Hospice Audit Series: Beyond Part D, OIG Scrutinizes the Hospice Industry to the Tune of $6.6 Billion
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Part Two: The MFN Drug Pricing Rule and the Rebate Rule: Where Do We Go From Here?
Part One: Two new Medicare Drug Pricing Rules in One Day: What are the MFN and the Rebate Drug Pricing Rules?
K&L Gates Triage: 340B Update: CMS Finalizes 340B Program Reimbursement Cut on Part B Drugs
K&L Gates Triage: 340B Regulatory Update: CMS Proposal and Draft Executive Order Could Have Big Impact on 340B Program
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
Four drug manufacturers have announced plans to offer discounted drug prices to safety net providers under the federal 340B program via rebates instead of upfront discounts, despite the federal government’s position that...more
On July 10, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released the 2025 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (MPFS) proposed rule, which includes proposals related to identification of Medicare Part B and Part D claims...more
Pharma’s favorite summer pastime is back again: reviewing the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) release of the 2025 proposed Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System (HOPPS) and Physician Fee Schedule (PFS)...more
Health Reform and Midterm Results: In the wake of the midterm elections, leadership changes of key committees are underway. Commentators note that while both parties may agree on problems in the pharmaceutical and healthcare...more
After many years of policy debate and attempts at proposed legislation, some of the most meaningful changes to the ways in which Medicare pays for prescription drugs – and the obligations of manufacturers selling drugs to...more
Biden Administration Releases FY 2023 Budget - The Biden Administration’s proposed Budget of the U.S. Government for FY 2023 (see also the accompanying fact sheet) includes proposals relevant to drug manufacturers....more
2021 Medicaid Drug Rebate Program Conference Concludes: The conference took place in New Brunswick, N.J., Oct. 11-13 and virtually Oct. 18-20. Christopher H. Schott spoke in person as part of the “Fireside Chat: External...more
On October 13, 2021, the in-person portion of the annual informaconnect Medicaid Drug Rebate Program (MDRP) Conference concluded in New Brunswick, New Jersey. A day earlier, on October 12, 2021, a joint hearing was held in...more
Supreme Court Upholds Affordable Care Act: On June 17, 2021, the Supreme Court ruled 7 to 2 to dismiss for lack of standing a challenge to the Affordable Care Act (ACA) brought by Texas and other states. The states had...more