, 2015, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”) and the Health Resources and Services Administration (“HRSA”) released proposed rules on civil monetary penalties and drug ceiling prices under the...more

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CMS Amends Medicare Part D Program Integrity Regulations to Facilitate Beneficiary Access and Expand Coverage for Pharmacist...

On May 1, 2015, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (“CMS”) released an interim final rule with comment period (“IFC”) that amends Medicare program integrity regulations requiring prescribers to either enroll in...more

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