The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) recently issued several important updates concerning the reporting of Average Sales Price (ASP) with potential implications for manufacturers. ...more
On May 3, 2024, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued draft guidance for initial price applicability year (IPAY) 2027 of the Drug Price Negotiation Program established by the IRA. Notwithstanding the...more
On April 19, 2024, the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) published a final rule (Final Rule) in the Federal Register adopting several changes to the current administrative dispute resolution (ADR) process...more
On April 2, 2024, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released the 2025 Notice of Benefit and Payment Parameters (NBPP) final rule (Final Rule), finalizing policies applicable to qualified health plans offered...more
Hogan Lovells is hosting a special webinar series for Life Sciences and Health Care companies based in, or with commercial interests in, the Asia-Pacific (APAC) region. The series shares topical insights, cost-effective...more
On December 14, 2023, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) published two “revised” guidance documents implementing the Medicare Part B and Part D inflation rebate provisions of the Inflation Reduction Act of...more
On November 3, 2023, the U.S. District Court for the District of South Carolina issued a decision granting in large part Genesis Health Care’s (Genesis’s) motion for summary judgment in its litigation against the Health...more
We were pleased to welcome Henry Hadad of Bristol Myers Squibb, who joined Hogan Lovells partners Alice Valder Curran, Miriam Gundt, and Cullen Taylor for our recent webinar presentation on why IP lawyers should care about...more
On July 3, 2023, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued its final guidance on the Drug Price Negotiation Program established by the IRA. CMS showed some willingness to adopt stakeholder suggestions...more
On May 23, 2023, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a proposed rule entitled Misclassification of Drugs, Program Administration and Program Integrity Updates Under the Medicaid Drug Rebate Program...more
We were pleased to welcome industry leaders to our Life Sciences and Health Care Horizons event in Boston for the first time since the pandemic. At the event, Hogan Lovells attorneys Eliza Andonova, Ina Brock, Kristin...more
On March 15, 2023, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued initial guidance on the Drug Price Negotiation Program, which was established under the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) on August 16, 2022. The Drug...more
On February 9, 2023, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) published two “initial” guidance documents implementing the Medicare Part B and Part D inflation rebate provisions of the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022...more
At the recent J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference (JPM) and Biotech Showcase in San Francisco, our market-leading life sciences and health care industry led in-person discussions with industry experts on topics that will guide...more
On January 3, 2023, the Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General (OIG) publicly released two reports with respect to Medicare Part B average sales price (ASP)....more
As the industry readies itself for the January 2023 pilgrimage to the J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference (JPM) and Biotech Showcase in San Francisco, our market-leading life sciences and health care industry team has prepared...more
On November 30, 2022, the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) published a proposed rule (Proposed Rule) in the Federal Register that proposes to introduce several changes to the current administrative dispute...more
In the third of a three-part webinar series on the recently enacted Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (IRA), Hogan Lovells partners Ken Choe and Melissa Bianchi discussed the Medicare Part D redesign and answered questions from...more
In the second of a three-part webinar series on the recently enacted Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (IRA), Hogan Lovells partners Alice Valder Curran and Ken Choe, as well as David Chan, President and General Manager of...more
10/11/2022
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In the first of a three-part webinar series on the recently enacted Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (IRA), Hogan Lovells partners Alice Valder Curran and Ken Choe discussed the Drug Price Negotiation Program established by...more
On August 7, 2022, the Senate passed the proposed Inflation Reduction Act of 2022, which includes a number of significant prescription drug-related provisions. The bill generally revives many of the prescription drug...more
8/26/2022
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On August 7, 2022, the Senate passed the proposed Inflation Reduction Act of 2022, which includes a number of significant prescription drug-related provisions. The bill generally revives many of the prescription drug...more
8/25/2022
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On August 7, 2022, the Senate passed the proposed Inflation Reduction Act of 2022, which includes a number of significant prescription drug-related provisions. The bill generally revives many of the prescription drug...more
8/24/2022
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Drug Pricing ,
Health Care Providers ,
Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) ,
Medicare ,
Medicare Part B ,
Medicare Part D ,
Pharmaceutical Industry ,
Physicians ,
Prescription Drug Coverage ,
Prescription Drugs ,
Rebates ,
Webinars
On August 7, 2022, the Senate passed the proposed Inflation Reduction Act of 2022, which includes a number of significant drug pricing-related provisions. The bill generally revives many of the drug pricing provisions...more
On Tuesday, May 17, 2022, the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia issued a decision granting the Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America’s (PhRMA)’s motion for summary judgment and vacating (i.e.,...more