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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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A Look Ahead in Life Sciences: What We Are Tracking in the Third Quarter of 2025 and Beyond

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As the life sciences, medtech, and diagnostic industries continue to grow increasingly complex, so does the legal, regulatory, and compliance landscape. To help companies and investors navigate the many evolving and emerging...more

Mintz - Health Care Viewpoints

FDA in Flux — June 2025 Newsletter

Welcome to FDA in Flux – A Mintz newsletter tracking rapid changes in policy and agency actions that impact medical, life sciences, and consumer product investment decisions and development strategies....more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

A 20-Minute Speech Provides the Clearest Road Map Yet for FDA Policy

Key Points - - Who is impacted: Manufacturers of pharmaceutical, biotechnology, medical device and food products. - What is changing: The agency is prioritizing user fee reauthorization, the MAHA initiative and a push for...more

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Podcast — Drug Pricing: 2025 J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference Takeaways and Outlook

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Stakeholders from across the healthcare and biopharmaceutical industry recently convened in San Francisco for the annual J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference. In this episode of our Connected With Latham podcast series,...more

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“Making America Healthy Again”: The impact on the FDA, life sciences, and healthcare sectors

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President Donald Trump recently issued an Executive Order (EO) establishing the President's Make America Healthy Again (MAHA) Commission. The EO, issued on February 13, 2025, addresses a range of issues, including chronic...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

2025 Perspectives in Private Equity: Health Care & Life Sciences

Private equity investors in health care and life sciences must navigate a complex and shifting landscape influenced by regulatory and policy changes and technological advancements. As private equity investments in the health...more

McDermott Will & Schulte

End of an Era: FDA Retires 2017 Interim Policies for Bulk Drug Lists

On January 7, 2025, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued two parallel guidance documents for the Section 503A and Section 503B bulk drug lists, announcing the end of FDA’s 2017 interim policies. Under the new...more

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DEA Releases Long-Awaited Telehealth Special Registration Proposal, but Adoption Is Uncertain

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On January 15, 2025, the US Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) released a proposed rule entitled Special Registrations for Telemedicine and Limited State Telemedicine Registrations. This proposed rule would establish three...more

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This Week in 340B: October 8 – 14, 2024

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Find this week’s updates on 340B litigation to help you stay in the know on how 340B cases are developing across the country. Each week we comb through the dockets of more than 50 340B cases to provide you with a quick...more

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D.C. Circuit Holds 340B Program Does Not Prohibit Drug Manufacturers from Imposing Contract Pharmacy Restrictions

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On May 21, 2024, the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit (“D.C. Circuit”) issued its decision in United Therapeutics Corporation v. Carole Johnson, et al./Novartis Pharmaceuticals v. Carole...more

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D.C. Circuit Becomes Second Federal Appeals Court to Allow Restrictions on 340B Contract Pharmacies

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On May 21, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit issued a unanimous decision in favor of drug manufacturers, finding that certain manufacturer restrictions on the use of contract pharmacies under the 340B drug...more

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Last Call for Comments on Bipartisan Discussion Draft SUSTAIN Act: Shaping 340B for the Future

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Only a few days remain for stakeholders—which includes drug manufacturers, patients, health care providers, pharmacies and others— to take advantage of a rare opportunity to influence the statutory contours of the 340B Drug...more

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Florida Legislative Session 2024: Health Care Highlights

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The Florida Regular Legislative Session began on January 9, 2024, and ended on March 8, 2024. Below is a summary of relevant health care laws that will be effective July 1, 2024, if they are approved by Governor DeSantis....more

McDermott Will & Schulte

This Week in 340B: February 27 – March 4, 2024

Find this week’s updates on 340B litigation to help you stay in the know on how 340B cases are developing across the country. Each week we comb through the dockets of more than 50 340B cases to provide you with a quick...more

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Top Legal Considerations for the GCs and CFOs in the Life Sciences Industry in 2024

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The top legal issues in 2024 for the life sciences field reflect the complex and changing legal landscape that the industry is navigating, encompassing drug pricing, regulatory challenges, and broader societal and governance...more

McDermott Will & Schulte

This Week in 340B: February 7 – 13, 2024

Find this week’s updates on 340B litigation to help you stay in the know on how 340B cases are developing across the country. Each week we comb through the dockets of more than 50 340B cases to provide you with a quick...more

Ballard Spahr LLP

Key Takeaways From the 2024 J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference

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Ballard Spahr attorneys from the firm’s Life Sciences and Health Care Industry Teams were on the ground for the 42nd Annual J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference (JPM24) from January 7-10. While still less crowded than...more

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U.S. FDA authorizes Florida plan to import drugs in bulk from Canada

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A proposed program by the state of Florida to import certain prescription drugs from Canada has received the approval of the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA): FDA news release on January 5, 2024....more

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The Lower Costs More Transparency Act of 2023

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The Lower Costs More Transparency Act of 2023, passed by the House 320-71 on Monday, December 11, 2023, would institute new transparency and pricing rules on pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) and hospitals. The bill would...more

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Pill Politics: Unveiling Biden’s Bold Blueprint for Affordable Drugs

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On December 7, 2023, the Biden administration announced a blueprint for a framework that may be a tough pill to swallow for the pharmaceutical industry. This framework suggests that drug prices should be a crucial factor in...more

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FDA Clarifies Labeling Expectations for Prescription Drug Use-Related Software

On September 19, 2023, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (“FDA” or “the Agency”) published a draft guidance, Regulatory Considerations for Prescription Drug Use-Related Software (the “Guidance”) which adds a piece to the...more

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The “Borne Mission” Report analysis: Between hope and disappointment for the pharmaceutical industries

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Borne's long-awaited Report on regulation of healthcare products has fallen well short of pharmaceutical industry expectations. Indeed, it contains very few concrete proposals. ...more

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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

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FDA Modifies Mifepristone REMS Program, Establishes Certification Process for Pharmacies

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On January 3, 2023, FDA released an updated Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategy (REMS) for mifepristone. The updated REMS follows a December 2021 FDA announcement that it would eliminate the requirement that mifepristone...more

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