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CMS Proposes Significant Changes to Medicaid Drug Rebate Program

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

D.C. District Court rules for PhRMA in PBM accumulator programs Final Rule litigation

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

MDRP: CMS issues Manufacturer Release on multiple best prices reporting option for VBPs

Last week, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued Manufacture Release 116, available here, which provides technical guidance to manufacturers on the multiple best prices (BPs) reporting option for...more

Fourth Circuit: Safeco Defense Applies to FCA Claims and Dooms Medicaid Best Price Qui Tam

In a split decision issued January 25, 2022, the Fourth Circuit strongly endorsed a defense to False Claims Act liability for entities that submit claims to the government in today’s complex regulatory environment, finding:...more

MDRP multiple best prices option and territory exclusion update plus Part B discarded drug refund

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

U.S. House passes drug pricing legislation

This morning, the U.S. House passed drug pricing legislation as part of the Build Back Better Act (BBBA) (specifically the Rules Committee version available here and the manager’s amendments available here). In prelude to...more

MDRP and 340B: Updates from last week

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

Medicaid Drug Rebate Program proposed rule on value-based pricing, line extension, PBM accumulators

On June 17, 2020, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a Proposed Rule (link) that would materially modify current Medicaid Drug Rebate Program (MDRP) regulations. Comments are due no later than 5:00 p.m....more

Medicaid Drug Rebate Program: CMS addresses authorized generics, drug category narrow exception in manufacturer releases 112 and...

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) recently issued two manufacturer releases. The first provides further information regarding the treatment of sales of authorized generic drugs in the Average Manufacturer...more

"Double Dip" Effectively Approved by Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services

Last week the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) issued Release No. 104 to Manufacturers and Release No. 180, which invalidated earlier agency releases addressing the treatment under the Medicaid drug rebate...more

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