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Executive Order Seeks to Eliminate Discrepancies in Drug Pricing Between United States and Other Countries

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President Trump’s highly publicized executive order 14297, titled “Delivering Most-Favored-Nation Prescription Drug Pricing to American Patients,” targets the discrepancy in drug pricing in the United States compared with...more

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DTC Pricing Disclosure Rule Invalidated

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On Tuesday June 16th, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit upheld a District Court decision that invalidated a Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”) rule requiring pharmaceutical companies...more

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HHS Files Brief in D.C. Circuit Supporting Drug Pricing Transparency Rule

As promised, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) filed a brief in the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit challenging the district court’s holding that the Secretary lacked the...more

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K&L Gates Triage: Recent Developments Impacting Drug Pricing and the 340B Program: Part 1

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In Part One of this two-part series on recent developments in pharmacy law and the 340B drug pricing program, Richard Church and Ryan Severson discuss several recent developments that may affect drug pricing and pharmacy...more

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HHS Drug Pricing Disclosure Rule: Chance at a Renewed Life Following District Court Appeal?

Looks like the Drug Pricing Disclosure Rule may not have seen its last day in court. On August 21, 2019, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) filed a notice of appeal against a federal judge’s decision to...more

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Administration Again Attempts to Lower Drug Prices

In 2018, the administration published its Blueprint to Lower Drug Prices for U.S. citizens. The Blueprint included 12 proposed actions by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)....more

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No Drug List Prices on Direct-to-Consumer Ads

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On July 8, 2019, in Merck & Co., Inc. v. United States Department of Health and Human Services, the US District Court for the District of Columbia invalidated a final rule pursuant to which pharmaceutical manufacturers would...more

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Federal Judge Vacates Final Rule on Drug Pricing Transparency in Consumer Advertising

In a Memorandum Opinion, Judge Amit P. Mehta, of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, vacated a U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Final Rule, just days before its July 9 effective date. The...more

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Healthcare Law Update: July 2019

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CMS Regulation - District Court Strikes Down Rule Mandating Price Disclosure in DTC Pharmaceutical Advertisements - The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), together with the Centers for Medicare &...more

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Final Drug Pricing DTC Advertising Rule to Take Effect July 9 – But Faces Challenges from Pharmaceutical Companies

This winter we discussed new regulatory guidelines intended to increase transparency in Direct-to-Consumer (DTC) advertising including a proposed rule from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) that would...more

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CMS Issues Final Rule Requiring the Disclosure of Drug List Prices in Direct-to-Consumer Television Ads

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The Final Rule Requires Manufacturers to Disclose List Prices of Prescription Drugs and Biological Products in Television Advertisements - On May 8, 2019, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS or the...more

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Capitol Hill Healthcare Update

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Below is this week’s “Capitol Hill Healthcare Update,” which is posted on Mondays when Congress is in session. HOUSE TO VOTE ON BILL COMBINING ACA, DRUG PRICING PROVISIONS - The House is scheduled to vote on legislation...more

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HHS to Require Manufacturers to Disclose Drug Pricing in Television Advertisements

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U.S. health officials have taken the first concrete step toward implementing the vision set out in the “American Patients First” blueprint published by President Trump and Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Alex Azar...more

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HHS Proposes 'Sweeping' Changes to Pharmacy Drug Pricing

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The pharmacy benefit manager (PBM) industry recently has come under significant scrutiny by the Trump administration....more

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CMS proposes requiring drug prices in TV ads

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On October 15, CMS released a proposed rule titled “Medicare and Medicaid Programs: Drug Pricing Transparency,” which would require direct-to-consumer (DTC) advertisements for prescription drugs covered by Medicare or...more

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BakerHostetler FDA and Pharmacy Weekly Digest

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Last week Health and Human Services (HHS) released its Statement of Regulatory Priorities for Fiscal Year 2019. Several of the FY19 priorities include: (1) combatting the opioid crisis; (2) strengthening individual health...more

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