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Latham & Watkins LLP

Healthcare Life Sciences Drug Pricing Digest - June 2025 #2

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Some commentators are expecting that further details regarding the so-called most favored nation (MFN) pricing policy will be released in the coming days, while other sources indicate that no further information beyond a...more

Jackson Lewis P.C.

Is the One Big Beautiful Bill Act an Employee Benefits Crystal Ball?

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Takeaways- • Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives attempt to deliver on President Trump’s campaign promises in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (BBB or the Act), which passed the House by a razor-thin margin of...more

Holland & Knight LLP

HHS Secretary Kennedy Dismisses Entire CDC Vaccine Advisory Panel

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In a surprising move, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced it is reconstituting the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC) Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP), removing...more

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A Deep Dive Into the CMS Program Management FY 2026 Budget Request

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As discussed in last week’s Regs & Eggs blog post, the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) recently released additional budget documents to support the department’s fiscal year (FY) 2026 discretionary request....more

Mintz - Health Care Viewpoints

Health Law Diagnosed: PBM Update Spring 2025

[embedded content] Host, Bridgette Keller is joined by Associate, David Gilboa to break down the highlights from our Spring 2025 PBM Policy and Legislative Update. In just five minutes, we cover the most impactful federal and...more

Mintz - Health Care Viewpoints

PBM Legislation in the Reconciliation Bill is Far From Sweeping PBM Reform

Over the past few years, Congress has attempted to pass “federal PBM reform.” Members of Congress have held numerous hearings related to PBMs and introduced numerous bills seeking to regulate PBMs (we regularly track these...more

Hogan Lovells

CMS issues draft guidance on IRA 2028 Drug Price Negotiation Program, 2026-28 MFP Effectuation

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On May 12, 2025, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued draft guidance for initial price applicability year (IPAY) 2028 of the Drug Price Negotiation Program (DPNP) established by the Inflation Reduction...more

Holland & Knight LLP

Holland & Knight Health Dose: May 13, 2025

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U.S. House of Representatives committees are scheduled to begin markups on additional portions of the budget reconciliation package on May 13, 2025. Both the House Committee on Ways and Means and the House Committee on Energy...more

Groom Law Group, Chartered

CMS Finalizes Annual Medicare Advantage and Part D Rulemaking Updates

In April 2025, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (“CMS”) issued multiple pieces of guidance related to Medicare Advantage plans and Medicare Part D prescription drug coverage, including the Final CY 2026 Part D...more

Mintz - Health Care Viewpoints

CMS’s 2026 Final Medicare Advantage Rule Focuses on Implementing the IRA and Deregulation

In April, CMS finalized its Contract Year (CY) 2026 Medicare Advantage and Part D Final Rule (Final Rule). With CMS releasing the 2026 Medicare Advantage and Part D Proposed Rule in December under the Biden Administration,...more

Groom Law Group, Chartered

CMS Finalizes Updates to the Prescription Creditable Coverage Methodology Determination

In April 2025, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (“CMS”) issued multiple pieces of guidance related to Medicare Part D prescription drug coverage, including the Final CY 2026 Part D Redesign Program Instructions....more

Epstein Becker & Green

CMS Issues CY 2026 MA & Part D Rate Announcement, Final Rule on CY 2026 Policy and Technical Changes to Programs, While Seeking...

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Several April releases seem to signal some basis for optimism for stakeholders in Medicare Advantage and Part D, though with sufficient undertones to recommend caution....more

Quarles & Brady LLP

Part D Pharmacies Required to Enroll in Data Exchange Module to Help Drug Price Negotiation Cash Flow Issue

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On April 15, 2025, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (“CMS”) published the Contract Year 2026 Policy and Technical Changes Final Rule which amends the regulations governing various Medicare programs, including the...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

CMS Issues CY 2026 Medicare Advantage and Part D Final Rule

On April 4, 2025, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (“CMS”) released the contract year (“CY”) 2026 final rule for the Medicare Advantage (“MA”) program, Medicare Prescription Drug Benefit Program (“Part D”),...more

DLA Piper

Keeping Watch on the Inflation Reduction Act: Medicare Poses Part D Formulary Access Challenges

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Key points include access to medicines in medicare is reduced as the IRA is implemented; fewer drugs are covered on Medicare Part D formularies in 2025 relative to 2024; medicines for serious conditions with high unmet needs...more

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Key Trends in Dual-Eligible Health Insurance: Takeaways from the Medicarians Conference

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Attorneys from Ropes & Gray attended the Medicarians Conference from March 31 to April 2, a premier event for Medicare Advantage (MA) and other health insurance brokers, agents, and distribution arms, as well as regional and...more

Holland & Knight LLP

CMS Final Rule on CY 2026: Policy and Technical Changes

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The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released on April 4, 2025, the final rule for contract year (CY) 2026 Policy and Technical Changes to the Medicare Advantage Program, Medicare Prescription Drug Benefit...more

Bass, Berry & Sims PLC

Wall Street and Industry React Favorably to CMS Medicare Advantage Rate Increase & Final Part C and D Rule for 2026

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Two recent announcements from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) offer early indicators as to how the Trump administration, including CMS administrator Dr. Mehmet Oz, may approach the Medicare Advantage (MA)...more

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An MA Extravaganza: Overview of the Final Rule and Rate Announcement

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This past week, the Trump administration put its first major stamp on the Medicare Advantage (MA) program. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released two final regulatory documents related to MA: - The...more

Lathrop GPM

Flying Through the Whirlwind: Health Care Industry Continues To Be Buffeted as Administration Rolls Out New Initiatives

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Health care providers and payers have been subject to a flurry of developments at the federal level in recent weeks. Considering that health care represents almost 18% of the U.S. gross domestic product, this was perhaps...more

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Holland & Knight Health Dose: April 8, 2025

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Looking Ahead: House to Vote on Compromise Budget Resolution On the heels of the U.S. Senate's passage of a compromise budget resolution, the U.S. House of Representatives is expected to consider the budget resolution on the...more

Alston & Bird

Health Care Week in Review | Oz Confirmed as CMS Administrator; CMS finalizes CY 2026 MA/Part D Final Rule

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Below is Alston & Bird’s Health Care Week in Review, which provides a synopsis of the latest news in health care regulations, notices, and guidance; federal legislation and congressional committee action; reports, studies,...more

DLA Piper

Medicare Drug Price Negotiation: Saving Money for Medicare, but What About Patients?

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Evaluating current formulary access for the 25 drugs selected for Drug Price Negotiation in Medicare Part D shows several selected drugs have higher co-pays in 2025 relative to 2024 - Introduction - The Inflation Reduction...more

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2026 Medicare Advantage and Part D Final Rate Notice: What to Expect

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Key Takeaways - - CMS is expected to issue the 2026 final rate notice for Medicare Advantage (MA) and Part D plans by April 7, 2025. - The January 2025 advance notice proposed policies that would increase payments to MA...more

Baker Donelson

Looking Back at 2024: Key Health Care Regulatory Legal Developments in Fraud and Abuse, Compliance, and Enforcement

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The health care regulatory space realized significant regulatory and enforcement developments in 2024 that are influencing how providers and industry stakeholders approach various compliance measures and enforcement...more

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