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Bass, Berry & Sims PLC

CMS & HHS Withdraw Appeal to Recent Copay Accumulator Federal District Court Decision: 2020 Accumulator Rule Still in Effect

On January 16, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) & the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) withdrew an appeal to a recent copay accumulator court decision, HIV and Hepatitis Policy Institute et...more

Mintz - Health Care Viewpoints

Court Strikes Down HHS Rule on Copay Accumulators: Implications for Health Plans and PBMs

In a significant development with far-reaching implications for health plans and pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs), Judge John D. Bates of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia has recently struck down a federal...more

Mintz - Health Care Viewpoints

Mintz IRA Update — Other Key IRA Programs and Developments: The Medicare Prescription Drug Inflation Rebate Program and Maximum...

Although most of the recent focus around the implementation of the Inflation Reduction Act (“IRA”) by the press and industry stakeholders has been on the Medicare Drug Price Negotiation Program, the IRA has several other...more

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP

Update: No Surprises Act Implementation & CMS Guidance on Vaccination Mandate for Health Care Staff

Editor’s Note: In this article, Manatt Health provides an update on the latest policy developments around the No Surprises Act (NSA) and the vaccination mandate for health care workers....more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Trump Administration Drug Pricing Blueprint: Overview and Analysis

• The administration’s drug pricing Blueprint combines proposals that are already under way with new initiatives that may or may not be adopted. • Many of the more dramatic proposals would require federal rulemaking or...more

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Administration Releases Blueprint to Lower Drug Prices, Reduce Out-of-Pocket Costs

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• "American Patients First: The Trump Administration Blueprint to Lower Drug Prices and Reduce Out-of-Pocket Costs" outlines actions that the Administration proposes to lower prescription drug prices. • The plan includes...more

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Trump Administration Fiscal Year (FY) 2019 Budget and Healthcare Programs

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The Trump Administration on Feb. 12 released its Fiscal Year (FY) 2019 budget request, titled "An American Budget." Unlike last year's budget, which was released in late May, the release of this budget conforms to the typical...more

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP

Manatt on Health Reform: Weekly Highlights - July 2016 #4

CMS’ increase of the “income verification threshold” makes eligibility determinations easier for consumers; Oregon CO-OP policyholders can credit out-of-pocket spending towards new plans; and report finds that 13 million...more

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Washington Healthcare Update

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This Week: 21st Century Cures Legislation Passes House in Bipartisan Vote... CMS Releases Proposed CY 2016 Home Health Prospective Pay Rule... CMS Releases Final CY 2016 Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System (OPPS)...more

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