On Wednesday, the United States District Court for the District of Columbia issued its highly anticipated opinion regarding the 340B orphan drug litigation. The Court ruled in favor of PhRMA, a trade association that...more
10/20/2015
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As noted in our previous client alert, the Health Resources and Services Administration (“HRSA”) released its highly anticipated proposed 340B Drug Pricing Program Omnibus Guidance (“Guidance”). The Guidance offers updated...more
9/17/2015
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The Health Resources and Services Administration (“HRSA”) released an advanced copy of its long-awaited proposed 340B Omnibus Guidance (“Guidance”) today. The document can be found here. Polsinelli is currently reviewing the...more
Safety-net providers, manufacturers, members of Congress, and other stakeholders have been tracking the status of the Health Resources and Services Administration’s (“HRSA”) draft 340B Omnibus Guidance closely as it promises...more
On Wednesday, May 6, the Health Resources and Services Administration, Office of Pharmacy Affairs (“OPA”) forwarded a draft copy of its 340B Program Omnibus Guidelines (“Guidelines”) to the Office of Management and Budget for...more
The House Energy & Commerce Health Subcommittee on Health hearing entitled, “Examining the 340B Drug Pricing Program”, originally scheduled for Thursday, March 5th has been RESCHEDULED for March 24, 2015 at 10:00 a.m. EST. ...more
Thursday, March 5th at 10:00 a.m. EST, the House Energy & Commerce Health Subcommittee on Health will hold a hearing entitled, “Examining the 340B Drug Pricing Program.” The purpose of the hearing is to review the...more
The 340B provider community received welcome news from a recent study published by Health Affairs, which published a long-awaited report analyzing 12 months of outpatient prescription data to identify trends in 340B contract...more
On Thursday, HRSA formally withdrew its much-anticipated 340B Mega-Reg from the rulemaking process, effectively abandoning its effort to overhaul existing 340B program guidance through new regulations. Commander Krista...more