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HRSA issues 340B rebate model pilot program guidance, requests comments

The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) issued a notice announcing the application process for the 340B rebate model pilot program and requesting public comment. The notice sets the parameters of 340B rebate...more

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HRSA Announces 340B Rebate Model Pilot Program

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On July 31, 2025, the Health Resources and Services Administration (“HRSA”) announced the availability of a voluntary 340B Rebate Model Pilot Program (the “340B Rebate Pilot” or the “Pilot”) that would test, for a limited...more

Health Care Compliance Association (HCCA)

Hooper, Kearney and Macklin on Cutting Edge Topics in the False Claims Act

While the pandemic put many things on hold, it did not do the same for the False Claims Act (FCA). To find out what is happening in FCA activity we spoke with Patrick Hooper, Jordan Kearney and Alicia Macklin, partners at the...more

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HHS Releases Four Major Rules to Lower Drug Prices, Amend Anti-Kickback and Stark Laws

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The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) issued four major rules on Nov. 20, 2020, which was the final day for the Trump Administration to issue a rule with a 60-day implementation period for it to take effect...more

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Report on Research Compliance Volume 17, Number 12. In This Month's E-News: December 2020

Report on Research Compliance 17, no. 12 (December 2020) - Finalizing a document issued last year, on Nov. 9 the Food and Drug Administration issued “Enhancing the Diversity of Clinical Trial Populations—Eligibility...more

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Oral Arguments Scheduled in Challenge to 340B Payment Cuts While HHS Solicits Comments on Potential Remedy for 340B Hospitals

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The D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals has scheduled oral arguments for November 8, 2019 in the ongoing lawsuit challenging Medicare payment cuts to hospitals in the 340B drug pricing program. The court is considering an appeal by...more

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K&L Gates Triage: Recent Developments Impacting Drug Pricing and the 340B Program: Part 2

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In Part Two 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 related to the 340B drug pricing program,...more

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HHS and SAMHSA Issue a Proposed Rule to Ease Coordination of Care for Patients with Substance Use Disorders

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On August 26, 2019, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services ("HHS") and the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration ("SAMHSA") issued a proposed rule amending the regulations governing the...more

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Proposed Changes Affect Privacy Protections of Patients Seeking Substance Use Disorder Treatment

On August 22, 2019, providers and other health industry participants involved in the provision of substance use disorder (SUD) services got some welcome news in the form of proposed regulatory changes. The U.S. Department of...more

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

HHS Releases Proposed Rule That Could Significantly Impact Drug Manufacturers, PBMs, and Other Stakeholders

The pharmaceutical industry invests billions in research and development. And as a result, the pharmaceutical industry has brought—and continues to bring—beneficial, life-saving, life-prolonging, life-enhancing, and...more

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Certain Pharmaceutical Discounts No Longer Safe Under the "Safe Harbors"?

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The proposed rule evidences the HHS' and the Administration's continued interest in reducing federal spending for pharmaceutical products. On February 6, 2019, the Department of Health and Human Services ("HHS") published...more

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HHS Proposes Rule to Eliminate Safe Harbor for PBM Drug Rebates

On February 6, 2019, the Office of the Inspector General of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (the “OIG”) published in the Federal Register a proposed rule (the “Proposed Rule”) that, if made final in its...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Sweeping Changes Proposed to Safe Harbors for Drug Discounts to Health Plans

The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has published a proposed rule that would make sweeping changes to the discount and rebate arrangements between drug manufacturers on the one hand and Medicare Part D plans and...more

Bass, Berry & Sims PLC

OIG Proposed Rule Seeks to Address Drug Pricing Concerns – But Will It?

In an effort to respond to prescription drug pricing concerns, on January 31, 2019, the Office of Inspector General (OIG) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) released a highly anticipated, 123-page...more

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Administration Proposes Changes to the Drug Rebate Program

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On Jan. 31, 2019, the Department of Health and Human Services' (HHS) Office of the Inspector General (OIG) issued a long-awaited proposed rule that would, if finalized, remove the existing legal "safe harbor" that protects...more

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HHS Proposes to Remove Drug Rebate Protections

On January 31, 2019, the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services (HHS) issued a proposed rule that would amend the discount safe harbor under the Anti-Kickback Statute (AKS) to eliminate protection for certain drug...more

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HHS Proposes New Rules To Eliminate Drug Rebates and Encourage Direct Discounts for Federal Beneficiaries

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On January 31, 2019, the United States Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS) Office of Inspector General (OIG) announced a proposed rule, which would eliminate certain drug rebates and encourage direct discounts for...more

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HHS Proposes to Revise Discount Safe Harbor Protection for Drug Rebates

On January 31, 2019, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) released a notice of proposed rulemaking (the Proposed Rule) as part of ongoing administration drug pricing reform efforts. The Proposed Rule would modify...more

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New Proposed Medicare Part B Drug Reimbursement Model Raises Questions

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• The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has announced a new proposed reimbursement model for certain Medicare Part B drugs and biologicals. • The proposed structure, called the International Pricing Index (IPI)...more

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Trump Administration Proposes Requiring Disclosure of Drug Prices in TV Ads

The Trump Administration is moving full speed ahead with its proposals under the Blueprint to Lower Drug Prices (the “Blueprint”). Earlier this week, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (“CMS”) released a proposed...more

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What's New In Washington - September 2018

Following a truncated August recess, the House and the Senate returned to Washington after Labor Day with a full plate of legislative items to address prior to the end of the fiscal year on September 30. That list includes...more

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HHS Seeks Public Comments on Trump Administration’s Plan to Lower Drug Prices

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Last week the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) issued a request for comments on the Trump administration’s plan to lower drug prices. The HHS blueprint to lower drug prices includes improving competition by...more

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President Trump Delivers Much Anticipated Drug Pricing Speech

On Friday, after weeks of delay, the President finally delivered his Drug Pricing Speech and released the HHS Blueprint detailing the Trump Administration’s plan to lower drug prices and reduce out-of-pocket costs....more

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HHS Reopens Comment Period for Proposed Rule on 340B Drug Program

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The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is reopening the comment period for the proposed rule titled “340B Drug Pricing Program Ceiling Price and Manufacturer Civil Monetary Penalties Regulation.” HHS released...more

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HHS Issues Proposed Rule That Would Revise the Federal Policy for the Protection of Human Subjects

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Proposals are Intended to Enhance Protections for Higher Risk Clinical Research and Privacy Safeguards, including Uses of Biospecimens and Identifiable Private Information - On September 8, 2015, the Department of Health...more

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