On May 12, 2025, the White House issued an Executive Order (EO) entitled “Delivering Most Favored Nation Prescription Drug Pricing to American Patients.” The EO directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to...more
On April 15, 2025, the White House issued an Executive Order (EO) entitled “Lowering Drug Prices by Once Again Putting Americans First.” The EO directs various agencies to engage in a number of distinct efforts to lower...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
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 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
While Congress continues to consider significant drug pricing legislation, separate regulatory and statutory changes have been finalized this week with potential implications for manufacturers that report prices into the...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
10/19/2021
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The U.S. House of Representatives is considering dueling proposals related to drug pricing under Medicaid and Medicare, including the Republican-led H.R. 19, the “Lower Costs, More Cures Act of 2021” and a reintroduced...more
4/26/2021
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Yesterday, the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) issued a Final Rule (Final Rule) that accelerates the effective and implementation date of the 340B Ceiling Price and Civil Monetary Penalties final rule...more
On February 12, 2018, the White House Office of Management and Budget released an overview of the president's Fiscal Year (FY) 2019 Budget (the Budget), which makes, among many others, several proposals regarding drug pricing...more
2/16/2018
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