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Court Strikes Down 340B Orphan Drug Rule Again: Will This Impact the “Mega Guidance”?

A federal court vacated the Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS) Orphan Drug Rule that had allowed certain 340B Drug Pricing Program (340B Program) hospital covered entities to receive discounted prices when...more

Omnibus 340B Guidance Raises New Issues for Covered Entities

The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) released its proposed 340B Drug Pricing Program Omnibus Guidance (Omnibus Guidance) on August 28, 2015. The Omnibus Guidance offers comprehensive – and, in some cases, new –...more

HRSA Proposes Civil Monetary Penalties for Drug Manufacturers that Overcharge 340B Covered Entities

The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) published a notice of proposed rulemaking impacting the 340B Drug Pricing Program (340B Program) on June...more

CMS Proposes Major Update to Medicaid Managed Care Regulations

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (“CMS”) released, on May 26, 2015, the a far-ranging proposal for revising the Medicaid managed care regulations (“Proposed Rule”). The number of individuals enrolled in Medicaid...more

CMS Proposes Expansion of Medicaid Mental Health Parity Requirements

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (“CMS”) issued a proposed rule, on April 10, 2015, addressing the application of the Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act of 2008 (“MHPAEA”) to the Medicaid and CHIP...more

HHS Withdraws Proposed 340B Drug Pricing Program "Mega Regs": Further Guidance Forthcoming

The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has withdrawn its greatly anticipated 340B Drug Pricing Program (340B Program) proposed regulations. The proposed regulations, nicknamed the 340B Program “Mega-Regs,” had been...more

340B Drug Pricing Program Interpretative Rule Survives (for Now)

A federal court entered a new order, on August 27, 2014, in an ongoing dispute between the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) and the Pharmaceutical Manufacturers of America (PhRMA) regarding HRSA’s issuance...more

HRSA Issues Interpretive Rule on 340B Drug Pricing Program

On July 21, 2014, the Health Resource and Services Administration (HRSA) within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) issued a new interpretive rule addressing the treatment of orphan drugs by certain...more

Recent Court Decision May Impact 340B Drug Pricing Program "Mega-Reg"

A federal district court invalidated the first regulation published by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) addressing the 340B Drug Pricing Program (340B Program), on May 23, 2014, ruling that HHS had not...more

OIG Publishes Report Identifying Issues With 340B Contract Pharmacy Arrangements

On February 5, 2014, the Office of the Inspector General (OIG) for the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) published a report (OIG Report) describing the results of a survey it had conducted of the use of contract...more

340B Drug Pricing Program Developments in the New Year

On January 9, 2014, the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) posted an update on its current and anticipated 340B drug pricing program (340B) program integrity efforts.1 The update includes a discussion of...more

340B Drug Pricing Program Update: Hospital Recertification and Recent Audit Activity

As part of its expanded authority resulting from the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA), the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) is continuing its efforts to ensure compliance with 340B Drug...more

340B Drug Pricing Program: Recent Developments

The 340B Drug Pricing Program (340B Program) continues to undergo a period of intense scrutiny and debate over how compliance with program rules is enforced. As previously reported in the May 30, 2012 edition of Foley’s Legal...more

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