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Pharmaceutical Manufacturers Ask EDVa to Allow Cost-Sharing Under the AKS

Pharmaceutical manufacturers are challenging the breadth of the Federal Anti-Kickback Statute (“AKS”) in federal court, arguing that the government is harming the very vulnerable patients it aims to serve by prohibiting...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

FDA’s Final Rule on Intended Use: ‘Getting Right Back to Where We Started From’

On August 2, 2021, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued its final rule amending the intended use regulations codified at 21 CFR 801.4 and 21 CFR 201.128, marking the end of an effort FDA began in 2015. While the...more

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OIG Embraces Broader Anti-Kickback Statute Safe Harbor Protection for Warranties

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The US Department of Health and Human Services’ Office of Inspector General updated the warranty safe harbor to account for bundled product and service warranties to reflect realities of healthcare product sales, but rejects...more

Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP

Does HHS’s Elimination of the Safe Harbor for Manufacturer Rebates Leave Manufacturers with Increased Antitrust Risk?

On November 20, 2020, the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services (HHS) finalized a rule to take effect in 2022, which eliminates the safe harbor under the federal anti-kickback statute for manufacturer rebates to Medicare...more

K&L Gates LLP

OIG Finalizes Rebate Rules: Removal of Safe Harbor Protections for Rebates and Creation of New Safe Harbors for Other Discounts...

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On 20 November 2020, the United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of the Inspector General (OIG) released its final rule on drug rebates entitled “Removal Of Safe Harbor Protection For Rebates...more

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HHS/OIG Finalizes Rule Stripping PBM Rebates of Safe Harbor Protection

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On November 20, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and HHS Office of Inspector General (OIG) issued a Final Rule to finalize a February 6, 2019 proposal stripping rebates received from drug manufacturers by...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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New Medicare Part D Demonstration to Address Proposed Changes to Anti-Kickback Safe Harbors

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• The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has announced a new Medicare Part D demonstration to address the potential implementation of a recent proposed rule that would exclude from anti-kickback safe harbor...more

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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

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

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

Epstein Becker & Green

HHS OIG Proposes Anti-Kickback Safe Harbor Amendments to Regulate and Restrict the Provision of Manufacturer Remuneration to Plan...

On January 31, 2019, the Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”) Office of Inspector General (“OIG”) issued a proposed rule (“Proposed Rule”) that would restrict safe harbor protection under the federal Anti-Kickback...more

Dorsey & Whitney LLP

Drug Rebates Threatened Under Proposed Anti-kickback Rule

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The Office of Inspector General of the Department of Health and Human Services (“OIG”) released a proposed rule to eliminate safe harbor protection under the anti-kickback statute for drug price reductions that pharmaceutical...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

Holland & Knight LLP

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

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

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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FDA and Life Sciences FDA Finalizes Guidances for “Consistent Communications” and Payor Communications

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A Summary of Final Guidances for Communications That Are Consistent with FDA-Required Labeling and Communications with Payors - On June 12, 2018, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA or Agency) finalized two draft...more

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OIG Advisory Opinion 17-03 Approves Pharmaceutical Manufacturer's Product Spoilage/Replacement Program

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A pharmaceutical manufacturer proposing to offer customers – at no additional cost – replacements for certain spoiled products that can no longer be administered to patients (Replacement Program) has been granted approval by...more

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House Subcommittee on Health Opens Floor for Discussion of FDA Regulation of Off-Label Speech

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The House Subcommittee on Health has announced a hearing entitled “Examining Medical Product Manufacturer Communications” for Wednesday, July 12, 2017, at 10:15am EDT, in which it intends to examine two discussion-draft bills...more

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